<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Beth Barker</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:bethbarker@bradburymiller.com">bethbarker@bradburymiller.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Jul 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM<br>Subject: Executive Director search - Illinois Library Association (IL)<br>To: Jennifer Abdelnour <<a href="mailto:executivedirector@flalib.org">executivedirector@flalib.org</a>><br></div><br><br>


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</div><div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000">Jenny Abdelnour, MA, CAE (she/her)</font></div><font color="#000000">Executive Director</font><div><font color="#000000">Florida Library Association</font></div><div><div><font color="#000000">3122 Mahan Dr.</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Suite 801-105</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Tallahassee, FL 32308</font></div></div><div><font color="#000000">850-270-9205</font><br><a href="mailto:executivedirector@flalib.org" target="_blank">executivedirector@flalib.org</a></div><div><font color="#000000">Office hours: 8 am -4:30 pm, ET</font></div><div><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wUxIOy7iODcnNQTM3HadRTzs0kxBq-ennkCYmjvZfCr4djIopE2spfcEJ0dezpnFUud05BkPpx1ff5" width="96" height="96"></div></div></div></div>