The Blue Island Public Library has been selected as one of 200 libraries nationwide for the American Library Association’s American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries opportunity, an emergency relief program to assist libraries t…
The Illinois Library Association (ILA) has announced the recipients of five grants of $1,000 each to Illinois librarians and library staff from populations underrepresented in librarianship to attend a national conference of their choice. Three will …
$232 Million Sought for LSTA; Illinois Librarians Meeting with Federal RepresentativesThe federal government is still operating under a Continuing Resolution without an approved budget for the current (2022) fiscal year, which means operating at the …
This week's spotlight is on Marielle McNeal. Marielle is a Director-at-Large on the ILA Executive Board. We asked Marielle to tell us a little bit about herself and to answer a few professional and amusing questions. Continue reading to fin…
Judge Rules In Favor of Publishers in Maryland E-Book LawsuitThe U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland has issued a preliminary injunction preventing Maryland's law requiring "reasonable" pricing and access to e-books for libraries from ta…
Illinois General AssemblyWe are now in week six of the spring session of the Illinois General Assembly, and bills are being filed and heard in House and Senate committees. View the list of bills ILA is following, and our current positions on the…
This week's member spotlight is on Jordan Neal, a Career Librarian at the Champaign Public Library. Jordan is a director-at-large on the ILA Executive Board and a past co-chair of the ILA Diversity Committee. We asked Jordan to tell us…
After a nationwide search, the Board of Trustees of the Crete Public Library District voted to hire David Sieffert as Executive Director during their January board meeting to replace former director Susan Dienes, who retired at the end of 2021. Diene…
Equitable Access to Electronic Literature Act AdvancesOn Tuesday, February 1, ILA's "Equitable Access to Electronic Literature Act" was heard in the Illinois House Consumer Protection Committee. The bill, requiring publishers to offer e-boo…
ILA's Equitable Access to Electronic Literature Act, HB 4470 and SB 3167, is advancing in the Illinois House and Senate! It has been referred to substantive committees in each respective chamber: the House Consumer Protection Comm…
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