Tuesday, Dec. 31 the main EPL branch will close early at 5:00pm and the Crown Branch at 1:00pm. Both branches will be closed Wednesday, Jan.1. Happy New Year!
January 11, 2016
Saying that you were the first to do anything is always a risky proposition. Have you ever looked into the history of earmuffs? The different claims as to who was the first to invent them have cropped up all over the place over the years (even inspiring the great picture book Earmuffs for Everyone by […]
January 8, 2016
Today’s feature is a piece of art sitting serenely on the third floor of the main library that is not all that it appears to be. When you come up the steps on the third floor, turn to your immediate left. There, on the wall, rests a lovely painting by French academic painter William Adolph […]
January 7, 2016
The year was 1960. Things were changing in Evanston. Money was good. The downtown area was undergoing all kinds of renovation. And Evanston Public Library was doing something it had needed to do for years: Get more space. Mind you, the new space was being made at the expense of the old. The beautiful 1908 […]
January 6, 2016
Imagine you’ve stepped foot into the main location of Evanston Public Library for the very first time (it’s easy if you try). You have no guide. No one telling you where things are or where to find anything. There’s a remarkably friendly concierge greeting you as you walk in, but beyond that you’re on your […]
January 5, 2016
Let’s be honest. At this point in time there is nothing new or particularly innovative about blogging. 15 years ago it was viewed as an odd, somewhat self-indulgent activity. Amusingly there was a bit of fear surrounding it as well. I dont know if you happen to remember the heady Reviewers-That-Blog-Will-Kill-Print-Reviews scare of the early […]
September 14, 2015
As you may or may not know, this year the National Book Awards have paired with The New Yorker to exclusively reveal each of the ten book longlists in the categories of Young People’s Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction. The first of these, “Young People’s Literature” has been released and the surprise is seeing how […]
September 8, 2015
Shhh! Whatever you do, don’t tell anyone about the awe-inspiring amount of e-books and e-audiobooks available FOR FREE through the library. After all, if you’re the only one aware of our titles, you’ll get to enjoy the sheer plethora of titles all by your lonesome self. Here are some of our newest releases in all […]
September 2, 2014
Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird won the top vote for most influential book written by women. A selection of 20 titles voted by the public was launched to find novels by women “that have most impacted, shaped or changed readers’ lives”. Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti described Ms. Lee’s novel as “the book […]
August 29, 2014
Former poet laureate of the U.S. Robert Hass won the $100,000 Wallace Stevens Award. The prize given for “outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry” was awarded by the Academy of American Poets on Tuesday. Mr. Hass won a National Book Award in 2007 and a Pulitzer Prize in 2008. He will be […]
August 26, 2014
1938’s Action Comics No. 1, featuring the first appearance of Superman, sold for $3.207,852 to an unnamed buyer. Darren Adams the owner of Pristine Comics in Federal Way, Washington posted it on eBay August 14. The original price for this comic in 1938 was 10 cents. It took just 48 bids to get from a […]
