Illinois
Libraries
George H. Ryan
Secretary of State and State Librarian
Bridget L.Lamont
Director, Illinois State Library
Kathleen L. Bloomberg
Editor
Kristie Metrow
Assistant Editor
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Summer 1998 Springfield, Illinois Vol. 80 No. 3
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
The Legacy of the Library Services & Construction Act in Illinois
....................Bridget L. Lament 93
THE IMPACT OF LSCA FUNDING ON LOCAL LIBRARY SERVICE:
The Warrenville Public Library District: Succeeding with LSCA
.......................................Jane B. Shaw and Patricia G. Stockner 99
The Impact of LSCA on the Joliet Public Library
..............................James R. Johnston 102
Sow the Wind — Reap the Whirlwind:
Project PLUS Two!
........................ .........................................Wanda J. Lake 106
A Look Back on "Wiedza to Potega"
..........................Carol Tarsitano 108
Lasting Improvements: LSCA at the Rockford Public Library
.......Joel Rosenfeld 111
The First Mall Library in Illinois
..........................Beverly Schoeberle and Joyce A. Reid 115
How to Become a Networking, Accessible, Sharing Library
........................Jane Hill 117
LSCA and Libraries Can Change Lives
.........................Jill Rodriguez 120
Baby TALK: Still Growing a Decade Later
.........................Katie Gross 124
LSCA: Local Impact, Global Reach
............................Ann Adkesson 129
Sharing Memories of World War II Through LSCA Projects
...................................LaRae Muselman 131
THE REGIONAL IMPACT OF LSCA FUNDING:
Federal Funding for Libraries in Southern Illinois
...................Jim Ubel 133
Hometown Countryside Connection
.............................Kay Cloyes 136
LSCA Automation Grants: Foundations for the Future
.................Jan Ison 138
The Impact of LSCA Programs in the Bur Oak,
Starved Rock and Heritage Trail Library Systems
................... Jay Larson 143
Library Cooperation + Library Development = LSCA in Rolling Prairie
....................................Beverly J. Obert 145
The Power of Planning
.........................................Pat Boze 147
How Northern Chicago Suburbs Without
Library Service Created Their Own
.............................. Jan Baaske 149
Growth of Automation and Access to the Resources
of the Members of the Lewis & Clark Library System
Through LSCA Grants
..................................William N. Stevens 153
From Books and Bricks to Computers and Communications:
The Importance of LSCA Funding for the River
Bend Library System
.....................Robert McKay and Judy Hutchinson 155
Libraries as Catalysts for Creative Interagency Cooperation and Community Networking: Successful Central Illinois LSCA Projects
....................................Brenda McElroy Pacey 162
THE STATEWIDE IMPACT OF LSCA FUNDING:
Two of the Most Important "L" Words
........................... Judith Rake 168
The SILO Program: The Continued Growth and
Strength of the Serials of Illinois Union List
..................Suzanne Schriar 171
Advancing Multitype Library Service: LSCA Title III Projects
.........................Doris R. Brown 174
LSCA: A History of Innovation and Cooperation in
Illinois Library Services
......................................Sarah Rohrer 177
The Pathway to Information: The Illinois Library
Telecommunications Network
...............................Alice Calabrese 180
ILLINET Online: Funding Support from the Illinois State Library
...............Bernie Sloan 182
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Illinois State Library Advisory Committee 1998
Name
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Term Expires
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Lydia Acosta
Fountaindale Public Library District, Bolingbrook
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2000
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Ann P. Bishop
Graduate Library School, University of Illinois, Urbana |
1999
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Doris Brown
DePaul University, Chicago |
1999
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Barbara Burroughs
Rock Falls |
1998
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David Dyer
Elmhurst |
1999
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Pam Feather
DuPage Library System, Geneva |
1998
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Dale Hoover
Danville |
2000
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Jan Ison
Lincoln Trail Libraries System, Champaign
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1999
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Mary Barb Johnson
Lake Forest |
1999
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Mary Kay Kickels
Palos Hills
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2000
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Robert Plotzke
Rolling Prairie Library System, Decatur
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1999
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Jill Rodriguez
Besenville Community Public Library District
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Fayne Tharp
East St. Louis School District 189 | 1999
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Robert Wedgeworth
University of Illinois, Urbana | 1999
| Mary Wyly
Newberry Library, Chicago
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2000
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Jane Yoder
Waukegan Community Unit Schools, District 60
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2000
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Kathleen Zar
University of Chicago
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2000
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Ex Officio Member
Pamela Gaitskill, President, Illinois Library Association
Mary Dempsey, Commissioner, Chicago Public Library
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GEORGE H. RYAN
SECRETARY OF STATE
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62756
Dear Friends,
The end of an era has been reached. The Library Services & Construction Act (LSCA), which contributed greatly to Illinois library service in both rural and urban parts of this state, is now history.
Although the LSCA program has ended, its legacy lives on. We are continually reminded of federal support for library service as we look at many special programs and services for Illinois library users. Many programs now supported with state or local funds began with federal LSCA dollars, and thousands of LSCA grants awarded in Illinois have affected lives in countless ways.
The LSCA program should be remembered for more than money. Equally important was the spirit of cooperation and sharing that emerged from numerous grant initiatives to establish and support the Illinois library network. The LSCA initiatives described in this report show the importance of collaboration in achieving project goals.
Although the LSCA grant program is over, we are benefiting from LSCAs successor, the Library Services & Technology Act. I am optimistic that the LSCA grant program was the precursor to many more wonderful decades of federal support for Illinois library development.
Sincerely,
GEORGE H. RYAN
Secretary of State
and State Librarian
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Preface
Kathleen L. Bloomberg, Editor, Illinois Libraries
It has been many years since an issue of Illinois Libraries has been devoted to one topic. The enormous impact that the Library Services & Construction Act (LSCA) made in Illinois makes it fitting that we set aside an issue to reflect upon what the LSCA program has done for Illinois. A collection of articles about special LSCA grants also was published in the Spring 1998 issue.
In preparation for this retrospective look at LSCA, many back issues of Illinois Libraries were perused. Countless articles have been published over a span of more then 30 years about varied projects but, due to the magnitude of the LSCA program, it is fitting that we close the LSCA chapter with a final tribute.
Thank you to the many contributors who enthusiastically wrote articles about the difference that the LSCA program made in library service at the local, library system and state levels. Due to their efforts, we have a lasting reminder of the impact of the LSCA program.
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