by Shawn Iles and Karen Danczak Lyons (as previously published in the Evanston Roundtable) The work of the Evanston Public Library is far-reaching, multi-dimensional and personal and is best developed through direct input from those we serve. We are dedicated to meeting the diverse needs and expectations of our residents both within the walls of […]
Based on a recommendation in the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion report prepared last fall by DeEtta Jones and Associates, the Evanston Public Library has created a Racial Equity Task Force. The task force is designed to represent the voices of people of color in the community as the Library continues to work toward becoming an […]
Evanstonians’ diverse expectations are at once consistent and shifting, and the new Evanston Public Library branch that will open at the Robert Crown Community Center in early 2020 is a facility shaped to meet that spectrum. This city has been a study in diversity on multiple planes for generations. It has and continues to wrestle […]
Sergio González, un entrenador de tecnología en la Biblioteca Pública de Evanston (EPL), se encuentra en un salón de reuniones en la Escuela Secundaria del Municipio de Evanston (ETHS) listo para entregar 15 diplomas. Hoy marca la sesión final de un curso de ocho semanas sobre conceptos básicos de computadora que se enseña en español. […]
What’s something about yourself that most people don’t know? I come from a large family— I am one of eight children. I grew up on the south side of Chicago. My parents worked extremely hard for everything that we had and they taught us the value of a dollar. I learned how to budget money […]
The Guadalajara Book Fair, known as FIL, is the largest book fair in the Western hemisphere, second in the world only to the Frankfort Book Fair. Over a million people attend the fair in Guadalajara, Mexico, to gain firsthand access to the latest publications in Spanish. More than 300,000 titles are on display. La Feria […]
Kanopy is here! The Evanston Public Library is now offering free access to Kanopy, an all-movie streaming service. Kanopy brings more than 30,000 of the world’s best films to stream on computers, tablets, and other mobile devices. EPL cardholders can sign up to start streaming films instantly onto any computer, television, mobile device or platform […]
The public library is a place for everyone in the community; it’s a third space where, in addition to home and school or work, you are known and welcome. Read-Ability for Adults with Cognitive Disabilities The Evanston Public Library hosts the Read-Ability book group, a group for adults with cognitive disabilities, once a week. Meetings […]
Visiting Schools is Key Laura Antolin, the children’s outreach librarian at Evanston Public Library, drags crates of books from her car on a dolly into the Oakton Elementary School gymnasium. Three huge crates stuffed with hard covers and paperbacks. “At the beginning of the year I bring too many books and figure out what they […]
EPL is one of just five libraries in the country to offer this innovative service. Want to read a new book but can’t make it to the library? No problem. No library card? You don’t need one. With the EPL launch of pop-up libraries, you can check out a digital book in locations across Evanston […]
