Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS)
Daniel Bostrom is an experienced professional in marketing and communications, currently serving as the Director of Marketing & Communications and previously as Member Engagement Manager at Reaching Across Illinois Library System since April 2018. Prior roles include Manager of Member Engagement at Financial Managers Society, Inc., and Marketing Manager for the Association for Library Service to Children, where responsibilities involved creating engagement campaigns for library professionals. Daniel also held positions in communications and marketing at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Pewaukee Public Library, as well as teaching roles in language instruction. Daniel holds a Master of Business Administration with a focus on Marketing, along with additional certifications in Marketing and Nonprofit Leadership, and earned a Master of Library and Information Science and a Bachelor’s degree in English.
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Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS)
RAILS provides delivery service to support Illinois' vast interlibrary loan program and technology support for more than 600 libraries' shared online catalogs. Our services include continuing education and consulting resources to library employees and trustees, as well as e-book services, group purchases, and vendor discounts. We serve approximately 1300 private, public, school, and university library members, which have a total of more than 4200 library facilities in a 27,000 square mile area. Although the city of Chicago is within our boundaries, and a number of our member libraries are located in Chicago, the Chicago Public Library constitutes a separate library system. Members have several opportunities to network with each other through email lists, networking groups, member updates, and at networking events. We are governed by a Board of Directors, elected by member libraries. Library systems are established by state law (75 ILCS 10/, the Illinois Library System Act). Funding for Illinois Library Systems is provided through the Illinois State Library and the Secretary of State, with funds appropriated by the Illinois General Assembly. RAILS was formed in 2011, from a merger of the Alliance, DuPage, Metropolitan, North Suburban, and Prairie Area library systems. --- Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) is a government agency that provides delivery, shared catalogs, resource sharing, CE, and communication services to all types of libraries in northern and west-central Illinois.