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Don't Miss ILA's Inaugural Virtual
Conference Wednesday, 29 September 2010
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.
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Oct. 2010 ILA Reporter on the Web Site
|  Please click to download the entire October 2010 ILA Reporter or click on the links below to download a separate pdf for each specific article:
Library Education: Bringing the Outside In
by Kathleen Lovelace
Getting Engaged: Libraries, Teens, and American Art
by Chris Watkins
2010 Recipients of the Sylvia Murphy Williams Scholarship Fund
The Future of Illinois Library Cooperation
by Deirdre Brennan and Donna Dziedzic
Illinois Library Association Annual Report 2009-2010
by Robert P. Doyle
Opinion and Commentary
Sally in LibraryLand
by Sally Decker Smith
My Turn
by Miriam Pollack
And a Special Insert of the 2011 iREAD Catalog
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Visit the ILA Exhibits Free of Charge
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 Complimentary exhibit passes are available on Wednesday, 29 September and Thursday, 30 September. To obtain a pass, please visit the ILA Registration Desk at Navy Pier. Exhibit passes cannot be used to attend conference sessions.
Exhibit Hours
Wednesday, 29 September
12:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, 30 September
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Linger On Longer
Attendees who obtain exhibits-only passes on Thursday,
30 September, are also invited to attend the Marketing Market at 2:00 p.m. and
Illinois Libraries - Loud and Proud at 3:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom. Don't miss
this inaugural celebration - you will be able to say, loud and proud, that you
were there!
Please note: exhibits are not open on Tuesday, 28 September.
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Future of Illinois Library Cooperation (FILC) Draft Plan Adopted
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 Please click here to read the draft plan. As mentioned in the previous ILA E-News, this plan is being presented to our sister organizations --- 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, etc. --- throughout September. 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.
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2011 iREAD Catalog Now Available on Web Site
| Click here to see all the fun incentives and resource for the 2011 summer reading program. The theme is A Midsummer's Knight Read with David Catrow as one of our featured illustrators. Catrow is the illustrator
of numerous notable books for children, including Kathryn Lasky's She's
Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!,
which was named a New York Times Best
Illustrated Book of the Year. He is currently writing and illustrating an
easy-reader series called MAX SPANIEL and
will be the guest speaker at this year's Youth Services Author Breakfast during
the 2010 ILA Annual Conference.
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| Join Green @ Your Illinois Library |  The project will kick off with a Friday, 22 October workshop at The Field Museum in Chicago. 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.
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| In the News
Library-related stories appearing in local news media are reflected in this section of the ILA E-News. The intent is to alert and inform the Illinois library community about issues and events that are considered significant by the general media.
| Blagojevich Auction Boxes Containing Client Files
To continue reading about this story, click here.
Orland Park Reference Librarians Search the Stacks
To
continue reading about
this story, click here.
Evanston Library Board Vows No Tax to the Max
To continue reading about
this story, click here.
Cook Library Names Kershner New Director
To
continue reading about this story, please click here.
Champaign Library to Charge Tolono, Mahomet Users $200
To continue reading about this
story, please click here.
Mokena Librarian Cited for Helping the Blind to Read
To
continue reading about this story, please click here.
Exhibit Honors a Tested Pride, Passion
To
continue reading about this story, please click here.
Shawnee Telephone Company Selects Zhone for $8.5 Million RUS Funded Broadband
To continue reading about this story,
please click here.
Smile: You're Likely on Someone's Camera
To
continue reading about this story, please click here.
Editorial: Oregon Board Member Explains Why New Library Is Needed
To
continue reading about this story, please click here.
Former Lincoln Library Director, Carl Volkmann, Honored by U of I
To
continue reading about this story, please click here.
Gourmet Bakery Taking Over Library Cafe
To
continue reading about this story, please click here.
Evanston Mayor Willing to Guarantee Library Funding
To continue reading about this story, please click here.
Guest Essay: Evanston Mayor Great Library System Just Too Costly for the City
To continue reading about this story, please click here.
Deerfield Public Library: Renovations Plans Unveiled
To continue reading about this story, please click here.
Granite City Library Gig Is Return to Roots for Director
To continue reading about this story, please click here.
Evanston Library Board, City Council Talk Library Fund
To continue reading about this story, please click here.
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.
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Sincerely,
Robert P. Doyle
Illinois Library Association |
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