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.
June 11, 2010
Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will be at the Harold Washington Library Center/multi-purpose room at 1 p.m. tomorrow, June 12, speaking with Mary Schmich as part of the Printer’s Row Lit Fest. In the video below, she discusses the danger of a single story. Because our lives and cultures are composed of many overlapping stories, she […]
June 10, 2010
Eleanor Taylor Bland’s mysteries combined police procedurals with contemporary African American themes. Female cop Marti “Big Mac” MacAlister works with her white partner Matthew Jessenovik in the fictional Illinois town Lincoln Prairie (which was a stand-in for Waukegan ). We have most of her books beginning with her debut mystery Dead Time. Read more about […]
June 1, 2010
Before the riots at Kent State the information service answered students’ queries via telephone on a wide range of topics. Guess what? They still do today in the Internet Age. Heard on NPR. (Shira S., RA)
June 1, 2010
This article in the NY Times explains the various activities planned to celebrate a half century of the classic “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Not surprisingly, the reclusive author, Harper Lee, is not planning on participating in public gatherings honoring her famous work.
May 24, 2010
Having worked in bookstores and libraries for many years and having loved books for even more years, it was with great delight that I came across an essay Kristy Logan wrote for The Millions about her overflowing collection of unread books. Like Logan, I too am guilty of stockpiling far more books than I will be […]
May 21, 2010
Whether you’re looking for a new book to read and aren’t sure exactly what you want or you’re looking for your next great read and are absolutely certain what kind of book you want, than have we got a tool for you. For the next two weeks EPL is featuring a free preview of Books […]
May 19, 2010
The death of postwar Yiddish writer Chaim Grade’s widow on May 2, means that his many untranslated, unpublished writings, which were jealously guarded by Inna Hecker Grade, may finally become available to general readers. Grade lived in Lithuania until the Nazis arrived. Eventually, he made his way to the New York, where he wrote for Yiddish newspapers. Not a lot […]
May 18, 2010
My mother, a dedicated 5th grade teacher, deplored comic books and refused to allow them in her classroom. “All kids do is look at the pictures; they don’t learn to read that way”. Dear old Mom. She was right about some things, (yellow is not my color) but dead wrong about comics…or graphic novels as […]
May 14, 2010
Dave Isay, founder of StoryCorps, talks about the role of libraries in this national oral history project in the latest issue of American Libraries. A truly inspirational project and article. Laura H., Reader’s Services
May 14, 2010
If you’re feeling bored, seeking out a good book to read, or looking to do a little literary heavy lifting, have we got a challenge for you. On June 16, EPL is starting up a brand new book club called Mission Impossible. The goal is to tackle some of the world’s most difficult novels in […]
