The Evanston Public Library is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, culminating with an open house and reception on Oct. 14. The events are open to all community members. The library has serviced the city since April 1873, just 10 years after Evanston’s official incorporation. Library officials say it has become a center for knowledge,.
Thank you, Evanston, for supporting your library. As you have no doubt seen in the news, in recent weeks libraries across northern Illinois, including the Evanston Public Library, have received repeated bomb threats that have forced us to evacuate and cancel programs and services critical to our community.
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When Evanston resident Rocio Mancera moved to Evanston 22 years ago, Hispanic Heritage Month had been an official holiday for over two decades in the United States. But, celebrations in Evanston were few and far between. According to Mancera, the city’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations began just six years ago — and on a minor.