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Vol. 6, Issue: 16| April 10, 2013
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Register Now for Reaching Forward 2013
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Got New Trustees?
| With the recent elections, two new publications from ILA are ready for your welcome/orientation packet. Order now to get print copies of either Trustee Fact Files, Fourth Edition, or Illinois Library Laws & Rules In Effect October 2012. Both publications are recently revised and available, priced as follows:
Illinois Library Laws & Rules In Effect October 2012; Members, $25; Nonmembers, $40. Please click here to order online, by phone at 312-644-1896, or e-mail Anne Bustamante. Only a limited number of copies remain. 
Trustee Facts File, Fourth Edition; Members/Nonmembers, $20. Order print-on-demand copies from amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, or itunes.com. Also available as a downloadable e-book for $9.99 from Amazon.com.  Both of these publications contain valuable information for library boards and staff regarding current statutes, governance structures and policies, library marketing and more. Additionally, Dominican University is offering Trustee Orientation Workshops for new library trustees. For more information, visit http://gslis.dom.edu/newsevents/trustee-orientation |
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Award Nominations Due May 15
Spotlighting More Awards
| Davis Cup Award
This annual award is presented to a person who has made an outstanding contribution in library service to young people. Since its inception, the award has been presented to individuals who exemplify resourcefulness, professionalism, and caring in their service to young people.
Golden Ticket Award This annual award is presented to an individual who has made an outstanding local contribution in library services to young people in his/her community by creating and implementing library programs that promote a love of literature and instill positive feelings about libraries. Nominations for all ILA Awards are due May 15, 2013. Nominating someone for an ILA Award has never been easier!
Submit your nomination form and all supporting documentation via the ILA Web site. No service should go unrecognized, so toot your own horn or tell us who you think is the best! If you have any questions about the ILA Awards, please contact the ILA office at (312) 644-1896, or ila@ila.org. |
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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.
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
Why a Chicago Branch Library May Have No Books Today
To read this story, please click here.
Lynn Hammerlund Inducted as Illinois Library Luminary
To read this story, please click here.
Union Pacific Donates $500,000 to Lincoln Library
Senator Revising Proposed Research Release Mandate
To read this story, please
click here.
Mississippi Valley Library Program Teaches Teens Technology Applications
To read this story, please click here.
Nazi-Looted Books Spell Decades of Labor for Libraries
To read this story, please click here.
Caroline Kennedy Visits Highland Park Library
To read this story, please click here.
Indian Trails Library Again Seeks a Director
To read this story, please click here.
Architects Presents 3-D View of Galesburg Library Plans
To read this story, please click here.
2013 Carl Sandburg Awards to Honor Isabel Allende, Michael Lewis, and Christine Sneed
To read this story, please click here.
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Sincerely,
Robert P. Doyle
Illinois Library Association |
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