News & Announcements from Libraries

Planting Seeds Of Leadership: How Great Books Are Growing Natural Leaders At Prairie Crossing Charter School (PCCS) in Grayslake, IL, we believe that children are our best hope to improve the world. But how do you transform that belief into a daily reality for 432 K-8 students? For us, the answer...

Join LACONI POP for a unique, discussion-based learning opportunity for all library programmers. We will kick off with a presentation followed by breakout sessions to discuss the many pitfalls and solutions that come with the territory of library programming and partnerships. A list of topics will...

LACONI Recharge presents How to Stay Cool Under Pressure: Stay Steady, no matter what the day brings. Designed for the realities of public service work, this session builds confidence, self-awareness, and resilience, helping staff respond with clarity and kindness even on the most demanding days...

Magnolia Library Closes After More Than 90 Years of Service After serving the Village of Magnolia and surrounding communities since 1932, the Magnolia Library has permanently closed its doors. For more than nine decades, the Magnolia Library provided residents with access to books, educational...

Our project “My Library Is...Connecting Communities and Cultures” was developed to meet the needs of our community by creating a World Languages Collection focusing on Spanish and Arabic titles. The creation of the World Languages Collection impacts students and community members, library work...

What if the books kids checked out at the public library today ended up on their school library shelves next year? That is the whole heart of Share the Shelf: School & Public Library Book Initiative, a project funded by a RAILS My Library Is... grant. The idea was simple: bring a curated collection...

In 2025, Gerber/Hart Library and Archives officially dedicated its newest space: The Raffety/Tran Community Room, a multi-purpose gathering place to help meet the needs of the LGBTQ+ communities it serves. The Community Room has been designed to accommodate meetings, classes, receptions and small...

Des Plaines Public Library has a key belief “that all library users are entitled to the highest level of service.” For us, the highest level of service would not be complete without offerings for users of all abilities. Advancing Accessibility Through the Library of Things While our Library of...

With a collection age of 2008, the South Park School nonfiction collection was out-of-date and not relevant to the interests of twenty-first century elementary students. Almost one third of the books in the collection had not circulated at all in the past five years, or had only circulated once. The...

The Putnam County Public Library District is pleased to announce the opening of Flag in the Map: Charting Rainbow Flag Stories, a powerful international photography exhibition now on display in the Community Room at the Granville Branch through August 31st during regular library hours. The...

The EPL Board has updated and extended its Request for Proposals and is now accepting bids from qualified search firms to lead the Executive Director search. View the updated RFP and submission details HERE.

“Hi!” A young woman, probably in her twenties, approached the Adult Services desk with an eager smile. “This might sound like a weird question, but could you help me find a newspaper from about fifteen years ago? There’s a photo of me sledding that ran in the Bartlett Examiner. I even have the exact...