My First Library Book

How does a certain library book that influenced a little girl still have an impact on her decades later?

Which book is it?

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Celebrating Harry Potter's Birthday!

Greetings, Witches, Wizards, and Muggles of Edgewater! Today is a day of magic and wonder as we celebrate the birthday of “The Boy Who Lived,” Harry Potter!

Joanna BroussardJuly 31, 2024Friends of the Edgewater Library | Edgewater Branch LibraryComment

Ready, Set, Action! The Year In Review

WOW! What a year we’ve had! Ideas without action are just words on paper. Thanks to you, 2023-2024 has been a year of activity.

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Discover Your Heritage With Help From Chicago Public Library

Start your genealogy search on Genealogy Day – the second Saturday in March! Here’s how to begin.

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Speaking of Presidents

While the third Monday in February is a day to honor present and past presidents of the United States, we’re recognizing Abraham Lincoln. The official state slogan of Illinois is “Land of Lincoln.”

Photo courtesy of CPL website; Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded In A Divided America by Steve Inskeep

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Splash your friends!

Splish Splash. It’s National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day on January 11. Read how one Friend associated this day of recognition with her childhood adventures in the library.

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National Sacher Torte Day and a sweet memory

Delectable, decadent cake and cozy mysteries layered with an amazing experience. Celebrate National Sacher Torte Day on Dec. 5.

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There There: A One Book, One Chicago Book Selection

It’s not your mother’s “One Book, One Chicago” (OBOC) program anymore. Meet author Tommy Orange and celebrate Native American Heritage Month all November long.

National Friends of the Library Week 2023

Chicago Public Library Commissioner Chris Brown sent an email to the Friends’ groups throughout Chicago for National Friends of the Library Week.

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Whatcha Reading?

I tell people that I literally grew up in my hometown library in central Nebraska. That makes sense because my mother was a librarian. She instilled in me my love of reading across authors and genres, and I grew to love talking with others about what they were reading.

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Perk Up Your Library Card

Move over American Express! A Chicago Public Library Card also has its privileges. Here are some ways to get free stuff using your library card.

Joanna BroussardAugust 17, 2023Friends of the Edgewater Library | Edgewater Branch LibraryComment

It's A Wrap: The Friends' Year in Review

Looking back over the past year, I decided that in many ways it was a great example of “everything old is new again.”

Don't Go Into The Library

With all that libraries offer, why did poet Alberto Rios write “Don’t Go Into the Library”?

Unsplash Photo by @sevenshooterimage

Friends Edgewater LibraryApril 16, 2023Friends of the Edgewater LibraryComment

My First Love - The Public Library

Libraries always have been a refuge for me. A place of limitless potential to whisk me away to another time and experience.

Storybook Tea Time for Two

What are the ingredients for a storybook tea party? Children and their caregivers were delighted to find out.

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“The Canterville Ghost” Materializes at Edgewater Branch Library

"The Canterville Ghost" was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts on February 23 and March 2, 1887.

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Celebrating National Friends of the Library Week

Friends of the Libraries groups have their own national week of celebration to highlight the work they do in support of their local libraries.

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City of Stories: The Edgewater Library

This year, the Chicago Public Library’s theme is “City of Stories,” which celebrates stories that explore people, community and culture, and the common themes that connect us.

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The Cybernagivator Is Back!

Imagine trying to apply for a job in a foreign language, in a place where you had no idea where to go or who to ask. That’s what many people in our community face if they lack computer literacy skills.

Joanna BroussardJuly 12, 2022Edgewater Branch Library, cybernavigator, foreign language, literacy skills, librariansComment