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16-634: The first meeting of what was to become the Illinois Library Association was held November 22–23, 1881. Originally called the Western Library Association (WLA), it met twice, in 1881 and again in 1884, both times in Illinois. William Frederick Poole was its first president and its avowed purpose was to promote cooperative purchasing and cataloging. The WLA ceased to exist in 1885. Ten years later, members of

32-675: A member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1877. The American Library Association included him as one of the men of '76. John Edmands (librarian) John Edmands (February 1, 1820 – October 17, 1915) was an American librarian who was responsible for innovations in filing methodologies. He inspired Poole's guide to periodical literature . He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts , graduated from Phillips Academy , Andover, and then Yale College in 1847, and taught at Rocky Mount, North Carolina for

48-642: A year before resuming study at Yale Divinity School from 1848 to 1851. He was librarian for the Yale Debating Society , Brothers in Unity from 1846 to 1847 and was assistant in the Yale College library from 1851 to 1856. He was followed in that position by William Frederick Poole , who developed Edmands's Subjects for Debates with Reference to Authorities into Poole's Index to Periodical Literature . In 1856 Edmands became chief librarian of

64-445: Is governed by a sixteen-member executive board , made up of elected officers. Throughout the year, the Illinois Library Association monitors legislative activity at the state and national level, preparing for both challenges and opportunities. In countering legislation that restricts intellectual freedom , the profession advocates for a future of free and open access to information. The association also maintains legislative counsel in

80-653: Is indexed by EBSCO in Library & Information Science Source. The Illinois Library Association E-Newsletter is an email newsletter intended to alert and inform the ILA membership about issues and events that are considered significant by the general media. The E-Newsletter is sent free to the ILA membership and subscribers in the general public. In 2019, the association produced and printed Serving Our Public 4.0: Standards for Illinois Public Libraries . State law requires Illinois public libraries to "provide, as determined by

96-630: The Barack Obama Commemorative License Plate was introduced by the Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles and the Illinois Library Association. The license plate was valid for vehicle use until April 17, 2009, and has now become a popular international collectors' item. In spring 2007, the Illinois Library Association partnered with MySpace.com to produce the "CyberSafety Bookmark" . One million bookmarks were distributed for free to libraries across

112-650: The Mercantile Library, Philadelphia . He was one of the original members of the American Library Association , and one of its first vice presidents. He also served as head of the Association of Pennsylvania Librarians for several years. This article about a United States writer of non-fiction is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a person involved with library and information science

128-476: The great Chicago fire of 1871 , even though the disaster had occurred two years before the city had begun a library. Poole capped his career as librarian of the Newberry Library , a private research institution, from 1887 to 1894. Poole designed the building, which still stands at 60 West Walton Street. While he was a moving force in the modern library movement, Poole's ideas ultimately put him on

144-614: The Chicago Library Club proposed forming a state library association and held a meeting, in Springfield, Illinois to officially launch the Illinois Library Association. ILA membership is open to any person or organization, though most of its members are primarily librarians, library staff, and trustees. Membership represents all types of libraries in the state—public, academic, school, government, and special libraries. The association has five full-time staff members and

160-668: The State Librarian, library services which either meet or show progress toward meeting Illinois library standards, as most recently adopted by the Illinois Library Association." Illinois Library Laws and Rules in Effect January 2020 is a compilation of all current laws and rules affecting library service in Illinois. New rules governing including regional library system membership, reciprocal borrowing, and state grants that took effect in July 2012 are included plus changes in

176-571: The country, and were sold for a nominal fee afterward. They are currently sold out, but available for download. William Frederick Poole William Frederick Poole (24 December 1821, Salem, Massachusetts – 1 March 1894) was an American bibliographer and librarian . He graduated from Yale University in 1849, where he assisted John Edmands , who was a student at the Brothers in Unity Library . Poole succeeded Edmands' position at

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192-663: The ethics statutes. Since 1982, ILA has developed iREAD, the association's summer reading program , intended to provide high quality, low-cost resources and products that enable library staff to motivate children to read. In summer 2008, ILA successfully partnered with the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) to create the Summer Reading Club. ILA sponsors an annual statewide conference each fall, rotating from Chicago, to sites in suburban Chicago, and downstate Illinois . In spring 2009,

208-694: The library and in 1848, while still a student, published his own 154-page index to periodical literature. A 524-page edition was published in 1853, and a third 1469-page edition in 1882. He was assistant librarian of the Boston Athenaeum in 1851, and in 1852 became librarian of the Boston Mercantile Library . From 1856 to 1869 he was librarian of the Boston Athenaeum, where he inspired the careers of Charles Evans , William I. Fletcher , and Caroline Hewins . Poole

224-518: The state capital during the legislative session and works with the state library and other groups to maximize public benefit from available resources. The Illinois Library Association Reporter is a quarterly publication intended to explore new ideas and practices from all types of libraries and library systems; examine the challenges facing the profession; and inform the library community and its supporters with news and comment about important issues. The Reporter has been in publication since 1983 and it

240-495: The wrong side of history. Poole believed each collection was unique and that librarians should design a building and catalogue system to fit his collection. The name of his contemporary, Melvil Dewey , is attached to the idea of standardizing classification. Poole served as president of the American Library Association , and also as president of the American Historical Association . He was elected

256-714: Was a pioneer in the public library movement. He was the first librarian of the Cincinnati Public Library from 1869 to 1873, where he successfully introduced the idea of opening the library on Sundays, and the first librarian of the Chicago Public Library from 1873 to 1887. Poole built the initial Chicago collection in part through persuading friends in the academic community across the United States to donate volumes. It did not hurt that his appeal suggested many books had perished in

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