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Creating Great Buzz for our Libraries ILA Library Trustee Forum 2010 Workshop

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Marriott Hickory Ridge Conference Center, Lisle, Illinois
Join the ILA Trustee Forum for its annual workshop designed specifically for library trustees.

What do customers say about your library, your staff, your service?  This humorous, highly interactive workshop will get your people buzzing about how to engage customers so they want to come back again and again.  Presentainers Gail Johnson and Pam Parr from Face to Face Communications and Training guarantee that participants will leave with reality based "how to's" and a new enthusiasm that will last long after this workshop is over. 

Preservation Week @ your library May 9-15, 2010

Recognizing the critical role libraries play in preservation, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association (ALA),  will sponsor the first national Preservation Week, May 9-15, 2010.

Preservation Week intends to raise awareness of libraries’ role in connecting the general public to preservation information and expertise.  Events sponsored by libraries will increase preservation awareness by emphasizing the close relationships among personal, family, community, and public collections and their preservation.

"Libraries Out Loud" is the theme for the 2010 Illinois Library Association Conference!

Program proposals are being sought from every corner of the Illinois library community and agencies with which they interact, whether that is a municipality, a school, a corporation or a university.  We serve our constituents best when we serve them as one. With that in mind, we are especially enthusiastic about programs that highlight partnerships -- whether those partnerships exist between libraries or with community organizations such as park districts or chambers of commerce.

ER- XPO: The Illinois State Library’s Electronic Resource Exposition

You, your staffs, as well as the libraries served by your system are cordially invited to attend the ER- XPO: The Illinois State Library’s Electronic Resource Exposition, which will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. until 4: 30 p.m.  The Schaumburg Township District Library, located at 130 Roselle Road, Schaumburg, Illinois will once again host this signature event.
 
The 2009 ER-XPO features vendors who have participated in Try-It! Illinois 2009.  The day will provide
opportunities for one-on-one consultations with vendor representatives, as well as Q & A focus sessions with individual vendor presentations in a lab setting. There is no charge to attend the E-R-XPO. 
 
Vendors that have agreed to participate in the ER-XPO include, Capstone Publishers, EBSCO, Encyclopedia Britannica, GALE/CENGAGE Learning, Lexis Nexis, Mango Languages, Morningstar, OCLC, Public Records, Questia School, Rand McNally, Geographic Research Inc. - Simply Maps, Standard and Poors, U.S. Business Journal, The World and I, and World Book. 
 
Pre-registration for this signature event is highly encouraged and available at
https://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=6865  Organize vans, buses, and car pools to make this opportunity a reality for your member libraries.  We are looking forward to a standout attendance and solicit your assistance in spreading the news.
 
Questions, contact Gwen Harrison at gharrison@ilsos.net, 217-785-7334 or Kris Kenney at kkenney@stdl.org ,
847-923-3328.

iREAD Public Service Announcement is now on YouTube.

The iREAD committee has produced a PSA to help libraries promote summer reading in 2010. The Scare Up a Good Book! Video can been seen on the ILA Web site and, new for this year, ILA has also placed the video on YouTube to make it an easy post to your library's Web site.

Information Literacy Summit 2010 Problem Solving in our Communities: Everyday Information Experiences

CALL FOR BREAKOUT SESSION PROPOSALS
 
We need your help planning the breakout sessions.  We’re seeking volunteers to lead interesting and interactive discussions relating to information literacy or library instruction. Volunteer – or recommend someone you know – for one or more sessions at any of the three different sites.  If you know someone who would be a perfect breakout session leader, let one of our Summit Coordinators know and we’ll personally invite them to submit a session proposal.

Library Systems Support the Future of Library Cooperation

75 Illinois library leaders met on Monday, November 9, at Allerton Park to discuss the future of Library Cooperation. Illinois Library Systems commend the work of this group and the planning committee for organizing the event, the Illinois Library Association for writing the grant, and the Illinois State Library for funding the grant.

Illinois Library Systems, committed to collaboration, focus on helping our member libraries move forward. According to Bev Obert, President, Illinois Library Systems, “We will continue to build upon our successes of collaborative projects and services to do our part to keep Illinois library cooperation strong.” In addition, we applaud the young, passionate voices of change and their vocal support for cooperation and collaboration during the summit. We look forward to working with all to address the many large issues facing the library community.

Illinois Library Systems are membership-based, regional organizations consisting of academic, public, school, and special libraries. Illinois is served by nine multitype Library Systems, each providing services to participating libraries in its region as well as supporting and developing cooperative programs. Statewide, over 2,100 libraries of all types and sizes are members of Library Systems. Funding for Illinois Library Systems is provided through the Illinois State Library and the Secretary of State with funds appropriated by the Illinois General Assembly.

Celebrate National Gaming Day @ your library

Hundreds of libraries of all types across the country and abroad will participate in ALA’s second annual National Gaming Day @ your library this Saturday.

Through a donation from Hasbro, more than 16,700 public libraries in the U.S. will receive a box set of their highly popular card games, Monopoly Deal, Scrabble Slam and Pictureka! Hasbro is the exclusive partner of National Gaming Day 2009. In 2008, more that 14,000 people of all ages participated in National Gaming Day. 

NILRC Preconference November 18th

Each November, NILRC hosts a preconference on a topic of broad interest to librarians and educators ahead of the Annual Conference of community college administrators (ICCCA).

The Institute's Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills initiative underscores the critical role our nation's museums and libraries play in helping citizens build such 21st century skills as information, communications and technology literacy, critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, civic literacy, and global awareness.

Self-Assessment tool
 

Don't miss this opportunity to get a handle on the 21st Century Skills movement as it impacts schools, colleges libraries and museums.

NILRC ICCCA Preconference
The 21stCentury Skills Movement in Secondary and Higher Education: An Overview." Keynote address presented by Sharon Comstock, Assistant Professor and Director, Post-BaccalaureateProgram in School Librarianship, Milner Library, Illinois State University.

Copyright Conference

Ball State University has just announced that early registration is open for their annual copyright conference.  The conference will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2010.  The theme for this year’s conference is “©ne Ring.”

New this year to the conference is a “Two Towers” approach: One will address academic copyright issues and the other will focus on K-12 copyright issues.

For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.bsu.edu/library/conference/copyright/.