• approved the draft Library Policies for Homeless Populations;
• heard the state library will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide statewide delivery services for Illinois library for State Fiscal Year 2014 (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014);
• approved Pam Van Kirk's committee appointments, including Leslie Warren as ILA Treasurer;
• accepted the following sentence addition to Fiscal Policy 6050:  Wire transfers from the association checking account in excess of $5,000 shall be initiated by the executive director and confirmed by the bank with a phone call to any officer of the association;  
• accepted the FY 2012-2013 budget;
• made plans for the 2012 ILA Orientation Session to be held on Thursday, 26 July 2012 in East Peoria.  All forum managers and committee members are invited to the Orientation Session;
• heard the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) will consider the state library's changes at its July 10 meeting in Chicago.  It is expected the rules will be approved and should be effective by August 1.  ILA can then work on publishing Illinois Library Laws & Rules in Effect August 2012;
• determined that the ILA President will be establishing a committee to review Serving Our Public 2.0: Standards for Illinois Public Libraries;
• approved Nancy Smith for induction as an Illinois Library Luminary; and
• accepted the establishment of a new Young Adult Librarian award.  

Nancy L. Smith, 1945-2011

Nancy was a Dixon native who earned her MLS degree from the University of Illinois, and devoted more than 30 years to serving Illinois libraries.  She was Director of the Mount Morris Public Library from 1976 to 1985, when she accepted a position at the Dixon Correctional Center, where she worked to establish the prison library.  In 1998, Nancy went to work for the Prairie Area Library System, where she served as a consultant to public libraries until those positions were eliminated due to budget cuts in 2010.

Through her tireless efforts and her compassion, Nancy proved to be the public librarian's best friend.  She always found the answers we needed, generally the same day.  Her orientation for new library directors and trustees started many of us on the correct path through the maze of legislation and policies within which libraries operate.  Nancy was an enthusiastic cheerleader who guided many librarians through the labyrinth of grant applications and other projects.  She always managed to make us feel that our questions were not stupid, even when they were.

Nancy was an unassuming individual who avoided the limelight, but her mentorship meant so much to so many in the Illinois library community.