  INFORMATION The Indiana Library Federation is a statewide organization for library and media center professionals and supporters. It is the largest organization of its kind in Indiana, boasting more than 3,000 personal, institutional, and library trustee members. The Federation is also fortunate to have individual and corporate contributing members who support the organization's work. The Federation is devoted to fostering the professional growth of its members and the promotion of all libraries in Indiana. It accomplishes its goals through statewide continuing education, public awareness, and library advocacy. The organization works to create a strong sense of unity within the library community. Members have the opportunity to become organized advocates for Indiana libraries. The Federation also offers members a number of opportunities for library leadership, professional growth, networking, and community service. The Federation is governed by an executive board which is elected by the membership. The board is responsible for establishing direction, goals, and policies for the organization. To achieve its stated purpose, the Federation participates in partnerships with other organizations. A long standing partnership with the Indiana State Library has resulted in joint publication of Focus on Indiana Libraries, the newspaper of the Indiana library community, as well as trustee education and training. The Federation has also worked with the Indiana Literacy Foundation, Indiana Health Science Library Association, Friends of Indiana Libraries, and The Children's Museum. Membership The ILF membership applications listed below are available
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Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Publications Focus on Indiana Libraries is ILF's newspaper. Published eleven times a year in cooperation with the Indiana State Library, it keeps members up to date on news and information of interest to the library community. Indiana Libraries is a professional journal, which is also published jointly by the Federation and the Indiana State Library. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conferences Federation members receive reduced registration rates for the annual conference as well as many other continuing education conferences and workshops throughout the year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Endowment Fund The ILF Endowment also maintains two memorial funds. The Esther Schlundt Fund was donated in the memory of a Lafayette woman and is to be used for general scholarships or programs. The Sue Marsh Weller Fund is dedicated to the memory of Sue Weller, who was a children's librarian at Morrisson-Reeves Public Library in Richmond. Money from this fund provides scholarships for future children's librarians. The Endowment Board works in conjunction with the ILF Scholarship Committee to see that funds from the endowment go to worthy recipients. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Insurance Program In 1999, the Federation began offering: -- A directors' and officers' insurance program to trustee members -- A long- and short-term disability insurance program to institutional members -- A long-term care insurance program to personal members ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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