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!
June 21, 2011
Or so says the Warner Brothers poster for the July 15th release of the final film in the Harry Potter series: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2. But for diehard HP fans (and yours truly here may be among the oldest), it will never end. The multitude of excellent websites available to fans of J. […]
June 20, 2011
Today while reading a blog put out by my new favorite magazine Mental Floss, we subscribe to it here at EPL if you would like to take a look, I learned about a book tank created by Argentinean artist, Raul Lemesoff , that he calls a “weapon of mass instruction.” Raul travels around the cities of […]
June 18, 2011
The great writer/traveler and WW II hero Patrick Leigh Fermor died on June 10 in England. Fermor’s best known books, A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water, recounted his travels by foot from England to the Balkans just before World War II. During World War II, he and a friend hatched […]
June 17, 2011
An international lecturer, historian, and writer, Carolyn Armenta Davis brings her illustrated presentation The Art of Architecture: 21st Century African/Black Diaspora to EPL’s 1st Floor Community Room tomorrow at 4 p.m. Updating her landmark exhibition project Design Diaspora: Black Architects and International Architecture 1970-1990, the Art of Architecture showcases the work of over 20 Black […]
June 16, 2011
A recent study is out examining the direct relationship between the literacy of young children and their future behavior and success. The authors at Purdue University stress the benefits of adults reading to young children between the ages of 3 to 5. As a parent, I’ve seen the positive impact in so many ways on […]
June 15, 2011
A terza rima review of a great translation of The Divine Comedy Midway in life’s journey, my path unclear, I got ’round to Dante in fine translation by John Ciardi, translator senza peer. Ciardi had a songsmith’s ear and keen appreciation for the lilting Italian that served Alighieri so well in […]
June 15, 2011
The number of Borders stores slated for closure has dropped from 51 to 40 recently. This was the result of an inability to arrange the leases. (In the meanwhile, the public may benefit from the legal fallout!) Shira S.
June 14, 2011
This was an unexpectedly interesting discussion about the value and purpose of collecting physical books from a person who’s dedicated many years to preserving and tracking digital information. Brewster Kahle has begun to collect books in the process of building the Internet Archive. As heard on On the Media. Shira S.
June 14, 2011
Chicago Public Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey announced that books that utilize the Kindle e-reader will be available at the end of the year. Currently, CPL users can employ the Sony e-reader, the Nook, and the iPad. In addition she mentioned that 2 more branches will be opening this year, a very encouraging sign during these […]
June 10, 2011
Eva Gabrielsson, Stieg’s longtime companion, is attempting to fill the knowledge gap about Larsson’s life. On June 21, her memoir, There Are Things I Want You to Know About Stieg Larsson and Me, will be available as an audiobook. The work will touch on his personal relationships and his efforts to expose Swedish neo-Nazis, among […]
