Illinois Library Association
Vol. 7, Issue:  23| September  8, 2014
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If you are planning to attend a conference special event, be sure to register early.  Pre-registration is required for the following events: 
  • Lincoln's Ghost Walk
  • Youth Services Author Breakfast featuring Don Tate
  • Fundraising Luncheon featuring Peter Pearson
  • IACRL Luncheon featuring Kip Kolkmeier
  • DiversiTEA featuring Wesley McNeese, M.D.
There will be no on-site registration for these events, so be sure to register soon.
Library Financial Management: 
What Do You Want to Know?
ILA would like to provide resources to help libraries with managing their finances, and we need to know what would you would find most helpful.  We currently publish a manual with general information--
Financial Manual for Illinois Public Libraries--and are considering a new edition.  If your library currently uses the manual, we'd welcome your comments on how it might be improved.  And if you don't, let us know what other resources might be more useful to your library.

If you have a few minutes, please contact Bob Doyle with any suggestions.  Thanks.
October 2014 ILA Reporter on ILA Website

The issue includes the following articles:  

"From Evanston to Eastern Illinois:  Muslim Journeys"

by Christine Watkins

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"Go There:   How Hosting a Controversial Program Impacted My Library"

by Colleen Leddy

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"Schools, Systems, and Scoping:  Expanding E-book Access in Illinois"

by Renee Anderson and Veronda Pitchford

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2014 Sylvia Murphy Williams Scholarship Scholars    

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2013-2014 ILA Annual Report
Check out ILA's Annual Report, "Heating Up!," to see all the things you helped us accomplish in 2013-2014.  Once again ILA ended the year in the black, thanks to you and the 2013-2014 ILA Executive Board for their outstanding leadership and hard work!  The report is available on the ILA website and bound in the October issue of the ILA Reporter.

Please click here to download the report.
Library Days and Dates to Remember, 2015-2016

ILA requested attorney Phillip Lenzini of Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, P.C., to prepare a calendar of key dates for filing public notices and/or various actions required by municipal (city, village, and incorporated town) libraries.  The list contains preliminary dates as well as deadlines, and deals with such things as electing trustees, budget filings, annual reports, and numerous other required filings.  

 

Please click here to download the document.
For Your Collections
Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War


This new title from author Helen Thorpe traces the stories of three women who enlisted in the Indiana National Guard through deployment and return to civilian life.  

For more on developing collections and programs on military-related themes, visit Joining Forces at the Library and join us for a program at ILA Conference on Thursday, October 16, from 2:00-3:00 pm. 
Job Opportunities
Library Director
Sugar Grove Public Library District

Library Director
Petoskey (MI) District Library

Library Director
Crown Point Community Library, IN

Children's Services Supervisor
Naperville Public Library

Assistant Director of Branch and Adult Services
Scenic Regional Library, Union, MO

Library Associate
Fox Lake District Library

Department Manager, Reader Services
Park Ridge Public Library

Support Analyst
ExLibris

Alma Support Analyst
ExLibris

Manager of Information Technology
The Urbana Free Library
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.  
   
Accidentally Mailed Meds Shut Down Illinois State Library
To read this story, please click here.   

Niles Library ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
To read this story, please click here. 
 
Readers Absorb Less on Kindles Than on Paper, Study Finds
To read this story, please click here.

The Most Spectacular Libraries in the World
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Public Library Engagement in the United States
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Downers Grove Library Oks 4.5%Tax Increase
To read this story, please click here.

Librarians Are a Luxury Chicago Public Schools Can't Afford
To read this story, please click here.

Internet Controversy Costs Orland Library $125,000 in Legal Bills
To read this story, please click here.

Wilmot Awarded Deerfield Public Library Summer Reading Cup
To read this story, please click here.

Porn Accessed by Students on School-Issued Tablets in Huntley-Algonquin School District 158
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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Check out the latest jobs on Jobline.

As the employment picture improves, competition by employers for the best candidates is increasing.  Since 1981, the Library Jobline of Illinois has been used by hundreds of employers and job-seekers throughout the state, helping match needs and skills in the library community.  It is designed to help you locate qualified staff to fill current positions by announcing your job openings to a wide audience of library and information professionals and support staff. 
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  • New posts are listed within 48 hours of receipt of your listing
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CALENDAR
ILA Calendar Events

October 20, 2014
Deadline for December issue of the ILA Reporter.

Guidelines for Submissions to the ILA Reporter.

UPCOMING
CONTINUING EDUCATION EVENTS  

October 14-16, 2014 

ILA Annual Conference, Springfield
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