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The Springfield City Council has given the go-ahead for funding for Lincoln Librarys bookmobile set to roll in later in 2023.

Young Adult Lab: It’s the End of the Year As We Know It Cheers to the New Year (Almost)! In order to kick off your celebrations, we will be creating resolution inspired art, party hats, and ending the night with a dramatic balloon drop topped with sparkling grape juice. Artists and educators will be on hand to assist with your creations. Supplies and snacks will be provided by the CAC.

Warren County Memorial Library will host an exhibit through Jan. 31 that highlights the role of “The Negro Motorist Green Book” not only in helping African American travelers stay safe

Vernon Area Public Library, which serves portions of Buffalo Grove in the Journal & Topics coverage area, was named among America’s Star Libraries for 2022, as announced by Library Journal. The distinction places the Lincolnshire library among the top 20 public libraries in the U.S. in its budget category. America’s Star Libraries is an annual

The One Book One Valley (OBOV) initiative kicked off in December at The Bookworm of Edwards. The title for 2023 is “The Downstairs Girl” by Stacey Lee. In attendance to formally make the Dec. 1 announcement...

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2021 proposes to significantly reduce the size and reach of the federal bureaucracy by focusing federal activities on constitutional priorities and empowering state and local governments to address other issues closer to the people. Such reforms would have put the budget on track to balance, before exceptional measures to respond to COVID-19 (a disease caused by the novel coronavirus that originated in China) led to a steep and sudd...

An immersive, site-responsive installation by multimedia artist Jeffrey Gibson, They Come From Fire transforms the exterior windows on the facade of t

Vernon Area Public Library is named among Americas Star Libraries for 2022, as announced by Library Journal this month. The distinction places the library in Lincolnshire among the top 20 public libraries in the U.S. in its budget category.

On Wednesday, January 11th at 7pm central time, the LaSalle Public Library will join libraries from across the state in virtually hosting best-selling essayist and award-winning poet, Ross Gay, who will discuss his most recent collection of essays, Inciting Joy, with performance poet, Dan “Sully” Sullivan. <br/><br/>Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog...

Artifacts and papers from the Institute of Jazz Studies voluminous Count Basie collection are now being shared through an online data base and small exhibition, providing a window into the jazz giant's life and times.