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IMLS Funding: Continued Advocacy Efforts Required

House Appropriations Subcommittee Votes to Recommend Level Funding for FY2018 July 17, 2017 Since President Trump announced that he wanted to eliminate IMLS and federal funding for libraries in May, all of us have been communicating with our members of Congress about the value of libraries. Last...

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RAILS Annual Report

A review of RAILS' 2015 calendar year highlights is now available. You will also learn more about the programs/services that RAILS continues to offer all member libraries (academic, public, school, and special). A print version of the report is available as well. If you have any questions, contact...

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Oops! Correction to E-News Board Meeting Article

The location and date for the next RAILS Board Meeting were incorrectly listed in the October 17 RAILS E-News. The corrected article is below. Save the Date: RAILS Board Meeting October 26 The RAILS Board will meet on Friday, October 26, at 1 p.m., in person at the RAILS Coal Valley service center...

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Dog Photos Needed for ILA Presentation

Our website builder, Brian Smith, is looking for photographs of Illinois library employees' dogs to use in his presentation at the Illinois Library Association annual conference next month. The title of his session is "They're Good Docs Brent" and it's on the topic of semantic markup in website...

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RAILS News for School Libraries

The Fall 2018 issue of the RAILS News for School Libraries has been sent out. The e-newsletter includes information about: Find More Illinois RAILS Partnership Grants Delivery Continuing Education/Professional Development and more If you didn't receive the newsletter in your email, you can read it...

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RSA Hosts 9th Annual Back-to-School Workshop

Thirteen staff members from school libraries that belong to the Resource Sharing Alliance (RSA) NFP LLSAP attended the ninth annual RSA Back-to-School Workshop on August 8, 2018, at the RAILS East Peoria Service Center. RSA staff shared information relevant to school library operations...

School library staff ready to learn at the RSA Back-to-School Workshop on August 8, 2018. Photo contributed by RSA.

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Engage with RAILS at 2018 Fall Conferences

If you are attending any conferences this fall, make sure to visit RAILS at our table or booth. Watch this post for updates once program schedules, and booth numbers are announced. Below you will find a list of the conferences where RAILS will have a presence. You'll find networking opportunities,...

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Member Update: Member Projects, Updates to Grants, Find More Illinois Expansion, and More!

The next RAILS member update is Tuesday, July 31, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Attend at one of several videoconference locations throughout the RAILS area or via one-way streaming (RAILS Live). Register here . You'll hear the latest RAILS news about: Updating our strategic plan Membership standards Find...

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RAILS selects three projects for Multitype Collaborative Grants

The Reaching Across Illinois Libraries System (RAILS) announced that three projects have been selected to receive Multitype Collaborative Grants, which encourage RAILS member libraries of different types to work together on collaborative projects. Each grant project must include at least two...

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Amazing Arachnids at Brookfield Zoo

As you begin the process of planning for your summer reading programs, we wanted to make you aware of an opportunity to help promote your programs along with Brookfield Zoo's upcoming summer exhibit – Amazing Arachnids, which is open from May 26 through September 3. The exhibit presents a great...

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