The Main and the Robert Crown Branches of EPL will be closed Dec. 24th & Dec. 25th. We will reopen Dec. 26th for regular library hours.
February 5, 2016
A question for you today, ladies and gents. Where might you find the nation’s largest environmental film festival? Would that be in New York? In Los Angeles? In Chicago proper? NO! As it just so happens, the largest environmental film festival happens right here in our very own Evanston, IL. Called The Wild and Scenic […]
February 4, 2016
Adult services librarian Lorena discovered the following local history websites. She says: I’ve come across a few good websites for local history questions recently, and thought I would share them here. First up is Explore Chicago Collections website, http://explore.chicagocollections.org/. You can search by major historical events, by neighborhood, by city (including Evanston), by name, by […]
February 2, 2016
I don’t ask for much out of life. The occasional Grande Iced Chai Latte from Starbucks. A small child who doesn’t wake me up before 6 a.m. Shoes with zero holes in them. Simple stuff. But there is one thing I do demand of my job and it is this: Consistently amusing discoveries. I don’t […]
January 28, 2016
Look at the internet today. Things are happening online right now that would have been inconceivable even five years ago. With that in mind I have to say I can think of few topics more timely than the ones that will be raised at the upcoming Social Media Institute in Skokie at National Louis University. […]
January 27, 2016
When I moved from New York Public Library to Evanston I brought with me two small children, a husband, more doggone books than I know how to read, and my Children’s Literary Salon. Back in New York it was a monthly gathering of enthusiasts of children’s books who would come together for moderated talks. I […]
January 26, 2016
So. Did you see the new Star Wars movie? I bet. How many times did you see it? Just once? Twice? Three times?! Bet you’re wishing the next one in the series would come out tomorrow, don’t you? There a LOT of time to go before then. Well I’m going to let you in on […]
January 21, 2016
I don’t know if you noticed this past October but Evanston Public Library hosted its first annual Storytelling Festival. There were tents, international storytellers, events for people of every age, the works. It was also a massive success, selling out in almost every area. It seems fitting that EPL should salute storytelling since you could […]
January 19, 2016
In a sense, it was because of the children of Evanston that there even was an Evanston Public Library (but more on that tomorrow). As it happens, kids have always been integral to EPL’s success. So much so that in 1899 that Library formed a school children’s league. We don’t have enough leagues these days. […]
January 18, 2016
I think most of us can agree that $100,000 is a lot of money. A chunk of change. A veritable pot o’ moolah. In 1900 it was worth even more. That’s what so peculiar about today’s story. Imagine failing to earn $100,000 for something you really need. That’s pretty much what happened to Evanston Public Library […]
January 15, 2016
Today’s story is a sad one that also hints at the bizarre. Many bizarre stories do have a bit of sadness to them, of course. Would that all the weirdness in the world was wacky. Our tale today concerns one of the very first librarians to work at Evanston Public Library. When the library was […]
