As of Tuesday morning, the Main Library continues to experience an Internet outage. No computers, printing, or phones. You must have your library card to check out materials. The Crown Branch is fully operational. Thank you for your patience.
EVANSTON, ILL. – International Compost Awareness Week is May 7-13, and the Evanston Public Library is celebrating with compost-related events for all ages at the Robert Crown Branch Library. What is composting? Composting is the controlled process of turning organic materials, like your food or cardboard scraps, into mulch through natural decomposition. The result is […]
EVANSTON, ILL. – On the whole, Evanston residents live 82 years – several years longer than the national average – but that big picture number obscures major inequity. For example residents in Evanston’s historically Black Fifth Ward live 6.5 years less, on average then their neighbors in the 7th ward. This is a result of […]
EVANSTON, ILL. – This month, the Evanston Public Library launches the official celebration of its sesquicentennial – 150 years ago, on April 15, 1873, Evanstonians voted to fund a free public library. The vote was unanimous – 337 for, 0 against. It levied a tax of $2 per $1,000 of property tax value annually. And […]
A nesting pair of peregrine falcons has been spotted on our eaves…and they’re expecting! Watch our new brood all spring on our YouTube FalconCam.
On the evening of Saturday, April 8, through the morning of Monday, April 10, the Evanston Public Library’s integrated library system will be undergoing planned maintenance by our third-party provider. During this time, the following library services will be unavailable: The library’s catalog Online databases Online account access Self-checkout machines During the scheduled maintenance, patrons […]
On March 21, the Evanston Public Library was named one of the Best Libraries in Chicagoland to Visit with Kids by Chicago Parent Magazine! Head on over to Chicago Parent to learn more about the great work our children’s librarians are doing to connect kids with a love of reading and learning.
EVANSTON, ILL. – The Evanston Public Library is proud to announce that its own Elacsha Madison has won the American Library Association’s coveted I Love My Librarian Award. The I Love My Librarian Award honors exceptional librarians from academic, public and school libraries who were nominated by patrons nationwide for their expertise, dedication and profound […]
Today, we recognize Black History Month by celebrating Black culture and the contributions that Black Americans have made throughout the years. Even still, an unsettling amount of Black history goes unrecognized. Portions have been left out of history books, others were never recorded. Luckily, genealogy can fill in those gaps. On Feb. 18, the Evanston […]
EVANSTON, ILL. – The Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees has issued a request for proposals for an executive search firm to guide its search for a new Library Executive Director. The Board is seeking a firm to conduct a wide-reaching search and provide a slate of qualified candidates for the position, which will oversee […]
EVANSTON, ILL. – The Evanston Public Library’s Main Library, 1703 Orrington Avenue, is reopened as of Saturday, Feb. 11, following emergency repairs. The library building was closed on Wednesday, Feb. 8, following the collapse of a sewer line. Repairs are still underway on the Main Library’s front staircase and ramp. Please use caution. We apologize […]
