Articles filed under Library Districts
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Vernon Area library seeks volunteersNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - The Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire is seeking volunteers for a variety of assignments. Volunteers are needed for both public service and behind-the-scenes r...
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Escape winter at the Schaumburg libraryNov 22, 2015 10:00 pm - Picture this: Pewter skies, subzero winds and snow flurries chill the air as another polar vortex sweeps through our great Prairie State. What can you do in the depths o...
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Meditate at libraryNov 22, 2015 12:00 am - You can learn to calm your mind and body with guided meditation at the Aspen Drive Library, 701 Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills. Free, drop-in sessions are scheduled for 10:30...
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Handcrafted rocking horse, Bulls tickets and Hello Kitty kick off holiday basket fundraiserNov 17, 2015 10:00 pm - A handcrafted wooden rocking horse, courtesy of Boyd Whitt, is one of the highlights of the annual basket fundraiser for Huntley Area Public Library. It will be on displ...
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The origins of the Latin languageNov 15, 2015 10:00 pm - You wanted to know “Why do most languages stem from Latin?” asked a student in Gregg Thompson's sixth-grade social studies class at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee. Nea...
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Books Between Bites explores life of Col. FabyanNov 12, 2015 10:00 pm - The monthly noontime book program Books Between Bites welcomes Richard Munson, author of a book on local legend Colonel Fabyan, at noon Thursday, Nov. 19, at Batavia Pub...
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Rodgers chosen to fill Palatine library board vacancyNov 12, 2015 12:00 am - The Palatine Public Library District Board of Library Trustees has appointed Daniel Rodgers to fill a vacancy on the board. Rodgers, a Palatine resident for nearly 30 ye...
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District 214 students share immigrant experiences with "One Book" authorNov 12, 2015 12:00 am - Lupe Arroyo's parents immigrated to the United States from Mexico a few years before she was born. She didn't experience firsthand what it was like to come to a new cou...
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See Mrs. Roosevelt at Gurnee libraryNov 12, 2015 12:00 am - An Eleanor Roosevelt presentation is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N. O'Plaine Road in Gurnee. She was the longest-serving first ...
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Series to discuss 'Human Trafficking: A Serious Challenge to Humanity'Nov 11, 2015 10:00 pm - The St. Charles Public Library is host to Great Decisions, America's largest discussion program on world affairs administered and produced by the Foreign Policy Associat...