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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


The Ripple: Why is Chicago called the Windy City?

The Ripple: Why is Chicago called the Windy City?

May 18, 2021

Chicago is well-known as the Windy City, but where does the nickname come from? The origin of the phrase is widely disputed, but ultimately goes back to Chicago’s politics and rivalries.  SAMMI BOAS:...

Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. The library is hosting a 2020 reading challenge encouraging readers to choose and read books following different monthly guidelines.

EPL starts a new chapter with Read 2020 monthly challenge

January 12, 2020

Evanston Public Library is challenging residents to pick up new books this year with the introduction of the Read 2020 Challenge. The program was proposed in 2019 by Katy Jacob, one of EPL’s Lifelong...

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

January 10, 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...

Source: betsybirdbooks.com
Veteran New York librarian Betsy Bird will join Evanston Public Library as its collection development manager July 31. Bird, who runs a popular children's book blog, said she is excited to move to Evanston, which she said has a "fantastic reader community."

New York librarian Elizabeth Bird to make Evanston library new home

July 17, 2015

When she went to college, the last thing Elizabeth Bird wanted to be was a librarian. “As a kid I was the one who always alphabetized all the family’s books, put a labeling system on all the books,...

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