Focus on Indiana Libraries: Vol 74 No. 22

Focus on Indiana Libraries

Nov. 24, 2020| Vol. 74 No. 22

The Library Role in Pandemic: Essential to So Many

As the director of the state association of academic, public, school, and special libraries, I have a birds-eye view of the ever-changing work in libraries throughout this pandemic. Since March 13, we have convened regular online meetings with various groups within the Indiana library community. Libraries rose to the occasion to meet people’s needs by amping up Wi-Fi in parking lots, increasing mobile hotspot loans, and offering eCards, eBooks, downloadable music and movies. MORE

Great Things Are Happening in Indiana Libraries

New virtual book club at library explores racial equity issues

The Bartholomew County Public Library is using a racial equity collection grant from Indiana Humanities to start a young adult virtual book club. Read More

Replicas of Murals Painted during Protest Displayed at IPL

Back in June downtown Indianapolis was boarded up as protests moved through the city, but soon artwork and murals began to bloom from the boards. Read More

ILF ANNUAL CONFERENCE RECAP

The ILF 2020 Virtual Annual Conference was held virtually Nov. 17-18. We topped out at 820 registered attendees and 152 speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors for the LIVE conference.

Highlights included:

Four outstanding featured authors--two-time Caldecott winner Sophie Blackall, NY Times Bestselling author Joelle Charbonneau, Young Hoosier Book Award winner Alan Gratz, and Indiana Authors Awards winner Maurice Broaddus. Many lucky winners will be receiving their books.
A full track of Genealogy sessions, with expert leadership by the genealogy librarians at Allen County Public Library.
Interactive workshops and sessions that help attendees think and communicate differently about racial equity and authentic inclusion of everyone.
Fifty LIVE sessions and seventeen pre-recorded on-demand sessions about the full range of issues and topics in libraries.

Many thanks to all the speakers and attendees for an interactive experience and for adaptability in this year of the pandemic. ILF certainly learned a lot about large-scale virtual conferencing with compressed planning. Attendees, Speakers, and Exhibitors should have received surveys in the last week. Miss it? Email us.

Are you hearing about it from colleagues and feeling like you wish you attended? No worry. We plan to offer a package of the recorded content for a fee. The LIVE sessions which were recorded are being edited now and will be made available to registered attendees soon.

THANK YOU TO SPONSORS, PARTNERS, AND EXHIBITORS!

The ILF Annual Conference was made possible through the generous contributions of partners and sponsors. We appreciate ENA, Education Networks of America; Bose Public Affairs Group; Indiana Humanities; and MKM architecture + design for their leadership and relationship with ILF.

Thanks to our Leader Level Partners/Sponsors!

Bose Public Affairs Group is our long-standing legislative advocate for our members' most valued member service. Meet Amy Cornell, our advocate at the Indiana General Assembly.

MKM architecture + design shares their expertise on designing with wellness in mind and sponsored the conference app this year. Envision your future library design and services during the presentation by Zach Benedict.

Indiana Humanities is a key program partner to all types of libraries for public humanities. Libraries especially value access to grants and Indiana authors. Indiana Humanities presents award-winning author Maurice Broaddus.

ENA, Education Networks of America, is a key partner in all things related to computer networks, security, broadband internet, and e-rate. ENA shares expertise in mobile connectivity and video this year.

Thanks to our Advocate Level Partners/Sponsors

MCLS, Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, facilitates resource sharing and collaboration. MCLS is the expert for training on cataloguing.

Northeast Indiana Libraries Serving Communities is a consortium of public libraries in DeKalb, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, and Whitley County, which collaborate and foster peer-based support.

Thanks to our Educator Level Partners/Sponsors

In addition, be sure to check out all the ILF Exhibitors in the virtual conference.

ILF 2020 Awards and Scholarship Winners

Check out a quick overview of 2020 Awards and Scholarships, as shown during the ILF Annual Conference. Congrats to our winners.

Upcoming ILF Online Learning Sessions

Community-wide dialogue on authentic inclusion of diverse voices in collections management, part II. Learn about tools in development and continue the dialogue. Dec. 2, 1pmET. (OPEN TO ALL)

Popular online learning sessions

Library Advocacy Training Series

Prepare yourself for the 2021 legislative session. Access the entire series of 9-17 minute trainings.

Library Advocacy 101
Library Districts, Cards, and Deserts
How ILF Works in Advocacy
Public Library Funding
Libraries and the State Budget
Resource Sharing
Communications and Advocacy

ILF Seeks Member Leaders

LEAN INTO LEADERSHIP FOR 2021

Now is the time that we start planning to fill open and expiring terms on various leadership roles throughout ILF for 2021. We have OPEN seats needing ILF members to lean into leadership!

Committees - Advocacy, Ad Hoc Committee on Racial Justice and Inclusion, Book Awards (YHBA, Rosie, Read Aloud Indiana--some have wait lists), Communications, Intellectual Freedom, Professional Development
Division Leadership Teams - Management, Public Services (relaunching this--yay!), Youth Services, Technical Services
Affiliation Advisory Boards - AISLE, IPLA, IALA, ILSTA
Workgroups - Small groups work on specific tasks, such as updating the AISLE Rubric, Broadband Adoption Task Group, and Remote assistance from the library (telehealth, legal assistance, court access).

Interested in learning more about any of the above? Complete the volunteer form and/or contact Lucinda Nord. ILF works to match member leaders to positions that fit your skills, interests, and availability.

Member-Only Access To Tools and Resources

Your ILF membership get you access to so much more than a discount to a conference. Have you checked out the Online Learning? For any of the opportunities below, please contact us if you need assistance logging in.

Be sure to update your member profile

What's your area of work? Management? Youth Services? Technical Services? Marketing? Do we have both your home and work email and physical addresses and cell phone numbers? As we work to deepen our relationship with our members, it is important to be able to reach you. We do not share your personal information.

Member News

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