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Recording of WebJunction Webinar on Community Engagement

A recording of the WebJunction webinar on "Community Engagement: Serving Diverse Communities Where They Are" is now available on WebJunction. The 90 minute session explores what it means to provide inclusive outreach to and engagement with members of your local community. How do you identify the...

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Upcoming LYRASIS Classes and Events

A list of webinars and events sponsored by LYRASIS can be found at: www.lyrasis.org/Pages/Events.aspx. Upcoming offerings include programs on digitization, preservation, disaster preparedness, and more. To see the LYRASIS benefits and discounts available to RAILS members, log into the RAILS website...

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Recording of Managing Your Records Webinar

A link to a recorded webinar, “Managing Your Records and the Local Records Act,” is available on the Illinois State Library's website . Intended for public library trustees and administrators, the webinar reviews the responsibility of local governments in overseeing the retention of records. The...

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Early bird pricing ends Feb. 24 for IL Youth Services Institute (IYSI) 2016

Registration Open! Early bird pricing ends February 24, 2016. Illinois Youth Services Institute (IYSI) April 1-2, 2016 Marriott Bloomington-Normal Hotel and Conference Center The 2016 Illinois Youth Services Institute (IYSI) Be Bold! Experiment brings together Youth Services library staff from all...

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Proposals for ISLMA Conference Due by March 31

The theme of the 2016 Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) conference is "School Librarians LEAD, Learners, Educators, Administrators and Dreamers." The conference will take place at the Tinley Park Convention Center from November 3 - 5, 2016. Do you have a cool idea that you want to...

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Free Webinars Presented by Pat Wagner

RAILS members are invited to view the below free webinars presented by Pat Wagner of Pattern Research, Inc. Communication Mistakes Only Really Really Smart or Busy People Make Wednesday, March 9, 2016 The Marketing Portfolio: Balancing The Past, Present And Future Tuesday, March 29, 2016 Intro to...

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Building Projects 101

Hello all, I apologize for any cross postings… Please pass on to all who may be interested! I am coordinating an all day workshop intended for public libraries who are interested in doing a building project someday, but don't know where to start. I have worked with the LACONI Admin Section to...

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Reaching Forward May 6

Save the Date Reaching Forward will be held on Friday, May 6, 2016 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. The program schedule will be posted soon. Watch the Reaching Forward website for more information.

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LWT Staff Development Day

The Libraries Working Together networking group is hosting an annual staff development day at Faranda's Banquet Center in DeKalb on Friday, March 11th, 9am-3pm. $25.00 per person will cover lunch and supplies. The venue and speakers were generously funded through a RAILS CE Grant. See the attached...

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Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference - Deadline Approaching

Call for Proposals—February 12 Deadline Approaching On behalf of the Conference Program Committee, we invite you to submit a proposal for the 3rd Annual Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference. The event will be held in Indianapolis, IN at the Sheraton Indianapolis at Keystone Crossing on June 10,...

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