Celebrating Illinois Libraries (people, places and the things we do and have)

Illinois State Library atriumEver seen a group portrait with 2,400 people? Ever tried to get 2,400 people to smile at the same time? Believe it or not, we’re creating a group portrait of the Illinois Library family, and we want you to be a part of it.

This masterpiece of Illinois Libraries will be built with photos of our libraries, our library staff and volunteers, programs at our libraries, special collections, artwork and artifacts - basically the people, places and things that comprise libraries in Illinois. Remember, we want our photo to celebrate the diversity of Illinois Libraries also, so if you’re in a school, public, special or academic library in Illinois, we invite you to be a part of this historic project. Please be sure that your library has a release for photos that you upload that include images of any people other than library staff.

Use these instructions to upload your images to the Illinois Libraries Flickr photo group, then look for the results of your contributions to take center stage when we launch the new WebJunction Illinois site in the summer of 2007. So here we go…say cheese!


Welcome LibraryU Visitors!

LibraryU logoWelcome to LibraryU, free web-based training for library staff and their patrons, supported cooperatively by the Illinois Library Systems and the Illinois State Library with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

LibraryU is committed to providing quality online instruction in a format that is cost-effective and convenient for the learner. Our goal is to meet the training and continuing education needs of library patrons and staff with effective online instruction available through the web anywhere and anytime.

To take advantage of the LibraryU module offerings, you can self-register for a LibraryU account. If you register for a LibraryU account, you can track your progress through courses and receive a certificate of completion when you have completed the module. Your certificate of completion also serves as documentation of Continuing Professional Development Units (CPDUs) credit.

LibraryU Live!

LibraryU Live, partnered with OPAL LibraryU, in partnership with OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries), offers expanded online learning opportunities, blending web-based instruction with live online presentations. These live events are held in online rooms where participants can interact via voice-over-IP, text chatting, and synchronized browsing featuring instructional material from LibraryU.

Look for announcements of upcoming LibraryU Live! events.


Problems printing certificates? Course status in progress?

Have you had problems printing a certificate of completion, or your class status is showing "in progress" when you know you have completed all the coursework? Try our new tutorial on solving these problems. The tutorial is in flash and provides step-by-step instructions with audio explanation.
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