Browse and Register for Upcoming Events
Illinois Heartland Library System has several regular and special events, including weekly text-based directors' chats, monthly continuing education webinars, bi-monthly members meetings, mini-webinars and multi-week cataloging courses through the Cataloging Maintenance Center, training for SHARE consortium members, and more. Browse the page and use the filters below to find opportunities that fit your library's needs.
Directors University Core
APPLICATION IS CLOSED.
Directors University Core will be August 10-13, 2026 in Bloomington, IL.
For full details and the application link, visit the Directors University Core webpage. Applications are due by May 8, 2026 and attendees will be notified of acceptance by May 23, 2026.
Email Kristin Pekoll, kpekoll@ila.org, with any questions.
IHLS Directors Chat
System Member Networking
Join library directors and branch leaders across central and southern Illinois for this text-based chat.
Medium Pubs Meeting
System Member Networking
Staff of medium-sized public libraries gather to network and discuss what is going on in mid-size libraries.
SHARE Catalogers Training Session
LLSAP/Consortium
SHARE-library catalogers discuss problems, share ideas, and learn about changes to cataloging practices.
What’s It All About?: The Use of Genres and LCSH Subdivisions — an Online with the CMC webinar
Cataloging Maintenance Center, Continuing Education
Online with the CMC is a free monthly cataloging webinar; this month, we're discussing genre terms and LCSH subdivisions.
AI and the Library World, Part IV — an Online with the CMC webinar
Cataloging Maintenance Center, Continuing Education
Online with the CMC is a free monthly cataloging webinar; this month, we're discussing artificial intelligence (AI) and the library world.
Metadata Basics: MODS — an Online with the CMC webinar
Cataloging Maintenance Center, Continuing Education
Online with the CMC is a free monthly cataloging webinar; this month, we're discussing Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS).