Library News

After 38 years at the Glenview Public Library, Assistant Director Jane Berry will retire on March 31, 2021. Ms. Berry started her career at the Library as a substitute Librarian in the Youth Services Department in 1983 after earning her degree from Long Island University. Throughout her time at the...

Chillicothe, IL—Mary Aylmer, Director of Chillicothe Public Library District, has been supporting smart renewable energy policy for many years, and when the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) passed in 2016, she was motivated to pursue more sustainable energy solutions for the library. Aylmer has "...

Disappeared: Chicago's Lost Lesbian Bars - Virtual Film Screening and Panel Saturday, April 3rd, 1 PM CST Gerber/Hart is excited to announce a screening of a short documentary film by Jacob Pieczynski, Disappeared: Chicago's Lost Lesbian Bars on Saturday, April 3rd at 1 PM Central. The screening...

Metamora, IL — A child's first introduction to the world of literature is through short stories, whether told to them by a caretaker or read to them from one of the millions of children's picture books that have ever been published. While these stories vary in plot and tone, the one thing they have...

Staff at the Glen Ellyn Public Library are operating a call center to register community members in State-identified groups 1a and 1b who also live or work in Glen Ellyn for COVID-19 vaccine appointments. The vaccines will be distributed by Jewel-Osco Pharmacy at a local pop-up clinic starting next...

Hemingway , the new three-part documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick , premieres on WTTW and PBS on April 5-7. See the WTTW schedule » And if you watch the film, you'll see some archival images from the Oak Park Public Library, showing a young Ernest growing up in Oak Park. Our Manager and...

Members of the Library at Governors State University were involved with the founding of the Chicago Southland International Film Festival CSIFF, www.govst.edu/csiff ., and are working to help recruit pre-screeners for this year's festival taking place October 15-17, 2021. If you are interested in...

Public Scholarship in the Humanities: Book Panel and Discussion Date: March 22, 2021 Time: 6 – 7:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Webinar (RSVP required) Interested in learning more about public humanities engagement? Join us for a webinar featuring Public Scholarship in Literary Studies, a ground-breaking...

Oak Park Public Library 2020 Year in Review A public library is a place of possibility, where everyone is always welcome. That's why, when the world changed in March 2020, the idea of closing our physical doors felt so strange. Yet for us at the Oak Park Public Library it became clear very quickly...

A lot of kids are sick of logging onto Zoom by now—thanks to almost a year of online classes, the thought of staring at a computer screen has never been less appealing. But in recent weeks, students have been getting up in the morning, getting back in front of their computers, and turning their...