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(ALA, WASHINGTON) The American Library Association’s (ALA’s) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) is launching a major project to increase the benefit that the nation’s public libraries obtain from the federal E-rate program. This effort will include data collection and developing and implementing strategies to make it easier for libraries to participate in the program. [...]
If you are submitting RNL or RAL corrections by fax, please fax them to (973) 599-6526. Faxing them to the Client Service Bureau (CSB) fax number will delay the processing of your request. If you need one or more new entity numbers, now is a good time to send entity number creation requests to the [...]
THIS WEEK AT THE ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY (December 21, 2007) Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian Anne Craig, Director LAST ISSUE OF 2007! HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON! NEXT ISSUE JANUARY 4TH THE STATE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED DECEMBER 24 and 25 and JANUARY 1 IN THIS ISSUE: Smoking Ban and Libraries Important [...]
It’s Easy at the ATLMC! is the message that kicked off the 2007-08 school year at the Addison Trail High School Library Media Center. Caryn Scimeca, a library media center assistant, collaborated on a team marketing project to build awareness of the ATLMC’s services and to introduce new programs to staff and students. Devising a Buzz [...]
Thanks to an LSTA grant, the Odell Public Library is bringing history to life for the students and adults of Odell! Ten nationally recognized historic impersonators will visit the Odell Grade School on each scheduled date at 1:50 p.m., followed by an evening program at the Odell Grade School for the general public at 7:00 [...]
Mark your calendar now and plan to take part in Illinois Library Day in Springfield on Thursday, April 10, 2008. This is one of the most important days on the library calendar in Illinois, where librarians, trustees and other library supporters have the chance to meet one on one with their lawmakers at the State [...]
On January 2, the new ILDS (Illinois Library Delivery Service) will begin for the 100 plus academic libraries who belong to the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), the nine regional library systems, Chicago Public Library and the Illinois State Library. To prepare for the changeover, each library system is holding training [...]
THIS WEEK AT THE ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY (December 14, 2007) Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian Anne Craig, Director IN THIS ISSUE: Important Delivery Update Godspeed Fred Hicks and Myra Johnson! Illinois Library Day Set for April 10 Emerging Writers Winners To Be Published TRACES Bus at ISL March 28 New Year’s Resolutions? [...]
On January 30, 2008, find out more about how to make your library a vital resource for community and economic development. Facilitated by Christine Hamilton-Pennell, the conference is sponsored by Western Illinois University Libraries, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA), the Alliance Library System and Western Illinois Entrepeneurship Center (WIEC). Building Rural Libraries and Communities [...]
THIS WEEK AT THE ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY (December 7, 2007) Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian Anne Craig, Director IN THIS ISSUE: Last Week for Construction Grant Applications! E-R-XPO Next Week!-Vendor Focus Sessions Schedule Available TRACES Bus New Year’s Resolutions? Try Ask?Away! 2008 Family Reading Night Order Form Available New Delivery Service Website [...]