(via Rene Leyva, Illinois Library Association President-Elect)
As President-Elect of ILA, and this year co-leading with my amazing co-chairs, Jessica Silva and Heather Jagman, alongside a wonderfully diverse group of library advocates, I wanted to make sure this message reaches everyone, including colleagues who may not have an institutional or personal ILA membership, and therefore don’t always receive ILA e-mails.
This year’s Conference theme is “Fired Up & Ready to Go: For All Illinois Libraries!“.
Whether you are part of a large urban system, a small rural library, an academic library, a school library, or a special library, we want to learn more about how you are accomplishing one or more of the following.
1. Building meaningful community connections,
2. Ensuring equitable access,
3. Demonstrating your library’s relevance and impact, and
4. Solidifying your role as a vital community resource hub.
Please consider submitting a Program proposal here. The deadline is Friday, April 3.
Not ready for a full presentation? Not a fan of poster sessions? Consider submitting a Lightning Talk. Lightning Talks are fast-paced, 10-minute presentations designed to share ideas of any size. Perfect for topics that don’t require a full session or poster.
Please submit a Lightning Talk proposal here. The deadline is Friday, April 3.
This is the year we can ensure our colleagues and trustees learn from our successes and failures, and take those lessons back to improve their own work.
More information on the submission process is available here. Please reach out to ILA’s Conference and Continuing Education Manager, Kristin Pekoll, at kpekoll@ila.org with any questions or concerns.