Illinois Library Association
Vol. 8, Issue:  4| February 10, 2015
ILA Executive Board Determines Position on Key Legislative Bills
At its February 6 meeting, the ILA Executive Board reviewed more than 30 library bills and determined the association's position on key bills.  Legislators have several more weeks to file new bills, and many other bills relevant to the Illinois library community are likely to be introduced.  All bills are posted on the ILA website along any positions taken by the association.

Both the ILA Public Policy Committee (PPC) and ILA Executive Board met last week, with their next meetings about a month away.  In the interim, the ILA Quick Response Team will address any new bills requiring immediate attention.  We will keep you informed through the ILA E-Newsletter.

ILA Executive Board determined two general policy positions that would be applicable to several bills included in the Illinois General Assembly as well as many similar bills that are anticipated to be filed.

  1. Oppose any legislation that would reduce the Local Government Distributive Formula funding to municipalities and counties, and oppose any legislation that would reduce the Corporate Personal Property Replacement Tax funding to units of local government.
  2. Oppose any legislation that would reduce the ability of local libraries to levy or collect real property taxes.

Pension Issues

To guide the association in reviewing various pension bills, ILA Executive Board added a fourth guiding principle to existing guiding principles, which are as follows:

(1)  oppose legislation that alters an employee's already earned pension benefit;
(2)  support proposals that include true employee choice;
(3)  support applying any proposed pension reform proposal universally and equally to all state and local pension plans; and
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(4) oppose mandated pension reform that would shift cost from state revenue funds to local government units or local institutions. 
Still Time to Register for 2015 Library Legislative Meet-ups

Four legislative events are planned to give you an opportunity to meet with your legislators and speak with them firsthand about issues affecting you and your library.  Library trustees, directors, and staff from public, school, special, and academic libraries are encouraged to attend and participate. Events are scheduled conveniently throughout the state. Now is the time to make your voice heard.  Register today for one of the events below and speak to legislators in your area directly.

  • South Suburban Breakfast in Tinley Park, Friday, 13 February 2015
  • West Suburban Lunch in Oak Brook, Friday, 13 February 2015
  • North Suburban Breakfast in Buffalo Grove, Monday, 16 February 2015
  • Metro East Breakfast in Edwardsville, Friday, 6 March 2015

Featured speakers will be:  ILA President Jeannie Dilger, ILA Legislative Consultant Kip Kolkmeier, and ILA Executive Director Robert P. Doyle.

 

Register online

Lee Logan Latest Illinois Library Luminary

 

Congratulations to Lee A. Logan, the newest member of ILA's Library Luminaries, a roster that highlights exceptional service to Illinois libraries.  As a past ILA president and longtime staff member of the Alliance Library System, Logan's accomplishments are many and varied.  ILA Library Luminaries are nominated and approved by the ILA Executive Board and recognized with financial contributions of at least $1,000 in their honor to the ILA Endowment.For a complete list of luminaries, including Lee Logan's biographical statement, please click here.

iREAD Update
2015:  Read to the Rhythm
Is your library scrambling to plan its summer reading program?  Don't worry, there's still time to place an iREAD order!  If you place an order by March 1st, you will receive your items by May 1st.  Please click here to order your items.  Can't pay before receiving your items?  Just check "Bill Me" during check out, and we will send you an invoice.

2016:  Read -- For the Win!
The iREAD Committee is looking for submissions for the 2016 "Read -- For the Win!"  Sports and game themed activities, program ideas, crafts, games, reading lists, etc. are needed for children, teens, and adults.  Anyone may submit an idea but all submission must be original (not copyrighted).  Submissions are due February 28, 2015 and may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] or online here

2017:  Reading by Design!   
This design theme will be a great opportunity to explore books and activities about creativity, building, architecture, and incorporate ideas about community, self-improvement, and STEM/STEAM.  More information coming soon
Help Illinois Libraries Improve Service to the Autism Spectrum Disorder Community
Share your feedback now
Illinois libraries are exploring how best to provide information on all aspects of the Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to communities across the state. This library ASD initiative is led by the Illinois State Library, with funding through the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

The purpose of the survey is to better understand your needs, priorities, and interests around ASD in order to guide the development and delivery of ASD information services by community libraries across the state.  Please share the survey link with your patrons, friends and all Illinois residents who have been personally or professionally  affected by ASD.
 
The survey is available in English and Spanish and can be reached through the following link:

Your participation in the survey is voluntary and all responses will be kept confidential -- only combined responses will be reported.  The results will be presented at a state-wide summit session in March and they will be distributed broadly, including to people who have responded to this request. 
World Languages Networking Group
The next meeting of the World Languages Networking Group will be Wednesday, February 18, 2015 from 10:00 am until noon at the Mount Prospect Public Library.

 

The topic of this meeting will be a continuation of our October 22, 2014 - Immigrant Communities and ESL: Programs, Outreach and Collection Development.

 

If anyone has examples of library signage, forms, surveys, etc. in various languages that you would be willing to share, please bring it to the meeting; if anyone would like to give a brief presentation about what you are doing at your library, please contact Aldona Salska.

Job Opportunities
Library Director
Glen Carbon Centennial Library District

Youth Services Manager
Highland Park Public Library

Adult Program Coordinator, Part-time
Summit Public Library District

Library Director
Niles Public Library District

Executive Director
Algonquin Area Public Library District

Adult Services Librarian
Fox Lake District Library

Metadata Cataloger
Illinois Heartland Library System

Library Director
Nashville Public Library

Youth Services Librarian (part time)
Warrenville Public Library District

Instruction and Outreach Librarian
Lewis University

Library Director
River Valley District Library

Proposal Writer
Ex Libris

Youth Services Department Head
Prairie Trails 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.  
   
Brian Bannon on the Chicago Public Library's Digital Vision
To view this video,
Brian Bannon, Commissioner, Chicago Public Library 
Brian Bannon, Commissioner, Chicago Public Library

Quanah and Cynthia Ann Parker: The History and the Legend News

To read this article, please click here. 
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Ella Johnson LIbrary Awaits New Director
To read this article, please click here.

Quiet Northlake Library Board Gets 9 Candidates, 2 Kicked Off Ballot
To read this article, please click here.

To Fay Muhammad, Libraries Are the 'People Universities"
To read this article, please click here.

Galesburg Public Library Board Member Advises Focus on Property
To read this article, please click here.

Architect Hired to Pursue County-Library Consolidation
To read this article, 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
Libraries of Illinois Risk Agency (LIRA) is a group insurance pool for ILA institutional members that offers potential savings for property, casualty, and workers compensation coverage for libraries. Click here to learn more.

The Fund for Illinois Libraries was created in 1990 to help Illinois libraries in their fundraising efforts.  

 

The purpose of the fund is to enable libraries to receive gifts from individuals or organizations that can only make donations to 501(c)(3) charitable organizations. 

 

For more information, please click here.



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