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August Board Meeting Highlights

The RAILS Board met on Friday, August 28, 2015. Meeting highlights include: The Board approved Resurrection College Preparatory High School (Chicago) for full RAILS membership, pending final approval from the Illinois State Library. Three candidates from the western part of the RAILS area have...

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GEPL Members Exceed Read for Heroes Goals

This year's Glen Ellyn Public Library's Summer Reading Program challenged the community to Read for Heroes and the community overwhelmingly responded. Kids blasted past their goal, reading for 80,254 hours, 10,254 hours over their 70,000 hour goal. "This year was the fastest we have ever achieved...

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Darien Teacher Attends Ford's Theatre Class

For Immediate Release Local Teacher Attends National Endowment for the Humanities Workshop in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. – In March 2015, Diane Nelson, a local teacher from Darien School District #61, was selected as a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Scholar from a pool of...

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Science Kits for Public Libraries Grant

The Science Kits for Public Libraries Grant is offering up to $2,000 in funding to Chicago area public libraries for the development of circulating math and science collections for pre-university students (K-12). The grant seeks to be a catalyst for educating students about how math and science are...

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Special Library Staff Invited to Subscribe to Newsletter

News for Special Library Staff In response to frequent requests from our special library members, the first issue of RAILS News for Special Libraries was distributed on August 11, 2015. Future editions will be published periodically to inform special library staff about RAILS programs/services of...

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Bensenville Library Receives Construction Grant for Room Addition

The Bensenville Community Public Library has been awarded a $125,000 Illinois State Library Live and Learn Construction Grant, funded by an annual state legislative appropriation. The grant assists public libraries with construction costs in their facilities, and the Bensenville Library was one of...

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Art exhibit explores imagination, childhood curiosity at Waukegan Public Library

"Standing On Color," an exhibit of abstract canvases by Evanston-based artist Marie-Simone Pavlovich, will open at the Waukegan Public Library on Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Pavlovich will show five canvases in the recently renovated library's new exhibition space. She works primarily in acrylic on...

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RAILS Continuing Education Archives

The RAILS Continuing Education (CE) Archives contain recordings and handouts from RAILS webinars and workshops. RAILS members can access these recordings "24/7" from the RAILS website’s CE Archives page. Program topics include cataloging, customer service, management, marketing, technology, and...

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RAILS July Board Meeting Highlights

At its July 24, 2015 meeting , the RAILS Board seated new board members: Lisa Knasiak, Brookfield Public Library Paul Mills, Fountaindale Public Library District, Bolingbrook Sid Ruckriegel, Peoria Public Library Lori Wilcox, Chicago Heights Public Library Kate Hall, Director of the Northbrook...

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Talking Book Program Teams Up with Itasca Library for ADA25 Event

The Itasca Community Library , in collaboration with the Illinois Talking Book Outreach Center (ITBOC), hosted a program on July 14 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Various area non-profit organizations that work to support the efforts of people with...

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