Over 50% of Americans’ New Year’s resolutions are cutting back on spending and save more in 2025. This Chicago Sun-Times opinion article mentions ITPLD’s Launch Pad Makerspace.
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‘Passion for making a difference’ – young volunteer honored with Wheeling award
The Daily Herald featured an article about Maya S., who upkeeps a little free pantry outside the Indian Trails Library, and recently won the 2025 George Hieber Citizenship Award.
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More than 300 pack Indian Trails for Longfellow’s Family Literacy Night
The Daily Herald featured an article about the Longfellow Family Literacy Night that was held at the library. Submitted by the Community Consolidated School District 21.
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Suburban libraries take part in ‘One Book, One Community’
This winter, readers throughout the North suburban Chicago area are all reading the same book as they participate in the annual “One Book, One Community” series hosted by Cook Memorial, Indian Trails and Vernon Area public library districts.
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“Rooting” Out Library Databases
In 1996, the Ancestry website went online. Today, Ancestry has over 27 billion online records and is considered one of the largest and most popular resources for online genealogy research.
Meet a Maker: Aiswarya Devi
This month we are featuring Aiswarya Devi. The library is highlighting members of our community who use the Launch Pad to create artisan crafts.
Artists can apply to be library’s next maker-in-residence
The Daily Herald featured an article about applying for the next Maker-in-Residence for the summer of 2025. Applications are due January 26, 2025. Written by Russell Lissau.
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Q & A with Author Parini Shroff
The 2024-2025 One Book, One Community selection is The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff. We had a chance to ask Parini a few questions, courtesy of the Vernon Area Public Library. OBOC runs from December 8, 2024 to February 16, 2025.
Spooky Roots
Illinois is home to numerous ghost stories, each spookier than the last. From Des Plaines, Illinois to the infamous Graceland Cemetery in Chicago—our phantasmal cousins are all around us. For our October newsletter, please enjoy the following collection of eerie ghost stories cemented in history, just in time for Halloween.
Some Indian Trails Library services to be temporarily unavailable
Some services at the Indian Trails Public Library District facilities in Wheeling and Prospect Heights will be unavailable next weekend because the collections of two other libraries are being added to the industry consortium of which Indian Trails is a member.
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