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.
For older people on the memory loss spectrum, life can be difficult. It’s easier to feel left out from the community and cut off from resources and support structures. But the Library is working to change that. The Memory Cafe, launched at the Library in 2018, is a program developed to support and connect those […]
The tech desk, part of the Innovation and Digital Learning department, has always been on the front lines of the Evanston Public Library’s service to the community. Located on the Main Library’s third floor, its team is tasked with assisting patrons in using the computers, printers, and other technological services available to them. But beyond […]
Evanston Public Library has released its 2020 Annual Report, “The World Changed: Evanston Public Library Reimagined.” The report, describing a pandemic year like no other we’ve seen, is available now online in both English and Spanish. (Comunicado de prensa en español a continuación.) The annual report reflects the tumult of 2020: the pandemic response, the call to racial justice, […]
The Evanston Public Library has officially launched a brand-new literary magazine, 10th Ward Lit, dedicated to showcasing the talented and diverse voices of writers all over Evanston. Why 10th Ward Lit? The name was chosen because the Library is a space for all residents of Evanston’s nine wards to enjoy equitable access to resources — and is also a […]
The Evanston Public Library stands in solidarity with the Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. We grieve for the 8 victims, 6 of whom were Asian American, of this week’s hateful murders and for the thousands of AAPI who experience discrimination and violence in all of its forms daily in the United States […]
by Joshua Perry, Northwestern-Medill class of 2023 A lot of kids are sick of logging onto Zoom by now—thanks to almost a year of online classes, the thought of staring at a computer screen has never been less appealing. But in recent weeks, students have been getting up in the morning, getting back in front […]
Evanston Public Library is putting out a call for new and emerging Evanston artists to feature in its 2021 exhibition schedule. Accepted work will be on display at the Main Library, the Robert Crown Library Branch, or online at epl.org. Interested applicants should fill out this form. This Art Call is specially focused on centering historically […]
The City of Evanston has put together a list of food resources and mobile, pop-up food pantries available to residents at no-cost. To qualify, residents must either have loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic, be ineligible or waiting approval for SNAP benefits, or have not applied for SNAP benefits and need assistance to apply. […]
Beginning in January, the Library is partnering with the District 65 Family Center to implement LENA Start, a program that uses research-backed methods to encourage and support early talk in children. Talk is the foundation of early literacy, and evidence shows that it is essential in childhood brain development. Over the course of 11 weeks, […]
Do you have a lot of time on your hands this winter but don’t know what to read? Want to try some new and interesting titles? Just fill out a brief survey, and we will provide a customized list of books just for you! LitMatch is available for kids, teens and adults, as well as […]
