Enjoy performances by Northbrook Youth Solo Competition winners on July 20 and 27

Don't miss your chance to be inspired! We invite you to experience the incredibly talented classical musicians selected as the winners in our 2025 Northbrook Youth Solo Competition. We hope you join us for the two recitals featuring the award winners on July 20 and July 27.

Our first performance, on Sunday, July 20 at 3:00pm, features Ava Lee and Noah Shankman, the two solo pianists awarded second place in the competition.

A Northbrook Entrepreneur's Appearance on Shark Tank has a Library Connection

Northbrook entrepreneur Ari Siegel recently shared how Northbrook Public Library helped him reach his goal of appearing on Shark Tank. This popular television show gives entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their businesses to a panel of wealthy investors, known as “the sharks.” If successful, an entrepreneur can gain business expertise, financial backing, and instant visibility for their product or service [read on]

ABI/INFORM Collection

Covers 1971-current.  Access thousands of full-text scholarly and trade journals, dissertations, working papers, and key business and economics periodicals.  Contains company profiles and industry-focused reports, including international coverage, providing a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.

The Hidden Costs of eBooks & eAudiobooks

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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