Recent Event Highlights: East Chicago Public Library Mexican Exhibit, Book Review: The Library: An Illustrated History By Stuart A.P. Murray, The Chicago Public Library Sounds Off, Public Library, Chicago, An Afternoon With John Green, Part 6/6, An Afternoon With John Green, Part 5/6, and 65 more...
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...class art collection.The public libraries of Boston -- the nation's first, founded in 1848 -- Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and other cities are described in The Library. Major university libraries across the country are included. The Library of Congress...
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Basil & Spice
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...Between August 27 and September 27, local musicmakers are invited to create and submit original compositions inspired by Chicago. Some of our favorite local music authorities including Alarm magazine editor Chris Force and writer Jessica Hopper will act as...
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Chicagoist
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boring to see when you're not looking for something, helpful to know is there for you when you need it. neither one applies for me. :) :(
Part six of six of John Green's event at the Chicago Public Library. ... john green chicago public library books talk event nerdfighter gathering part six awesome coded lock films
Part five of six of John Green's event at the Chicago Public Library. ... john green chicago public library books talk event nerdfighter gathering part five awesome coded lock films
Part four of six of John Green's event at the Chicago Public Library. ... john green chicago public library books talk event nerdfighter gathering part four awesome coded lock films
Part three of six of John Green's event at the Chicago Public Library. ... john green chicago public library books talk event nerdfighter gathering part three awesome coded lock films
Part two of six of John Green's event at the Chicago Public Library. ... john green chicago public library books talk event nerdfighter gathering part two awesome coded lock films
Part one of six of John Green's event at the Chicago Public Library. ... john green chicago public library books talk event nerdfighter gathering part one awesome coded lock films
Oak Park Public Library Warrior Librarians, Oak Park Public Library. Oak Park, Illinois. At the 2009 American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois. July 12, 2009. ... ALA American Library Association Book Cart Drill Oak Park Public
I went down to walk the exhibits at the 2009 American Library Association's (ALA) Annual Convention in Chicago on Saturday, July 11. Also there was Neil Gaiman, Mike Bowan, the creators of the "Unshelved" comic strip, coffee, Pirate Girl, Libby Hellmann, Neil Gaiman look-a-like Marcus Sakey, smoothies, and a Spyderco JD Smith sprint run knife.
The Emigrant (brass, steel, copper, concrete) is a permanent, outdoor sculpture designed and built by Bart Woodstrup and Andy Baack in 1998. The plow blade is the Emigrant. We named it The Emigrant after learning about an actual plow blade built in this area with that name. Currently the main degradation of this Midwest soil is, arguably, the urban sprawl that is surrounding small farm communities like Sycamore. So it seemed fitting to name it something that dealt with the migration of ...
A brief documentary made by the MGPL exploring the Chicago Center for Green Technology.
Larry Lester, the author of Black Baseball in Chicago and Baseballs First Colored World Series talks to Cedric Melton about Oak Park Librarys current exhibit, Pride & Passion: the African-American Baseball Experience, on display through July 3.
three minutes, it showcases our student project for the semester of Spring 2009, which was completed in conjunction with the Chicago Public Library, the Digital Youth Network, the Institute of Play, the University of Chicago, the MacArthur Foundation and Chicago Scenic Studios. We had a great time on this project and look forward to visiting our friends in Chicago again. ... carnegie mellon university entertainment technology center matt mclean cpelevated chicago public library digital youth ...
. (Sounds familiar?) In this TV interview from April 24, 1984, Washington talks about economic stimulus, redevelopment, investment in urban infrastructure, race relations, political sabotage (from a then racist City Council majority), and his plans for the future of the City of Chicago -- including development of a new main public library (which was later re-named for Washington after his passing in 1987.) Washington died of a massive heart attack while in office, the week of ...
Here's a quick bumper public service announcement of National Library Week on WFLD Channel 32. (Sorry this is late, John! Shout-out to Des Plaines Public Library!) "America's Greatest Bargain" Voiceover by Ron Beattie. This aired on local Chicago TV in mid-April 1980. Visit The Museum of Classic Chicago Television at www.FuzzyMemories.TV for more fun!
www.pbs.org Mary Dempsey is the Commissioner for the Chicago Public Library. She developed the library's first-ever strategic plan, which focused on rebuilding the human and physical infrastructure. Since Dempsey came on board, the city has built 40 new branches. This effort has not only improved the 79-branch network — many of whose facilities had been located in small, leased storefronts — but anchored the revitalization of entire neighborhoods. Listen to her thoughts about the information ...
Mosaic at the Old Chicago Public Library ...
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/26/Remix_Steven_Johnson_Lawrence_Lessig_and_Shepard_Fairey Using examples from YouTube, Stanford law professor and copyright activist Lawrence Lessig discusses the influence of "remixes" and "mashups" of existing art on culture as a whole, and ponders the fate of participatory media in the face of out-of-date copyright laws. ----- What is the future for art and ideas in an age when practically anything can be copied, pasted, downloaded, sampled, and ...
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...libraries that offer online tutoring. Chicagoland Libraries offering Live Homework Help, Online Tutoring: Addison Public Library Antioch Public Library Arlington Heights PL Barrington Public Library Bartlett Public Library Batavia Public Library Bellwood...
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http://www.forumgallery.com/adetail.php?id=207 Steven Assael, the New York artist hailed by The Art Newspaper as "the foremost figurative painter of his generation", will exhibit his latest paintings and drawings at Forum Gallery, New York, from March 19 to May 2, 2009. The exhibition, Assaels seventh since joining the Gallery in 1998, focuses on public and private aspects of urban life and explores issues of intimacy, gender and personal identity. The portraits and narratives the artist ...
Mike Kara Presents... Community Focus/ Community Fun http://www.mikekara.com Chicagoland Cable Television Program The Woodridge Public Library http://www.woodridgelibrary.org Chicago Wolves Reading Program in conjunction with The Chicago Wolves http://www.chicagowolves.com "Read To Succeed Program" Segment Originally Aired - March 2009 Well, its time to take a look at another awesome event happening in the Community. An event which brought two great organizations together. On Tuesday ...
Speakin of the Blues / Segment #1: The Harold Washington Library in Chicago, IL; May 9, 2008 / Host Barry Dolins introduces featured artist, composer Larry Hoffman, who discusses his work "String Quartet #1: The Blues," demonstrated by The New Millennium Orchestra String Quartet: Elizabeth Choi, first violin; Blagomira Lipari, second violin; Dominic Johnson (leader), viola; and Eric Schaeffer, violoncello. Hoffman is interviewed by--and discusses various aspects of the blues with --host ...
It's Ransom District Library, not Plainwell Public Library. But they still get tax payer money and are supposed to abide by tax payer laws. But their rule for using computers is "No (Online) Chatting". Google "chat" and no dice. Because their v-chip software prevents searching of the word "chat". I need to use a public library computer to be creative, to express myself freely. I need to chat with other people who have the same religious beliefs as me. But at Ransom Library in Plainwell ...
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...Public Library patrons checked out 11 percent more print materials last October than one year earlier. In San Francisco, the public library reportedly logged about a 12 percent bump in circulation from a year earlier. And in Chicago, the change was a whopping...
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Santa Rosa Press Democrat
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20081222/news/812220304
Chicago library that allows use of pornographic sites. ...
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...late to the library like we do, you'll have to dig a little deeper into your pocket come January 1, 2009, when the Chicago Public Library is doubling its late fee, from 10 to 20 cents per day. The maximum fine -- provided the book is eventually returned --...
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Chicagoist
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...a book and you'll still have to pay the full replacement cost. The doubling is the first fine increase proposed by the Chicago Public Library since 1991, said marketing director Ruth Lednicer, and she said it's just one way the troubled economy has left its...
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Chicago Tribune
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Praised by The New York Times for his "unmistakable virtuosity" on the marimba and a wide variety of percussion instruments, Bulgarian-born Svet Stoyanov is a winner of the 2003 Concert Artists Guild International Competition. He captivates audiences with his dynamic concerto performances, his riveting recital presentations and the elegance of his chamber music collaborations. Featured on the cover of SYMPHONY Magazines annual Emerging Artists issue (January 2006), Mr. Stoyanov makes ...
Performance at Park Ridge Public Library, October 2008 ...
Performance at the Park Ridge Public Library, October 2008 ...
CDP at Park Ridge Public Library ...
Performing at the Park Ridge Public Library, October 2008 ...
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...for me. I've been so blessed with my business success over the years that I think philanthropy is an obligation. Chicago Public Library Foundation's Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner When: 6 p.m. Wednesday Where: Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S....
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ChicagoBusiness.com
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The Oak Park Public Library's Warrior Librarians performing in the Illinois Library Association's second annual Library Book Cart Drill Team Competition, at Navy Pier, Chicago. The performance won (okay, tied for) first place in the state. ...
Chicagp Public Library's book cart drill team tied for first at the Illinois Library Association's annual conference. ...
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...Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today re-opened its library in the Metcalfe Federal Building at 77 W. Jackson Blvd. in Chicago. Providing public access to environmental information is key to EPA's mission. EPA shares information through a variety...
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PR Newswire
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...license. "We appreciate that Ms. Cooper wants to be able to use our services again and that she is aware of all that a Chicago Public Library card offers," Lednicer said. A dumbfounded Cooper said she never told the library her card was missing but was in...
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Chicago Tribune
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Maybe you've heard it before. Oh friggin' well. For some reason, every time I uploaded this at full quality, it wouldn't play right. So you all get crappy video. Sorry! ...
The SkokieNet Teen Volunteers interview the owners of the newest bakery in town, Sweety Pies. ...
Maybe you've heard it before. Oh friggin well. ...
8-8-08 1.Exploring Chicago/Walking to Borders 2.Going to the Chicago Public Library 2 hrs early to get front row seats! 3.Paper Towns reading and Q&A at the Library 4.Meeting John & Hank Green!!! 5.Wizard Rock show in Grant Park 6.Making a Movie at the Bean 7.Front Row to see Hank play at Reggie's 8. Dancing the night away with John, Hank, and other amazing Nerdfighters ...
A group from the Chicago Community Chorus singing on August 6, 2008 at the Schaumburg Public Library. ...
Some views from inside the old Chicago Public Library, Downtown Chicago. ...
Summer Festival of Yiddish Culture ...
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