Vice President/President-Elect candidates: 

528     Jeannie Dilger

          LaGrange Public Library 

340     Deanne W. Holshouser 

          Edwardsville Public Library 

Jeannie will begin her three-year term on July 1, 2013, running through June 30, 2016.

Board of Directors (three-year term beginning July 1, 2013 -- June 30, 2016

A candidate from each pairing will be elected in accordance with the ILA bylaws as amended at the 1998 ILA Annual Conference.

Director-at-Large:

487     Christina Stoll

           Arlington Heights Memorial Library 

375     Julie Milavec 

          Plainfield Public Library District   

Director-at-Large: 

457     Amanda E. Standerfer

          Decatur Public Library

387     Alissa Williams 

          Pekin Public Library  

Director-at-Large:

639     Rick McCarthy 

          Gail Borden Public Library District 

221     Carol Vaughan Kissane 

          Brookfield Public Library 

Director-at-Large:

452     Keshia Garnett

          Chicago Pub. Library/West Englewood Branch 

389     Portia E. Latalladi 

          Chicago Pub. Library/Garfield Ridge Branch 

Approved the Bylaw Changes

866 Yes            21 No

Proposed Bylaw Change Article IX, Section I -- Election Procedures, Language Change The Illinois Library Association Executive Board endorses a language change in Article IX, Section I of the ILA Handbook to allow electronic voting. The goal of language in the bylaws is to keep it as broad as possible in order to limit the need for frequent amendments, requiring membership approval. Suggested language change: Article IX, Section I Delete the word "mail." Vote to Amend?

This was the ninth year that ILA offered electronic voting.

In 2013, with 2,548 personal members eligible to vote 911 voted (36 percent). This breaks down as:  857 electronic (2,229 eligible electronic voters or 38 percent) and 54 paper (319 eligible paper voters or 17 percent).

The World Languages Networking Group invites interested librarians to a meeting on collecting Spanish language materials on Wednesday May 15, 2013 (10:00 a.m. till noon) at Indian Trails Public Library (355 Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling, IL  60090).  Presenters include:

• Lizette Esquivel - President of the Midwest Chapter of REFORMA* -  Vernon Area Public Library and Gail Borden Public Library
• Tina Viglucci - Secretary of the Midwest Chapter of REFORMA and Hispanic Outreach Coordinator for Gail Borden Public Library
• Elva Arreola - Indian Trails Public Library
• Nancy Luque Osuji - Warren Newport Public Library

Refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP to Gina Sheade at [email protected]. 

* The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking

Award Nominations Due May 15

Deadline is around the corner!

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 [email protected].   

Grants are available for rural libraries to participate in a national reading, viewing and discussion series, Pushing the Limits, developed with the support of the National Science Foundation.  But you have to act fast to meet the May 15, 2013 application deadline.  Grants of $2,500 each will be awarded to up to 75 libraries to support a series of library programs with a local science partner.  Please click here for more information and application forms.