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Build It! With LEGO® Bricks Opens October 16 at Gail Borden Public Library

The 10-foot-tall brick-built character is getting ready to greet visitors at the Gail Borden Public Library. The library will be hosting a wonderful exhibit, "Build It! With LEGO® Bricks," starting October 16. The exhibit will be at the library through December, 2018. The wonderfully popular...

Exhibit characters with Staff and Riley building towers

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Flock of Robotic Finches to Land in Avon in Spring 2019!

The Village of Avon Public Library and the Avon Middle/Elementary School are excited to be the recipients of a loan of 15 Finch coding robots. This is loan was made possible through a program offered by the manufacturer, BirdBrain Technologies. More information about this program is available here...

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Traveling Kurt Vonnegut Exhibit Coming To La Grange Public Library

https://patch.com/ LA GRANGE, IL — The La Grange Public Library will host a traveling Kurt Vonnegut exhibit about the acclaimed author from the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library located in Indianapolis, the author's hometown. The library said the traveling exhibit will arrive in La Grange on Sunday,...

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Oak Park library supports families in raising race-conscious readers

The Oak Park Public Library hosted its first Race Conscious Readers workshop in September for families looking for ways to talk about race with their kids. Library staff modeled strategies in storytime stations, using literature to raise consciousness and start conversations about equity. Families...

Race Conscious Readers workshop at Oak Park Public Library

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Mount Prospect Public Library Wraps Up 75th Anniversary Celebration

Mount Prospect Public Library's 75th Anniversary celebration in 2018 ended with an open house on September 23. Following an awards presentation and a keynote speaker, families were invited to learn about library resources, enjoy music from local high schools students, interact with a magician, and...

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Evanston Public Library Releases Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Study

Results from an equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) study conducted this year by the Evanston Public Library (EPL) reinforced community wishes for a greater library presence in the neighborhoods. While many of the recommendations put forth by consultant DeEtta Jones and Associates (DJA) are in...

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Brookfield Public Library Receives $1 Million Donation

The Brookfield Public Library Board of Trustees approved a transformative $1 million gift to the Library during their regular monthly Board meeting on Wednesday, September 26. This extraordinary investment sets the stage for the Library Foundation's capital campaign to go public. Linda Sokol...

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Dog Photos Needed for ILA Presentation

Our website builder, Brian Smith, is looking for photographs of Illinois library employees' dogs to use in his presentation at the Illinois Library Association annual conference next month. The title of his session is "They're Good Docs Brent" and it's on the topic of semantic markup in website...

mixed-breed terrier lying on a blue blanket

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Continuing Education Opportunity

Service Design for Libraries Workshop

Friday, November 16, 9am-2:30pm Oakton Community College, Des Plaines Campus Many libraries dedicate resources to innovation yet are unsure if they are using the right framework to produce results. Jackie Flowers and Stephanie Nemcsok from the Calgary Public Library will lead this interactive...

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Virtual Reality Offers New Adventures for Seniors

A new Arlington Heights Memorial Library outreach program utilizes Google Expeditions, a virtual reality experiential learning tool, to give older adults the thrill of visiting virtually anywhere in the world. "I originally used our Google Expeditions kit as a way to add a fun technology experience...

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