ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY
Library Divisions and Staff
Administration
Directs overall administration of the State Library under the Secretary of State, who serves as the State Librarian. Directs activity of the Illinois Library and Information Network (ILLINET). Oversees and interacts with the Regional Library Systems, Chicago Public Library and other library organizations.
Anne Craig, Director
217-782-2994
acraig at ilsos.net
Lawren Tucker, Chief Deputy Director
217-782-2994
ltucker at ilsos.net
Sue Burkholder, Administrative Services
217-785-1537
sburkholder at ilsos.net
Lisa Clay, Contract Administrator
217-785-6924
lclay at ilsos.net
Kathy Grimmett, Administrative Services
217-524-1272
kgrimmett at ilsos.net
Jenny Heisel, Personnel Liaison
217-785-1536
jheisel at ilsos.net
Marti Martin, Assistant to the Director
217-782-7845
mmartin at ilsos.net
217-782-3504
gmccormick at ilsos.net
Joe Natale, Executive Assistant to the Director for Planning and Outreach
217-558-4185
jnatale at ilsos.net
Michelle Schorfheide, Administrative Services
217-558-3752
mschorfheide1 at ilsos.net
Library Automation and Technology / Government Documents
Employs technologies to facilitate access to information for Illinois citizens. Oversees Electronic Documents of Illinois (EDI); State and Federal Documents Depository Programs; Illinois Digital Archives (IDA); Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund (E-Rate); and the Veteran’s History Program.
Suzanne Schriar, Associate Director Library Automation and Technology
217-785-1533
sschriar at ilsos.net
Andrew Bullen, Technology Coordinator
312-814-4386
abullen at ilsos.net
Debbie Choate, Government Documents
217-782-6304
dchoate at ilsos.net
William Echelbarger, Electronic Documents of Illinois (EDI) Coordinator
217-524-6313
wechelbarger at ilsos.net
Sandra Fritz, Digital Imaging Program Coordinator, Illinois Digital Archives
217-558-2064
sfritz at ilsos.net
Gina Korthals, Government Documents
217-785-0363
gkorthals at ilsos.net
217-782-5432
bredemer at ilsos.net
Jim Shepard, Information Systems Coordinator
217-782-5524
jshepard at ilsos.net
Brian Tober, Illinois Digital Archives
217-558-4845
btober at ilsos.net
Cherryl Walker, E-Rate, Illinois Veterans History Project
217-782-0974
cwalker at ilsos.net
Carol Weyhrich, Government Documents
217-785-5615
800-965-0748 (TTY)
cweyhrich at ilsos.net
Library Development Group
Promotes statewide library development and oversees the Diversity Program and the Literacy Office. Coordinates the activities of the Illinois Center for the Book and Project Next Generation.
Patricia Norris, Associate Director/Grants and Programs
217-524-5867
pnorris at ilsos.net
Bella Belogorsky, Diversity Program
217-782-7848
bbelogorsky at ilsos.net
Patricia Boze, Construction Grant Consultant
217-782-1891
pboze at ilsos.net
Vandella Brown, Diversity Program Manager, Project Next Generation
217-785-9075
vbrown at ilsos.net
Cyndy Colletti, Literacy Program Manager
217-785-6921
ccolletti at ilsos.net
Mary Downing, Public Library Per Capita/Equalization Grant Consultant, Veterans' Home Libraries Grant Consultant
217-782-5506
mdowning at ilsos.net
Karen Egan, Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grant Consultant
217-782-7749
kegan at ilsos.net
Gwen Harrison, Network Consultant
217-785-7334
gharrison at ilsos.net
Jill Heffernan, Library Development Group
217-557-7259
jheffernan at ilsos.net
Jo Anne Hughes, Literacy Grants Assistant
217-785-6922
jhughes at ilsos.net
Rebecca Hunter, Secretary, Library Development Group
217-782-7849
bhunter1 at ilsos.net
Robert Jones, Youth Services Consultant, Public Library Statistical Cooperative (PLSC) Data Coordinator
217-785-1168
rjones1 at ilsos.net
Sharon Layne, Diversity Program Registrar
217-557-0136
slayne at ilsos.net
Diane Manning, Literacy Office
217-524-3005
dmanning at ilsos.net
Bonnie Matheis, Illinois Center for the Book Coordinator
217-558-2065
bmatheis at ilsos.net
Jason O'Dell, Library Development Group
jodell at ilsos.net
Beth Paoli, Literacy Programs Specialist
217-785-6923
bpaoli at ilsos.net
Mark Shaffer, Construction Grant Consultant, Workplace Literacy Grant Consultant
217-524-4901
mshaffer at ilsos.net
Jeanne Urbanek, Public Library Per Capita/Equalization Grant Consultant, Read for a Lifetime
217-524-0050
jurbanek at ilsos.net
Library Operations
Serves the information needs of state officials and employees, as well as the general public. Provides access to library resources through circulation and Interlibrary Loan. Responsible for the acquisition, cataloging, and general processing of library materials.
Kathleen L. Bloomberg, Associate Director, Library Operations
217-785-0052
kbloomberg at ilsos.net
Lynn Bierma, Interlibrary Loan Operations Coordinator
217-558-1928
lbierma at ilsos.net
Ray Collins, Reference Librarian
217-785-7335
rcollins at ilsos.net
Dan Dixon, Stacks/Shipping
217-782-7573
ddixon at ilsos.net
Joy Dyson, Acquisitions
217-558-4362
jdyson at ilsos.net
Karen Fitzgerald, Stacks/Shipping
217-782-7573
kfitzgerald at ilsos.net
Dianna Hamblin, Circulation
217-782-2693
dhamblin at ilsos.net
Matthew Henninger, Circulation
217-782-7573
mhenninger at ilsos.net
Tom Huber, Reference Librarian
217-782-5823
thuber at ilsos.net
Cheryl Johnson, Technical Services
217-785-5210
cjohnson at ilsos.net
Helen Knecht, Technical Services
217-558-4362
hknecht at ilsos.net
Jane Knipmeyer, Technical Services
217-785-4127
jknipmeyer at ilsos.net
Francie LaCamera, Reference
217-557-1431
flacamera at ilsos.net
Laura Large, Reference Librarian
217-782-1221
llarge at ilsos.net
Taran Ley, Reference Librarian
217-785-5615
tley at ilsos.net
Vicky Matthews, Interlibrary Loan
217-782-7523
vmatthews at ilsos.net
Carolyn Murphy, Technical Services
217-785-4127
cmurphy at ilsos.net
Dee Ann Powless, Reference Librarian
217-785-1497
dpowless at ilsos.net
Ethel Snyder, Technical Services
217-782-7612
esnyder at ilsos.net
Talking Book and Braille Service (TBBS)
Supports the activities of the Illinois Network of Libraries Serving the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Acts as a liaison with National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), and maintains a reserve collection of talking books.
Sharon Ruda, Associate Director
Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service (TBBS)
217-782-9435
sruda at ilsos.net
Debra Aggertt, Circulation Manager
217-558-0145
daggertt at ilsos.net
Marcus Birch, Intermittent Operations Assistant
217-558-0145
mbirch at ilsos.net
Debbie Hurley, Library Technical Specialist
217-558-4461
dhurley at ilsos.net
Megan Kapusta, Circulation
217-558-0145
mkapusta at ilsos.net
James Marshall, Intermittent Operations Assistant
217-558-0145
jmarshall at ilsos.net
Jodi Miller, Circulation
217-558-0145
888-261-7861 (TTY)
jmiller at ilsos.net
Sharon Russwinkel, Information Systems Technician
217-785-9038
srusswinkel at ilsos.net
Andy Spiro, Library Technical Specialist
217-558-0145
aspiro at ilsos.net
Beth Towery
217-785-0022
btowery at ilsos.net
Sheri Vaughan, Circulation
217-558-0145
svaughan at ilsos.net
Chicago Office
Jodi Martinez, Deputy Director
312-814-8299
jmartinez at ilsos.net
Linda Ahern, Special Projects Coordinator
312-814-2168
lahern at ilsos.net
Andrew Bullen, Technology Coordinator, LAT
312-814-4386
abullen at ilsos.net
Bette Morreale, Chicago Office Support
312-814-2616
bmorreale at ilsos.net
Javante Smith, Chicago Office Support
312-814-9298
jsmith6 at ilsos.net
Dorothy Whitney, Literacy Liaison
773-995-2692
dwhitney at ilsos.net