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 The ALS Board of Directors Election Committee is soliciting individuals interested in having their names placed on the ballot for the Alliance Library System Board of Directors. more...
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Libraries need to move forward and change now rather than later if they are to survive says a panel of experts talking about the future of libraries at the American Library Association conference this week in Anaheim. more...
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 If you are tracking points for Project APPLE, be sure to check out the Project APPLE blog site for more details on this round of reporting! http://projectappleals.blogspot.com/
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 The Alliance Library Advisory Council met in beautiful Nauvoo on Tuesday July 1st. They reviewed and discussed the ALS 2008 Trends Report and the status of school libraries in the state. It was a great meeting. more...
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Gerard Dempsey and Janet Petsche are partners with the law firm of Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., who write an article each month focusing on different aspects of library law. more...
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 This month’s Director’s Notebook is here.
Watch it here, or click on the Director’s Notebook icon in the right hand column any time.
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Join Becky Robinson, Media Specialist at Galesburg High School, and a team of ALS school librarians in developing or polishing up those leadership skills you need today in your schools, your System, and your state organization --ISLMA. more...
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 Join us on July 22 from 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM for ALS Wellness Day! OWNERS…what does that word have to do with your health and well-being? more...
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We are now the proud owners of a Barracuda mail filtering device. Their slogan is “Eat Spam”. This is a wonderful device that will stop spam in its tracks. more...
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 The ProQuest/SIRS State and Regional Intellectual Freedom Achievement Award (sponsored by the Intellectual Freedom Round Table) is given to the most innovative and effective intellectual freedom project covering a state or region. more...
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( July 1, 2008) - The Peoria Public Library Board of Trustees tonight voted unanimously to select property within Medina Plains Corporate Park as the site of the new North Branch Library. Board President Mike McKenzie said the six-plus acre site west of Allen Road meets all the criteria laid out for a new North Branch facility. more...
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Washington, DC--The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)has opened the application period for its new grant program, Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives. more...
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Is your library considering building or expanding? Are you looking at the possibility of having to raise major funds from private donations? more...
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 On June 26th the Alliance Board of Directors reviewed and accepted the 2008 AllianceTrends Report. more...
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The ILLINET Interlibrary Loan Traffic Form FY2008 (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008) is now available for libraries to submit their resource sharing statistics as a part of the Bibliostat Collect "surveys." The username and password are the same as detailed in the May letter announcing the release
of the FY2007 Traffic Form. The extended deadline for completion of both the FY2007 and FY2008 Traffic Form is October 15, 2008; however, please complete them at your earliest convenience. more...
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Save the Date!
Friday, June 27, 2008
- Genna Buhr
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We have one more big Project APPLE event coming your way. Save the date of July 22 and plan to be at ALS for an all-day session with international wellness speaker Sharon Weinstein. more...
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