News from Illinois Library Association

Vol. 3, Issue: # 23 August 16, 2010

Early Bird Deadline Extended
We've heard from many members who were unable to get their registrations in by the Monday, 9 August Early Bird deadline, so the deadline has been extended to Friday, 20 August. Get your registration in this week and save!

"Wait, Wait" Tickets Available
ILA has obtained a block of tickets for the Thursday, 30 September taping of "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me" at the Chase Auditorium in Chicago. The taping runs from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and tickets are $22.50 each. Tickets will be offered on a first-come basis and can be picked up at the ILA registration desk during conference. For more information, or to order tickets, contact Cyndi Robinson at robinson@ila.org.

Alumni Breakfasts Scheduled
Calling all Dominican University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni -- don't miss your school's annual conference alumni breakfast reception! The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign reception will be held Wednesday, 29 September, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. The Dominican University reception is scheduled for Thursday, 30 September, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Both events will be held in the Grand Ballroom Balcony at Navy Pier.

Join Green @ Your Illinois Library

This project involves libraries holding the conversations about sustainability in their communities, pursuing activities/goals that make sense to them and their respective communities and communicating impacts, small and large, back to the group. The project will kick off with a Friday, 22 October workshop at The Field Museum in Chicago. This compelling training starts at the Ancient Americas exhibit, includes lunch, small group instruction on Storytelling to Action and Building Green Partnerships and more. We are seeking participation from libraries throughout the state. Please visit for more information and to apply to be part of this workshop. This ILA project is in conjunction with the Field Museum's Environment, Culture, and Conservation staff and funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, State Energy Office.

What Is Social Media Now?, please click here.

Among some of the interesting fact are the following:
If Facebook were a country, it would be the third most populated in the world, ahead of the United States.

500 Billion. The number of minutes spent on Facebook per month. Last year, that number was a measly 150 Billion.

The amount of content 25 Billion -- (Web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photos, etc.) shared each month on Facebook. That's more than than six times last year's volume.

4 Billion. The number of images hosted on Flickr. That's 13 times more than the Library of Congress.

In the News

Starry Night Gala Will Benefit Waukegan Public Library
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New Starring Role for Metro East Libraries: DVD Lenders
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Rockford Public Library Code of Conduct
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Rockford Library Trustees Weigh Split from City
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Yorkville Library Looks at Raising Fees
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If your library has a newspaper story with link, send it to us at doyle@ila.org for possible inclusion in the next ILA E-News. Thanks.

Sincerely,

Robert P. Doyle
Illinois Library Association

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