February 9, 2017
It’s no secret that there are a fair number of folks out there that are depressed. The year is turning out to be fairly contentious right from the get go and it’s only (checks watch) February. Oog. We look out the windows and spring seems an awful long ways away, both literally and metaphorically. Fortunately […]
January 20, 2017
When I tell you that Evanston is full of local authors, that information should hardly shock you. Being as literary a community as we are, writers are liable to spring up whenever possible. And, whenever possible, we do try to add their books to our library. Of course, there are authors like Laurence Gonzales and […]
December 12, 2016
It’s that time of year again. In fact, if you haven’t done your holiday shopping yet, you might be glancing nervously at the calendar (like me) worrying about whether or not you’ll be able to ship your items in time. With that in mind, let Evanston Public Library ease your worries a tad. If you […]
December 2, 2016
On December 7th, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked in a surprise military strike by Japanese forces. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the attack. For those of you looking to brush up on your knowledge in that area, have no fear. We’ve a list of all the newest books on the subject. As you […]
June 3, 2016
Here at Evanston Public Library we never run short of good books. The latest crop is coming in now and there are some true doozies in the mix. Here’s a brief smattering of some titles that you may not read about in your New York Times Book Review but that remain very interesting just the […]
May 31, 2016
When moving to any new city, you try to get the lay of the land early on. Where’s the closest grocery? The local bookstore? The library branch (or three!). And since I moved here from NYC I wanted to immediately know precisely which publishers were local. Because my previous focus was children’s book publishing, I […]
May 26, 2016
This Friday at 11 a.m. on the third floor our annual falcon banding and naming ceremony will take place and you’re invited to come watch. Mary Hennen and Josh Engel from The Field Museum will band falcon chicks hatched at the Evanston Public Library Peregrine Falcon nesting site. The baby falcons (eyases) will also be […]
May 25, 2016
There are distinct advantages to belonging to the Evanston Mamas Facebook group. As a still relatively new transplant (almost a year in!) I continue to explore this wild, untamed wilderness you call “Evanston”. To aid me in my research I call upon folks who know the ins, the outs, and in the in-betweens. I suspect […]
May 6, 2016
On this date in history in 1937, the German passenger airship The Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township, New Jersey. Of the 97 people on board (36 passengers and 61 crewmen), there were 35 fatalities (13 passengers and […]
April 19, 2016
They’re here! They’re here! Not many books on the old list, but what there is, we have. Check out what the 2016 Pulitzer Prizes are going to these days: Fiction “The Sympathizer,” by Viet Thanh Nguyen Reserve your copy here. History “Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America,” by T.J. Stiles […]
