Jeff Garrett

Evanston Public Library digitizes Evanston’s historical newspapers

February 14, 2023

The Evanston Public Library is working to make sifting through newspapers less tedious and more inclusive. Jeff Garrett, a current part-time reference librarian at EPL, is spearheading a newspaper digitization...

Everything Evanston: A year of loss and unity for local businesses

May 3, 2021

Evanston’s business scene looks a lot different today than it did one year ago when COVID-19 began, and even more different than it did decades ago. The Daily sat down with Evanston business owners and...

‘Poldark’ fans travel cross-country to hear British actor Robin Ellis

May 11, 2017

Amanda-Rae Prescott was not alive when the BBC TV series “Poldark” premiered in 1975, but the 28-year-old flew in from New York to see its star speak in Evanston on Wednesday. Prescott was one of...

Evanston Public Library series to feature panel on children’s publishing

January 29, 2016

The Evanston Public Library will host a panel on children’s literature Feb. 13 moderated by children’s author and book reviewer Betsy Bird. The program, “Publishing Children’s Books in the...

Local bookstore partner shares experiences from book-delivering trip at U.S.-Mexico border

January 11, 2016

A co-owner of a local bookstore discussed the importance of multilingual children’s literature for Latino refugee children at Evanston Public Library on Saturday. EPL kicked off a monthly series...

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