Glencoe Library Hires New Executive Director
Juliann Janovicz will succeed Peggy Hamil, executive director of Glencoe Public Library since 1994, starting June 3.
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Monday, November 19, 2012
Glencoe Library Offers App, Open Wherever Users Are
The app for smartphones allows patrons to access library information on the go.
When Glencoe Public Library’s website first launched the library billed itself as being open 24 hours a day. Now the library hopes to be open wherever patrons are with a new application for smartphones. “One of the things the [app] is designed for is so that you don’t have to be at the library,” said Mike Gershbein, virtual services librarian, at Glencoe Public Library. Launched in late October the app allows people to search the library’s catalog, renew and hold books, follow library news and events, as well as check out electronic books and audio. A Bookworm's Dream One of Gershbein’s favorite features of the new app is BookLook, which allows people to scan the ISBN code of books they find elsewhere with the phone’s camera and see if…
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Get Out: Pumpkinfest, Hunger Walk, Rummage Sale
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It's Wednesday and you have no idea what you're going to do this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We've got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check out our picks for the activities to hit and new places to explore this weekend. FLEE Hosts a "Royal" Event Tales for Tots Craft Nights at the YO Antiques + Modernism Winnetka Meet Rebecca Caudill Award-Winning Author Matthew Cody Open Mic at Crow Island Woods Hosted by the YO Read Outside the Box: Evening Book Discussion for Kids Winnetka Congregational Church Rummage Sale Faith & Fitness Great Pumpkinfest 2012 Halloween Storytime and Craft Fun Lake Shore Unitarian Society: Robert Falls of the Goodman Theater - Can Theater Affect, or Even …
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Get Out: Snoozapalooza, Book Sale, Glencoe Chickens at Great Pumpkin Day
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It's Wednesday and you have no idea what you're going to do this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We've got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check out our picks for the activities to hit and new places to explore this weekend. Snoozapalooza, an evening story time at The Book Stall in Winnetka! Men's Library Club BoOktoberfest Bora Fitness at the Northfield Farmers' Market Used Book Sale Glencoe Chickens at Great Pumpkin Day Great Pumpkin Day Skype Author Visit with Rob Buyea Artist Terri Murphy Leads a Story/Activity Time at The Book Stall Glencoe's Gasoline Alley Weekend Warrior Yoga Want to follow similar articles? Sign up for Winnetka-Glencoe Patch's newsletter or "like us" on Facebook.
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Monday, October 8, 2012
Five Events This Week in Winnetka, Glencoe, Northfield
Every Monday, we'll feature upcoming events around the community. Want your event featured here? Add it to our calendar for consideration!
Circus Boy's Action Packed Comedy Show Mindful Grandparenting: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities Book Discussion: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes Fall Health and Wellness Festival Storytime with Award-winning Picture Book Author Marla Frazee
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Get Out: Banned Book Week Celebration, Art at the Farmers Market
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It's Thursday and you have no idea what you're going to do this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We've got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check out our picks for the activities to hit and new places to explore this weekend. Red Engine In Stock Trunk Show North Shore Art League at the Northfield Farmers' Market Mental Health First Aid training course Teacher In-Service Day, with Special Guest Esme Raji Codell Stories and Harvesting at the Glencoe Community Garden "The Name of This Book Is Secret" Book Party Taste of Good Grapes ~ A Wine & Beer Tasting Lake Shore Unitarian Society: Environmental Issues - Obligations to Future Generations Books on the Chopping Block After Hours Teen Reads …
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Monday, September 24, 2012
Five Events This Week in Winnetka, Glencoe, Northfield
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“Maze Runner” Author James Dashner Presents His New Series Family Service of Glencoe Support Group for Single Moms Aquarium Hobbyists and Water Gardeners: Join the discussion to fight AIS Nonfiction Discussion: The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough Mental Health First Aid training course Stay up to date on the latest news in Winnetka, Glencoe and Northfield! Sign up for Winnetka-Glencoe Patch's newsletter or "like us" on Facebook.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Get Out: Storybook Yoga, Yard Sale, Inflatable Rides at Hubbard Woods Park
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It's Wednesday and you have no idea what you're going to do this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We've got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check out our picks for the activities to hit and new places to explore this weekend. Book Discussion: The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach Book Discussion: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett Scott Kellar - Master Bookbinder Chanel: A World of Dress and Art The Woman's Board of The Hadley School for the Blind Fresh Ideas Shopping Event Glencoe League of Women Voters Fall Luncheon Pajamarama Storybook Yoga Lake Shore Unitarian Society - The Fountain of Time: Lorado Taft's Sermon in Stone Bounce Back to School Yard Sale Want to follow similar articles in …
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Books Can Ease Back-to-School Jitters
Is your child worried about heading back to school? Try these books!
Shopping for school supplies is entering the final stretch, and some kids are starting to get a little apprehensive about starting school. Here are a few books to help ease those jitters! In Back to School Tortoise by Lucy M. George (Albert Whitman, 2010), a tortoise sets off to school with his backpack and his dapper red cap. Along the way, he starts to worry: “What if he tripped while getting lunch, and all the kids were mean to him?” Just as he’s persuaded himself not to go in, he gets to wondering, “What if…he made lots of new friends?” His gloomy attitude turns around, and in a delightful twist, “Mr. Tortoise” is greeted by his students. Robert Quackenbush’s First Grade Jitters (Harper, 2010) depicts a little boy who is so worried …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Get Out: Pet Parade, Regatta, Winnetka Log Open House
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It's Wednesday and you have no idea what you're going to do this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We've got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check our events calendar for more picks for the activities to hit and new places to explore this weekend. Senior Fitness Start Up! Pool Tournament Aitz Hayim Shabbat Campfire for Young Families Make-up Regatta Pet Parade at the Glencoe Public Library Open Mic @ Hubbard Woods Schmidt-Burnham Log House Open! Stay up to date on the latest news in Winnetka, Glencoe and Northfield! Sign up for Winnetka-Glencoe Patch's newsletter or "like us" on Facebook.
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Chi-an Chang
9:58 am on Monday, November 19, 2012
Hi Nello, Thanks for posting the link to the App! Best, Chi-an more ›