The results of the Illinois Library Association’s elections are in! In a close contest for President-Elect, Cynthia L. Fuerst, Vernon Area Public Library District, received 374 votes (52 percent) to 344 for Amanda McKay, Effingham Public Library. Also, two of the races for Director-at-Large included librarians from academic or research libraries. Anne Slaughter, Reaching Across…
Day: May 20, 2017
IACRL Election Results Released
The IACRL election results are in! Eric Edwards of the Illinois State Library was elected Vice-President/President-Elect, receiving 55 out of 55 votes. (He ran unopposed.) Ariel Orlov from Adler University won the race for Secretary, receiving 32 out of 58 votes cast. Tara Wood, University of Illinois at Chicago, received the remaining 26 votes. Congratulations…
Reminder: Lovejoy Library Hosting 2017 Spring Symposium on May 22
(via Karen Gallacci, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Lovejoy Library will hold its 2017 Spring Symposium, “From Transaction to Transformational: The Changing Role of the 21st Century Librarian”, on Monday, May 22, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. The event will take place in the library’s third-floor conference room. Hear ten top tips…