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News
Scare Your Kids Into Reading With These Halloween Books
All of us—adults, teens and children—enjoy a scary chill. What better time of year than Halloween to indulge in stories that make our spines tingle? To get you started, here a...
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Books
What Does The End of Paper Books Mean?
I always get a little amazed when my little ones are able to show me how to do something on the computer. I am pretty computer saavy, but they know a lot! My 3 kids love to read and I am ...
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Business
Free Audiobooks on Your iPhone...Sort Of
Imagine this: Walking into your local library and finding an advertisement for an app that allows you to checkout ebooks and audiobooks on your mobile device! Inside, you yell, "Geni...
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The Neighborhood Files
Evanston Says Farewell To South Branch Library
Evanston residents and South Branch Library staff members commemorated the branch's closing Thursday with refreshments, storytelling, Irish music, crafts for children and a slide show. T...
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Schools
Evanston Township High School Assigns Graphic Novels to Struggling Readers
Evanston Township High School students no longer have to hide their comic books inside their textbooks while their teachers lecture about symbolism in a Shakespearean play. Comics – or mo...