Contributor: Sarah Sherman Walangitan
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Government Relations Committee 2022-2023 Annual Report
Chair: Sarah Walangitan Members: Sally Hoterhoff Joe Mitzenmacher Sarah Reis Board Liaison: Mandy Lee
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The Illinois Supreme Court Library (Chicago Branch)
There was no precise reopening date for the Illinois Supreme Court Library because we never fully shut down. Our Springfield branch maintained daily operations, including serving the public by appointment, from the start of the pandemic. Here in Chicago, where we serve three Supreme Court justices and the judges of the First District Appellate Court,…
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Meet the 2020-2021 CALL Bulletin Committee
We are excited to introduce the CALL Bulletin Committee for the 2020-21 year. If you have an idea for an article, story, interview, or anything else you would find interesting in the Bulletin please reach out to any of us and we will be sure to work with you!
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CALL Government Relations Committee 2019-2020 Annual Report
The Government Relations Committee was Eugene Giudice, Sally Holterhoff, Sarah Reis, and Sarah Walangitan (chair). The Board Liaison was Joe Mitzenmacher. The GRC met via conference call on 9/6/2019. The Chair met with the Board on 1/13/2020.
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Grantee Report from CONELL & AALL Annual Meeting 2019
Attending the AALL Annual Meeting and Conference can be a worthwhile – and fun! – experience for law librarians at any career stage. The two of us, as newer law librarians, found this year’s meeting to be especially rewarding. It made us feel good about our profession and the people who have chosen it. We…
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UELMA Update: An Interview with Jacob Jost, Illinois Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions
Five years ago, the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA) was signed into Illinois law. Our state was the 11th one to enact this uniform law; at this point it has been enacted in 21 states (Texas, most recently) plus the District of Columbia. Starting in 2016, the official online versions of Illinois Supreme and…
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CALL Government Relations Committee 2018-2019 Annual Report
The 2018-2019 Government Relations Committee was Carolyn Hersch and Sarah Sherman (co-chairs) and Sally Holterhoff the Board Liaison was Joe Mitzenmacher.
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ILA Legislative Meetup
On February 1, I attended the Illinois Library Association’s (ILA) Legislative Meet-up at the Harold Washington Library. Both state and federally elected leaders were invited to meet with librarians from across the city. I wanted to learn more about our state library’s legislative priorities and have an opportunity to speak to elected officials face-to-face alongside…
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