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Vol. 5, Issue: #1 | January 5, 2012
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Announcing the ILA Legislative Action Network
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Advocacy is a major ILA function, and we influence public policy in many different ways. The goal of the ILA Legislative Action Network (LAN) is to establish a network of library supporters who will directly and personally contact public officials at key points in the legislative process.We invite you to make the important commitment to become an advocate for libraries. ILA will also make a commitment to you. When asked to make contacts to public officials, we will tell you when, who, and why. We will give you the information you need to make the most effective contact. We will respect your time, and only ask you to make a personal contact to a public official when it is crucial to our advocacy effort. "LAN Alerts" will be timely, targeted, and thoughtful.
Libraries have a great story to tell, and especially in these difficult budget times, we can't expect our elected leaders to support our needs unless we let them know what matters to us! Please click here and join the ILA Legislative Action Network today. Thank you!
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Register now for the 2012 Illinois Library Trustee Forum workshops! This year's workshops will be held at the Chicago Marriott Oak Brook on Saturday, February 4, and at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center in Springfield on Saturday, March 24.
Register multiple trustees and save! Register one trustee at the full price and each additional trustee from your institution will receive a $10 registration discount.
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Reaching Forward Update
Sally Schuster, Addison Public Library | |
The Reaching Forward Committee leaders recently invited library directors to a focus group. Gail Johnson and Pam Parr, Face to Face Communications and Training, lead the group through a discussion about ways to make Reaching Forward better and even more relevant. With the systems providing limited opportunities for professional development, Reaching Forward is ready to give all library staff members an avenue for learning new things. Discovering what directors want the Conference to deliver will help us move forward. We are already the best one-day library conference  in the country, but we are not willing to stop there.
Approximately 40 directors attended the focus group; they had lots of ideas for the conference. The directors were divided into smaller groups. Each group put together suggestions, which were announced and posted. Everyone voted for their five favorites among all of the ideas listed. Visit the Reaching Forward Blog to see the full list of the suggestions receiving votes.
Because so many of the programs have already been set for the May 4, 2012, conference, many of these suggestions will not be incorporated until 2013. One idea you will see in May is round-table-themed discussions. Gail and Pam will lead these. The topics will be listed on the Website with the programs for 2012. We have also added a page supervisor-training workshop.
We plan to make some changes on the Web listing to make it easier for you to determine the area of professional development the program addresses. For the first time, you can earn Continuing Education credits.
We thank the directors for their time, enthusiastic input, and support of Reaching Forward. We also appreciated the time Gail and Pam spent putting all this information together. Future blogs will give the directors' insights on what changes libraries have faced in the last 10 years and where we will be in 2030.
Watch for the 2012 Reaching Forward Preliminary Program - Coming Soon!
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Banned Books Week 2012 is just around the corner. Really!
|  Have you done something that generated a lot of interest for Banned Books Week? The ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee would love to hear about it! Please contact Alex Todd at atodd@phpl.info or Sally Decker Smith at Sallyinlibraryland@yahoo.com. Banned Books Week 2012 will be held September 30−October 6. |
| Calling for iREAD 2013 Submissions | | iREAD is looking for submissions for the 2013 Resource Guide: Have Book, Will Travel. Programs, marketing, displays, crafts, etc. are needed and the YASF wants to make sure that lots of great teen programs are submitted!. More info and the submission form are linked above. Submissions are due February 28, 2012. |
In the News
Library-related stories appearing in local news media are reflected in this section of the ILA E-Newsletter. The intent is to alert and inform the Illinois library community about issues and events that are considered significant by the general media. | Acorn Names New Library Director
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Hubbard Street Dance Archives Hold Treasures for Performers, Library Students
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Sugar Grove Starts Process to Find New Head Librarian
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Beyond the Bookshelves: New Bolingbrook Library Induces Awe
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Mt. Carmel Public Library Celebrates 100th AnniversaryTo continue reading this story, please click here. Some University Students Prefer Digital Assistance to Librarian InteractionTo continue reading this story, please click here. Southland Libraries Delve into E-reader MysteryTo continue reading this story, please click here.
Northern Illinois University Acquires Papers of Science Fiction Writer of Berserker Series To continue reading this story, please click here.
Sugar Grove Library to Cut Hours from Schedule
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Sugar Grove Forum on Hiring New Library Director Attracts Few People
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Carol Stream Library OKs House Demolition
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Former Librarian Leaves Springfield Library $340,000
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Naperville Library Board OKs $15M Budget
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Des Plaines Bids Farewell to Bookmobile
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Decatur e-book Collection Grows and Evolves
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Belvidere Librarian Honored after Years of Service
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Aurora Looks to Future of Libraries
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David Carlson of SIU Named Dean of Texas A&M Libraries
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Vernon Area Library Friends to Award Scholarships To continue reading this story, please click here.
Lincoln Library Has New Genealogical Research Tool
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Gail Borden Library Trustee Hopp Faces Felony Charges
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Gail Borden Reducing Travel Time to Find Some Topics
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Arlington Heights Library Plans $2.6 Renovation
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Naperville Public Library: Winter Reading Program Focuses on Family
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E-books Bring Challenges, New Patrons to Quad-City Libraries
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White Oak Library District 'Sleek" Design Taking Shape
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Barrington Library Could Get $5.7 Million Upgrade
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Jack Hick, Former Deerfield Library Leader, Dies at 72
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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-Newsletter. Thanks.
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Sincerely,
Robert P. Doyle
Illinois Library Association |
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CALENDAR
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February 20, 2012Deadline for April issue of the ILA Reporter. Guidelines for Submissions to the ILA Reporter.February 4, 2012February 20, 2012 22nd Presidents' Day Legislative Breakfast, Arboretum Club, Buffalo Grove, Ill.
March 13-17, 2012 Public Library Association Conference, Philadelphia, Pa.
March 16, 2012 Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Conference, Doubletree Hotel, 1909 Spring Rd., Oak Brook, Ill. March 24, 2012April 9, 2012
Youth Services Workshop, RAILS, Rockford
April 11, 2012
Youth Services Workshop, Illinois Heartland Library System, Edwardsville, Ill.
April 12, 2012
Youth Services Workshop, Champaign Public Library
April 13, 2012
ILA Executive Board meeting, Bloomington
April 13, 2012
Youth Services Workshop, Arlington Height Memorial Library
April 18, 2012
Illinois Library Day, Springfield, Ill.
April 24, 2012National Library Legislative Day, Washington, D.C.May 4, 2012October 9-11, 20122012 ILA Annual Conference, Peoria ILA COMMITTEE AND FORUM REPORTS March 2011 Reference Services ForumApril 2011 Youth Services Forum
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