Illinois Library Association
Vol. 5, Issue: 23 | July 19, 2012
August 2012 ILA Reporter on ILA Website
ILA Reporter, August 2012, Full Issue ILA Reporter August 2012
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"Quite Being Afraid:"  Academy Award™ Winner William Joyce on Books, Publishing and Libraries, by Chris Watkins
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Fifty Shades Fever, by Kara Kohn
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Time to Play: Recreational Gaming at Libraries, by Scott Nicholson
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Books Challenged or Banned, 2011-2012, by Robert P. Doyle
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ILA Conference Internship Program 

ILA is launching an internship program for the 2012 Annual Conference in Peoria. Full- and part-time students who are enrolled in Library/Information Science graduate or LTA programs and 2012 graduates are invited to apply. Successful applicants will receive waived full-conference registration in exchange for their work at the conference.

 

For full information on the conference internship program and to download the application form, please visit the 2012 ILA Annual Conference Web page

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.

Five Questions with Karen Kleckner Keefe, Executive Director, Hinsdale Public Library

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From Lisle to Libertyville, Libraries Are Striving to Make the Best Possible Use of Technology
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Cook Memorial Library to Launch Fundraising Campaign
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Conflicted:  Faculty and Online Education, 2012
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Highland Park Public Library to Undergo Renovation
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Outrage at Vandalism of Library Air Conditioner in Robbins
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Elgin Library's New Sorting System Saves Hundreds of Hours

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Elgin Board Declines to Act on Library Trustee Hopp's Status
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Chicago Libraries Will Add Hours
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Grant Denied for DeKalb Library
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Intergenerational Penpals Meet Through Bartlett Library
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Springfield School Libraries Take Back Seat in Budget Crisis
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If your library has a newspaper story with link, send it to us at [email protected] for possible inclusion in the next ILA E-Newsletter.  Thanks.
Sincerely,
 

Robert P. Doyle
Illinois Library Association
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CALENDAR

August 20, 2012
Deadline for October issue of the ILA Reporter.

Guidelines for Submissions to the ILA Reporter.

October 9-11, 2012
2012 ILA Annual Conference, Peoria
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