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HLS/MLA Professional Development Grant for Hospital and Clinical Librarians
Applications Due December 1, 2008
Are you looking for financial support to, advance your professional education, attend a meeting or conduct research? more...
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 UIUC GSLIS and the Illinois Alliance Library System are pleased to offer a series of non-credit continuing education courses for librarians, educators, and others interested in libraries, learning, and teaching in virtual worlds such as Second Life. more...
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The Champaign-Urbana Storytelling Guild begins its fall Teller’s Art series with a concert and workshop for adults by award-winning teller and author Janice Del Negro on Saturday, September 20th. more...
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In nineteen days, access to Wilson Select Plus will disappear. You can prevent this for your library by signing up for the group purchase negotiated by Illinois Library Systems. more...
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Regional library system staff, working with the Illinois State Library (ISL), are leading the development of a new statewide Continuing Education Calendar, Library Learning (L2), which will launch after Labor Day. more...
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Throughout Chicagoland, high prices lead to surge in patrons, officials say.
By Joel Hood and Vikki Ortiz | Chicago Tribune Reporters
August 21, 2008 - Of all the ways soaring food and gas prices are changing our lives, this might be the most remarkable: They have made your friendly neighborhood library cool. more...
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The Carnegie Corporation of New York, in partnership with ALA’s Public Information Office and Campaign for America’s Libraries, have launched an I Love My Librarian Award. more...
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 Congrats to the 17 ALS members who received FY2009 LSTA grant awards.
Attached is the complete list of great ideas!!
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The Special Librarians luncheon was last week at the law firm of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen. Attorney John Redlingshafer spoke about free websites available on law issues and attorney Andy Keyt discussed the Freedom of Information Act. Our next meeting has been tentatively set in October at Graham Hospital School of Nursing in Canton. More information will be available soon in L2!
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The BIG Read
Monday, August 25, 2008
- ALS
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This past June, the National Endowment for the Arts, in cooperation with Arts Midwest, announced that 208 libraries, municipalities and arts, culture and science organizations throughout the United States were awarded grants to participate in "The Big Read". more...
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Washington District Library is pleased to welcome James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers and Flyboys, to our new facility at Five Points Washington on Saturday, September 13 at 7:00 PM. more...
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 Are you planning on attending the ILA Annual Conference? ALS is planning a road trip to the conference at Navy Pier in Chicago on Wednesday, September 24. Scheduled pickup/dropoff points include East Peoria, Normal, and Dwight. Click here for details!
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 Do you have an extraordinary staff member? Board trustee? Volunteer? Would you like to honor them? If so, please take a moment to look over the categories of the ALS Annual Awards, pick the one that is right for them and fill out a nomination form. It’s easy and the recipient will definitely appreciate your efforts! Be sure to check out our new award this year titled “MITBC’s Best Friend Award.”
Nomination Deadline - September 23, 4 pm more...
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To better serve you, Alliance Library System is requesting that you complete the following survey regarding your summer reading programs. more...
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 Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries
Librarians and Educators in Second Life and
Other Multi-User Virtual Environments
Edited by Lori Bell and Rhonda B. Trueman
Foreword by Stephen Abram more...
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 Alliance Library System members can take advantage of Britannica’s volume discount price schedule, which can save hundreds of dollars for your library. Britannica will combine the total number of orders received from Alliance Library members and then apply the multiple-set discount more...
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The Illinois Library Association’s Nominating Committee is looking for people to run for the 2009 ILA Executive Board. more...
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This is an important reminder for every Illinois public library district that September 1 is the deadline to submit your FY2008 Illinois Public Library Annual Report (IPLAR). All other types of public libraries (city, town, township, village) should already have submitted their annual report to the Illinois State Library since their FY2008 fiscal year ended on or before June 30. more...
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FREE Trial
Thursday, August 14, 2008
- Beth Duttlinger
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Starting August 15—Wilson Select Plus FREE one-month trial!
Illinois Library Systems, in cooperation with OCLC and Wilson, are pleased to announce that the Wilson Select Plus database will be available at no charge to all Illinois libraries from August 15, 2008 through September 14, 2008. more...
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CPR/AED Training
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
- Morgan Morsch
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 Are you currently CPR/AED (cardiopulmonary resuscitation/automated external defibrillator) Certified? No? Then join us on September 17, 2008 from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm at Alliance Library System. more...
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FOR LIBRARY SUPPORT STAFF -- Join us for the 12th annual Reaching Forward South Conference for Library Support Staff on October 2 - 3, 2008, in Springfield, IL. more...
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Join the library support staff on October 2-3, 2008, for the Reaching Forward South Conference to be held at the Northfield Inn in Springfield, llIinois. more...
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 The Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center is revitalizing their Playaway collection in order to meet the escalating demand of readers for new titles. Help us raise funds to purchase new titles by purchasing gently used surplus Playaways at the bargain basement price of $25.00 each or 5 for $100. more...
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Public libraries are invited to apply to host "Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery," a traveling exhibition developed by the ALA Public Programs Office in cooperation with the Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory to mark the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. Readmore here.
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