Illinois State Library
150 Years and Counting...
The Illinois State Library (ISL) was created more than 150 years ago to serve the needs of state government. As the official library for state government, it has come a long way since 1839 when the young Secretary of State, Stephen A. Douglas, saw to it that space was reserved next to his new office for a small, fledgling library.
Today, the State Library has become a computer-age doorway to worldwide information,providing patrons with an electronic bridge to the collections of universities, public, school and corporate libraries, and new information systems that will continue to develop into the 21st century and beyond.
Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White and State Library Director Anne Craig
Most Recently Added
Congrats to the 2013 SPLMI Participants!
News / Last Modified: 10 May 2013
The Illinois State Library is pleased to announce and congratulate the participants who will take part in the 2013 Small Public Library Management Institute (SPLMI).
FY 2013 ILLINET Survey Now Available
News / Last Modified: 06 May 2013
The FY 2013 ILLINET Interlibrary Loan & Reciprocal Borrowing Statistical Survey is available for completion at http://il.countingopinions.com.
LSTA Grant Allotment Update
News / Last Modified: 19 April 2013
The Illinois State Library received notice from IMLS this week that the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2013 LSTA allotment will be $5,333,615.
New "Read for a Lifetime" Reading List
News / Last Modified: 15 April 2013
The reading list for the 2013-2014 school year that begins in August has just been posted to the State Library's Read for a Lifetime website.
Important Delivery Survey
News / Last Modified: 29 March 2013
The Illinois State Library wants your valuable input on the issue of delivery of library materials.
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Upcoming Events
02 June 2013
Small Public Library Management Institute (SPLMI)
SPLMI is intended for directors of all sizes of libraries that are either new to their position or new to the Illinois library community.
05 August 2013
On The Front Lines
On the Front Lines is a three day conference delivering library education to front line practitioners of public, academic, school and special libraries.