Bank, library in Watseka to be honored for service
Kankakee Daily Journal
Top management and staff of the Watseka Public Library and First Trust and Savings Bank will be honored next week at the annual dinner of …
Addition would quadruple library
Peoria Journal Star
This is the conceptual design of the 15000-square-foot addition that will sit behind the existing 5000-square-foot Lincoln branch library. …
Laptops big hit at Brookfield Library: Hundreds check out computers every month
Riverside Brookfield Landmark
He just drops by the Brookfield Public Library and checks out one of the library’s 16 laptop computers and does his homework right at the library. …
Modular office not option for library
Park Ridge Herald Advocate
The Park Ridge Public Library’s plans to add space for children’s programs and create offices within a modular …
Libraries lend free hand to those struggling in bad economy
Chicago Daily Herald
It’s a familiar story: When times are tough, library usage goes up. The media has been full of variations on this theme for the …
Local girl scouts add to library’s DVD collection
Homer Horizon
Thanks to Girl Scout Troop 82, the Homer Township Public Library has amassed more than 200 movies for its DVD collection. …
Geneva library considers insurance for domestic partners
Kane County Chronicle
The Geneva Public Library Board will consider offering health insurance to domestic partners at a …
Mattoon library board to consider staff cuts
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
Reduction of library staff is on the agenda for Monday night’s meeting of the Mattoon Public Library Board. …
Library and City cooperate to serve the community
East Dubuque Register
The following statement has been released by the East Dubuque District Library Board of Trustees. East Dubuque District Library Board President Vickie …
Library branch opening due in July
The Courier News
Newly elected library district trustee Sue Moylan (center) asks a question to Gail Borden Public Library Deputy Director Karen Maki (left) Thursday during a …
Moline Public Library awarded We the People Bookshelf Collection
Quad-Cities Online
The Moline Public Library has been selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA) to receive free …
Library looking to be patron friendly
Kane County Chronicle
Batavia Library saw an average of 900 people a day walk through its doors last month. …
Prairie Trails Library Plans Celebration
Southwest News-Herald
Members of the library have been celebrating their 40th anniversary all month, including with a “Trivial Pursuit” contest on April 18. …
Dreaming of Aurora library site
Aurora Beacon News
Dreams were on display Friday night as supporters of the public library here got their first look at a possible new, …