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.
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 […]
Evanston Public Library is pleased to present a whole new way of reading magazines and periodicals. It’s convenient, it’s fun, it’s Flipster! Some of the popular, in demand titles that EPL now subscribes to include The New Yorker, Essence, The Nation, Chicago Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, Hispanic Network, Out, and more! Want […]
The Evanston Public Library (EPL) is the proud recipient of a $149,023 IMLS CARES Act Grant. The grant, one of 68 awarded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services, from more than 1700 applications, will fund specific EPL services directed towards those experiencing unemployment. The Chicago Tribune recently reported that Evanston’s unemployment rate has […]
