The second annual Directors University will be held June 4-8, 2018, at the Illinois State Library in Springfield. Lodging will be at the State House Inn, 101 E. Adams Street. This week-long University is intended for first-time directo…
We are excited to announce that the application deadline for Elevate Illinois Libraries has been extended to give people from all library types an opportunity to respond. We've already had great response, and in our first year we …
Two bills, which would restrict the use of public funds for professional development, have been introduced in the Illinois General Assembly.The ILA Public Policy Committee (PPC) is monitoring the situation closely and will take appropriate actio…
Cyndi Robinson has been named Deputy Director by ILA Executive Director Diane Foote, effective immediately. Robinson has served as ILA Conference and Continuing Education Manager since January 2000. She has also served the profession in a volunteer l…
Peggy J. Danhof has served as a trustee of the Fountaindale Public Library District, Bolingbrook, for twenty-two years, from 1984 to 1988 and from 1998 to the present day. Peggy is a tireless advocate for her library. As President, she led the…
Join ILA's delegation and travel to the nation's capitol to get our message out to Congress! ALA's National Library Legislative Day (NLLD) is a two-day educational event that brings hundreds of librarians, trustees, library supporters and patron…
This Thursday, the FCC is expected to vote on a proposal from Chairman Ajit Pai that would rollback the strong, enforceable net neutrality protections established in 2015. ILA is one of more than 200 groups that have signed a joint letter&…
Senate Bill 402, as enrolled as Public Act 100-0554, requires every governmental unit to adopt either an ordinance or resolution establishing a policy to prohibit sexual harassment by January 15, 2018. The new law requires four items t…
We've been hearing a great deal about how librarians can take action to support net neutrality, as the vote among FCC commissioners to eliminate it approaches on December 14. But our patrons can be allies in this effort as well. While the FCC's …
Just before Thanksgiving, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Pai announced his plan to roll back the 2015 Open Internet Order. This would do away with rules that limit the power of Internet Service Providers – like Veriz…