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Volume 3, Issue: # 15
| May 20, 2010
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Illinois Library System Update
| As you may know, there have
been recent announcements of major reorganization of several of the regional
systems based on on-going uncertainty of state funding. The Illinois Library
Systems Directors Organization (ILSDO) met with representatives of the state
library on May 13, 2010, and determined that there was no clear sense of when
or if funding would be received.
We know these changes are dramatic
and the source of much concern within the library community. The membership and
leadership of ILA are committed to providing as much information as possible to
our members and to continuing to work toward adaptive and responsive plans to
reconfigure essential structures and funding for cooperative services. The
system boards are expected to submit requests for fully funded FY2011 area and
per capita grants, but anticipated continued delays in funding have led some
systems to make major adjustments in hopes of continuing core services, such as
delivery and shared catalogs. These have been identified through ILA statewide
planning as those most valued by libraries and patrons, and are also those most
likely to attract support.
As of this writing, here's a
brief overview of current system service changes and effective dates:
Effective May 31, 2010, Alliance Library System
(ALS) will continue delivery services and support TSA and resource
sharing. The following services will be suspended until further notice:
continuing education and consulting services; marketing, advocacy, or
library promotional services; innovation and grant development services;
web services. Twenty-two staff staff members are being laid off as of May
28. For additional information, visit
Effective June 30, 2010, Lewis & Clark Library
System (LCLS) will continue delivery, LLSAP support and technology
services. As of that date, LCLS will no longer provide
consulting, general continuing education (however, the already Summer
School for School Librarians will still occur), marketing, advocacy, grant
development, or human resources support. One full-time position has
already been eliminated, and five additional staff members will be laid
off. An acting director will be appointed to replace Tina Hubert, who
recently announced her resignation. For additional information, visit
Effective
May 31, 2010, North Suburban Library System (NSLS) will discontinue most
services, though some will be maintained through June as a transition
period. Van delivery remains the number one priority and will continue
until further notice. Two part-time staff members will be available
through June. For additional information, visit.
The
Prairie Area Library System (PALS) reports, "In light of our fiscal
reality, systems have agreed to focus on three priorities (a) delivery,
(b) PrairieCat, and (c) restructuring. Other services will be suspended until our state
revenue stream is restored."
Effective
July 1, 2010, the Rolling Prairie Library System (RPLS) will be operating on a
four-day work week. Continuing education programs and training will
continue, but on a reduced schedule. Delivery routes will be
evaluated for most efficient use of the 4-day delivery week. For
additional information, visit.
Several other systems have meetings scheduled in the
coming days and will we do our best to keep information flowing. For example, the Alliance Library
System (ALS), the DuPage Library System (DLS), the Metropolitan Library System
(MLS), the North Suburban Library System (NSLS), and the Prairie Area Library
System (PALS) Boards have schedule workshops on strategic for May and early
June. Workshops will include
reviewing strategic restructuring options and discussing system mergers.
ILA Statewide Planning Initiative
Since November 2009, an LSTA funded statewide planning
initiative of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) and the Illinois State
Library has focused on core library cooperative services. Services, structure, and funding task
forces are working in conjunction with a steering committee chaired by ILA
members Dee Brennan and Donna Dziedzic and with ILA staff support.
The scope of the initiative is to
assess the current environment of collaborative library services in Illinois to
create efficiencies and benefits for library patrons, including research and
evaluation of comparative models and documentation of funding levels and
projected expenses, and to propose solutions to maintain and improve services
through existing or modified structures, including a plan for implementation,
leadership, and political feasibility.
The recent system announcements, with more likely to come,
has fast-tracked the outcomes of this planning initiative. The ongoing work of three task forces
will be reviewed by the steering committee and incorporated into focused
advocacy efforts in the short term and strategic long range planning.
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June 2010 ILA Reporter on ILA Web site
| Check out the
latest issue with articles on:
 Why We Borrow? Using Retail Strategies in Public
Libraries
by Valerie Stern
Gems on the Prairie
by Jeff Douglas
Library Districts: The Good, the Bad, the Beautiful, and
the Ugly
by Bob Harris, Charm
Ruhnke, and Carol Medal
Sally in Libraryland!
by Sally Decker Smith
My Turn
by Gretel Stock-Kupperman
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ALA Releases Legislative Scorecard 2009
U.S. House of Representatives
Schakowsky Ranks Highest
Quigley and Manzullo Rank Lowest
| The Legislative Scorecard outlines votes and support of legislation that
is important to and has an impact on the library community. Use this
scorecard as a tool to gauge your elected official's support of library
related legislation.
Representative Party District Legislation
Rush D-1 Voted for HR 35
Jackson D-2 Voted for HR 35
Lipinski D-3 Voted for HR 35
Gutierrez D-4 Voted for HR 1800
Quigley D-5
Roskam R-6 Voted for HR 35
Davis D-7 Voted for HR 35 and Cosponsored HR 2256
Bean D-8 Voted for HR 35
Schakowsky D-9 Voted for HR 35; Cosponsored HR 1800; HR 2256;
and HR 3845
Kirk R-10 Voted for HR 35
Halvorson D-11 Voted for HR 35
Costello D-12 Voted for HR 35
Biggert R-13 Voted for HR 35 and Cosponsored HR 2135
Foster D-14 Voted for HR 35
Johnson R-15 Voted for HR 35 and Cosponsored HR 2256
Manzullo R-16
Hare D-17 Voted for HR 35
Schock R-18 Voted for HR 35
Shimkus R-19 Signed a letter re. LSTA FY 2010 and Voted for HR 35
The ranking is based on voting record on the following bills:
LSTA FY10 - Signed a letter circulated by members of the House asking the Committee on Appropriation's Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies to include $214.432 million for the Library Services and Technology Act and $100 million for the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries program in the 2010 funding bill.
HR 35 - Voted in support of the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2009, which establishes new procedures for the United States Archivist to follow when considering claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records.
HR 1692 - Cosponsored this bill amending the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to exempt ordinary books from the lead limits on children's products.
HR 1800 - Cosponsored the National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009, which establishes reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters by the Federal Bureau of Investigations to safeguard civil liberties and to prohibit abuse of investigative authorities.
HR 2135 - Cosponsored this bill amending the Communications Act of 1934 to provide the universal service fund and support programs, including the E-rate, with a permanent exemption from government accounting rules required by the Antideficiency Act.
HR 2256 - Cosponsored the Preserving the American Historical Record Act, which requires the Archivist of the United States to make grants to states to protect and creatively use historical records, provide education and training to those caring for historical records, and create access
tools for key state and local records.
HR 3762 - Cosponsored the Congressional Research Service Electronic Accessibility Act of 2009, which directs the House of Representatives, Senate, and Congressional Research Service (CRS) to work cooperatively to provide the public with Internet access to certain CRS publications.
HR 3845 - Cosponsored the USA PATRIOT Act Amendments Act of 2009, which amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA), the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and other intelligence legislation to extend and modify government authorities needed to combat terrorism and protect civil liberties.
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ALA Releases Legislative Scorecard 2009
U.S. Senate
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The Legislative Scorecard outlines votes and support of legislation that
is important to and has an impact on the library community. Use this
scorecard as a tool to gauge your elected official's support of library
related legislation.
Burris Signed a letter regarding LSTA FY 2010
Durbin Cosponsored SB 1686
LSTA FY10 - Signed a letter circulated by members of the Senate asking the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies to include $214.432 million for the Library Services and Technology Act and $100 million for the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries program in the 2010 funding bill.
S RES 118 - Cosponsored this bill directing the Senate and Congressional Research Service (CRS) to work cooperatively to provide the public with Internet access to certain CRS publications.
S 348 - Cosponsored this bill amending the Communications Act of 1934 to provide the universal service fund and support programs, including the E-rate, with a permanent exemption from government accounting rules required by the Antideficiency Act.
S 1373 - Cosponsored the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009, which requires each federal agency to develop a specified federal research public access policy that is consistent with and advances the purposes of the agency.
S 1686 - Cosponsored the Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act of 2009, which amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) and the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 to place reasonable safeguards on the use of surveillance and other authorities to protect civil liberties.
S 1692 - Cosponsored the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009, which amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) and the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 to extend and revise certain surveillance authorities and to protect civil liberties.
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Robert P. Doyle
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