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I'm going to keep this post short and sweet today -- the Cubs are playing in the playoffs, and Chicagoland is abuzz with excitement (well, except for my brother-in-law who grew up as a Mets fan and when he transplanted to Chicago, couldn't be a Cubs fan so he picked the Sox!)  

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It’s a cold winter day.  A Saturday.  Early in the morning.  Many have traveled from all over Illinois, by highway and through snow, just to get there. 

These educators and librarians make up the Monarch committee, through ISLMA, and they have an important job to do. 

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I have a vivid memory of accompanying my mom to the library sometime in the mid '70s. She was on a mission to definitively resolve (OK win) an argument that had been simmering between my dad and her for days. 

What year did the song Blue Suede Shoes first hit the charts? 

My dad insisted 1954, my mom 1956. The debate was heated.

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Here at DPPL we love second chances.  We offer so many ways to improve your life, start fresh, or try something new. We are thrilled that for the second time we will be giving that same opportunity to loving animals looking for their forever home. Hint, hint....it may be yours. 

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The idea of freedom can be taken for granted pretty easily nowadays. We face so many choices on a daily basis that we might forget what it means even to have a choice. How often do we consider it when we enter the library looking for a book to read?

What if we were not allowed access to something on the mere basis that someone else disagreed with its contents and thought it should be removed?

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