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Kansas City Public Library invites residents to shape its future in upcoming public planning sessions
The Kansas City Public Library is hosting the Strategic Plan Launch Party, aimed at collecting community input to chart a ...
South, southwest suburban libraries to receive $1.3 million in state funding
Nearly 50 libraries in the south and southwestern suburbs will receive more than $1.3 million in state funding as part of an ...
After nearly a quarter century helping run the La Grange library, a chapter is ending for longtime trustee
La Grange Library Trustee Becky Spratford has decided that after 24 years, it’s time to end the chapter and retire.
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Chicago must install accessible pedestrian signals at all signalized intersections by 2040
The federal court order will “completely transform” Chicago’s pedestrian grid for visually disabled pedestrians, an advocate said.
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New plaza next to downtown Ann Arbor library could involve closing part of Library Lane
The Ann Arbor District Library’s board president has clarified her promise of at least a 10,000-square-foot plaza as part of ...
Last weekend’s heat wave shows gaps in Chicago’s network of cooling centers
Record high nighttime temperatures, a dangerously high heat index and intense humidity swept through Chicago from June 21 to 23, marking the city’s first major heat wave of the summer. Ahead of the ...