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Meet the new Lake Forest Library website

Lake Forest Library recently completed its rebranding efforts, which included a new logo, a redesigned newsletter and naming contest, and a new website! Staff worked to reorganize and curate content to make it easier for the community to navigate. A special thanks to Library Market and Drupal 8!...

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Bartlett Librarian is a $1,000 grant recipient

Bartlett Library's Youth & Teen & Adult Services Librarian Abby Weaver is a winner of the 2018 Summer Teen Intern Grant. An American Library Association (ALA) division, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), chose Weaver and 19 librarians from other libraries to receive the $1,...

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3D Printing Grant Success at Blue Island Public Library

Blue Island teens participated in several 3D Printing workshops and learned how to use 3D printer technology to develop a straw architecture and create a selfie bust. Experts Alicia Diaz and Brian Moreno created the sessions and instructed the teens in this lighthearted competition. Educational,...

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The Bartlett Library celebrates Dr. Seuss’s birthday

The Bartlett Library was the place to be on Thursday, March 1 when Youth & Teen Services Librarians Mary Beth Fuller and Phyllis Sadowski read stories and more to celebrate the beloved Dr. Seuss's birthday (March 2). Fuller and Sadowski's first story of the night was "Interrupting Chicken" by...

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Princeton Public Library Celebrates National Women's History Month

Throughout the month of March, we will present programs and films highlighting the contributions of women both world-wide and locally. There is also a special art display of original works and prints by women from across the nation. The celebration kicks off with an Opening Reception sponsored by...

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Milledgeville Public Library closing for construction

The Milledgeville Public Library will be closed to the public from Monday, March 5 until demolition of our old porch and construction of our new porch and handicapped ramp are complete. We have received a Live & Learn grant from the Illinois State Library to cover about half of the cost of...

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Milledgeville Public Library closing for construction

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Historian sheds light on life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Bartlett Library

On Thursday, Feb. 22, Historian Jim Gibbons discussed the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as the historic events leading up to how he became one of the most influential, nonviolent civil rights activists. The catalysts for King to further his activist involvement were when 15-year-old...

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Oak Park Public Library Releases 2017 Annual Report

The Oak Park Public Library's 2017 annual report is available now at oppl.org/annual-report . Available only online, the report notes accomplishments around the library's three strategic priorities of engagement, learning, and stewardship. For more information, contact Executive Director David J...

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Abraham Lincoln Visits West Chicago Public Library

It was a full house at the West Chicago Public Library on Thursday evening, February 15, as more than 50 patrons came to hear President Abraham Lincoln speak! Kevin Wood, who portrays President Lincoln, brought history and Lincoln's story to life in "A New Birth of Freedom." He talked of Lincoln's...

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