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Vol. 6, Issue: 3| January 14, 2013
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ILA Committee Appointments Are Open
| Are you looking for ways to expand your professional network, develop your leadership skills, and meet new colleagues? I encourage you to volunteer to serve on an ILA committee for the 2013-14 year. Nominations and/or self-initiated expressions of interest for seats on the following ILA committees may be submitted to Su Erickson by March 15, 2013.
Advocacy Committee Awards Committee Best Practices Committee Cultural and Racial Diversity Committee Fundraising Committee ILA Reporter Advisory Committee Intellectual Freedom Committee iREAD Committee Marketing Committee Membership Committee Nominating Committee and Public Policy Committee. Please send your recommendation to Su Erickson at your earliest convenience. Thank you.
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More Intellectual Freedom Resources on the ILA Website
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The ILA Intellectual Committee members Jacob Hill and Johanna Delaney have written an informative update on implications of the USA PATRIOT Act for libraries. Please click here for the article, "The USA PATRIOT Act in 2013: What It Currently Means for Libraries." Hill is a librarian at the Elmhurst College Buehler Library and Delaney is a member of the Hinsdale Public Library Board of Trustees.
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| Illinois Libraries Matter: Lessons from Library Marketing | |
"We've all been there. Your library has a fabulous public event planned, and you've expended a great deal of time and money to make sure it will be one to remember. But two weeks before the event, the majority of the tickets you expected to give away are still sitting at your public service desks. Yikes!"
 Like the old American Express commercials, you ask: "What do you do? What do you do?" If you're Shelley Campbell, Public Relations Specialist at the West Chicago Public Library, you know that a "personal touch" and one-to-one communication are very powerful tools in your arsenal as a library marketer. Campbell writes about her success using these tools to promote a classical music concert in West Chicago, in the latest post at Illinois Libraries Matter, the blog of the Marketing Committee of the Illinois Library Association. Check out Campbell's post, Kathy Dempsey's recent post on defining marketing terms correctly, and many other reports from the front lines of library marketing in Illinois. Subscribe to Illinois Libraries Matter, and receive new posts in your email each week. |
The Reference Services Forum Is Seeking Conference Speakers
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We are planning programs for the 2013 ILA Annual Conference on the following topics and need your help. If you are interested in speaking on a panel about either of the topics below, please click here to get in touch with Kara Kohn by e-mail, by phone at 815-327-2515 x233, or on Facebook. This is a great way to get involved professionally by speaking on a subject you are knowledgeable or passionate about, and we welcome your participation!
How to Bring World Book Night (WBN) to Your Community
Are getting books into the hands of readers, especially those who don't regularly read, improving literacy and bringing communities together hot goals for your library? If so, you need join the World Book Night movement! Learn all about this FREE and amazing event in which thousands of volunteers go out on April 23 to spread the love of reading in their communities by giving away free books. Libraries from our state will discuss their experiences with WBN including how to solicit community participation, hosting WBN receptions, volunteering as a pick up point for books, and much more.
Moving Beyond Overdrive
Most of us probably have an eBook platform through Overdrive, the largest distributor of digital books to libraries, but what about all those other eBook options out there battling for our business? Hear from a panel of library professionals on their experiences using competing services such as Freading, 3M Cloud Library, Axis 360, and One Click Digital, free eBook platforms such as Project Gutenberg, and grassroots initiatives like Douglas County right here in Illinois.
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In the News
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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.
Joliet Public Library Star Wars Day Is Mentioned on the Front page of the Wall Street Journal
To read this story, please click here.
Former Employee Bequeaths $98,000 to Waukegan Library
To read this story, please click here.
Arlington Heights Library Renovations Ahead of Schedule
Rejected Sugar Grove Library Candidate Considers Recourse
To read this story, please click here. Texas Public Libraries Return on investment Study AvailableTo read 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-Newsletter. Thanks.
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Sincerely,
Robert P. Doyle
Illinois Library Association |
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