The ILARI Partnerships SIG was formed in 2007 to encourage members in ILA councils and RI clubs to work together in partnerships to create local, state/province, national and international literacy projects. To encourage and recognize the development of such partnerships, the Nea Stewart–Dore International Literacy Day Award, named after the late founder of the ILARI Partnerships SIG, was created in 2015.
The ILARI Partnerships SIG produces a semi–annual newsletter in the New Year and just prior to the annual conference of the ILA to inform our members of recent developments. The ILARI Partnerships SIG also submits a SIG session proposal for consideration for the annual conference of the ILA.