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Library board accepts manager’s transition plan

Evanston's Library Board Wednesday night accepted a last-minute proposal from the city manager for a transition plan to avoid a possible confrontation over the board's assertion of taxing powers. City

By Bill Smith on November 10, 2011 - 3:38 am

Evanston library ‘branch’ found — in Skokie

Evanston Library Board members seem destined to continue the debate about whether to maintain the city's sole remaining branch library. But in the meantime, board member Ben Schapiro has turned up

By Bill Smith on September 23, 2011 - 3:36 pm

Poll: How would you have voted on library budget?

Evanston's Library Board voted Wednesday to adopt the richest of three budget options before it. If you'd been on the board how would you have voted? 9526

By Bill Smith on September 22, 2011 - 12:10 pm

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Library board hikes spending 6 percent

The Evanston Library Board voted Wednesday to hike library spending 6 percent next year, despite continuing declines in circulation. The board split 5-3-1, with the majority voting to adopt the

By Bill Smith on September 22, 2011 - 12:02 pm

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Library board splits on budget

Evanston's library board reached no consensus Wednesday night on three budget alternatives. Of the members present who could still be on the board when it is scheduled to vote on

By Bill Smith on September 1, 2011 - 3:23 pm

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Branch support fading on library board?

Evanston Public Library staff asked board members to answer four simple questions about budget priorities Wednesday night. And several thousand words later, it appeared that support for keeping the north

By Bill Smith on August 18, 2011 - 2:51 pm

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Library board starts to learn price of independence

Evanston Library Board members Wednesday night were told that to maintain existing services under the independent funding model they've sought will require a nearly 11 percent boost in property tax

By Bill Smith on July 21, 2011 - 11:30 am

Volunteers: ‘Friends’ should change name

Two volunteers in the Evanston Public Library's book sale program suggested Wednesday that the EPL Friends group is misleading the public. Barbara Handler, speaking during public comments at the Library

By Bill Smith on July 21, 2011 - 11:15 am

Library website inaccessible

If you want to use Evanston Public Library resources over the internet, well, for the moment, you can't. The library website, epl.org, was down Wednesday afternoon and evening and remains

By Bill Smith on July 21, 2011 - 11:00 am

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Viewpoint: Focus support on main library

By Thomas Mann As a resident of Evanston, I hear various opinions about library services and I have decided to join the debate. 8819

By Thomas Mann on July 13, 2011 - 8:56 pm

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Heavy lifting at library

There was some heavy lifting underway at the Evanston Public Library downtown this morning as crews used a heavy-duty crane to lift two old 12,000 pound air conditioning units off

By Bill Smith on April 12, 2011 - 2:59 pm

Library board rejects new branch plan

The Evanston Public Library Board this evening voted to reject a proposal from the EPL Friends group for a new south branch library at 900 Chicago Ave. Board member Gail

By Bill Smith on February 24, 2011 - 2:26 am

Design unveiled for new library branch

Evanston's Public Library Board swooned over a design for a new library branch proffered by a local architectural firm Wednesday night but put off a decision about how to pay

By Bill Smith on February 17, 2011 - 4:27 pm

Editorial: Library board needs more transparency

Evanston's Library Board Wednesday voted to hire outside legal counsel and a planning consultant without offering the public any specifics about what they will be paid for their work and,

By Bill Smith on January 21, 2011 - 2:36 pm

Library board votes to pursue new branch offer

Evanston's Library Board voted Wednesday night to have library staff pursue an agreement under which a private group would pay for a new, temporary south branch library. Board members Susan

By Bill Smith on January 20, 2011 - 2:03 pm

Library loses link to city’s recent history

In a money-saving move, the Evanston Public Library has switched vendors for online news databases to one that does not include the city's traditional weekly news source, the Evanston Review.

By Bill Smith on January 5, 2011 - 4:31 pm

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