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Vernon Area Library working to turn the page on climate crisis

Managers and staff at Vernon Area Public Library have been working to reduce the environmental footprint of operations in cost-effective ways. A team of employees from across the library took a close look at supplies and practices and recommended changes that could be implemented under the existing...

"Grounds to Grow On" box for recycling used coffee pods

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Engage with RAILS at Fall Conferences

RAILS at AISLE and IATE Joint Conference, October 10-12, Springfield Attend a Program "Telling Our Story: Articulating Library Value across Type" Saturday, October 12, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Vista 6 RAILS Member Engagement Manager Daniel Bostrom Amy Byers, Chatham Area Public Library District Pattie...

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Online CE Per Capita Requirement for Public Libraries

Public library staff and trustees can meet the annual Illinois Public Library Per Capita Grant online CE requirement by viewing an approved webinar. The online CE requirement topic for FY2020 is organizational management. All of the webinars listed below have been approved by the Illinois State...

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Meet author Paul Hendrickson; hear about "Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright"

Enjoy an evening with author Paul Hendrickson as he discusses his new book Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright . Hendrickson will be at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, on Tuesday, October 8, from 6:30-8 pm. From the award-winning and...

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Restorative Community Practices: Building Stronger Families, Schools, and Communities

You are invited to the Oak Park Public Library's second annual restorative justice conference. This year's theme is "Restorative Community Practices: Building Stronger Families, Schools, and Communities." This conference will be held for three consecutive days, on October 4-6, at the Main Library,...

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CENSUS 2020: WHY IT MATTERS

Since 1790, the U.S. Constitution has required that electoral districts be periodically adjusted or redrawn to account for population shifts every ten years. Census data reveals where populations have risen or fallen throughout the country and is used for congressional representation as well as...

MARILYN A. SANDERS, U. S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

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Brimfield Public Library District awarded $21,000 Grant

Brimfield Public Library District has been awarded a grant for $21,590 from Project Next Generation . Project Next Generation is federally funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. The 2020 grant monies will go towards a series of workshops and programing targeting 4th thru 12th...

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Toni Preckwinkle Hosts Librarians' Luncheon

To celebrate September as "National Library Card Sign-Up Month", Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, whose mother was a librarian, is hosting a free Librarian's Luncheon to meet and greet RAILS library directors and present them with an honorary library proclamation. This special gathering will...

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Census 2020: Make Sure Illinois Counts

Date/Time: Monday, October 21, 6-7 pm Locations: Library Event Area, 2nd Fl., Campus Center, 1215 Houbolt Rd., Joliet Live streaming to: City Center Campus, Library Room 6005, 235 N. Chicago St., Joliet Romeoville Campus, RMA-1019 (multi-purpose area), 1125 W. Romeo Rd. (135th St.) Speakers: Joseph...

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Fall Reading BINGO with Dory

John Mosser Public Library District is a small library with a very small staff. One of the favorite staff members is also very small-she's a 4 year old rescue pug named Dory. Dory is one of the main reasons our attendance for the Summer Reading Program increased and she is the most asked after...

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