Library News

Tara Caldara has joined Lake Villa District Library (LVDL) as Head of Adult Services, bringing 21 years of library experience specializing in technology and developing innovative services. Caldara's career began at the Zion-Benton Library, where she had the opportunity to take on various roles...

The Arlington Heights Memorial Library is a recipient of the 2018 John Cotton Dana Award , provided in conjunction with the H.W. Wilson Foundation, the American Library Association and EBSCO. This national award honors outstanding library public relations and marketing. The library took creative...

Waukegan Public Library is excited to announce the lineup for its annual summer concert series! Concerts are held every Friday in June, July, and August, from noon until one p.m. in the Library's front courtyard. In the event of rain, concerts move indoors to the Bradbury Room on the lower level...

One Book, One Oak Park returns this June, July, and August, and our community read is Kevin Coval's A People's History of Chicago . "This title is all about lifting up hidden voices," says Librarian Margita Lidaka. "It is also the first time the library is discussing poetry as a community-wide...

The Milledgeville Public Library will be reopening on Monday, May 7. We have been closed for two months for construction (partially funded by a Live & Learn Grant from the Illinois State Library). Our new porch and ramp are in place and we look forward to welcoming our patrons back to their...

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The Joliet Public Library (Joliet, Illinois) has been named the 2018 winner of the ALA Excellence in Library Programming Award for their program "Star Wars Day." The award, supported by ALA's Cultural Communities Fund, recognizes a library that demonstrates excellence by providing programs that...

The fourth annual Evanston Literary Festival ( evanstonlit.org ) will be held May 12-20, 2018, at sites around Evanston to celebrate the city's vibrant literary community and history. The festival will include dozens of free events featuring fiction, poetry, non-fiction, children's literature,...

On Sunday, April 15, approximately 250 patrons braved the rain and cold to make it to the Bartlett Library Health Expo, sponsored by the Bartlett Public Library District Foundation. Patrons walked around the meeting room, talking to local businesses on various health topics. Some of which include...

Plainfield Public Library District is hosting their first ever Fandom Fest . This event is all about the pop culture you love. Whether you're obsessed with anime, a wand-carrying Potterhead or a Whovian at heart, join us for an all-ages, multi-day celebration of all things geek! Events start on...