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Natalie Williams, Indian Prairie Public Library District, Wins Golden Ticket Award
July 16, 2019 - Youth Services Forum (YSF)
The Illinois Library Association’s Youth Services Forum is presenting this year’s Golden Ticket Award to Natalie Williams, Head of Youth Services at the Indian Prairie Public Library. This award is presented annually to an individual who …
Heather Colby, Homer Township Public Library District, Named Young Adult Librarian of the Year
July 16, 2019 - Young Adult Services Forum (YASF)
Heather Colby of the Homer Township Public Library District is the 2019 recipient of the Illinois Library Association’s Young Adult Librarian of the Year Award. The award, presented by ILA and the Young Adult Services Forum, recognizes an Illin…
Brian Shepard, Indian Trails Public Library District, Named Librarian of the Year
July 16, 2019 - Public Library Forum (PLF)
Brian Shepard, Executive Director of the Indian Trails Public Library District, is the recipient of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Librarian of the Year Award. The award recognizes a librarian’s distinguished service and leadership in I…
Dr. Nicole Cooke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Named Recipient of the Intellectual Freedom Award
July 16, 2019 - Intellectual Freedom Committee
The 2019 Illinois Library Association Intellectual Freedom Award is awarded to Dr. Nicole Cooke, Associate Professor and MS/LIS Program Director University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The award, presented by the ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee, …
Chris Renkosiak, Lincolnwood Public Library District, Named Recipient of the Deborah Dowley Preiser Marketing Award
July 16, 2019 - Marketing Forum (MF)
Chris Renkosiak, Head of Marketing at the Lincolnwood Public Library, is the recipient of the 2019 Illinois Library Association Deborah Dowley Preiser Marketing Award. The award recognizes a library employee who has performed excellent work in public…
UIC's Gwen Gregory is 2019 Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year
July 11, 2019 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Gwen Gregory, the Resource Acquisition and Management Librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Daley Library, is the 2019 recipient of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. The award, …
RTSF Scholarship winner
July 9, 2019 - Resources & Technical Services Forum (RTSF)
Congratulations are extended to Erin Zimmerman, Illinois Heartland Community College Library, who is the recipient of the 2019 RTSF Scholarship. The scholarship was established to offset registration, travel, and lodging for one technical services st…
TBS, Inc. Technical Services Award
July 9, 2019 - Resources & Technical Services Forum (RTSF)
Kristine Hammerstrand, CARLI, is the 2019 TBS, Inc. Technical Services Award winner. Congratulations Kristine! The ILA Award luncheon will take place on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at the Tinley Park Convention Center. The press release is located …
June 12 ACRL Webinar Viewing at UIS
May 20, 2019 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) and the University of Illinois Springfield’s Brookens Library are pleased to host a FREE viewing of the Association of College and Research Libraries webinar R…
Reminder: Nominations for Illinois Library Association Awards and Scholarships Due Wednesday, May 15
May 15, 2019 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Today is the last day to nominate a colleague, manager, mentor, or yourself for a 2019 ILA Award. The ILA Awards Program recognizes and honors the BEST in librarianship and library service in Illinois. We e…
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