Articles filed under Library Districts
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Fox River Valley Public Library District authorizes land purchaseMar 17, 2016 11:00 pm - On March 15, the Fox River Valley Public Library District board of trustees passed an ordinance authorizing the purchase of an 11-acre parcel of land directly across Rec...
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Palatine Library to Exhibit IAEA Student Art Show 2015-2016 in AprilMar 16, 2016 11:00 pm - The Palatine Public Library District is proud to exhibit the touring 2015/2016 Illinois Art Education Association (IAEA) Student Show, from April 1 through April 30. Thi...
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Movable type helped bring books to the massesMar 16, 2016 11:00 pm - Books came about when ancient Chinese artists laid sheets of paper over graphite-covered stone that was carved with Confucian texts. Confucius was a Chinese philosopher ...
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Bartlett Library patrons explore math in programMar 16, 2016 11:00 pm - Second and third graders explored geometry and other mathematical concepts with hands-on activities at the Bartlett Library on March 17. In the program, children were ab...
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Screening of the PBS Series: Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy that Shaped a Nation at Palatine LibraryMar 16, 2016 11:00 pm - Palatine Library will show two episodes from the 2013 PBS documentary film Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy that Shaped a Nation, and host a Latino American Film Fe...
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Flute-piano duo to perform at St. Charles library SundayMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - The St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth Ave., will conclude its 20105-16 Sunday Concert Series at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 20, with a performance by flutist Carlyn Lloyd ...
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Best-selling author Jesse Andrews to visit Arlington Hts. libraryMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - Author and screenwriter Jesse Andrews ("Me and Earl and the Dying Girl") will be discussing his second novel, "The Haters," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at the Arlington ...
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St. Charles free seed library offers 400 varietiesMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - The seed library that sprouted last year at the St. Charles Public Library continues to grow and blossom, pardon the puns. In a chest atop a counter near the information...
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Explore world of Shakespeare's gardens FridayMar 14, 2016 11:00 pm - The Elgin Garden Club and Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin will jointly present a program, "Shakespeare in the Garden" by Laura Mueller, lecturer from the Art Institu...
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St. Charles library presents 'The Essential Edgar Allan Poe'Mar 14, 2016 11:00 pm - This April marks the 20th anniversary of National Poetry Month: a celebration with schools, libraries, publishers, booksellers and poets celebrating poetry's vital place...