{"id":11486,"date":"2020-01-30T15:30:25","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T15:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hsli.org\/?p=11486"},"modified":"2020-01-30T15:30:25","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T15:30:25","slug":"reminder-registration-still-open-for-illinois-library-association-legislative-meet-ups-first-one-is-mon-feb-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/reminder-registration-still-open-for-illinois-library-association-legislative-meet-ups-first-one-is-mon-feb-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: Registration Still Open for Illinois Library Association Legislative Meet-ups (First One is Mon., Feb. 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(via the Illinois Library Association)<\/p>\n<p>Registration is now open for the 2020 ILA Legislative Meet-ups!<\/p>\n<p>The ILA Legislative Meet-ups are a chance for the Illinois library community to hear from and meet with state lawmakers and discuss the issues affecting libraries.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Macmillan&#8217;s decision to limit access to ebooks resulting in the #eBooksForAll campaign, ongoing efforts to save net neutrality, and perennial library funding challenges, it has become more important than ever to support and advocate for libraries.<\/p>\n<p>Library patrons, trustees, directors, and staff from public, school, and academic libraries are strongly encouraged to attend and participate.<\/p>\n<p>The registration fee includes breakfast or lunch, legislative materials, and a program featuring state and federal legislative briefing and library-related priorities and speakers.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information, including the lists of invited legislators and legislative issues, is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ila.org\/events\/legislative-meet-ups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ILA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions regarding the 2020 ILA Legislative Meet-ups, please <a href=\"mailto:ila@ila..org?subject=2020%20ILA%20Legislative%20Meet-ups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact<\/a> the ILA office.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, February 3, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>West Suburban<\/p>\n<p>Library Legislative Lunch<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Marriott Oak Brook<\/p>\n<p>11:30 a.m. &#8211; 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>$45<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, February 7, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Metro East<\/p>\n<p>Library Legislative Breakfast<\/p>\n<p>Sunset Hills Country Club<\/p>\n<p>8:00 a.m. &#8211; 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>$25<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, February 10, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Southern Illinois<\/p>\n<p>Library Legislative Lunch<\/p>\n<p>Effingham Public Library<\/p>\n<p>11:30 a.m. &#8211; 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>$25<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, February 14, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Central Illinois<\/p>\n<p>Library Legislative Breakfast<\/p>\n<p>Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel<\/p>\n<p>8:00 a.m. &#8211; 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>$30<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, February 14, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Western Illinois<\/p>\n<p>Library Legislative Lunch<\/p>\n<p>Galesburg Public Library<\/p>\n<p>11:30 a.m. &#8211; 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>$25<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, February 17, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President&#8217;s Day<\/p>\n<p>Library Legislative Breakfast<\/p>\n<p>Arboretum Club (Buffalo Grove)<\/p>\n<p>7:45 a.m. &#8211; 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>$30<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, February 21, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Suburban<\/p>\n<p>Library Legislative Lunch<\/p>\n<p>Tinley Park Public Library<\/p>\n<p>7:45 a.m. &#8211; 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>$25<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, March 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chicago<\/p>\n<p>Library Legislative Lunch<\/p>\n<p>Harold Washington Library Center Winter Garden<\/p>\n<p>11:30 a.m. &#8211; 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>$45<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ila.org\/events\/legislative-meet-ups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register<\/a> today to attend a 2020 ILA Legislative Meet-up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is now open for the 2020 ILA Legislative Meet-ups! The ILA Legislative Meet-ups are a chance for the Illinois library community to hear from and meet with state lawmakers and discuss the issues affecting libraries. In the wake of Macmillan&#8217;s decision to limit access to ebooks resulting in the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,60,17,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-conferences-and-meetings-non-hsli","category-illinois-library-association","category-legislation","category-library-associations-non-hsli"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11486\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}