Library News

Starting July 1, 2020 the Robert W. Rowe Public Library District is going fine free. Robert W. Rowe Library prides itself on being a dynamic family friendly community center where people of all ages meet and get access to a wide range of information. So the Board of Trustees and the Library Staff...

JOLIET — The Joliet Public Library is excited to announce that Project Burnham, the library's plan for the renovation of the interior of its Ottawa Street Branch at 150 North Ottawa Street, will be funded through library reserves and new state capital funding. In collaboration with State Senator...

Regular operating hours will resume at the Bartlett Public Library District starting on June 30. Library browsing, public computers and room reservations will be available for patrons, but it is unknown when in-person programming will resume. There are some general safety guidelines that people are...

Due to reductions in the funding available for police training, North East Multi-Regional Training (NEMRT) regrets that it must close its library. As of June 30, 2020, the NEMRT Instructors Library will be closed permanently. For thirty-two years, the NEMRT Library has supported the information...

After 18 years at the Glenview Public Library, Library Director Vickie Novak will retire on June 30, 2020. Novak has had a professional career in librarianship that has spanned three public libraries and 46 years as a Library Director. She has played an active role in a profession that has, at its...

Join the Oak Park Public Library community on Tuesday, June 23 at 7 pm for a virtual interview and Q&A session with Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans. This live event kicks off this summer's Many Voices, Many Stories community reading program for adults and teens...

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MOUNT PROSPECT—Mount Prospect Public Library (MPPL) is saddened to announce the death of former Board Trustee Jackie Hinaber on Thursday, May 28. She was 78 years old. MPPL extends its deepest condolences to Hinaber's family and friends. Hinaber was a beloved, long-time steward of the library and...

It will be a beautiful evening in the neighborhood on Wednesday, June 17 at 7pm. Maxwell King, author of the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, will virtually visit Lake Villa District Library. The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers (Abrams Press, 2018) tells the story of the...

The Evanston Public Library stands in solidarity with our Black community members. We grieve the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. We condemn this brutal injustice, one of far too many killings that have preceded it, including those of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. We stand for...