IHLS Directors Chat Apr 23 1:00 pm IHLS Directors Chat Virtual Location Event Type(s) Discussion Networking Social PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System Illinois Heartland Library System members can register
SWAN Discovery and User Experience Working Group Apr 23 1:30 pm SWAN Discovery and User Experience Working Group Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor SWAN Library Services - System Wide Automated Network
SWAN membership strategic planning event Apr 23 2:30 pm SWAN membership strategic planning event Oak Brook Public Library Event Type(s) Other PDH Available No Sponsor SWAN Library Services - System Wide Automated Network Register
Rails Assistant/Deputy Directors Quarterly Meeting Apr 24 9:30 am Rails Assistant/Deputy Directors Quarterly Meeting Orland Park Public Library Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor RAILS Assistant Directors Register
RAILS Networking Event and Lunch Apr 24 10:30 am RAILS Networking Event and Lunch Northern Illinois University (Founders Memorial Library) Event Type(s) Networking PDH Available Yes Contact Hours 5.50 hours Sponsor Reaching Across Illinois Library System Register
RAILS Board Meeting Apr 24 1:00 pm RAILS Board Meeting RAILS Burr Ridge Deirdre Brennan Meeting Room/Videoconference Room RAILS East Peoria Conference/Videoconference Room Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Cataloging Basics — a CMC cataloging course Apr 27 8:00 am Cataloging Basics — a CMC cataloging course Moodle Event Type(s) Training Course PDH Available Yes Contact Hours 15.00 hours Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System Illinois State Library Register
Directors University Advanced Apr 27 9:00 am Directors University Advanced Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference Center Event Type(s) Meeting Program Training Special Event PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Library Association Reaching Across Illinois Library System Illinois Heartland Library System
RESCHEDULED Member Event: Ela Public Library Forge Makerspace Visit Apr 27 10:00 am RESCHEDULED Member Event: Ela Public Library Forge Makerspace Visit Ela Area Public Library District PDH Available No Sponsor Reaching Across Illinois Library System Register
SHARE Your Cataloging Questions Apr 28 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 Register
SWAN Fireside Chat Apr 28 11:00 am SWAN Fireside Chat Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor SWAN Library Services - System Wide Automated Network
PrairieCat Circulation Committee Meeting Apr 28 1:00 pm PrairieCat Circulation Committee Meeting Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor PrairieCat
SWAN membership strategic planning event Apr 28 1:30 pm SWAN membership strategic planning event Villa Park Public Library Event Type(s) Other PDH Available No Sponsor SWAN Library Services - System Wide Automated Network Register
IHLS Board of Directors Meeting Apr 28 5:00 pm 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 Register
PrairieCat Delegates Assembly Meeting Apr 29 10:30 am PrairieCat Delegates Assembly Meeting Senica's Oak Ridge Golf Club Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor PrairieCat Register
SWAN Discussion: Choose the Fate of the Item - Use It or Lose It Apr 29 1:00 pm SWAN Discussion: Choose the Fate of the Item - Use It or Lose It Crete Public Library District Event Type(s) Discussion PDH Available No Sponsor SWAN Library Services - System Wide Automated Network Register
LEAP Basic Circulation Training — A SHARE Circulation Class Apr 29 1:30 pm LEAP Basic Circulation Training — A SHARE Circulation Class IHLS Carbondale Service Center Room 106F Event Type(s) Training PDH Available No Sponsor SHARE - Sharing Heartland's Available Resources Equally Illinois Heartland Library System SHARE - Sharing Heartland's Available Resources Equally, Illinois Heartland Library System members can register
Southwest Adult Programmers (SWAP) Meeting Apr 30 10:30 am Southwest Adult Programmers (SWAP) Meeting Three Rivers Public Library District (Minooka Location) Three Rivers Public Library District (Minooka Location) Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Southwest Adult Programmers Group Register
RSA In-Person Basic WorkFlows Cataloging Workshop Apr 30 12:00 pm RSA In-Person Basic WorkFlows Cataloging Workshop Prairie Creek Public Library District Event Type(s) Training PDH Available No Sponsor Resource Sharing Alliance Resource Sharing Alliance members can register
IHLS Directors Chat Apr 30 1:00 pm IHLS Directors Chat Virtual Location Event Type(s) Discussion Networking Social PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System Illinois Heartland Library System members can register
RAILS Board Nominating Committee Meeting Apr 30 3:30 pm RAILS Board Nominating Committee Meeting RAILS Burr Ridge Room B/Videoconference Room Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Collection Development Networking Group - May 2026 Meeting May 01 10:00 am Collection Development Networking Group - May 2026 Meeting Schaumburg Township District Library (Main Library) Zoom Event Type(s) Networking PDH Available No Sponsor Collection Development Librarians Networking Group Register
RAILS Member Meetup: Fountaindale Public Library May 01 10:00 am RAILS Member Meetup: Fountaindale Public Library Fountaindale Public Library District Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available Yes Contact Hours 1.00 hour Sponsor Reaching Across Illinois Library System Register
Canceled: PrairieCat Training Committee Meeting May 05 10:00 am Canceled: PrairieCat Training Committee Meeting Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor PrairieCat
PrairieCat Resource Sharing Summit May 05 10:00 am PrairieCat Resource Sharing Summit DeKalb Public Library Event Type(s) Special Event PDH Available No Sponsor PrairieCat Register
Meet Your New Membership Team! May 05 1:00 pm Meet Your New Membership Team! IHLS Champaign Large Videoconference/Training Center Event Type(s) Other PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System Illinois Heartland Library System members can register
Circulation RoundTable May 06 9:30 am Circulation RoundTable Glen Ellyn Public Library Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Circulation Roundtable Register
ILVAN Meeting (Illinois Library Volunteer Administrator Network) May 06 9:30 am ILVAN Meeting (Illinois Library Volunteer Administrator Network) Zoom Event Type(s) Networking PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Library Volunteer Administrators Register
Spring 2026 LEARN Meeting May 06 10:00 am Spring 2026 LEARN Meeting People's Resource Center Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Libraries' English and Reading Network
Renegade Reference of West Central Illinois May 06 1:00 pm Renegade Reference of West Central Illinois Morton Public Library District Event Type(s) Discussion PDH Available No Sponsor Renegade Reference of West Central Illinois
RAILS Closed All Day for Staff In-Service May 07 8:30 am RAILS Closed All Day for Staff In-Service N/A PDH Available No Sponsor Reaching Across Illinois Library System
SARL Meetup: IPLAR Updates for 2026 May 07 9:30 am SARL Meetup: IPLAR Updates for 2026 Zoom Event Type(s) Webinar PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Library Association
SWAN Acquisitions and Cataloging Networking Group May 07 10:00 am SWAN Acquisitions and Cataloging Networking Group Warrenville Public Library District Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor SWAN Library Services - System Wide Automated Network
SAIL Meeting May 07 10:00 am SAIL Meeting Plainfield Public Library District (Plainfield Area Public Library) Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor Supporting Administrators in Libraries Register
West Suburban Adult Programmers (WSAP) Meeting May 07 10:00 am West Suburban Adult Programmers (WSAP) Meeting Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor West Suburban Adult Programmers
IHLS Directors Chat May 07 1:00 pm IHLS Directors Chat Virtual Location Event Type(s) Discussion Networking Social PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Heartland Library System Illinois Heartland Library System members can register
RAILS City Library Directors Group Meeting May 08 10:00 am RAILS City Library Directors Group Meeting Zoom Event Type(s) Networking PDH Available No Sponsor RAILS City Library Directors Group
BLONG Quarterly Meeting May 08 10:00 am BLONG Quarterly Meeting White Oak Library District (Romeoville Branch Library) PDH Available No Sponsor Bookmobile and Library Outreach Networking Group Register
SWAN membership strategic planning event May 08 10:30 am SWAN membership strategic planning event Tinley Park Public Library Event Type(s) Other PDH Available No Sponsor SWAN Library Services - System Wide Automated Network Register
PrairieCat Administrative Council Meeting May 08 10:30 am PrairieCat Administrative Council Meeting Byron Public Library District Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor PrairieCat Register
Library Trustee Forum Spring Webinar: Book Bans and Intellectual Freedom for Trustees May 09 10:00 am Library Trustee Forum Spring Webinar: Book Bans and Intellectual Freedom for Trustees Zoom Event Type(s) Webinar PDH Available No Sponsor Illinois Library Association
PrairieCat Ask Me Anything with PrairieCat Director May 11 10:00 am PrairieCat Ask Me Anything with PrairieCat Director Zoom Event Type(s) Meeting PDH Available No Sponsor PrairieCat