Union Leaders Buy More Time to Save Library Jobs
WIFR
Union leaders for the Rockford Public Library have bought a little more time to try to save 30 jobs. A special meeting planned for Monday to finalize the …

The Chicago Public Library: It’s Not Just for Reading Anymore
Gapers Block
Researching at home just doesn’t compare to the physical library experience; there is something about perusing shelves that house hundreds of books that …

Library offers wage freeze, other cutbacks: Plan would trim about $320,000 from budget
Peoria Journal Star
Salary and hiring freezes, a reduction in materials for the Downtown library and discontinuing printed reference materials were part of the …

Library board delays vote on cuts
Rockford Register Star
Rockford Public Library officials are poised to grant a short reprieve to the union representing 86 library workers that was …

Bradley Public Library moves to Northfield Square
Kankakee Daily Journal
Friday might be the only time patrons get to talk loudly and write graffiti on the walls at the Bradley Public Library without being …

Paul was ‘institutional memory’ of Chicago Heights
Southtown Star
After graduating from the University of Illinois with a degree in library science, Mrs. Paul began working as director of the Chicago Heights Public Library …

Library union says, ‘Not on our backs!’
Rockford Register Star
Library union President Karla Janssen holds up a button depicting a library worker struggling with “Budget Cuts” over her head and the legend “Not …

Amnesty offered in September by Westville library
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette
By The News-Gazette In exchange for patrons returning an item, in good condition, classified as lost, the library will waive all fines and fees associated …

O’Fallon hires consultant to plan library growth
Belleville News Democrat
City leaders hope a library planner can help them make the most of their facilities and of money left to them by a longtime booster. …

Barbara Paul R.I.P.
Southtown Star
Paul served as the library director of the Chicago Heights Public Library from 1967 until she retired in 2007. The Crete native was instrumental in the …

Amazon, Microsoft, and Yahoo Fight Google’s Efforts to Bring Books Online
DailyTech
States Internet Archive’s founder Brewster Kahle, “Google is trying to monopolize the library system. If this deal goes ahead, they’re making a real shot at …