Vice President/President-Elect

424 Pam Van Kirk, Galesburg Public Library

380  Charm Ruhnke, Peru Public Library 

Pam will begin her three-year term on July 1, 2011, running through June 30, 2014.

Board of Directors (a three-year term beginning July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014).  One candidate from each pairing was elected in accordance with the ILA bylaws as amended at the 1998 ILA Annual Conference. 

Director-at-Large:

474   Kate Hall, New Lenox Public Library District

327  Jennifer E. Bueche, Gail Borden Public Library District, Elgin

Director-at-Large:

469  Jeanne Hamilton, Charleston Carnegie Public Library 

333  John E. Sayers, Kewanee Public Library District

Director-at-Large:

413  David H. Carlson, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

392  Ellen Sutton, College of DuPage Library, Glen Ellyn

Director-at-Large:

406  Scott E. Pointon, Des Plaines Valley Public Library

District, Lockport

392  Alissa Williams, Pekin Public Library

ILA is pleased to announced that

Consultants Joan Frye Williams and George Needham will present the conference keynote address at the Opening General Session on Tuesday, October 18.   

We don't think twice about the concept of cycles in our everyday lives.  Children grow up, marry, and have children of their own. The seasons change, refreshing the scenery on a quarterly basis.  New information leads us to reconsider previous choices -- does anyone doubt that it's a good idea to stop smoking?  And nowadays most of us spend more time with smart phones and iTunes than with network TV or Pong.  Cycles may be long or short, regular or variable, silly or serious -- but they're everywhere, and they're definitely normal.  

Bold, brilliant, and brave librarians recognize that cycles are an important part of library work as well.  They are willing to ask the tough questions:  Is everything we do in libraries really that timeless?  Where is each of our services in its natural life cycle?  Are the practices we've believed in for years still relevant?  Is it time for techniques that we've thoroughly mastered to be replaced by something unfamiliar?  Is what we do sacred or can it be questioned?  What else do we need to know?  Is the decline of long-established library activities an unexpected problem to be resisted and survived or a predictable process to be planned for and managed?

Williams and Needham think it's time to take a fresh look at how library practices evolve and change.  They will make the case for embracing the normal life cycles of library service, offering fresh insights and describing scenarios you may not have considered.  They'll highlight some of the great work that's being done in Illinois and elsewhere, sharing practical advice about how to tell what's on the way in and what's on the way out, as well as how to plan ahead for orderly reallocation and renewal.  Come prepared to join a stimulating discussion that may challenge your assumptions but will never make you bored!