News from RAILS & Libraries

Dan Bostrom sits down with RAILS Executive Director Monica Harris to talk about the next steps in the RAILS Board election, highlights from her now-completed meet and greet tour, and EDI training that will soon be available to RAILS members and their trustees. Monica also provides updates on...

Turtle Power! Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™ Share Secrets of the Sewer, Ninja Tactics, and Teamwork at Gail Borden Public Library starting June 2. Thank you to Gail Borden Public Library District Foundation and KCT Credit Union for supporting this exhibit and Reading is Rad Summer...

Turtle Power! Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™ Share Secrets of the Sewer, Ninja Tactics and Teamwork at Gail Borden Public Library starting June Thank you to Gail Borden Public Library District Foundation and KCT Credit Union for supporting this exhibit and Reading is Rad Summer Reading...

RAILS Member Engagement Manager Dan Bostrom talks with Jeanne' Aken from Beach Park School District in Beach Park, IL. Beach Park was the recipient of a 2022 My Library Is... Grant for School Libraries. For more information on the My Library Is... Grants for School Libraries, please visit: https:/...

In 2021, the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, proudly opened the doors of its new Makerplace building, ushering in a world of exciting possibilities for the community. Since then, residents of all ages have eagerly embraced the opportunity to acquire new skills, unleash their creativity, and...

From the My Library Is ... Blog: In 2021, the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, proudly opened the doors of its new Makerplace building, ushering in a world of exciting possibilities for the community. Since then, residents of all ages have eagerly embraced the opportunity to acquire new skills...

Explore More Illinois, RAILS’ online cultural and recreational pass program for Illinois libraries, welcomes back for the season, Chicago Red Stars in Bridgeview! Established in 2007, the Red Stars were a founding member of the former Women’s Professional Soccer and would later become one of the...

I think it is very important that our students are made to feel whole when they enter our East and Central Libraries at Evanston Township High School. My library is a place of welcome and acceptance for who they are.. The East Library is a place of refuge for many of our students. Yes, there are...

From the My Library Is ... Blog: I think it is so important that our students are made to feel whole when they enter our East and Central Libraries at Evanston Township High School. Read the full post on the My Library Is ... website.

Explore More Illinois, RAILS’ online cultural and recreational pass program for Illinois libraries, spotlights attraction, Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie! Since the opening, Illinois Holocaust Museum has focused on one clear mission: To use the history and lessons of the Holocaust to transform...

The Old Town School of Folk Music's 17,000 plus piece library collection of LPs, CDs, video and books now circulates through Find More Illinois.

Through the power of virtual reality (VR), school librarians can transport their students to different times and places in order to get immersive, interactive 360-degree views like never before. In other words, VR allows us to become our own versions of Mrs. Frizzle from The Magic School Bus...

From the My Library Is ... Blog: Through the power of virtual reality (VR), school librarians can transport their students to different times and places in order to get immersive, interactive 360-degree views like never before. In other words, VR allows us to become our own versions of Mrs. Frizzle...

Blue Island Public Library is so proud to have three staff members complete their MLIS degrees this spring. Jamie Hasty, Myriam Ramos, and Kaitlyn Smentek have all completed their degrees and are ready to grow their careers as professional librarians. Congratulations!

From the My Library Is ... Blog: Getting to know the library Read the full post on the My Library Is ... website.