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ILA Marketing Committee Starts Modcasts
September 28th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?

The ILA Marketing Committee is starting a new video offering, Modcasts. The first Modcast is up at the Marketing Committee’s Youtube channel.

These marketing vodcasts, “Modcasts,” will mostly feature aspects of marketing libraries to highlight all kinds of interesting trends, handy resources and stories. This first short video introduces The Field Museum Team who will energize and educate pilot advocates at the Oct. 22 Workshop in preparation for our exciting Go Green @ Your Illinois Library project where Illinois libraries will impact the future of Illinois in a new and greener way.
ILA Updates, Illinois State Library
ILA Annual Conference Speakers
September 28th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?
Look for several ISL related presentations at next week’s Illinois Library Association Annual Conference at Navy Pier in Chicago.
- On Tuesday September 28th ISL Network Consultant Gwen Harrison will host a discussion about our ILEAD U initiative from 9-10:30 a.m. in Rooms 201-202.
- Coordinator Bonnie Matheis and the Illinois Center for the Book are sponsoring acclaimed central Illinois author Taylor Pensoneau at the Illinois Authors dinner Tuesday evening from 6-8 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom.
- Vandella Brown will receive the ILA’s Hugh Atkinson award at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, September 29 in the Grand Ballroom. Vandella will also moderate the annual DiversiTEA on Wednesday from 3-4:30 p.m. in Room 329.
- Karen Egan will moderate a conversation with author Elizabeth Berg from 2-3:30 p.m. in Room 205.
- On Wednesday from 4-5 p.m., ISL Reference Outreach Coordinator Debra Aggertt will moderate a discussion about Illinois LegalAid Online in Rooms 206-207.
- Finally, Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White will speak at the closing session in the Grand Ballroom from 3-4 p.m. Thursday Sept. 30th.
If you’re not able to attend the ILA conference in person, sign up for the ILA’s first ever Virtual Conference on Wednesday September 29th. The program will feature highlights from the conference, with a focus on partnerships and planning. Find out more
ILA Updates, News, Statewide Initiatives
Future of Illinois Library Cooperation (FILC) Draft Plan Adopted
September 15th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?

After nearly a year of work by dozens of ILA members, a blueprint for addressing the changing environment for regional and statewide cooperation was reviewed and adopted by the ILA Executive Committee on behalf of the full board on August 27, 2010. Please read the draft plan here.

The plan, developed with input from more than seventy representatives of the Illinois library community who attended a summit meeting in the fall of 2009, has also been presented to the Illinois State Library, the Illinois State Library Advisory Committee, and related library
organizations.

Throughout September, it is being presented to organizations such as the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois, Illinois Chapter of the Special Libraries Association, Illinois School Library Media Association, and the Library Administrator’s Council of Northern Illinois, with the final presentation to the Illinois library community at the ILA Membership Meeting, Wednesday, September 29, 11:45-12:30, Grand Ballroom, Navy Pier.

After soliciting the opinions of all of these groups, the plan will be presented this Fall to Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White with specific recommendations for immediate action.
ILA Updates
ILA Conference Career Clinic
September 14th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?

Looking for a job or polishing your resume? This year’s ILA Annual Conference will include a resume review clinic. The Career Clinic will be located in the Exhibit Hall on Wednesday, September 29 from 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. and on Thursday, September 30 from 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Candidates will receive free advice on how they can improve their resumes from librarians who have experience with the hiring process. Each session will be 25 minutes long.

Those who are not attending the Annual Conference, but wish to participate in the Career Clinic can obtain a complimentary exhibits pass. Showcasing more than 150 companies demonstrating and displaying a wide array of products and services, the Exhibit Hall also features a number of open food functions for pass holders and conference attendees to enjoy.

In addition, everyone is invited to participate in a special Passport to Prizes program. Collect stamps from all the participating exhibitors, submit the passport by 1:15 p.m. on September 30, and be eligible to win fabulous prizes! The drawing will be held at 1:30 p.m., during the exhibits closing reception, and you must be present to win.

For more information or to register for a time slot, please contact Denise Zielinski at ila@ila.org.
Continuous Learning, ILA Updates, News
ILA to Host Inaugural Virtual Conference
August 31st, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?

The Illinois Library Association will be holding its first-ever virtual conference on Wednesday, 29 September. The program will feature highlights from the 2010 ILA Annual Conference, with a focus on partnerships and planning.

If you are unable to attend this year’s conference, the virtual conference is a convenient and affordable way to stay abreast of current trends and issues. Virtual sessions will be recorded and available for viewing on your own schedule, making them a valuable tool for ongoing professional development.

Attendees of the 2010 ILA Annual Conference at Navy Pier will be able to access the sessions free of charge, providing additional value to your conference registration. For more information, and to register, visit the ILA Virtual Conference Web site.
ILA Updates
2010 ILA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
December 22nd, 2009 | Permalink | Comment?

“Libraries Out Loud” is the theme for the 2010 Illinois Library Association Annual Conference to be held at Navy Pier in Chicago September 28-30. Program proposals are being sought from all types of libraries and agencies with which they interact – for example, a municipality, a school, a corporation or a university. Organizers are placing emphasis on programs that highlight partnerships — whether those partnerships exist between libraries or with community organizations such as park districts or chambers of commerce. Program proposals are due by January 11, 2010. The call for proposals can be viewed at the ILA website.

All presenters (librarians and any non-library partners) are entitled to a single day registration to the conference as a thank you for their efforts. Join the library community at Navy Pier September 28-30, 2010 and let your voice be heard!
Advocacy, ILA Updates
ILA Update #23
November 19th, 2007 | Permalink | Comment?

Content from: Robert P. Doyle
Saturday, 17 November 2007
Illinois Library Association
phone: (312) 644-1896
fax: (312) 644-1899
e-mail: ila@ila.org
http://www.ila.org

New Illinois School Board of Education Rules

ILA and the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) are requesting the Illinois library community to urge the Illinois School Board of Education (ISBE) to support the new rules that require all students to have access to library media programs and staffed by certified library information specialists. ISBE is currently accepting public comments via e-mail rules@isbe.net or mail to Sally Vogl, Agency Rules Coordinator, ISBE, 100 North First Street – S – 493, Springfield, IL 62777-0001. Comments are due by December 24.

The new rules emphasize that school library media programs are essential to student achievement as shown in Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study and confirmed by studies done in sixteen other states.
The rules are in agreement with the July 28, 2005, “Section 1.755 Requirements for Library Information Specialists,” which states that no one can be assigned to provide library media services unless certified.

Opposition launched by the Illinois Statewide School Management Alliance (ISSMA)* contends that the new rules are an unfunded mandate and that the state board does not have the authority to require certified staff in school libraries. In an ISSMA memo to their membership, school libraries are described as a “luxury” item.

* In the spring of 1993, the executive directors of the four statewide educational management associations — Illinois Association of School Administrators, Illinois Association of School Boards, Illinois Association of School Business Officials and Illinois Principals Association — solidified discussions concerning joint legislative efforts and formed the Illinois Statewide School Management Alliance.

2008 iREAD Orders

Please don’t forget to visit the ILA iREAD site place your order for the Get in the Game: READ! summer reading program Resource Guide and reading incentive products.

Based on orders received, we soon will be ordering the summer reading program materials for delivery in January-February 2008. We want to order correctly to fulfill all orders, to fulfill our pledge to reduce product costs, and, as most frequently requested, to ship materials well in advance of the summer for planning purposes. (Don’t worry about payment now. We will be happy to invoice you for payment at a later date.)

If you have already placed your order, we thank you. If you haven’t ordered yet, don’t miss out. Get in the Game! Come join us.

Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) 2008 Spring Conference, Bloomington, Illinois, March 27-28, 2008

Please join IACRL for a great spring conference “Librarians as Leaders: Energizing our Communities” that will explore the future role of academic librarians as we expand our sphere of influence beyond the library. The submitted presentations and invited speakers will demonstrate how each of us, working individually and together, can energize our communities and be the architects of our future. The conference registration appears in the December 2007 ILA Reporter, and the online registration is on the ILA Web site.

For conference updates and program information, please visit the IACRL web site. For hotel reservations, please contact the Chateau & Conference Center, Bloomington, at (866) 690-4006, or register online . The group name and password is ASCORELI. The single/double room rate is $87 plus tax per night. Please note the conference rate deadline is March 1, 2008.

For more information, email Jocelyn Tipton, Eastern Illinois University or call phone: (217) 581-7542.

2008 National Library Legislative Day

2008 National Library Legislative Day will be Wednesday, 14 May 2008. ILA has reserved a block of rooms at the Capitol Hill Suites, 200 C St., S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003; phone: (202) 543-6000; fax: (202) 547-0883; $239 single and $259 double rate for a junior suite and $279 single and $299 for a one bedroom deluxe, 14.5% sales tax not included. When making reservations, please mention the Illinois Library Association. On Tuesday, 13 May 2008, ALA will hold a briefing day at the Holiday Inn on the Hill, 415 New Jersey Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20001. The event’s registration form will appear in the February 2008 ILA Reporter.

Next ILA Executive Board Meeting

A half-day strategic planning meeting will be held on Thursday, 21 February 2008, 1:00-5:00 P.M. at Prairie Library System, Shorewood. The next day the ILA Executive Board will meet at the same location for its Friday, 22 February 2008 meeting, beginning at 9:00 A.M. Meetings are open and attendance is welcomed.

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ILA Marketing Committee Starts Modcasts

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Future of Illinois Library Cooperation (FILC) Draft Plan Adopted

ILA Updates

ILA Conference Career Clinic

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ILA to Host Inaugural Virtual Conference

ILA Updates

2010 ILA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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ILA Update #23