Articles filed under Library Districts
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Chocolate lovers find way to Hampshire festFeb 12, 2017 12:00 am - Chocolate lovers trekked out to Hampshire on Sunday as Ella's Friends, the support group for the village's Ella Johnson Library, held its third annual Festival of Chocol...
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Librarians don't mind noisy celebration of World Series trophy in ElginFeb 12, 2017 12:00 am - Libraries are generally expected to be quiet places. But Sunday morning, the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin resounded with the strains of "Go, Cubs, Go," as hundred...
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Lake Villa library to host wine and beer fundraiserFeb 12, 2017 12:00 am - The Lake Villa District Library Foundation will sponsor the annual wine and craft beer tasting from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at the Lake Villa District Library, 1001...
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Lego train exhibit in Arlington Heights draws thousandsFeb 11, 2017 12:00 am - As many as 3,000 people toured the Northern Illinois Lego Train Club exhibit Saturday at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, according to April Jo Harder, the librar...
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What people are reading right nowFeb 10, 2017 5:00 am - Some read paperback thrillers while cuddling under warm bed covers. Some stretch out in the La-Z-Boy and digest a new analysis of World War II on their Nooks. Yet others...
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Candidate withdraws from Arlington Heights library board raceFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - Colette Harris, a candidate for Arlington Heights library board, has withdrawn from the race, which makes the election uncontested. Harris said in a statement she had so...
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One Book, One Batavia 2017 celebrates resilience , remembranceFeb 09, 2017 10:00 pm - "Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope" by Wendy Holden is the One Book, One Batavia 2017 selection. Published...
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Mississippi Freedom Rider to speak Feb. 22 at Algonquin libraryFeb 09, 2017 10:00 pm - Civil rights activist and Freedom Rider Thomas M. Armstrong III will speak from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Algonquin Public Library's Harnish Main Library, 26...
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Fiction-writing seminar at Schaumburg libraryFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - Fiction writers of all levels are welcome to attend "How to Create Powerful Heroes and Villains" from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, in the Program Room of the Schaumbu...
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Great Decisions series to discuss 'The Future of Europe' Feb. 16Feb 08, 2017 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...