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These events are listed on the Library Learning (L2) calendar. See L2 for shared-catalog consortia training and meetings.

Friday, Jul 27

RAILS Assistant/Deputy Directors' Quarterly Roundtable

Meeting

9:15 am to 12:00 pm

This is the Summer '18 installment of the quarterly session for Assistant/Associate/Deputy Directors of public libraries in the Northern/Northeastern region of Illinois. If you'd like to add a topic to the agenda, please email William Karnoscak . Event Coordinator: William Karnoscak Email:...

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Tuesday, Jul 31

RAILS Member Update

Meeting

1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

All RAILS members are encouraged to attend this quarterly update session to hear the latest RAILS news about:

Updating our strategic plan
Membership standards
Status of the Find More Illinois pilot project and plans to recruit additional library participants

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Wednesday, Aug 1

YALD - Young Adult Librarians Discussion Group

Meeting

9:30 am to 12:00 pm

The YALD Group (Young Adult Librarians Discussion Group) is a former NSLS networking group, but is open to anyone interested in Teen Services. We usually meet every other month during the school year at a local library. Meetings are pretty informal and anyone can bring up any topic at any meeting...

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Strategic Plan Town Hall #1

Meeting

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

SWAN is creating a 5-year strategic plan for the organization. Two membership "town hall" meetings will take place. These will be facilitated by Constulting Within Reach. We invite you all to register, attend, and share your thoughts on library trends, community needs, and what you think SWAN...

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Thursday, Aug 2

West Suburban Adult Programmers (WSAP) Meeting

Meeting

9:30 am to 12:00 pm

Welcome to the West Suburban Adult Programmers Group! This group is mainly comprised of people from libraries in the western suburbs of Cook, DuPage, and Kane counties, but it is open to all areas. Event Coordinator: Michelle Mitchell Email: mmitchell@fppld.org Phone: 847-455-6016 Those attending...

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RAILS Member Meetup - Freeport

Meeting

10:00 am to 11:30 am

Please join us for a RAILS Member Meetup on Thursday, August 2 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. at the Freeport Public Library in Freeport, IL. RAILS Member Meetups are in-person, multitype library events for members to connect on issues related to the profession. RAILS will be offering a series of these...

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Strategic Plan Town Hall #2

Meeting

10:00 am to 11:30 am

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Wednesday, Aug 8

CIRC Roundtable Quarterly Meeting

Meeting

9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Anyone interested in Circulation topics is invited to join us at our quarterly meeting. This group strives to network and get feedback on items impacting libraries. We are accepting requests for agenda items. If you plan to attend please RSVP and send topics of interest to Jane Hebert: jhebert@...

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Thursday, Aug 9

BIG* Quarterly Meeting at The Elmhurst Public Library (Business Interest Group)

Meeting

9:30 am to 11:00 am

BIG (Business Interest Group) focuses on the intersection of the public library and the business community, including small business, entrepreneurship, outreach to the local business community, career and employment topics, and personal finance. This can include programming and collection...

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Friday, Aug 10

TWILL Meeting

Meeting

9:30 am to 12:00 pm

Networking, program sharing, and discussion for library staff working with tweens. We meet four times a year in the suburbs of Chicago to discuss library services to kids in approximately grades 3 to 8. Each meeting has a topic (including a discussion and sometimes a presentation), around-the-table...

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B'LONG Meeting

Meeting

10:00 am to 12:00 pm

We are a group of outreach specialists, librarians, managers, and support staff dedicated to bringing outreach services to meet the unique needs of each of our libraries populations. We meet to share programming ideas, marketing tips, and ways to partner with community organizations. We promote and...

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Monday, Aug 13

TOYS (Teen or Youth Selectors) Networking Group Meeting

Meeting

9:30 am to 11:30 am

T.O.Y.S. (Teen or Youth Selectors) connects Youth/Teen Collection Librarians and library staff with each other to share and develop ideas related to collection development. Anyone who participates in collection development for ages 0-18 is welcome to attend. Meeting agenda to be determined closer...

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Wednesday, Aug 15

Moline Area Gathering of Librarians

Meeting

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

It's time for our quarterly neighborhood meeting! This time we'll be talking about the list of Challenges and Solutions that was created during the RAILS Meet-up with Dan Bostrom on June 21st. (Don't worry if you didn't make that - the list will be available at our Neighborhood Meeting and all you...

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Thursday, Aug 16

Teen Librarian SIG - Far Western Suburbs

Meeting

9:30 am to 12:00 pm

This used to be the DLS Teen Group and is primarily made up of YA/Teen Librarians in the far Western Suburbs of Chicago. We meet quarterly in person and share program ideas and discuss teen books. 9:30 to 10:45am is programming, 10:45 to 11:30am is books, and 11:30am to Noon is a tour of the...

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RAILS Technical Services Networking Group meeting

Meeting

10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Come mingle with fellow Tech Services staff at this informal meeting. We meet quarterly to discuss the latest issues in processing, vendors, collection management, cataloging, and more. Everyone is encouraged to add topics to the agenda! Event Coordinator: Lindsay Braddy Email: lbraddy@...

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