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Nancy Kim Phillips

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March 28, 2024

Local Resources Related to Food Security and More

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.

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Perry Nelson

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February 29, 2024

Women's Legacy at Skokie Public Library

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.

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Perry Nelson

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December 26, 2023

Library Art: Swans

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.

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Perry Nelson

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August 30, 2023

Library Art: View from McCormick

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.

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Andrew Hazard

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June 13, 2023

Beginner's Guide to Mystery Fiction

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.

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Perry Nelson

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March 27, 2023

Indigenous People in Chicagoland

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-

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