Articles filed under Library Districts
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See 'American Presidents: Life Portraits' exhibit at Elgin libraryJul 15, 2015 11:00 pm - "American Presidents: Life Portraits," a presidential portrait exhibit presented by C-SPAN, Comcast and the White House Historical Association, is on display at the Gail...
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Prospect Heights History Book Club: Guns of August by Barbara TuchmanJul 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Just over 100 years ago many of our great grandparents saw the world they knew crumble around them in the horror of World War I. Empires collapsed, social and political...
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Elgin book release event for Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman'Jul 14, 2015 1:00 am - Gail Borden Public Library's A Toast to Harper Lee book release event for Lee's new book "Go Set a Watchman" attracted about 30 people Tuesday night in Elgin. Some came...
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Elgin library ready for 'stampede' for Harper Lee novelJul 13, 2015 1:00 am - The Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin is ready for the release of Harper Lee's much-anticipated second novel. The library purchased 62 copies of "Go Set a Watchman," t...
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How your body fights off virusesJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "How do viruses attack the body and make you sick?" asked a sixth-grader in Gregg Thompson's social studies class at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee....
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Learn more about digital cameras July 18 at Batavia libraryJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - On Saturday, July 18, professional photographer Roger Mattingly will conduct two programs for amateur photographers who want to use their digital cameras to their fulles...
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Schaumburg library programs on Earhart, WilliamsJul 12, 2015 1:00 am - Amelia Earhart and Hank Williams will be the subjects of a pair of programs coming to the Schaumburg Township District Library this month. "Amelia Earhart" will take pla...
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Elk Grove library director who resigned gets 8 more weeks of payJul 11, 2015 7:40 am - Former Elk Grove Library Director Patrick McDonald, who stepped down in June after less than 10 months on the job, is getting more than $16,000 in additional pay, accord...
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Palatine library reopens after being declared bedbug freeJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - The Palatine Main Library reopened to the public Friday morning after the Wednesday evening discovery of two dead bedbugs closed the 90,000-square-foot building. A team ...
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Star Trek fans, don't miss thisJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - How did the wildly successful Official Star Trek Fan Club get started in the days before the Internet? Trekkies and College of Lake County sociology professors John and ...