The Evanston Public Library (both the Main Library and Robert Crown Branch) will be closed on Monday, May 29, in observance of Memorial Day.
December 8, 2021
Community Code is a series of interactive stories of small business owners in the Evanston neighborhood. The project was inspired by a Facebook group that supports Evanston’s businesses during challenges of the pandemic. To access the digital exhibit click here. Instructions: Click on the business owner’s name to open the book. With a cell phone, […]
October 8, 2021
EPL Collection Development Manager Betsy Bird wrote an incredible new middle-grade historical fiction for kids, LONG ROAD TO THE CIRCUS. Listen to her interview for fascinating details. Plus, check out companion crafts available now, and info on how to find more Betsy Bird – librarian, podcaster, writer, reviewer. Do you remember the first nickel you […]
November 25, 2019
I don’t like to brag, but honestly if you want to find THE best recommended list of books for kids, you needn’t look any further than Evanston Public Library. Oh, Chicago has their list, and New York’s is fine, but I daresay you will never find the level of love and dedication as is evident […]
November 5, 2019
An Evanston specific portion of the incredible Undesign the Redline exhibition will be on display on the 3rd floor through the end of the year. Created by the Designing the WE and Evanston historian and archivist, Dino Robinson, this educational and engaging exhibit invites the viewer to learn more about the historic systematic racism in […]
November 6, 2018
We are thrilled to welcome the mother/daughter artist team of Jasmin & Alyssa Hislop as the next to be featured in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. Their exhibit A Nowherian Signature is currently on display on the 3rd floor of EPL’s Main Library where you can catch it through the end of November. The duo […]
October 6, 2018
We are thrilled to welcome artist Jamie Lou Thome as the next to be featured in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. Her exhibit On Stories is currently on display on the 3rd floor of EPL’s Main Library where you can catch it through the end of October. She is a teaching artist and this […]
September 10, 2018
We are thrilled to welcome artist Lea Basile-Lazarus and poet Susan Gundlach as the next to be featured in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. Their art and poetry exhibit Reflections: Light and Dark is currently on display on the 2nd floor of EPL’s Main Library where you can catch it through the end of September. […]
August 11, 2018
We are thrilled to welcome Evanston’s Mo Ulicny as the next featured artist in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. Her exhibit To Thine Own Self Be True is currently on display on the 2nd floor of EPL’s Main Library where you can catch it through the end of August. Inspired by Evanston’s Muse of Fire Theater Company and […]
July 17, 2018
Collin R. McCanna is an Evanston artist who is the latest to be featured in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. His exhibit [TERRA SERENA] is currently on display on the 2nd floor of EPL’s Main Library where you can catch it through August 1st. Featuring a dozen large-scale acrylic paintings that “simplify landscapes to their purest […]
July 9, 2018
We are thrilled to welcome Evanston’s Collin R. McCanna as the next featured artist in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. His exhibit [TERRA SERENA] is currently on display on the 2nd floor of EPL’s Main Library where you can catch it through August 1st. Featuring a dozen large-scale acrylic paintings that “simplify landscapes to their purest […]
