Submitted by Dan Bostrom on March 29, 2021 - 4:36pm
In this episode: new Sparks! podcast, Explore More Illinois re-opens April 1, a statewide database funding proposal, and RAILS budget priorities.
Submitted by Dan Bostrom on March 29, 2021 - 1:55pm
Does your networking group want to reach more staff from RAILS member libraries? Are you interested in attracting more attendees/participants to your events? RAILS networking groups can now add events into the L2 calendar. To do so, they must take the following steps: Your group must be listed in...
Submitted by Dan Bostrom on March 18, 2021 - 2:54pm
The Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) stands in solidarity with the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) in its statement recognizing and strongly condemning the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States. We are disappointed and saddened by the rise in...
Submitted by Dan Bostrom on March 15, 2021 - 11:10am
Networking groups have long played an important part in the RAILS community. As a way to share knowledge and connect with colleagues from other RAILS libraries, these groups help shape policies, programs, and services across library types. RAILS has over 80 official groups in its networking group...
Submitted by Dan Bostrom on March 11, 2021 - 4:12pm
In this episode: RAILS meets with another library system, board nominations are live, IMLS gets a big boost in funding, and RAILS partners with AISLE to give out grants to school libraries.
Submitted by Dan Bostrom on March 10, 2021 - 8:57am
The Association for Illinois School Library Educators (AISLE) and the Reaching Across Illinois Libraries System (RAILS) announced that 14 projects have been selected to receive My Library Is… Grants for School Libraries. Despite announcing 10 possible awards, RAILS and AISLE were able to award all...
Submitted by Dan Bostrom on February 19, 2021 - 4:13pm
In this episode: RAILS is looking for new board members, there's a reduction in quarantine for delivery items, and updates around the February 26 board meeting.
Submitted by Dan Bostrom on February 11, 2021 - 11:18am
February 14 is #LibraryLoversDay, and it is the first anniversary of the launch of our Elders of the Internet video, featuring Nick Offerman. Just a few weeks after launch, the world got a bit sidetracked with the novel coronavirus, so we are relaunching the video with a new media kit to assist you...
Submitted by Dan Bostrom on February 9, 2021 - 9:21am
In April 2020, RAILS began a new program to feature library workers on its Facebook page. In the "10 Questions" program, we've been able to get to know people from various types of RAILS libraries. The program has been so successful that RAILS is running it again! We've developed ten new questions...
Submitted by Dan Bostrom on February 4, 2021 - 3:29pm
In this episode: an update on the Cards for Kids act, next steps in the RAILS EDI initiative, and a new resource for library data.
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