Sixty years ago, on tuesday, november 11, 1957 at 10 am, the skokie public library bookmobile made its first scheduled stop at estes and. Bookmobile9042 by skokie public library, via flickr my kind of town, 10. The skokie public library bookmobile is a mobile library that has been serving the skokie, illinois, community for over 60 years. If youd like us to put an item on the bookmobile for you, call 8476737774 at least one day in advance. Skokie public library patrons work and read july 12, 2018 in the small library cafe tucked away on the first floor. Monday to friday, 9 am to 9 pm saturday, 9 am to 6 pm. 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. This decision followed ongoing conversations with local health officials and the announcement that skokie public schools will be closed. Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the skokie public library digital collection.
Recent activity skokie public library bibliocommons. April 14, 2020 by tiffany breyne in events and programs our current online book club pick is weather by jenny offill. Check out our movie calendar, your ticket to free movies showing weekly on the petty auditoriums big screen. Individuals residing in zip code area 60203 are required to apply for a library card at the skokie public library. Use your skokie public library card to stay engaged and entertained at home with ebooks, streaming movies, and more. Our bookmobile is a mobile library that brings books, dvds, and more to locations throughout skokie five days a week. 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. Patrons of the mobile library may request delivery of materials from other branch libraries and return materials checked out. 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. We post handouts from events from the past sixty days.
The bookmobile comes to most neighborhoods in skokie. Skokie public library library in skokie foursquare. The library s cultural programming and multilingual services were cited in the award presentation. This card can then be registered and used at the evanston public library. Our building is closed and the bookmobile will not make stops through may 3 to help contain the spread of covid19. A prolonged court battle ensued, resulting in a compromise the nazis would hold their march in a chicago location.
The mobile library is a stateoftheart bookmobile that delivers books, music, movies and more to 24 neighborhoods in springfield and greene county each week. 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. Skokie library bookmobile upgrades to lte connectivity to. Download and stream movies, documentaries, and television series to your computer or mobile device with hoopla. They say laughter boosts energy, strengthens the immune system and reduces stress. Its whats happening at the skokie public library 5. Check your devices app store, or use the link below. While we cant guarantee these audiobooks will have that effect, they should keep you entertained while youre in the car, exercising or doing boring chores. Skokie public library bookmobile is located at 5215 oakton street skokie, il 60077.
I have been working at skokie public library parttime for more than a year. See more ideas about mobile library, library week and little free libraries. A major internal renovation plan for the library calls for increasing cafe space. New titles, recently rated, and recently tagged by the library community. Skokie public library bookmobile can be reached at 8476737774. Need to refresh your memory about an event you attended. Closing the library is an extraordinarily difficult decision that we have made only because of these extraordinary circumstances. 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. If you are not a member of skokie public library, you are still this is the online book club for skokie public library.
We help you discover and learn new things, enrich your life, and exchange ideas with our materials, technologies, and experiences. The bookmobile brings books, dvds, and more to specified locations throughout skokie five days a week. Skokie public library cardholders can check out the book via overdrive. Our mission is to support literacy and connect our community. Our building is closed and the bookmobile will not make stops until june 1 to help contain the spread of covid19. 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 physical collection includes books, magazines, newspapers, movies, music and more. Patrons can use their library card to check out and return items just as they would inside the library building. And detail will be coming soon about the debut of our new book bike. Skokie public library 5215 oakton st skokie, il libraries. Skokie public library is the first public library in illinois to be awarded the medal. How do different mobile applications and the internet cater to your interests. This year marks an important anniversary for our bookmobile, and were thrilled to be able to provide this service to the people of skokie.
Check the bookmobile schedule for times and locations. Skokie public library offers reading material for individuals of all ages and families. Reserve time at any service desk or by calling the library at 8476737774. 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. Everyone is welcome at the skokie public library i love. You can use your library card to check out and return items just as you would inside the library building. Additionally, the skokie library also offers a bookmobile service that provides a mini library around the community. Stream thousands of documentaries, art films, and independent selections, including the criterion. Our digital collection has downloadable or streamable ebooks, audiobooks, movies, music and comics. 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. Learn about our hours, location, contact information. Skokie public library closed temporarily starting saturday, march 14. Use your library card to check out and return items just as you would inside the library building.
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. 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. 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. Farmers market visitors browse the offerings of seattle public librarys books on bikes program. The rochester public library bookmobile embraces the core values of the rochester public library. The lab is available to skokie public library cardholders high school age and above. Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help. The lab can be reserved by one patron or group of up to six people. Learn more about our exciting plans to update our interior spaces.