February Is the Time to Talk to Your Legislators! ILA members have been meeting with their elected officials all over the state in Lockport, Oak Brook, Buffalo Grove, and Edwardsville. If you didn't make it to one of these events, download ILA's 2014…
Advocacy simply means to actively support a cause. Libraries are our cause. Many people in the community recognize libraries are an important asset; but there are people who think that technology has made library services obsolete and the current eco…
Contact Your Legislator Support LOCAL CONTROL OPPOSE Senate Bill 2784, Mandatory Internet Filters (Senator Kwame Raoul) overruling local public library decisions on Internet access by imposing an unfunded mandate to limit access in a manner that clea…
Serving Our Public 3.0: Standards for Illinois Public Libraries is available for purchase. This updated edition contains everything your library needs to complete applications for state grant programs, and is an important guide for trustees and libra…
Submit your 2014 program proposal and take advantage of the IACRL Early Bird registration rate Friday, February 28, is the deadline to submit your program proposal for this year's ILA Annual Conference. The conference theme, Kickstarting Connections,…
Has your library made any major changes in how you handle reference services? We want to feature you in the April 2014 ILA Reporter. E-mailChris Watkins by February 24.
Can you guess who it is? Here's a hint: one of this luminary's many accomplishments was working on the 1988-1990 White House Conference on Libraries. Scroll to the bottom of the list of luminaries to see if you're right. Don't want to guess? We'll po…
If you have come across a little box or structure that houses books you can take, then you are looking at a Little Free Library. In its most basic form, a Little Free Library is a box full of books where anyone may stop by and pick up a book (or two)…
At its February 7 meeting, the ILA Executive Board reviewed more than 50 library bills and determined the association's position on key bills. Legislators have several more weeks to file new bills, and many other bills relevant to the Illinois librar…
2014: Paws to ReadIs your library scrambling to plan its summer reading program? Don't worry, there's still time to place an iREAD order! If you place an order by March 1st, you will receive your items by May 1st. Please click here to order your item…
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