Articles filed under Vernon Area Public Library
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Vernon Area Library offering a scholarshipDec 28, 2012 12:15 pm - The Friends of the Vernon Area Library is accepting applications for the $2,000 Allen Meyer Memorial Scholarship through March 1, 2013. The scholarship will be awarded t...
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The SoapboxDec 08, 2012 4:00 am - Give it your all: Hersey High School senior Alex Baratta of Arlington Heights may be intimidating with his perfect GPA, his multisport prowess and his big, giving heart,...
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Digital magazines a hit at Lincolnshire’s Vernon Area Public LibraryDec 01, 2012 7:00 am - More than 100 patrons have signed up for the Vernon Area Public Library’s digital magazine service since it launched about two weeks ago, officials said Friday. It’s so ...
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Gold holds higher value than diamondsOct 10, 2012 8:07 am - Students in Katherine Crawford’s fifth-grade class at Mundelein’s West Oak Middle School asked, “What’s worth more, diamonds or gold?” Almost since the beginning of time...
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Berland’s inspirational story still gleamsSep 04, 2012 4:23 pm - Bob Berland’s Olympic dream had suddenly spiraled into a nightmare. After all, how was he going to flip his judo competitors on their backs without a flippin’ leg? While...
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Storyteller to perform at Stevenson High SchoolAug 26, 2012 9:50 am - The Vernon Area Public Library and Stevenson High School Foundation welcome storyteller Brian Rohr for a free, adult evening of myths, folk tales, and fairy tales from a...
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First ladies and presidentsJun 26, 2012 3:00 pm - You wanted to know Rachel Boehm's second-graders at Hawthorn Elementary North in Vernon Hills asked, “Why do we call Michelle Obama the First Lady? Where did the preside...
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Library summer reading programMay 21, 2012 5:00 pm - The Vernon Area Public Library’s summer reading club for kids launches June 10. Called “Reading is So Delicious,” the effort is for infants through eighth-graders. Activ...
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Former Secret Service Agent Clint Hill to Discuss and Sign His Memoir "Mrs. Kennedy and Me" at the Aspen Drive Library in Vernon Hills on April 23Mar 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Former United States Secret Service Agent Clint Hill will discuss his new book, Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir at the Aspen Drive Library, 701 N. Aspen Drive, V...
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Blog for your businessMar 14, 2012 4:15 pm - Social media coach and author Andrea Vahl will talk about blogging and your business in a web-based seminar hosted by the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire. The...