
A steering committee has been formed to carry out the charge coming out of the summit meeting held on November 9, 2009, on library cooperation in Illinois. Co-chairs Dee Brennan, Oak Park Public Library, and Donna Dziedzic, Naperville Public Library, have developed a planning document that has been distributed to all summit participants. Next steps include formation of task forces early next year to address specific areas of need.
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Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White and the
Illinois Library Association (ILA) are pleased to announce the
availability of an official Barack Obama Illinois license plate.
The plates, which are temporary and good for sixty days, are
available for purchase at www.ila.org/obama for $50 a pair. Proceeds
will help support the association’s activities including iREAD, the
summer reading program for Illinois youth.
The election of President Barack Obama represents a historic moment
for our state. These plates will commemorate and celebrate the election
of our nation’s first African-American president. The proceeds will
benefit libraries, referred to by President Obama as “our windows to a
larger world.”
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