Illinois Library Association
Vol. 7, Issue:  17| May 31, 2014
Illinois General Assembly Spring 2014 Session Adjourns

The Illinois General Assembly adjourned the Spring 2014 legislative session early this morning.  The Illinois General Assembly approved a $35.7 billion state operating budget.  They did not extend the current temporary income tax increase which is still set to roll back from 5% to 3.75% on January 1, 2015.  They may, however, revisit this issue after the November 2014 General Election.
 
Governor Quinn has called the approved budget "incomplete."  It is clear that without further revenue increases, the budget will result in pushing an additional $2 billion in state costs into future fiscal years.  There are also expected to be almost $200 million in cuts in fiscal 2015 to child care, home services and programs for the elderly. 
 
This was, however, an extremely successful year for ILA.  On budget issues, the Illinois General Assembly approved House Bill 6095 (please click on pdf to view full text) which includes library grant appropriations at the Illinois Secretary of State's requested amount.  This will provide level funding to our grant programs in fiscal 2015.  We owe thanks to our many legislative supporters for preventing cuts to library grants.  The Illinois General Assembly also approved in House Bill 3793 capital appropriations including some specific local library capital projects (see below).
 
All three ILA 2014 legislative initiatives were approved.  Senate Bill 1941 will implement the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act.  Senate Bill 3071 will clarify and add procurement authority to the Local Library Act and the Public Library District Act.  House Bill 3796 provides significant improvements to the Freedom of Information Act, including ILA's proposal regarding posting of information on the Internet.  The Illinois General Assembly also passed several other bills supported by ILA, including Senate Bill 3222 creating the Illinois Joining Forces foundation, and Senate Bill 3288, the Secretary of State's initiative allowing greater publication by electronic means.
 
There is still work to be done in seeking the Governor's approval for all these bills, but we are optimistic the Governor will support the library community as the Illinois General Assembly has done this session.  Thank you to all our library advocates that worked so hard to make this session such a success.
Build Illinois Bond Fund
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Grants

Libraries mentioned in House Bill 3793:

Arlington Heights Memorial Library:  $50,000

Bloomington Public Library:  $50,000

Bunker Hill Library District:  $26,255

Carter G. Woodson Library:  $832,000

Cherry Valley Public Library District:  $40,000

Cherry Valley Public Library District:  $60,000

Chicago Baptist Institute Library:  $75,000

Chicago Public Library, Independence Park Library:  $500,000

Chicago Ridge Public Library:  $25,000

Chicago State University:  $56,133

Evergreen Public Library:  $25,000

Glen Ellyn Public Library:  $30,000

Glenwood Lynwood Public Library:  $30,000

Helen M. Plum Public Library District:  $15,000

Illinois State Library - Springfield:  $35,326

Illinois Supreme Court Building Library:  $182,856

Indian Trails Public Library District:  $150,000

Indian Trails Public Library District:  $50,000

Lake Villa Library Pedway:  $162,678

Lansing Library:  $30,000

Lincoln Presidential Center - Springfield:  $2,492,582

Lincolnwood Public Library:  $25,000

Morton Grove Public Library:  $25,000

Niles Public Library:  $25,000

North Riverside Public Library:  $15,000

Northern Illinois University:  $626,578

Oak Lawn Public Library:  $25,000

Rockford Public Library:  $35,000

Rockford Public Library, Montague Branch:  $612

Shorewood Public Library District:  $200,000

Skokie Public Library:  $25,000

Southern Illinois University$4,623,642

Southern Illinois University:  $13,826

Vence City Hall, Library, and Senior Center:  $150,000 

Villa Park Public Library:  $10,000

Waukegan Public Library:  $50,000

Worden Public Library:  $71,250

Job Opportunities
Library Director
Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne

Library Director
Helen M. Plum Memorial Public Library District

Head of Children's Services
Glencoe Public Library

Library Director
North Riverside Public Library District

Head of Circulation Services
Mount Prospect Public Library

Prospect Information Analyst
Northwestern University

Executive Director
Aurora Public Library

Youth and Family Program Coordinator
Skokie Public Library

Faculty Services and Scholarly Communications Librarian
Northwestern University School of Law

Library Director
Silvis Public Library

Head of Technical Services
Glenview Public Library

Interlibrary Loan Coordinator
North Park University
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.  
   
El Paso Library Expansion Blends Old and New Items 
To view the video, please click here.   

Park Ridge Alderman Suggest Library Consider Separating from City
To read this story, please click here.

Bespoke Libraries, Joining Book Love with Interior Design
To read this story, please click here.
 
How Should Scientific Publishing Fit Into a "World Digital Library?"
To read this story, please click here.  
 
Galesburg Current Library Still Needs Upkeep
To read this story, please click here.

Bond Sales OK'd for Pekin Library
To read this story, please click here.

Decatur Library May Shift Schedule to Help Children's Section
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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