The Evanston Public Library is increasing e-book compatibility and educating residents on how to access the medium.
As more and more Evanston residents begin to forego traditional print paperbacks and hardcovers in favor of reading e-books, the Evanston Public Library is taking steps to stay relevant by making its collection increasingly accessible through e-readers and by educating locals on how to borrow electronically. Monday evening’s “E-Book Boot Camp”, held at the North Branch Library, drew in a crowd of more than 50 people eager to learn the ins and outs of the trendy medium. The library system has held two similarly attended tutorials within the last year, including a main branch session two weeks ago. Though digital books (e-books and downloadable audio books) currently represent only 2 to 3 percent of the library system’s total circulation, …
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The Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees has to decide on a 2012 budget by Sept. 21, but two core issues are making consensus illusive.
The Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees has a lot on its plate. The group just received a proposed strategic plan outlining the library’s core goals through 2014 and is currently operating without a permanent library director (the person who directs staff, manages library services, and advises the board), all while attempting to use its newfound responsibility as a potentially autonomous governing body to create a reasonable 2012 budget that both addresses public concern over scarce neighborhood services and doesn’t raise property taxes too high for residents. How to balance these challenges and in what order to address them were the contentious questions of the divisive, muddled and, at times, heated debate at Wednesday night’s …
