Articles filed under Des Plaines Public Library
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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'...
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Des Plaines appoints two library trusteesSep 21, 2011 12:00 am - The Des Plaines City Council this week gave their approval to Mayor Marty Moylan’s appointees for two vacant seats on the Des Plaines Public Library board. Richard Pope...
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Your newsSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - The village of Mount Prospect and the Mount Prospect Public Library are using grant funds to offer educational programs to help residents reduce energy consumption. The...