Evanston Reads! Event a Huge Success September 28, 2007

On Wednesday evening, the library hosted the first of our Evanston Reads! events. Mawi Asgedom, author of Of Beetles and Angels: a Boy’s Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard, spoke to over 170 teens and adults and answered questions about his life story, courage, leadership, and why it’s important to never give up. Thanks to Mawi and to everyone who participated and made this event so much fun!

And thanks so much to the members of the Teen Advisory Board who met with Mawi before the program, showed him around the Loft, and introduced him.

Tell us your favorite part of the event (Mawi speaking at the library) by leaving a reply below.

Pictures coming soon!

Mawi at the Library! September 24, 2007

This Wednesday (September 26) at 7pm Mawi Asgedom, author of Of Beetles and Angels: a Boy’s Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard is coming to the library!  All Evanston teens (and adults) are invited. This is a kick-off event for the Evanston Reads! initiative and a celebration of the Loft, the library’s new space for teens.

Photos of the Loft September 20, 2007

Check out these awesome photos of the library’s new teen space the Loft!  (Thanks to Doug Snower Photography for the pics)  Doesn’t it make you want to visit the library??

New blog pages September 19, 2007

Check out the Evanston Reads! , Homework Help , Programs and Read On! links at the top of this blog.

Evanston Reads! is a city-wide reading initiative taking place throughout the school year. Evanston teens (and adults) are reading Of Beetles and Angels: A Boys Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard by Mawi Asgedom. Mawi will be speaking here at the Evanston Public Library on Wednesday, September 26, at 7 pm to launch the Evanston Reads! initiative and The Loft, the library’s new teen space.

TAB meeting tonight September 18, 2007

The first meeting this school year of the high school Teen Advisory Board is tonight, Tuesday, September 18, at 6pm. We’ll have pizza and snacks, so bring your friends who want to join TAB!

IM Homework Help September 13, 2007

Did you know you can IM the library’s Reference Desk?? Check out the “Ask A Question” box in the right column of this blog, to send a message to a reference librarian, or IM us directly from your IM account. Our handles are:

AIM: eplref
MSN: eplref
Google: eplreference
Yahoo: epl_ref

We’re available via IM whenever the library is open!