Monthly Archives: October 2009

Regular Customers

At the ILA Session, Small Opportunities Big Returns, it was pointed out that how many of our regular customers don’t know the other services or programs we offer? So let’s not forget to market to them, we often have a … Continue reading

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Save Illinois Libraries Display Idea

Jim Dinnerville, Reference Librarian at Blue Island Public Library, created this display for Halloween.

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Librarians on Cereal Boxes!

The American Library Association (ALA) is working with Safeway Inc., on a roll-out of the first two of five Safeway-brand cereal boxes with back-panel content about libraries and librarians. The boxes will launch this October and will be available at … Continue reading

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Community Media Workshop

The Community Media Workshop is a great resource for marketers/pr folk. The offer classes, an annual media guide, and a great website. The recently refreshed their website with new content, new navigation, and more. It’s a great place to find … Continue reading

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IL Sec. of State Jesse White Helps Kick Off Save Illinois Libraries Campaign

IL Sec. of State Jesse White Helps Kick Off the “Save Illinois Libraries” Campaign in Peoria. NSLS Exec. Director Sarah Long spells it out.

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Styles from the Stacks and Forever Green Fashion Show

Styles from the Stacks featured creative literary wear and also included a Forever Green Fashion Show. Click here to see the creativity.

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Inspiration Station Delivers Great Ideas

Inspiration Station reflected tons of wonderful work in Illinois. Here are some photos of this great collection of materials.

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Extreme Makeover: Adult Summer Reading Programs

Thursday morning Kara Kohn, of the Plainfield Public Library, Gail Conrath from Geneva Public Library and Susan DeRonne of the Elmhurst Public Library presented great ideas on how to improve your summer reading program. If you’re doing a winter reading … Continue reading

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Energy Abounds at 2009 ILA Conference – Transformation See Tomorrow Today

Great presentations in the room, great products in the exhibit hall and a lot of cheering for Secretary of State Jesse White and the new Save Illinois Libraries campaign. See the photos.

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Readers, Writers, Books and Blogs

Karen Kleckner, Deerfield Public Library, and Rebecca Vnuk, Glen Ellyn Public Library gave an entertaining and informative program on using blogs to stay on top of books being published and to help provideĀ  readers’ advisory service. Also, discussed was how … Continue reading

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