News from RAILS

RAILS at AISLE and IATE Joint Conference, October 10-12, Springfield Attend a Program "Telling Our Story: Articulating Library Value across Type" Saturday, October 12, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Vista 6 RAILS Member Engagement Manager Daniel Bostrom Amy Byers, Chatham Area Public Library District Pattie...

To celebrate September as "National Library Card Sign-Up Month", Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, whose mother was a librarian, is hosting a free Librarian's Luncheon to meet and greet RAILS library directors and present them with an honorary library proclamation. This special gathering will...

The RAILS My Library Is... Grant program provides an opportunity for libraries to focus on projects that help tell the library story and that increase visibility and support for all types of libraries. Libraries, working alone or with partner organizations, can apply for up to $5,000. RAILS is...

Find More Illinois connects Illinois library catalogs to make resource sharing easier. Anyone can search multiple catalogs at once. Patrons and staff of participating libraries can log in to place and manage interlibrary loan requests. Find out more about the program and how your library can...

Jane Plass, RAILS Associate Executive Director, will retire effective November 15, 2019. Jane began work in Illinois library systems in March 2000 as Director of Network Services at DuPage Library System. She has served as RAILS Associate Executive Director since February 2012. RAILS will begin...

RAILS members often express concern about the more than one million people in Illinois who do not have access to public library service. RAILS wants to do what we can to help with this issue. As a first step, we want to make sure we have accurate information on the scope of the unserved issue in...

Individuals and libraries should update their L2 profiles before the new L2 (Library Directory and Learning Calendar) is launched next year. This will also ensure that other members will be able to find the most up-to-date information about your library. Library directors and other library...