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ILA Illinois Library Day Recap: We Need Your Support!
April 26th, 2012 | Permalink | Comment?

On April 18, Illinois Library Day, library advocates from across the state met with legislators in Springfield to advocate for Illinois libraries. Several RAILS Board members joined RAILS President Alan Davidson at the Capitol to urge lawmakers to support budgets submitted by Secretary of State Jesse White and Governor Quinn. Budget proposals from both the Governor and Secretary of State would keep state grant funding for libraries and library systems at current amounts in fiscal year 2013. Amidst the state’s continuing fiscal crisis and as lawmakers grapple with vexing budget challenges, this promises to be a difficult session.

Your support is vital in the campaign to sustain state funding for libraries at current levels. Please refer to the handy legislative toolkit on the ILA website for more on how you can help. Take a few moments, contact your legislator, and make a difference today!
ILA Updates, ISL E-news
Illinois Library Day: Wednesday, April 18
April 18th, 2012 | Permalink | Comment?

Safe travels to everyone heading to Springfield for Illinois Library Day. Sponsored by the Illinois Library Association, Illinois Library Day allows members of the library community to talk about the importance of libraries during visits to elected officials at the State Capitol. Learn more here.
ILA Updates, Literacy, Reading, School Libraries
iREAD 2013 Summer Reading Program
January 26th, 2012 | Permalink | Comment?

The theme for the Illinois Library Association’s iREAD 2013 Summer Reading program is Have Book, Will Travel! Work has already begun on the 2013 iREAD Resource Guide, and the ILA is looking for ideas to share with other librarians and educators who use the iREAD program. The Resource Guide contains crafts, activities, games, art, reading lists, and much more for children, teens, and adults. If you have a project or resource to share, send it to the ILA. The deadline for submissions is February 28. Click here to submit your ideas.

Over the past 30 years, iREAD has grown to become a leader of Summer Reading Program development by providing libraries with all of the resources they need to promote, launch, and execute great reading programs. Increasingly, iREAD themes and programs are being used year-round in schools and literacy programs. For more information, call 877-565-1896 or visit here.
Continuous Learning, ILA Updates
ILA Conference Call for Proposals
December 21st, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

Next year’s Illinois Library Association Annual Conference will be held October 9-11 in Peoria. Conference planners have issued a Call for Proposals. Learn more at the ILA website.
Advocacy, ILA Updates
Go Green Win Green
October 5th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

The Go Green @ Your Illinois Library project has announced Go Green Win Green contest that will run October 18 – November 18, 2011. The contest is open to Illinois residents 14 and over.

Entries need to include name of the library and name, address, phone number and idea of the entrant. Entries need to include the category of the entry – replicable green idea for business, replicable green idea for residences, creative green idea for business or creative green idea for residences. Each individual is limited to one entry per category and an individual may only win once. (However, all great green ideas may be shared as non-entries to gogreenila@gmail.com.)
Entries in the creative ideas categories may be listed without last name on the
gogreenila.info web site.

For more information, click here.
ILA Updates, School Libraries, Special Libraries
Illinois Library Association is considering a new membership category for ISLMA and SLA-IL members
September 15th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

One of three proposals made by Illinois Library Assocation (ILA) President Gail Bush includes adding a new membership category for current Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) and Special Libraries Association-Illinois (SLA-IL) members.

The new membership category would feature an annual rate of just $25 and would be available to current ISLMA and SLA-IL members for five years. After the five-year time period, members would then join ILA at the full personal rate.

The proposal to create the new membership category requires a change to ILA bylaws and must first be approved by two-thirds of the personal members present and voting at the 2011 ILA Annual Conference Membership Meeting on Thursday October 20th.
Grants, ILA Updates, Library Systems
ILA Receives LSTA Support for Statewide Cooperation
February 4th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

Article from ILA Newsletter, February 3, 2011

The Illinois Library Association (ILA) has received a federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the Illinois Secretary of State/Illinois State Library (ISL) to research and recommend effective, efficient service models for cooperative library services. Focusing on services that are most important to patrons, delivery of library materials will be the first priority to be addressed. LSTA funds are provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS); IMLS is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums.

ILA will conduct research into best practices, drawing on successful delivery structures in states such as Wisconsin, Colorado, and others. Over the course of the coming year, ILA will work with the regional library systems, the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois, and others to develop a workable approach to delivery and other priority services identified in the 2010 Future of Illinois Library Cooperation (FILC) report.

“ILA and its members are investing significant time and energy in developing constructive responses to recent state level financial conditions and their impact on library services,” said ILA President Gail Bush. “Making sure that patrons can access materials is key to controlling costs in the long run, and we will work closely with the system restructuring groups and others to ensure both equity and excellence in redesigning statewide cooperation.”

“Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has said that prompt, efficient delivery of library materials to patrons is his foremost priority,” said ISL Director Anne Craig. “This grant will be used to explore delivery service models.”

An advisory group of ILA members will work with ILA staff and consultants on the project, which has a completion date of January 30, 2012.
Grants, ILA Updates, Illinois State Library, Library Systems, News
The Future of Illinois Library Cooperation: Update
December 15th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?

Article from ILA E-News, December 14, 2010

On Tuesday, 14 December 2010, representatives of the Illinois library community met with Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White to present an action plan for statewide cooperative services, such as delivery and other priorities. Secretary White agreed to consider awarding an LSTA grant to support the effort and requested that a formal request for funding be submitted to the Illinois State Library by the Illinois Library Association (ILA).

Based on information and resources identified in the Future of Illinois Library Cooperation planning documents, the group requested funding to analyze current delivery needs and prepare a formal RFP/RFI to identify best practices and service models, culminating in an implementation plan to redesign delivery in the most efficient and cost effective manner. The project will intersect with on-going work of the regional systems and other consortia.

The request for funding will be submitted to the Illinois State Library in December with notification anticipated in early 2011.

Attending the meeting were: Illinois Secretary of State Chief of Staff Thomas Benigno, Oak Park Public Library Executive Director Deidre Brennan, ILA President Gail Bush; Illinois Secretary of State Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Programs and Policies Terri Coombes, Illinois State Library Director Anne Craig, Chicago Public Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey, Illinois Secretary of State Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff Jacki DiCianni, ILA Executive Director Robert P. Doyle, ILA Legislative Consultant Kip Kolkmeier, Chicago Public Library First Deputy Commissioner Karen Danczak Lyons, and Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White.

Download/view the planning documents for Future of Illinois Library Cooperation.
ILA Updates, News
The Future of Illinois Library Cooperation: Update
November 16th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?
The ILA Executive Board approved The Future of Illinois Library Cooperation Plan with the following minor adjustments to the introductory bullets, as follows:
- Focus on the impact of services to end-users, maximizing the value of an organized joint approach to the limited resources available and recognizing current political, economic, and organizational capacity.
- Fund necessary research to adopt the best possible models for critical cooperative services (e.g, delivery, shared catalogs, group purchasing, databases, continuing education, etc.)
- Take into account varying needs of different types of libraries and different geographic concerns and the need for equitable sharing of resources.
- Provide an actionable blueprint for discussions with policymakers
The full text can be found on the ILA website.
ILA Updates
Have an Idea for an ILA 2011 Conference Session?
November 1st, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?

The program proposal form for next year’s Illinois Library Association annual meeting is now available on ILA’s website. (See the left sidebar for the link).

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Advocacy, ILA Updates

ILA Illinois Library Day Recap: We Need Your Support!

ILA Updates, ISL E-news

Illinois Library Day: Wednesday, April 18

ILA Updates, Literacy, Reading, School Libraries

iREAD 2013 Summer Reading Program

Continuous Learning, ILA Updates

ILA Conference Call for Proposals

Advocacy, ILA Updates

Go Green Win Green

ILA Updates, School Libraries, Special Libraries

Illinois Library Association is considering a new membership category for ISLMA and SLA-IL members

Grants, ILA Updates, Library Systems

ILA Receives LSTA Support for Statewide Cooperation

Grants, ILA Updates, Illinois State Library, Library Systems, News

The Future of Illinois Library Cooperation: Update

ILA Updates, News

The Future of Illinois Library Cooperation: Update

ILA Updates

Have an Idea for an ILA 2011 Conference Session?