2025 Dec 25 12:00 am Christmas Day - CCS Office Closed N/A Event Type(s) Closing PDH Available No Sponsor Cooperative Computer Services Christmas Day - CCS Office Closed
2025 Dec 31 12:00 am New Year's Eve Observed (IHLS closed) IHLS Edwardsville 1st Floor Multipurpose Room IHLS Champaign Large Videoconference/Training Center IHLS Carbondale Service Center Room 106F Event Type(s) Closing PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System
2025 Dec 31 12:00 am New Year's Eve & Day - CCS Office Closed N/A Event Type(s) Closing PDH Available No Sponsor Cooperative Computer Services New Year's Eve & Day - CCS Office Closed
2025 Dec 31 8:00 am New Year's Eve and New Year's Day - RAILS Closed N/A PDH Available No Sponsor Reaching Across Illinois Library System New Year's Eve and New Year's Day - RAILS Closed
Jan 01 12:00 am New Year's Day Observed (IHLS closed) IHLS Edwardsville 1st Floor Multipurpose Room IHLS Champaign Large Videoconference/Training Center IHLS Carbondale Service Center Room 106F Event Type(s) Closing PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System
Jan 05 4:00 pm IHLS Policy & Membership Committee Meeting Zoom IHLS Edwardsville 1st Floor Multipurpose Room Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System
Jan 07 10:00 am IHLS Members Matter Special Meeting: Automated Material Handling System Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting Program Discussion PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System IHLS Members Matter Special Meeting: Automated Material Handling System
Jan 07 12:00 pm WorldShare ILL Borrowing - Borrowing requests WebEx Event Type(s) Training PDH Available No Sponsor SWAN Library Services - System Wide Automated Network WorldShare ILL Borrowing - Borrowing requests
Jan 08 9:30 am CCS Circ Technical Group Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Cooperative Computer Services CCS Circ Technical Group
Jan 08 9:30 am Managers of Children's + Teen Services: West (MCATS West) Meeting Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting Discussion Networking PDH Available No Sponsor Managers of Children's and Teen Services Managers of Children's + Teen Services: West (MCATS West) Meeting
Jan 08 9:30 am SWAN Cataloging Working Group Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor SWAN Library Services - System Wide Automated Network SWAN Cataloging Working Group
Jan 08 10:00 am SAIL Meeting Seneca Public Library District Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Supporting Administrators in Libraries
Jan 08 10:00 am Shall We Play a Game?: Cataloging Games — an Online with the CMC webinar Zoom Event Type(s) Training Webinar PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System Illinois State Library Shall We Play a Game?: Cataloging Games — an Online with the CMC webinar
Jan 08 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 08 4:00 pm RAILS Board Advocacy Committee Meeting RAILS Burr Ridge Room B/Videoconference Room Cook Memorial Public Library District (Aspen Drive Library) Rockford University (Howard Colman Library) Shorewood-Troy Public Library District Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Reaching Across Illinois Library System RAILS Board Advocacy Committee Meeting
Jan 08 4:00 pm IHLS Delivery & Facilites Committee Meeting CANCELLED Zoom IHLS Edwardsville 1st Floor Multipurpose Room Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System
Jan 09 9:30 am RAILS YS Programmer Group Meeting Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Youth Programmers Group
Jan 09 10:00 am RAILS City Library Directors Group Meeting Zoom Event Type(s) Networking PDH Available No Sponsor RAILS City Library Directors Group RAILS City Library Directors Group Meeting
Jan 09 10:00 am Prairie State Story League Monthly Meeting Zoom PDH Available No Sponsor Prairie State Story League
Jan 09 10:30 am PrairieCat Administrative Council Meeting DeKalb Public Library Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor PrairieCat PrairieCat Administrative Council Meeting
Jan 12 4:00 pm IHLS Finance Committee Meeting IHLS Edwardsville 1st Floor Multipurpose Room Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System
Jan 12 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
Jan 13 9:00 am SHARE Catalogers Training Session Zoom Event Type(s) Training Webinar PDH Available Yes Contact Hours 2.00 hours Sponsor SHARE - Sharing Heartland's Available Resources Equally Illinois Heartland Library System SHARE Catalogers Training Session
Jan 13 10:30 am Data in Libraries Networking Group Zoom Event Type(s) Discussion PDH Available No Sponsor Data in Libraries Networking Group
Jan 14 9:30 am SWAYS Meeting Edwardsville Public Library Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor SouthWest Advocates for Youth Services
Jan 14 10:00 am CCS Executive Committee Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Cooperative Computer Services CCS Executive Committee
Jan 14 12:00 pm E-Resources for All: Building a Demand-Driven Digital Collection WebEx Event Type(s) Webinar PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Library Association E-Resources for All: Building a Demand-Driven Digital Collection
Jan 14 1:00 pm iREAD Resource Guide Deep Dive: Decorations, Displays, Resource Guide Tips & Tricks Zoom Event Type(s) Webinar PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Library Association iREAD Resource Guide Deep Dive: Decorations, Displays, Resource Guide Tips & Tricks
Jan 14 2:00 pm School Facilitators Networking Group Zoom Event Type(s) Networking PDH Available No Sponsor School Facilitators Networking Group
Jan 14 2:00 pm My Library Is... Grant Virtual Cowork Time Zoom PDH Available No Sponsor Reaching Across Illinois Library System My Library Is... Grant Virtual Cowork Time
Jan 14 3:00 pm IHLS Personnel Committee Meeting - CANCELLED Zoom IHLS Edwardsville 1st Floor Multipurpose Room Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System
Jan 15 10:00 am IHLS Members Matter & Third Thursday CE Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting Program Webinar Discussion Networking PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System IHLS Members Matter & Third Thursday CE
Jan 15 10:30 am PrairieCat Libraries Mobile - Quarterly Check-In and Q&A Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor PrairieCat PrairieCat Libraries Mobile - Quarterly Check-In and Q&A
Jan 15 12:00 pm WorldShare ILL Borrowing - Manage ILL requests as Borrower WebEx Event Type(s) Training PDH Available No Sponsor SWAN Library Services - System Wide Automated Network WorldShare ILL Borrowing - Manage ILL requests as Borrower
Jan 15 2:00 pm MEPL January Meeting Tri-Township Public Library District Event Type(s) Networking PDH Available No Sponsor MEPL - Metro-East Public Library Management Group Illinois Heartland Library System
Jan 16 11:00 am ILA Marketing Forum Roundtable: Accessibility Beyond the Building Zoom Event Type(s) Webinar Discussion PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Library Association ILA Marketing Forum Roundtable: Accessibility Beyond the Building
Jan 17 8:30 am iLEAD Trustee Learning Portal Statewide Workshop Zoom Event Type(s) Training Webinar Vendor Demonstration PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System iLEAD Trustee Learning Portal Statewide Workshop
Jan 19 12:00 am Martin Luther King Jr. Day (IHLS closed) IHLS Edwardsville 1st Floor Multipurpose Room IHLS Champaign Large Videoconference/Training Center IHLS Carbondale Service Center Room 106F Event Type(s) Closing PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System
Jan 20 1:00 pm Cook County Digital Navigator Network Mini Pilot Coworking Event Zoom PDH Available No Sponsor Reaching Across Illinois Library System Cook County Digital Navigator Network Mini Pilot Coworking Event
Jan 20 3:00 pm Libraries + Education: Creating Community through Collaboration Zoom Event Type(s) Other PDH Available Yes Contact Hours 1.00 hour Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System Reaching Across Illinois Library System Libraries + Education: Creating Community through Collaboration
Jan 20 7:00 pm Libraries + Education: Creating Community through Collaboration Zoom Event Type(s) Other PDH Available Yes Contact Hours 1.00 hour Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System Reaching Across Illinois Library System Libraries + Education: Creating Community through Collaboration
Jan 21 9:30 am SWAN Circulation Working Group Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor SWAN Library Services - System Wide Automated Network SWAN Circulation Working Group
Jan 21 9:30 am January YALD Meeting Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Young Adult Librarian Discussion Group