Evanston Public Library launched The Check Out on January 14, 2020, a podcast that introduces listeners to Evanston residents or people working in Evanston who are actively engaged in making the community better, and other noteworthy pursuits. The podcast, hosted by EPL Community Engagement Coordinator Jill Schacter, features interviews with Evanstonians involved in fields such […]
If you want to find THE best recommended list of books for kids, you needn’t look any further than Evanston Public Library. Oh, Chicago has their list, and New York’s is fine, but you may never find the level of love and dedication as is evident on ours. For 10 months of the year, EPL […]
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 […]