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March brings thoughts of leprechauns, shamrocks and spring buds, but this month we are featuring another kind of green, our GREENR database. GREENR is the Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, and is chock full of green goodness!
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Last week, while Chicago excavated itself from the blizzard or 2015, I sat down coffee in hand with snow drifting outside and children still asleep in their beds, and viewed the live webcast of the American Library Association's Youth Media Awards.
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"Read 'em and weep." That phrase usually means you just won a hand of poker. In this case it describes what might happen to you when you read the letters of a young World War II soldier serving in the Pacific to a girl back home in Des Plaines.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. The Des Plaines History Center and Des Plaines Memory are presenting compelling stories of the people of Des Plaines who made selfless contributions to the war effort by serving abroad and on the homefront.
Continue Reading "Dear Gloria: WWII love letters to Des Plaines" →
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"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart." - Nelson Mandela
You’ve most likely heard all the reasons.
By learning another language you will:
Whatever your reason, we have resources that can help and even make it fun!
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Yes, it's the annual announcement of the Edgar Award Nominees, named after Edgar Allen Poe, and honoring the previous year's best Mystery and Suspense.
Continue Reading "What Happens Every January 19th? It’s a Mystery!" →
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