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Vol. 8, Issue: 35| December 21, 2015
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Derek Blaida to Join ILA's Advocacy Team
|  The ILA Executive Board has approved a proposal from our long-time Legislative Counsel, Kip Kolkmeier, to expand our efforts in Springfield by adding lobbyist Derek Blaida to our advocacy team. Blaida is a highly experienced local government advocate with 16 years of experience working with Illinois legislators and executive agency officials. As both a legislative advocate and attorney, Blaida is well known and well respected at the state capitol. He is a 1998 graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a 2001 graduate of DePaul University College of Law. Advocacy is a fundamental mission of our association. Adding Blaida to the team will allow Kolkmeier to serve in the newly created position of ILA General Counsel, as well as continuing to oversee our advocacy efforts. Blaida will work on the ground in Springfield, participate in Public Policy Committee and Executive Board meetings, and provide crucial updates to our members on the latest Springfield developments. We welcome him to our team and look forward to using his experience and skills to advance the interests of Illinois libraries. |
| ILA Joins ISLMA and YALSA in Opposing School Library Cuts | |
Budget cuts to Chicago Public Schools (CPS) have resulted in only one-third of all high schools having school librarians, and only three certified librarians remain in CPS schools with African American populations of 90% or more. The one piece of good news was the recent reinstatement of DuSable High School's Sara Sayigh after student protests. Several organizations, including ILA, Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA), and Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, have all gone on record opposing the cuts. For additional information, see links to articles In the News, below. |
| Library Services to Disabled Vets |
A graduate student in Dominican University's GSLIS program is conducting a research study to investigate how disabled veterans are being served in the library. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey to help libraries address improving services to this important group. The s
urvey should take about 20 minutes to complete; all answers will be anonymous and survey results will be available in late spring. Questions? Contact Temidayo Olorunfemi.
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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.
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Bank Facility in Library Is a Win for Hispanic Community, Executive Says
Elk Grove Village Library Rejects Unincorporated District Idea, Des Plaines Embraces
Soon To Be Famous Searching for Local Authors
DeKalb City Council OKs Library's Tax-Levy Increase
Hundreds From DuSable Campus Stage Sit-In to Keep Library Open
To read this article, please click here.Just Two Certified Librarians Left at Virtually All African-American CPS High SchoolsTo read the CTU News Release, please click here. Obama Presidential Library Architect: 7 Finalists AnnouncedTo read this article, please click here. Decatur Library Board OKs Offer to CityTo read this article, please click here.
If your library has a newspaper story with link, send it to us at
doyle@ila.org for possible inclusion in the next ILA E-Newsletter. Thanks.
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Sincerely,
Robert P. Doyle
Illinois Library Association |
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