Walking through the library, you may have missed Hilda Rubin Pierce’s painting Chicago River. It’s in the hallway next to the Cosmos Room. We’re highlighting this beautiful work now in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month.
"In order to accept someone for who they are, you have to be aware of what’s going on."
-- Ondrea Marisa Robinson
Food insecurity continues to be a concern for many households. In fact, in 2023 the Niles Township Food Pantry served more than 70,000 of our neighbors. Nationwide, one in six Americans seek help with food each year.
If you’ve attended library events, chances are you’ve been in one of our event spaces, such as the Cosmos Room, Radmacher Room, Petty Auditorium, or Carolyn A. Anthony Business and Community Center.
Motion pictures began to emerge in Paris in the final years of the 19th century. This transformative medium revolutionized storytelling.
*This blog post was originally published as "Happy World Hijab Day".
Defining historical fiction seems like it should be straightforward–a novel that takes place in the past–but different people interpret it surprisingly differently.
Swans is probably the most recognizable piece of art in the library, and as a 1,000-pound sculpture in the middle of the building, it’s difficult to miss.
Like many of the works in the library’s permanent art collection, View from McCormick was a donation from our community, and this one has stronger connections to our community than most.
“I volunteer as tribute!”
--Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games
Stories about uncovering hidden crimes (with or without supernatural assistance) go back a long way in many cultures. A Sophocles play from about 425 BCE–Oedipus the King–was an early example.
If you ask people to describe a public library, many would mention books, storytimes, computers, or research.
If you ask people to describe a public library, many would mention books, storytimes, computers, or research.
If you ask people to describe a public library, many would mention books, storytimes, computers, or research.
Skokie Public Library is built on the homeland and trading ground of many Native American people and tribes, including the Council of Three Fires (the Ojibwe, the Potawatomi, and the Odawa), and many other nations, including the Menominee, the Ho-