Articles filed under Des Plaines Public Library
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Des Plaines library offers LexisNexis for freeJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Des Plaines Public Library announced this week the addition of LexisNexis Library Express, the first product tailored specifically for public libraries. The new service,...
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No tax hike, fewer jobs in Des PlainesNov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - The Des Plaines city council Monday night approved a $96 million budget for the 2011 calendar year with no tax increase and four fewer administrative positions. At the c...
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Des Plaines city council approves library loanNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Public Library will be able to remain open in December with full staffing and keep its regular business hours, city officials said this week. The Des Pla...
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Des Plaines library won't go dark in December after allOct 27, 2010 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Public Library won't go dark in December after all, officials said this week. Facing a budget shortfall, library officials had planned on closing the lib...
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Artist Laura Matzen uses Maine East student as modelsOct 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Four collections of Maine East High School Fine Arts teacher Laura Matzen's work are on display through October at the Des Plaines Public Library. The library counts two...
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Des Plaines Library board hopes to avoid Dec. 5 closingOct 19, 2010 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Public Library Board Tuesday approved closing the library on Dec. 5 if the city of Des Plaines does not cosign a bank loan of up to $1.5 million and Cook...
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Des Plaines leaders say they will work with library to keep it openOct 17, 2010 11:00 pm - City officials will vote on loan
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Des Plaines library might end year Dec. 5Oct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Public Library could go dark in December if officials can't come up with nearly $600,000 needed to keep it open through the end of the year. The library'...
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Lack of focus got Des Plaines library into this messSep 26, 2010 11:00 pm - During a rare fit of insomnia, I happened upon a Des Plaines Public Library board meeting on the public access channel. What caught my ear was a comment by one of the of...
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Des Plaines Library opts not to pay for inter-library van serviceJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Public Library board recently agreed to opt out of a proposal calling for a $12,930 "donation" to the North Suburban Library System for retaining inter-l...