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RAILS Minute - June 21, 2021

Submitted by Dan Bostrom on June 21, 2021 - 4:36pm

In this episode: RAILS gets ready to celebrate 10 years (!), learn about the RAILS Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccination Program Policy, and strategic planning begins for the system!

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RAILS Receives Grant for E-Books

Submitted by Nicole Zimmermann on November 16, 2020 - 4:10pm

RAILS has received a grant of $125,000 for e-books through the Illinois Office of the Secretary of State. In early August, we were notified by the Illinois State Library that a portion of the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) grant funds for Illinois libraries would go...

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New Video: Elders of the Internet

Submitted by RAILS Staff on February 13, 2020 - 10:13am

Just in time for Library Lovers Day, actor Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation, Making It, Good Omens) stars in our latest video, created by Chicago marketing firm Imagination. Please share it widely with your colleagues, library users, and social media followers. The Wizard of the World Wide Web...

Nick Offerman, in costume as the Wizard of the World Wide Web

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"Dreams Take Flight" Videos for Libraries

Submitted by RAILS Staff on January 28, 2019 - 11:45am

We have begun a campaign to help our member libraries of all sizes and types (academic, public, school, and special) tell their stories and articulate their value to stakeholders more effectively. This kind of assistance was requested by many libraries during our recent strategic planning process...

children gathered in a library for a paper airplane flight test

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IMLS Funding: Continued Advocacy Efforts Required

Submitted by Nicole Zimmermann on May 2, 2017 - 12:53pm

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

Submitted by andersonr on February 5, 2016 - 1:33pm

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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RAILS Catalog Membership Grants

Submitted by Nicole Zimmermann on June 2, 2021 - 1:42pm

Congratulations to the libraries who recently received RAILS Catalog Membership Grants! Amboy SD 272, $15,505 to join RRLC (Rock River Library Consortium) Marengo-Union Public Library District, $7,435 to join PrairieCat Regional Center for Change (a new RAILS member), $7,140 to join RRLC This grant...

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RAILS Minute - May 20, 2021

Submitted by Dan Bostrom on May 20, 2021 - 3:14pm

In this episode: libraries struggle with recent CDC guidance on masks, the RAILS board prepares for their May meeting, and the RAILS East Peoria Service Center is moving.

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RAILS Minute - April 30, 2021

Submitted by Dan Bostrom on April 30, 2021 - 3:33pm

In this episode: the RAILS EDI initiative moves forward, Find More Illinois expands, new opportunities for joint library programming, and RAILS board elections close soon!

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Joint Library Programming Group

Submitted by Dan Bostrom on April 27, 2021 - 11:03am

After the great success of collaborative programs like Dr. Ibram Kendi, the Long Shadow Q&A with Director Frances Causey, and Harlan Coben, in the past year, a number of libraries have been working on creating the Illinois Joint Library Programming Group which will provide high-quality online...

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