Articles filed under Des Plaines Public Library
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Des Plaines Toastmasters Club selected for awardNov 16, 2012 9:09 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Courtesy of Des Plaines Toastmasters $PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ On Oct. 27, Des Plaines Toastmasters Club #1645/30 was awarded the Select Distinguished Award and ...
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Des Plaines pictorial history book releasing Nov. 26Nov 14, 2012 10:00 am - A pictorial history book with more than 200 vintage images of Des Plaines is set to release Nov. 26 in time for the holiday shopping season. The book is the latest in th...
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Book club donates to Friends of the Des Plaines libraryOct 05, 2012 7:46 am - The Literary Review Book Club of Des Plaines recently made a $500 donation to the Friends of the Des Plaines Public Library. The gift will be used by the Friends to fund...
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Des Plaines library hosts used book saleSep 21, 2012 8:33 am - The Friends of the Des Plaines Public Library used book sale will be held from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, (members-only night); 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29; and ...
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Arlington Hts. bookmobile more than mobile librarySep 14, 2012 2:00 pm - When Harold Goldstein of the University of Illinois wrote in 1961 that bookmobiles could be “no more than an ancillary arm of the main institutions, serving as long as b...
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Des Plaines library approves $6.2 million budget for 2013Aug 29, 2012 11:59 am - The Des Plaines Public Library Board recently approved a $6.26 million budget for the 2013 calendar year that includes a 1.5 percent reduction in the levy amount — rough...
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Des Plaines Library planning improvements with surplusMay 31, 2012 11:36 am - Awash with surplus funds, the Des Plaines Public Library could be making some improvements to its building next year. After a few years of belt-tightening, the library i...
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‘Smile’ creator to lead Des Plaines comics workshopMar 19, 2012 11:28 am - Raina Telgemeier, author and illustrator of the award-winning book “Smile” wants to teach you how to make comics. This free Des Plaines Public Library sponsored workshop...
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Alderman: Des Plaines’ finances looking healthyOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - After three years of austerity measures, Des Plaines is finally out of a financial sinkhole it dug itself through years of overspending, overtaxing and overextending the...
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Des Plaines preschool partners with library on literacyOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - The Des Plaines Park District Creative Corners Preschool welcomed Courtney O'Keefe, preschool liaison for the Des Plaines Public Library, to class on Sept. 26 and 27. O'...