Articles filed under Library Districts
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Huntley library closure extended two weeksJan 23, 2022 12:00 am - The Huntley Area Public Library has pushed back its reopening date two weeks to Feb. 7. The library has been closed since Dec. 31, as part of a two-year building program...
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St. Charles library board stands by decision to close amid threats over mask requirementJan 23, 2022 12:00 am - The St. Charles Public Library will remain closed for in-person visits following a near altercation between patrons Thursday afternoon as well as phone calls threatening...
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Call for artists: Friends of St. Charles Public Library to showcase sculpture in the gardenJan 20, 2022 10:00 pm - The Friends of St. Charles Public Library is seeking to place an exterior sculpture in the terraced garden area for the St. Charles Public Library. The exterior sculptu...
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Catalina Maria Johnson to explore 'Latin Hip Hop as a New Poetry' Feb. 10Jan 17, 2022 10:00 pm - On Thursday, Feb. 10, the West Chicago Public Library will host Catalina Maria Johnson, Ph.D., an Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, journalist, and Beat Latino radio sho...
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Dist. 220's first Black teacher discovers her great-great-uncle was a trailblazer in Arlington HeightsJan 17, 2022 4:30 am - Sharon LeCompte was a college student at Illinois State University in 1968 when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated — a time when her history professor beli...
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Meet the Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author winnersJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - Gail Borden Public Library is hosting a live chat with 2021 Soon to be Famous Illinois Author Project winners from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. It is an opportunity to meet an...
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Free tax help available at Gail Borden starting Jan. 27Jan 13, 2022 10:00 pm - Gail Borden Public Library will host free tax preparation services on Thursdays and Saturdays from Jan. 27 to April 16 at the main library, 270 N. Grove, Elgin. The firs...
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Local libraries to host best-selling author Silvia Moreno-Garcia Jan. 26Jan 13, 2022 10:00 pm - The St. Charles Public Library is joining 200 libraries across the state of Illinois in a new collaborative effort, Illinois Libraries Present, to bring virtual events w...
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George Takei's graphic novel 'They Called Us Enemy' is One Book, One Batavia selectionJan 13, 2022 10:00 pm - The Batavia Public Library has chosen the graphic novel "They Called Us Enemy" by George Takei as this year's selection for One Book, One Batavia. This annual community...
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Chabad Jewish Center of Naperville offers 'Meditation from Sinai'Jan 13, 2022 10:00 pm - This winter, Rabbi Mendy Goldstein of Chabad Jewish Center of Naperville will offer "Meditation from Sinai," a new six-session course by the acclaimed Rohr Jewish Learni...