Library Federation • Collaboration Award 2019 Awards Books to Bridge the Region • Outstanding Library Award • Lifetime Achievement Award La Porte County Public Library Jan Owens, Plainfield-Guilford • Programming Award Township Public Library Monroe County Public Library • Outstanding Librarian Award • Sara Laughlin Marketing Award Sue Salamone, Johnson County Vigo County Public Library Public Library • Freshman Legislator Award • Outstanding New School Librarian Rep. Chris Chyung Award Rep. Matt Hostettler 2019 Indiana Library Federation JoyAnn Boudreau, Hamilton Rep. Christy Stutzman Southeastern Intermediate Member Update • Outstanding Library Staff Award Scholarship Winners Nov. 4, 2019 Shannon Bowman-Sarkisian, Monroe County Public Library • Katie Farmer, • Outstanding Trustee Award Public Library Kathy Tretter, Jasper Dubois • Julie Jolliff, Union County County Public Library Public Library • Read Aloud Champion Award • Colette Pedersen, Charlestown Suzanne Holcomb, Mary Beck Clark County Public Library Elementary • Megan Roseberry, La Porte • Library Champion Award County Public Library Beth Hensley, Mooresville Public • Holly Trott, La Porte County Library Public Library

2019 ILF Book Awards - Favorites voted by students

Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosies) Sweet by Emmy Laybourne 2019 Library Legislative Day at the Indiana Statehouse Young Hoosier Book Award (YHBA) Picture Book Our mission: Indiana Library Federation leads, educates and advocates to This Is My Book! by Mark Pett advance library services for the benefit of Indiana residents. Intermediate Book Maxi’s Secrets by Lynn Plourde Our vision: Through access to responsive and innovative libraries, Indiana Middle Grade Book residents have the knowledge and skills to thrive. Scythe by Neal Shusterman

941 East 86th Street, Suite 260 / Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 317-257-2040 / www.ilfonline.org 2019 Indiana Library Federation 2019 Results Board of Directors Professional Development Conferences Susie Highley, President and Network • 428 at regional conferences in Fortville-Vernon Township Public Library • Libraries, where everyone is Crawfordsville, Mishawaka, welcome! provided the theme for Edra Waterman, Past President Richmond and Sellersburg. our year of quality professional • 25 at our budget workshop in May. Hamilton East Public Library development sessions. Features • 232 at Youth Services Conference in included Implicit Bias training and Leslie Sutherlin, President Elect Carmel. sessions to build Advocacy and South Dearborn Schools • 60 school and public library staff Intellectual Freedom skills. participated in AISLE Camp in July. Kelly Ehinger, Secretary • Increased our communications with • 725+ at our Annual Conference in Adams Public Library System Public Library Directors and trustees, Indianapolis. attending regional directors groups, Mike Williams, Treasurer launching a newsletter for trustees Indianapolis Public Library and increasing member support by email, phone and virtual meetings. • Members shared best practices in 22 virtual exchanges. June Kruer, Assistant Treasurer Charlestown-Clark County Public Library Advocacy • ILF successfully scheduled individual appointments with 74 legislators for the 65 Dear ILF member or prospective member, participants in our Library Day at the Statehouse on March 12. • Successfully secured funding in the State budget. Be proud of all that your statewide library association achieved on behalf of • Actively moblized at least 400 library advocates to make more than 900 Indiana libraries in 2019. contacts with legislators during the legislative session. We invite you to get involved—as an active member, supporter, and advocate. • Effectivelyworked to amend HEA1343, a bill that would have allowed fiscal Plan to attend our 2020 conferences. Stay informed through our eNewsletters. bodies to zero out library funding and/or the tax levy to a law that allows the Take action in advocacy to advance libraries for the benefit of Indiana option to require binding review over a library budget if certain criteria are met. residents. • Sixty-four (64) library staffparticipated in Legislative Fall Forum on October 3 at the Anderson Public Library. The ILF Board of Directors • Based on the 2018 Status Report on Indiana School Libraries, ILF pursued a Board Members number of school library advocacy strategies. Latrice Booker, Northwest Chad Heck, Pike High School Freshman Center Elevating Libraries Becky Hill, Former Trustee/Supporter • ILF is elevating libraries in communities. Marna Hostetler, University of More than 25 libraries placed over 1,200 Beka Lemons, Huntington City-Township Public Library “I Love My Library” yard signs around Beth Munk, Kendallville Public Library their towns during National Library Week Ingrid Norris, Lake County Public Library in April. Fonda Owens, La Porte County Public Library • Over 7,500 library supporters around Dr. David Peter, FOIL Vigo County Public Library the state sport “I Love Libraries” license Christopher Proctor, Indiana University Southeast plate covers on their vehicles. Diane Rogers, Ben Davis 9th Grade Center Ex-Officio Laurel Setser, Avon-Washington Township Public Library Jake Speer, Indiana State Library Lucinda Nord, Indiana Library Federation