Illinois Library Association
Vol. 7, Issue:  10| March 25, 2014
ILA to Testify at Budget Hearing 
The Appropriations General Services Committee of the Illinois House of Representatives is holding a budget hearing on March 26 and ILA will urge full funding of Illinois State Library Library Grant programs, including area and per capita grants.  The total amount of the 2015 request is $47,950,600.  ILA members and library supporters are encouraged to contact their elected representatives to stress the importance of these grants in making library services available to their constituents.  State grants are particularly important in funding resource sharing and delivery and to leverage both local and federal funding.  Please click here for the full text of ILA's testimony.
Oppose Changes to IMRF
Despite widespread and broad-based opposition, House Bill (HB) 3898, which eliminates the 13th payment under Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), advanced out of committee on March 25 and moves to consideration by Illinois House of Representatives.  ILA encourages the Illinois library community to express their opposition to HB 3898 and will continue to monitor and inform about future developments.
Soon-to-be-Famous Finalists Selected

Three finalists have been selected from the 103 self-published authors nominated by Illinois librarians for the Soon-to-be-Famous Illinois Author Project.  Finalists are: 

Rick Polad, nominated by the Phillips Library at Aurora University for Change of Address
Mary Hutchings Reed, nominated by the Mount Prospect Public Library for Warming Up
Joanne Zienty, nominated by the Forest School LIbrary in Des Plaines for The Things We Save

 

The purpose of this project is twofold:  to give talented authors exposure and spotlight the importance of libraries in both the creation and reading of literature.  As Forbes contributor David Vinjanmuri says in his video about the project, "Libraries are the keystone species in the reading ecosystem!" 

 

Vinjamuri will present the award at a media reception on April 16 at RAILS Administrative Headquarters in Burr Ridge.  For a complete list of authors and more information, see the project website.

Award Nominations Due May 15, 2014
Spotlighting Two Awards

DEMCO Library Innovative Award  

This award recognizes a library's achievement in planning and implementing an innovative or creative program or service, which has had measurable impact on its users. The purpose of this award is to encourage innovation by highlighting the overall activities of a library (including staff, administration, governance, and volunteers) in successfully marshaling its resources to benefit its users.

 

Deborah Dowley Preiser Award

This award recognizes a library employee's excellent work in public relations and adult programming over a period of several years. The person achievements so honored should reflect the importance of publicity and adult programming as central to the role of the library as a community center and to the library as place.

 

Nominations for all ILA Awards are due May 15, 2014. 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 [email protected].

Job Opportunities
Adult Services Coordinator
West Bloomfield, Michigan

Digital Collections Librarian
Columbia College

Librarian Cataloger
Joliet Public Library

Library Director
Geneva Public Library District

Head of Youth Services
Warren-Newport Public Library District

Library Director
East Moline

Library Clerk
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Manager of Reference Service
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Director of University Libraries
St. Xavier University

Research and Development Specialist
SWAN (System Wide Automation Network)

Special Projects Coordinator
SWAN (System Wide Automation Network)

Manager of Collection Services
Gail Borden Public Library District

Technology Education Manager
Gail Borden Public Library District
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.  
   
Library under Review for Alleged Open Meetings Act Violations
To read the story, please click here.   
 
'No' to More Taxes for Sugar Grove Library
To read this story, please click here.

Trustees Say No, Again, to Filtering Library Computers 
To read this story, please click here.  
 
Downers Grove Public Library Foundation Gives $200,000 for Renovation
To read this story, please click here.  
 
Obama Foundation Releases Vision for Presidential Library, Museum
To read this story, please click here.

Highland Park Library Entrance Renovations to be Completed by Late April
To read this story, please click here.

Obama Library Officials Allow Parties to Make their Bid
To read this story, please click here.

Possible Action Against Trustee Draws Another Packed House at Warren-Newport
To read this story, please click here.

Sugar Grove Library Studying What Cuts to Make
To read this story, please click here.

More Little Free Libraries Popping Up in Suburbs
To read this story, please click here.

"My Dear Aunt Martha" Collection
To read this story, please click here.

Matteson Library to Break Ground on Expansion
To read this story, please click here.

Galesburg Library Board of Trustees Transfer Reserves
To read this story, please click here.

Rockford Library Director Leaving for Job at Huntley Area Public Library District
To read this story, please click here.

Lincoln Library's Main Revenue Source -- Telecom Tax -- Declines
To read this story, please click here.

The Real Cost of Cutting School Libraries
To read this story, please click here.

Where Are the Black People in Children's Books?
To read this story, please click here.

Why Are So Few Books from the 20th Century Available as Ebooks
To read this story, please click here.

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
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CONTINUING EDUCATION EVENTS  

May 5-6, 2014
National Library Legislative Day

May 9, 2014
Reaching Forward Conference, Rosemont

October 14-16, 2014
ILA Annual Conference, Springfield
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