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On February 15th, 2019 the Portrait of Ralph Clarkson by Joaquin Sorolla-y-Bastida left the Eagle's Nest Art Gallery at the Oregon Public Library. It was headed for the National Gallery in London, England. On March 11th the portrait was installed for the Sorolla: Spanish Master of Light exhibition...

East Dundee – The Fox River Valley Public Library District Board of Trustees has named Lauren Rosenthal incoming Library Director, as current director Roxane Bennett is set to retire on June 21. Rosenthal currently serves as Deputy Director, responsible for budgeting, operational matters,...

The East Moline Public Library is excited to announce that they have received two incredible donations in the last few weeks. TBK Bank will be donating its branch building in downtown East Moline to the library to be remodeled into a 21st Century library. https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/...

The Quincy Public Library was the focus of several stories recently in the Quincy Herald-Whig. The articles describe the impact QPL has for the Quincy community, library funding in Quincy and in a statewide context, and QPL's future. The articles feature many positive quotes from not only Library...

CITIZEN SCIENCE LITERATURE PROJECT: TRANSCRIBING SCIENTIFIC NOTEBOOKS The 19th century hand-written notebooks of German orchid specialist Kränzlin , and French lily specialist Duchartre, are in the process of being transcribed, now through December 2019. You can help—become a Citizen Scientist!...

The sun is shining outside and after the winter we just experienced it makes you think spring cannot be far behind. In Libraryland, that means Summer Reading Programs are just around the corner. This year's theme at Peotone Public Library District is "Treasure our Library". What kind of treasure...

On April 9, Alice Wolff was among several library staff members honored in the Galaxy of Stars on ALA's National Library Workers Day 2019 website. Alice is the district librarian for Matteson/Richton Park School District #159. Alice was nominated for being "a selfless serving mentor…[who] cares...

A Thank You From Library Director Frank Novak The citizens of the Huntley Area Public Library District have approved the library's building program. We are obviously happy with the results, but we are also humbled by the outpouring of support that we received from the community we serve. Nearly 67...

HAPPY NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK! April 7 – 13 is National Library Week, a time to come together and champion our nation's libraries and their workers! This year's National Library Week theme is Libraries = Strong Communities in recognition of the crucial role libraries play in engaging and empowering...