CARLI News

Honoring Anne Craig

It is official! At their September 18 meeting, the ILA Executive Board confirmed Anne Craig as an Illinois Library Luminary! Anne′s achievements were celebrated at the ILA Award Luncheon on October 14 during the ILA Annual Conference in Rosemont.

See the announcement in the latest issue of ILA Alert.

Congratulations to Anne on a well-deserved award!

October 29, 2025
By: Michelle Haake

The following statement was developed through a collaboration of library consortium executive directors across the United States in response to growing threats to academic freedom and freedom of inquiry experienced by library users in many states.

Our goal is to affirm the central role of libraries in protecting everyone’s freedom to read, learn, and exchange ideas—principles that lie at the heart of our member institutions’ missions.

October 23, 2025
By: Margaret Chambers

CARLI Annual Meeting, 20th Anniversary Celebration, and Annual Directors Meeting 

September 24, 2025
By: Michelle Haake

CARLI Annual Meeting, 20th Anniversary Celebration, and Annual Directors Meeting 

Register now to attend the CARLI Annual Meeting and 20th Anniversary Celebration, to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. 

August 27, 2025
By: Michelle Haake

CARLI Annual Meeting, 20th Anniversary Celebration, and Annual Directors Meeting 

Please plan to joins us for the CARLI Annual Meeting and 20th Anniversary Celebration, to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign!

July 30, 2025
By: Michelle Haake

The CARLI Files Server (files.carli.illinois.edu) went down the evening of July 7 around 7PM and was returned to service at 8:44AM July 8. CARLI Staff are investigating the cause. In the meantime, additional monitoring and alerts have been set in place to prevent future down time.

Due to this outage, the following reports are unavailable:
Lost Items Found Yesterday for July 8
Lost Items Found Yesterday for July 9

July 11, 2025
By: Bradley Woodruff

CARLI Annual Meeting, 20th Anniversary Celebration, and Annual Directors Meeting 

Register now to attend the CARLI Annual Meeting and 20th Anniversary Celebration, to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. 

July 10, 2025
By: Michelle Haake

As of 11:16am: OCLC has resolved the issue and the CARLI Digital Collections website should be working normally.

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July 9, 2025
By: Amy Maroso

2025 CARLI Governance Board Election

The election and appointment process for the new members of the CARLI Governance Board is now complete.

Directors who will serve 3-year terms: 

  • Michelle Boule Smith – North Central College
  • Marlee Graser – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  • Terra Jacobson – Moraine Valley Community College

Director who will serve a 2-year term:  

  • Brian Keith – Eastern Illinois University 

Directors who will serve 1-year terms are:  

May 28, 2025
By: Michelle Haake

The election and appointment process for the new members of the CARLI Governance Board is now complete. 

Directors who will serve 3-year terms: 

  • Michelle Boule Smith – North Central College
  • Marlee Graser – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  • Terra Jacobson – Moraine Valley Community College

Director who will serve a 2-year term:  

  • Brian Keith – Eastern Illinois University 

Directors who will serve 1-year terms are:  

May 14, 2025
By: Michelle Haake

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