Past Winners
Fall 2025:
Theme: Involved
Winner: College of DuPage - Making a World of Difference
A collage of global health event at College of DuPage called Making a World of Difference
Debra Smith and Jennifer McIntosh of College of DuPage hold the NILRC Rock in front of a poster for exhibit Making a World of Difference: Stories About Global Health
SPRING 2025:
Theme: How Engaging
Winner: Moraine Valley Community College - MVCC Staff Development Day Workshop
Cricut Succulents Program
Rock transfer from Oakton College to Moraine Valley Community College
FALL 2024:
Theme: E-Resource Displays
Winner: Oakton College Library - This or That: How do you like to read?
Books on display shelves next to QR code cards
Oakton College library staff holding the NILRC Rock in front of the display for winning program This or That: How Do You Like to Read?
SPRING 2024:
Theme: Libraries Beyond Books
Winner: Moraine Valley Community College - MVCC Supporting Student Success
Collage of programs
Moraine Valley Community College library staff posing in a group with NILRC Rock in center.
Fall 2023:
Theme: Best Library Display
Winner: Waubonsee Community College - Spookytown at Waubonsee
Haunted house display
Waubonsee Community College library staff posing with the NILRC Rock in a display along with a photo of the winning physical display.
Spring 2023:
Theme: “Libraries Have School Spirit!”
Winner: Danville Area Community College
Spirit of the Jaguar
Fall 2022:
Theme: “What is the most expensive item that you circulate?”
Winner: St. Charles Community College
Pig Dissection Model