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  • 2025 CBHL Annual Literature Awards Announced

    The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries, Inc. (CBHL) recently celebrated the twenty-sixth presentation of its Annual Literature Awards, which honor outstanding contributions to the literature of botany and horticulture. This year's awards recognized eleven exceptional works across a...

  • My Library Is… (Story) Walking!

    From the My Library Is... Blog: At Washington District Library (WDL), we’re always looking for ways to bring library services into the community and are lucky to have a fantastic partner in the Washington Park District. Installing a Storywalk® in a nearby park was an obvious step for us. Read the...

  • Summer Courses in the Joliet Junior College LTA Program

    Registration for the JJC Summer 2025 Session is now underway for new and returning students. Classes are online and asynchronous, so they are easy to fit into your schedule. No commuting costs and you will pay in-district tuition if you have no program locally. There are no textbook fees, as we make...

  • My Library Is... Diverse

    From the My Library Is... Blog: Research has shown that diverse books are beneficial in many ways: they provide students with affirmation of their identities, they allow students to see other perspectives and experiences, and they help to create empathy and community. Professor Rudine Sims Bishop...

  • Winfield Public Library Director Passes the Torch

    Congratulations to Winfield Public Library Director Matthew Suddarth on his upcoming retirement! He has been Director for more than 22 years, and has seen the library through a renovation project, the shift to more digital technologies, the rise of eBooks, and much more. During his retirement, he...

  • My Library Is… Becoming Dementia Inclusive

    From the My Library Is... Blog: What Dementia Is According to the World Health Organization, more than 55 million people have dementia worldwide. Dementia is a term that encompasses several diseases that affect memory, thinking, and the ability to do daily tasks. It is more common in adults over 65...

  • From Shhh to Woohoo: Reinventing the Marist Arc as the Heart of the School

    From the My Library Is... Blog: Once a quiet place reserved for hushed study halls and solitary reading, our Marist library has undergone a radical transformation with Project Refresh and it was exactly what our students needed. Our administration greenlit an overhaul of the space and this grant...

  • Groundbreaking for new Carthage Public Library

    Carthage Public Library District held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new library building on Tuesday, April 15 at 6:00 pm. The following day, Laverdiere Construction, Inc. brought in their equipment and began working on the site. Construction should be complete in about a year. The new building...

  • Book Art Exhibition Reception

    Princeton Public Library is hosting a reception on Friday, April 25th to present local talent by displaying books and book covers. Instead of disposing of these books, they were handed out to people as a blank canvases. The recycled books were provided by the Friends of the Library. So far, there...