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Library of Things at Peru Public Library

Libraries are in the business of lending – books, dvd's, audiobook, and eBooks come to mind. But the Peru Public Library District is adding some unusual things to its lending collection. The library is adding board games, tote baskets, projectors (slide and computer) and much more. The Peru Library...

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Help improve library self-service holds by partaking in a survey

The Illinois Library Association's Best Practices Committee is charged with curating and disseminating best practices for libraries throughout the State of Illinois. We are currently seeking best practices for self-service hold options that safeguard patron privacy. The committee hopes you will...

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LACONI TSS: Introduction to Authority Control

When : Friday November 8, 2019 Time : 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Where : Joliet Public Library 3395 Black Road Joliet, Illinois 60431 Schedule : 9:30-9:50 a.m. Registration and Refreshments 9:50-10:00 a.m. Business meeting 1 0:00 a.m.-3:00 pm. Program (includes lunch break) Intended audience :...

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New Networking Group-The AM's Assistant Managers and Supervisors

Hello Assistant Managers and Supervisors, Please join the AMs (Assistant Managers and Supervisors) for a networking meeting at Indian Trails Public Library on Tuesday, November 19th from 9:30-11 am. This networking meeting is for all assistant managers, assistant department heads, and supervisors...

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Little Library Community Partnership

Sycamore's newest little library can be found at Sycamore Park District's Legacy Campus. Through a generous donation of the library itself by the Schulz family, design and painting led by high school student Kenzie Repeta, and a donation of books from the Sycamore Public Library , this has been a...

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Vernon Area adds paid parental leave to benefit package

Welcoming a new child will be a bit less stressful for some employees of the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire, Illinois, thanks to a new Paid Parental Leave Policy passed by the Board of Library Trustees at their most recent meeting on Monday, September 16, 2019. Eligible employees may...

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Just Bring it Back! No More Late Fees at La Grange Public Library!

September 12, 2019 Effective this week, anyone who checks out materials from the La Grange Public Library will no longer accrue late fees for materials returned after the due date. Partially due to the introduction of auto-renewals on library items in 2017, overdue fine revenue has decreased...

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Elk Grove Village Public Library Celebrates Comic-Con

The Elk Grove Village Public Library will host its second Comic-Con event on Saturday, September 28, 2019, from 11 AM - 3 PM. The library will feature local food trucks, ten celebrity cars in our Celebrity Car Show, crafts, a Mobile Escape Room, a Stranger Things themed scavenger hunt, a Horror/Sci...

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"Bartram’s Garden: In Words and Wood" exhibition at the Chicago Botanic Garden's Lenhardt Library

Bartram's Garden: In Words and Wood exhibition features three handcrafted artist boxes and objects, made from the wood of fallen trees at Bartram's Garden, in combination with original poetry. Free talk and Special Event: Sunday, October 6, at 2 p.m. with Artist Claire Owen and poet Beth Feldman...

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Joliet Public Library Becomes FamilySearch Affiliate

The Joliet Public Library is now an affiliate library for the genealogical website, FamilySearch. Library visitors have access to about 400 million extended records available only to affiliated sites. This content is only available when logging in to a free FamilySearch account and using one of the...

Local History section of the Ottawa Street Branch

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