Jan 26 10:00 am RAILS Board Consortia Committee Meeting RAILS Burr Ridge Deirdre Brennan Meeting Room/Videoconference Room RAILS East Peoria Conference/Videoconference Room RAILS Coal Valley Videoconference Room Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Reaching Across Illinois Library System RAILS Board Consortia Committee Meeting
Jan 26 12:00 pm The Magic of Monthly Books: How Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Inspires Young Readers Zoom Event Type(s) Webinar PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Library Association The Magic of Monthly Books: How Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Inspires Young Readers
Jan 27 9:00 am SHARE Your Cataloging Questions Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting Training Discussion Networking PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System SHARE - Sharing Heartland's Available Resources Equally SHARE Your Cataloging Questions
Jan 27 11:00 am SWAN Fireside Chat Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor SWAN Library Services - System Wide Automated Network SWAN Fireside Chat
Jan 27 5:00 pm Canceled: IHLS Board of Directors Meeting IHLS Edwardsville Upstairs Common Space IHLS Carbondale Service Center Room 107D/Videoconference Room IHLS Champaign Large Videoconference/Training Center C.E. Brehm Memorial Public Library District Effingham Public Library (Suzette Brumleve Memorial) Illinois State Library (Gwendolyn Brooks Building) Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System Canceled: IHLS Board of Directors Meeting
Jan 28 10:00 am RAILS Board Policy Committee Meeting RAILS Burr Ridge Room B/Videoconference Room Engineering Systems, Incorporated (Library) Frankfort Public Library District Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Reaching Across Illinois Library System RAILS Board Policy Committee Meeting
Jan 28 10:00 am Where Is AI in 2026 and Where Is It Going? Zoom Event Type(s) Training Webinar PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System Where Is AI in 2026 and Where Is It Going?
Jan 28 10:30 am PrairieCat Delegates Assembly Meeting RAILS Coal Valley Videoconference Room Freeport Public Library New Lenox Public Library District Princeton Public Library Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor PrairieCat PrairieCat Delegates Assembly Meeting
Jan 28 12:00 pm ChatGPT: A Libr-AI-rian's Sidekick Zoom Event Type(s) Webinar PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Library Association ChatGPT: A Libr-AI-rian's Sidekick
Jan 29 9:00 am RSA Online Basic WorkFlows Cataloging Workshop Microsoft Teams Event Type(s) Training PDH Available No Sponsor Resource Sharing Alliance RSA Online Basic WorkFlows Cataloging Workshop
Jan 29 10:00 am Small Public Libraries Meeting Sherman Public Library District (Sherman Public Library District) Event Type(s) Networking PDH Available No Sponsor Small Public Libraries Get-Together Illinois Heartland Library System
Jan 29 1:00 pm IHLS Directors Chat Virtual Location Event Type(s) Discussion Networking Social PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System IHLS Directors Chat
Jan 30 2:00 pm SWAN ILL/Quarterly Billing Office Hours Zoom Event Type(s) Training PDH Available No Sponsor SWAN Library Services - System Wide Automated Network SWAN ILL/Quarterly Billing Office Hours
Feb 03 10:00 am SWAN Committee of the Whole meeting Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor SWAN Library Services - System Wide Automated Network SWAN Committee of the Whole meeting
Feb 03 10:00 am PrairieCat Training Committee Meeting Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor PrairieCat PrairieCat Training Committee Meeting
Feb 03 1:00 pm Panel: Addressing Caregiver Questions About Emergent Literacy Zoom Event Type(s) Program PDH Available No Sponsor Emergent Readers & Lower Elementary
Feb 03 2:00 pm RAILS Member Meetup: Black Hawk College Quad Cities Campus Black Hawk College (Library) PDH Available Yes Contact Hours 1.00 hour Sponsor Reaching Across Illinois Library System RAILS Member Meetup: Black Hawk College Quad Cities Campus
Feb 03 3:00 pm Preschool Outreach Programmers Winter 2026 Zoom Event Type(s) Networking PDH Available No Sponsor Preschool Outreach Programmers
Feb 04 9:30 am Circulation RoundTable Messenger Public Library of North Aurora Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Circulation Roundtable
Feb 04 10:00 am Illinois Employment Law Update Virtual Location Event Type(s) Webinar PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System Illinois Employment Law Update
Feb 04 12:00 pm How Not to Panic: Media Training for Library Staff Zoom Event Type(s) Webinar PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Library Association How Not to Panic: Media Training for Library Staff
Feb 05 1:00 pm RSA Online Bibload Workshop Microsoft Teams Event Type(s) Training PDH Available No Sponsor Resource Sharing Alliance RSA Online Bibload Workshop
Feb 05 1:00 pm IHLS Directors Chat Virtual Location Event Type(s) Discussion Networking Social PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System IHLS Directors Chat
Feb 05 2:00 pm West Suburban Adult Programmers (WSAP) Meeting Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor West Suburban Adult Programmers West Suburban Adult Programmers (WSAP) Meeting
Feb 06 9:30 am LACONI Technical Services Section Acquisitions Round-Up Zoom Event Type(s) Program PDH Available No Sponsor LACONI LACONI Technical Services Section Acquisitions Round-Up
Feb 06 10:30 am PrairieCat Administrative Council Meeting Reddick Public Library District Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor PrairieCat PrairieCat Administrative Council Meeting
Feb 09 4:00 pm IHLS Finance Committee Meeting Zoom IHLS Edwardsville 1st Floor Multipurpose Room Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System
Feb 10 9:00 am SHARE Catalogers Training Session Zoom Event Type(s) Training Webinar PDH Available Yes Contact Hours 1.00 hour Sponsor SHARE - Sharing Heartland's Available Resources Equally Illinois Heartland Library System SHARE Catalogers Training Session
Feb 10 9:00 am Introduction to OrangeBoy Savannah CCS Fishbowl Room Event Type(s) Training PDH Available No Sponsor Cooperative Computer Services
Feb 10 10:00 am AMs Networking Group Meeting Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Assistant Managers and Supervisors Networking Group, The
Feb 10 10:00 am ILA Students and New Professionals Forum Informational Meeting Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting Networking Social Special Event PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Library Association ILA Students and New Professionals Forum Informational Meeting
Feb 10 10:00 am A.I. Tools for Libraries Matteson Area Public Library District Event Type(s) Program PDH Available No Sponsor Area Training for Libraries and Staff A.I. Tools for Libraries
Feb 11 9:30 am SWAYS (Southwest Advocates for Youth Services) Mascoutah Public Library Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor SouthWest Advocates for Youth Services Illinois Heartland Library System
Feb 11 9:30 am ILVAN Meeting (Illinois Library Volunteer Administrator Network) Zoom Event Type(s) Networking PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Library Volunteer Administrators
Feb 11 9:30 am Adult Services Managers Roundtable Meeting RAILS Burr Ridge Deirdre Brennan Meeting Room/Videoconference Room Event Type(s) Networking PDH Available No Sponsor Adult Services Managers Roundtable
Feb 11 10:00 am CCS Governing Board Cooperative Computer Services Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Cooperative Computer Services CCS Governing Board
Feb 11 10:00 am SPARK February Networking Meeting White Oak Library District (Crest Hill Branch Library) Event Type(s) Networking PDH Available No Sponsor Spanish Programming And Resources for Kids SPARK February Networking Meeting
Feb 11 10:00 am World Languages Networking Group Zoom PDH Available No Sponsor World Languages Networking Group