Articles filed under Vernon Area Public Library

• Library summer reading program May 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Vernon Area Public Library's summer reading club for kids launches June 10. Called "Reading is So Delicious," the effort is for infants through eighth-graders.
  

   
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  Former Secret Service Agent Clint Hill to Discuss and Sign His Memoir "Mrs. Kennedy and Me" at the Aspen Drive Library in Vernon Hills on April 23Mar 30, 2012 12:00 AM
  Former United States Secret Service Agent Clint Hill will discuss his new book, "Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir" at the Aspen Drive Library on April 23.
  

   

• Blog for your business Mar 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  Social media coach Social media coach and author Andrea Vahl will talk about blogging and your business in a web-based seminar hosted by the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire.
  

   

• Library offers computer classes Mar 13, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire offers a slew of computer classes for users of varying skills.
  

   

• Lake County library honored Nov 23, 2011 12:00 AM
  The Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire has been recognized as one of the top libraries in the nation.
  

   
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  Thanksgiving celebrated in many ways around the world Nov 22, 2011 12:00 AM
  The first Thanksgiving in the American colonies, held in late December, 1621, was a three-day feast. Pilgrims at Plymouth Plantation honored the Wampanoag Indians, who had helped the Pilgrims with their difficult transition from England to the New World, with a supersized meal featuring deer, lobster, oysters, water fowl, squash and pumpkin. Most likely, they borrowed the idea for the feast from their former home where the British had been hosting fall harvest festivals for hundreds of years.
  

   

• Donate PJs and books for kids in need at library Nov 22, 2011 12:00 AM
  The Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire is accepting donations of new pajamas, nightgowns and books through Nov. 23 to help needy kids through the nonprofit Pajama Program.
  

   

• Bestselling author to visit: Nov 4, 2011 12:00 AM
  John Flanagan, author of the internationally best-selling children’s fantasy book series The Ranger’s Apprentice, will visit two Lake County public libraries on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
  

   

• Young adult author at Stevenson: Oct 24, 2011 12:00 AM
  Young adult fiction author Ellen Hopkins is making her only Midwest stop at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22 at the Stevenson High School west auditorium in Lincolnshire.
  

   

• Food for fines: Oct 11, 2011 12:00 AM
  Vernon Area Public Library patrons who owe fines for overdue materials can pay down their debt with canned goods and other nonperishable food donations during the library’s “Food for Fines” promotion.
  

   

• Electronic books offer: Sep 30, 2011 12:00 AM
  Vernon Area Public Library patrons who own Kindle tablets can download free e-books from the library through MyMediaMall.
  

   
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  U.S. hasn’t printed $3 bills since 1800s Sep 20, 2011 12:00 AM
  The saying about a penny saved does not mention the $3 bill, and for good reason. These bills have never been printed by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving, which first printed money in 1862.
  

   
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  ComEd not on hot seat at Lincolnshire meeting Aug 30, 2011 12:00 AM
  A gathering with ComEd officials at the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire went calmly, with the audience asking about outages caused by this summer’s record storms, ComEd’s proposed smart grid and other matters.
  

   

• Bestselling author at Stevenson: Aug 10, 2011 12:00 AM
  New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor will appear and sign copies of his new novel, “Full Black” at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12 at the Stevenson High School West Auditorium in Lincolnshire.
  

   

• Vernon library hosts workshops for businesses Jul 27, 2011 12:00 AM
  The vernon Area Library in Lincolnshire has scheduled three noontime workshops and webinars -- all free -- to help area businesspeople.
  

   

• Library offers free music downloads Jul 11, 2011 12:00 AM
  Vernon Area Public Library District patrons can download free music for their computers and portable devices with a service called Freegal.
  

   

• Author visiting Vernon Area libraryJun 30, 2011 12:00 AM
  lake county news digest for friday, july 1
  

   

• Author visiting Vernon Area libraryJun 29, 2011 12:00 AM
  lake county news digest for thursday ,june 30
  

   

• Library hosting a conversation about IslamApr 22, 2011 12:00 AM
  lake county news digest for saturday, april 23
  

   

• Author to speak at Vernon Area library Feb 18, 2011 12:00 AM
  lake county news digest for saturday, feb. 19