Resource Sharing Alliance

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We are a consortium of libraries in central and west central Illinois that share a common library automation system. We facilitate sharing of materials among member libraries providing access to materials from almost 200 different library branches.

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May Newsletter Request: Share your outreach stories with us!

    The May newsletter will be featuring stories from member libraries about their outreach services: this can include stories about bookmobile teams, home delivery programs, and any other outreach service programs you want to share with us. We want to hear...

RSA Day 4/8/2026

We're excited to see you at RSA Day! Date: 4/8/2026 from 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Event Location: Spoon River College Outreach Center, 2500 E. Jackson, Macomb, IL 61455 Event day schedule: 9:30-10:00 Registration 10:00-11:00 Keynote Speaker, Renee Grassi 11:05-12:05...

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Documentation

We included everything you need to know to be a responsible RSA member within the RSA Handbooks and pages sorted By Topic. Find them in the top menu of any part of the website. To see every document at a glance, use the Documentation Index, located under Handbooks.

Videos

Video tutorials are available on RSA’s YouTube page. Find it at the top right of every page and in the site’s footer at the bottom of every page.
Video links have been added next to guides and cheat sheets and will direct you to the relevant YouTube video.

Training

RSA offers regular training for members. Please find these opportunities on Library Learning (L2) and see what kind of ongoing training sessions are available at the top menu under Events > Training.

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Email Updates

If you haven’t signed up for email updates yet, please sign up to get our Listserv emails. These updates will alert you to system outages, training opportunities, and other RSA developments.

Help Desk

You can email to get in contact directly with RSA staff. Or, hover over Get in Touch on the main menu to start a new Report Request, or open a new Help Desk Ticket (opens new tab) on any issue you’re having.

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Site Visits

If you are new or in need a refresher on any RSA topic, a site visit is a great way to meet with our staff. Sign up for a virtual site visit under Get in Touch in the top menu of the site.

More info about site visits.

Discuss

Various networking forums and email lists can help you connect and chat with other member libraries. For more info about these, see the Events tab in the menu. Sign up for emails to hear about events (opens new tab) and plan your schedule around them.

More Info about Email Forums.

Meetings

Also on the Events tab, you can access upcoming meetings of key RSA groups. Find out how these governance groups function within RSA, find more info under About > Governance Groups.

Within the links section of the homepage, find a shortcut to RSA L2 Events (opens new tab) on the RAILS Library Learning calendar.

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