The physical collection includes books, magazines, newspapers, movies, music and more. Skokie public library closed temporarily starting saturday, march 14. Download and stream movies, documentaries, and television series to your computer or mobile device with hoopla. Our digital collection has downloadable or streamable ebooks, audiobooks, movies, music and comics. A major internal renovation plan for the library calls for increasing cafe space. I have been working at skokie public library parttime for more than a year. Skokie public library september 11, 2012 download the skokie public library mobile app and get access to your account, study room reservations, event listings, ebooks, and much more. Skokie library bookmobile upgrades to lte connectivity to. Share skokie public library a leading institution of the village of skokie and a staple of downtown skokie, the library is truly a center for the community with more than 450,000 items available for checkout, three community meeting rooms and hundreds of events and classes offered each month. The mobile library is a stateoftheart bookmobile that delivers books, music, movies and more to 24 neighborhoods in springfield and greene county each week. See more ideas about mobile library, library week and little free libraries. Our mission is to support literacy and connect our community. This year marks an important anniversary for our bookmobile, and were thrilled to be able to provide this service to the people of skokie.
Our building is closed and the bookmobile will not make stops through may 3 to help contain the spread of covid19 our catalog will be down for scheduled maintenance the. In the meantime, the threat brought together groups of christians and jews in a show of solidarity, notably at a prayer service held at a local high. Individuals residing in zip code area 60203 are required to apply for a library card at the skokie public library. The lab is available to skokie public library cardholders high school age and above. Check out our movie calendar, your ticket to free movies showing weekly on the petty auditoriums big screen. Check the bookmobile schedule for times and locations. The rochester public library bookmobile embraces the core values of the rochester public library. Skokie public library cardholders can check out the book via overdrive. Need to refresh your memory about an event you attended. Recent activity skokie public library bibliocommons. The bookmobile brings books, dvds, and more to specified locations throughout skokie five days a week. Skokie public library 5215 oakton st skokie, il libraries.
Skokie public library bookmobile is located at 5215 oakton street skokie, il 60077. Stream thousands of documentaries, art films, and independent selections, including the criterion. This card can then be registered and used at the evanston public library. Use your library card to check out and return items just as you would inside the library building. The library s cultural programming and multilingual services were cited in the award presentation. Jan 11, 2017 nearly a quarter of a century ago, nazis threatened to march in the chicago suburb of skokie, home to a large jewish population. Everyone is welcome at the skokie public library i love. The bookmobile is committed to serving as an effective extension of the rochester public library by providing library materials and timely personal services to communities, neighborhoods and individuals. Skokie public library patrons work and read july 12, 2018 in the small library cafe tucked away on the first floor. The bookmobile comes to most neighborhoods in skokie. Patrons can use their library card to check out and return items just as they would inside the library building. Patrons of the mobile library may request delivery of materials from other branch libraries and return materials checked out. Apr 10, 2017 this year marks an important anniversary for our bookmobile, and were thrilled to be able to provide this service to the people of skokie. A prolonged court battle ensued, resulting in a compromise the nazis would hold their march in a chicago location.
If you are not a member of skokie public library, you are still this is the online book club for skokie public library. Farmers market visitors browse the offerings of seattle public librarys books on bikes program. April 14, 2020 by tiffany breyne in events and programs our current online book club pick is weather by jenny offill. Bookmobile9042 by skokie public library, via flickr my kind of town, 10. And detail will be coming soon about the debut of our new book bike. Skokie public library is the first public library in illinois to be awarded the medal. Our building is closed and the bookmobile will not make stops until june 1 to help contain the spread of covid19.
Its whats happening at the skokie public library 5. Visit skokie public librarys printspot webpage to send print jobs to the librarys printers from a laptop connected to the librarys wireless network or from any computer outside of the library with an internet connection. The library offers diverse programs, such as book discussions, educational and entertaining lectures, feature films and film discussions and performing arts, including music, dance and theater in a more than 200seat auditorium. Reserve time at any service desk or by calling the library at 8476737774. If that doesnt work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see whats preventing the page from loading. Learn more about our exciting plans to update our interior spaces. The lab can be reserved by one patron or group of up to six people. Sixty years ago, on tuesday, november 11, 1957 at 10 am, the skokie public library bookmobile made its first scheduled stop at estes and. Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the skokie public library digital collection. Monday to friday, 9 am to 9 pm saturday, 9 am to 6 pm. The digital bookmobile is a community outreach vehicle for public libraries and schools to promote their digital catalog of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and streaming video to their communities.
How do different mobile applications and the internet cater to your interests. Skokie public library offers reading material for individuals of all ages and families. New titles, recently rated, and recently tagged by the library community. Check your devices app store, or use the link below. Closing the library is an extraordinarily difficult decision that we have made only because of these extraordinary circumstances. Use your skokie public library card to stay engaged and entertained at home with ebooks, streaming movies, and more. Skokie public library bookmobile can be reached at 8476737774. Additionally, the skokie library also offers a bookmobile service that provides a mini library around the community. We post handouts from events from the past sixty days. We help you discover and learn new things, enrich your life, and exchange ideas with our materials, technologies, and experiences. This decision followed ongoing conversations with local health officials and the announcement that skokie public schools will be closed. The skokie public library bookmobile is a mobile library vehicle that has several scheduled stops around skokie, illinois and serves residents of all ages by. The skokie public library bookmobile is a mobile library that has been serving the skokie, illinois, community for over 60 years.
Evanston public library aims to be the heart of our diverse community by promoting the development of independent, selfconfident, and literate citizens, and providing equitable access to cultural, intellectual, technological, and information resources. You can use your library card to check out and return items just as you would inside the library building. They say laughter boosts energy, strengthens the immune system and reduces stress. Our building is closed and the bookmobile will not make stops through may 3 to help contain the spread of covid19. Skokie public library library in skokie foursquare. Learn about our hours, location, contact information.