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Small Library Education Development Day (SLEDD)

Day of presentation, round table discussion and poster session. Topics include web site design, serving special needs patrons, active shooter scenarios, and open question session with Phil Lenzini. This event was made possible in part by a RAILS CE Event Grant. http://events.eventzilla.net/e/small-...

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Joliet Public Library receives 2018 ALA Excellence in Library Programming Award

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...

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Evanston Literary Festival Celebrates Books, Activism, and Creativity

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,...

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Crowds visit Bartlett Library Health Expo despite weather

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...

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Fandom Fest at Plainfield Public Library District

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...

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Continuing Education Opportunity

Data Storytelling: Structures and Strategies

DESCRIPTION Despite collecting a tremendous amount of data on activities related to their collections, services, and spaces, libraries often struggle to use the right data to tell the right stories to the right stakeholders. This can be particularly challenging when there is a mismatch between what...

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2018 BROOKFIELD READS! to Feature Rocket Men by Robert Kurson

Brookfield Reads!, the Brookfield Public Library's annual community-wide reading and book discussion initiative returns this spring with New York Times bestselling author Robert Kurson's latest title Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the...

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NEH grant recevied by the Chicago Botanic Garden's Lenhardt Library

The Lenhardt Library of the Chicago Botanic Garden has received a $202,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the conservation and digitization of 62 rare and unique "language of flower" books published in the 19th century. Over the next three-years, the volumes will be...

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Virtual Reality and Gaming Events Earn High Scores

Inspired by the release of the movie version of Ready Player One , a dystopian fantasy where players in a massive virtual reality game search for a hidden fortune, MPPL created an online and real-world scavenger hunt that had patrons trying for high scores on classic video games to unlock clues...

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Amazing Arachnids at Brookfield Zoo

As you begin the process of planning for your summer reading programs, we wanted to make you aware of an opportunity to help promote your programs along with Brookfield Zoo's upcoming summer exhibit – Amazing Arachnids, which is open from May 26 through September 3. The exhibit presents a great...

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