Networking Groups

Bi-State Academic Libraries (Bi-SAL)

Academic librarians in the Quad-Cities area meet bi-monthly during the academic year. Meetings are usually face-to-face.

Children's Librarians OUT to Lunch (CLOUT)

 

Kankakee Area Library Association (KALA)

This is a group of librarians from the Kankakee area that meet to share ideas and concerns and work on joint projects. Meetings are usually face-to-face at a Kankakee-area library.

Northern Illinois Kids' & Youth Librarians (NIKY)

 

Quad-Cities Area Reference & Readers' Advisory Group

Informal discussion of reference, readers advisory, adult programming, and other issues. Quarterly meetings usually take place at a member library.

Quad-Cities Area Biomedical Consortium (QCABC)

Bio-medical librarians in the Quad-Cities area meet quarterly to share ideas and concerns. Meetings usually takes place face-to-face at QCABC member libraries.

PALS Marketing Power Team (PMPT)

 

Rockford Area Reference & Readers' Advisory Group

Informal discussion of reference, readers advisory, adult programming, and other issues. Quarterly meetings usually take place at a member library.

Shorewood Area Readers' Advisory Group

Informal discussion of readers advisory and related issues. Bi-monthly meetings usually take place at a member library.

Shorewood Area Reference Users Group (RUG)

Informal discussion of reference issues. Bi-monthly meetings usually take place at a member library, and each meeting features a topic for sharing.

Shorewood Center Administrative Librarians of PALS (SCAL-PALS)

This is a group of administrative librarians from the southeast portion of the PALS area who meet bi-monthly. Meetings usually take place face-to-face at a library in the Southeast area of PALS.

Storytelling and Sharing Skills for Youth (SASSY)

This group of youth services librarians shares stories and other program ideas. Meetings usually take place face-to-face at public libraries in the southeast corner of PALS.

West of 47

West of 47 is a network of librarians primarily from small and medium libraries in the LaSalle region. Meetings begin at 9:30 with breakfast at the Starved Rock Lodge. At 10:30 the group moves to the Great Hall, where participants are encouraged to share ideas, programs, concerns and questions. Meetings are informal with lots of time for networking.

Young Adult Librarians Exchanging (YALE)

YALE is a group of YA librarians in the Quad-Cities area who meet monthly and share books, programming ideas and other information. They also hold an annual Teen Reading Challenge. Meetings usually takes place face-to-face at various locations.

Groups by Topic

 

Groups by Library Type

 

Groups by Geography

Many networking groups are local, although anyone from anywhere in PALS may attend meetings.

PrairieCat Groups

Documents and additional information are available on the PrairieCat Secure Site.