Create a New L2 User Account
All employees and board members of Illinois libraries are encouraged to have an account on the Library Directory and Learning Calendar, or L2, website. L2 includes a statewide directory of libraries and personnel as well as an events calendar of training and meetings. You can find L2 online at librarylearning.org.
Video Tutorial: Creating Your L2 Account
Step 1: Create Your L2 Account Login
- First, click the Login button in the top right corner of the L2 website.
- Click the Create an Account link at the bottom of the login form.
For your initial account creation, enter your first name, your last name, your email address, and a password.
Note: An email address at your library's Internet domain name is recommended because that expedites the library confirmation process.
- When finished, click the Create New Account button at the bottom of the form.
- Add your library affiliation and verify your email address.
Step 2: Add Your Library Affiliation
After the account creation form is submitted, a new page titled “Add a Location” will prompt you to add your library affiliation.
- To add your affiliation, begin typing the name of your library in the Affiliation field, and select the correct library location from the list of matching suggestions that appears.
- Fill out the remainder of the form with the relevant information. Required fields are marked with asterisks.*
| Field Name | Field Description |
|---|---|
| Name* | Your Name will automatically populate. |
| Email Address* | Your Email Address will automatically populate. |
| Primary Affiliation* | The Primary Affiliation checkbox should remain selected. |
| Role/Access Group* | Select your role at the library: a staff member, a manager, or a board member. |
| Job Title* | Your job title at the library. |
| Phone Number | The library’s phone number or your direct line/extension at the library; this may be left blank. |
| Fax Number | The library’s fax number; this may be left blank. |
| Functions/Responsibilities | Select from the list those that apply to you. |
- When finished, click the Save button at the bottom of the form.
Affiliation Confirmation
After saving a new affiliation to your L2 account, you will see the message that says your library affiliation needs to be confirmed by the L2 administrators at your library’s regional library system (i.e., CPL, IHLS, or RAILS). Note: For public libraries, the library director is responsible for confirming new affiliations.
Your account will not be fully active until your initial library affiliation has been confirmed by an administrator. Your affiliation will be approved as soon as possible, but it may not be approved immediately.
If your affiliation is not confirmed, your user dashboard shows the affiliation as “pending”. If your affiliation is confirmed, your user dashboard shows details about your library affiliation.
Step 3: Verify Your Email Address
After you create your account, L2 will send you an email that contains a link to verify your email address. If this link is not clicked within 24 hours of your account’s creation, the account will automatically be cancelled, and you will have to create a new one. If you do not receive the verification email from L2 a few minutes after you create your account, check whether the email was blocked by your library’s email security system.