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Library News
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Today, June 19, 2024, marks the fourth year Juneteenth has been recognized as a Federal Holiday. You can honor Juneteenth with our curated list of books and movies to learn more about the holiday and its history.
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Our Summer Reading Challenge encourages you to try new things, boost your creativity, and explore whatever inspires you, whether it's reading, learning a language, crafting, sports, video games, music, science, or something else entirely. And the best place to start is the library! Learn more about participating online on our Summer Reading web page.
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Like libraries across the country, we continue to experience a strong demand for digital materials, including digital books, audiobooks, and magazines, as well as streaming movies, TV, and music. Digital materials account for about 20% of our checkouts each year. For example, in 2024, Northbrook Library cardholders used the Libby app over 162,000 times to check out ebooks and eaudiobooks, in addition to accessing films, magazines, and music via the other digital library services. Learn more
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High school students who are interested in volunteering at the library this summer are invited to apply to be a Summer High School Volunteer for a chance to gain real-world experience, earn service hours, and be part of an amazing team. Learn more
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The Northbrook Public Library Board of Trustees is seeking a candidate to fill a temporary vacancy on the Library Board. The selected candidate will serve until the next regular election in Spring 2027. Applications are due by Monday, April 7. Learn more and submit an online application.
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If you look forward to watching award-nominated films on the library's big screen each March, mark your calendar and get ready to celebrate cinema with us!
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Thanks to a generous $25,000 grant from the Northbrook Civic Foundation, we recently added new audiovisual equipment to the library’s Civic Room that makes it easier than ever to host hybrid meetings that seamlessly connect both in-person and remote participants.
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Great news! We're pleased to announce that the building reopened at 1:00pm today. However, the Collaboratory will remain closed today as cleanup continues.
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Due to a water leak, the building will be closed until we are able to safely reopen. Our bookdrops will remain open, and our staff will be available to assist you by phone or email from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
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