Genevieve Towsley (1907-1995) was a journalist and historian of Naperville, IL. This installation honoring her was created in 1999. A statue of a 72-year-old woman writer at work. Have you ever seen such a thing? Isn’t it glorious?
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The Poetry Garage, Chicago
Photos of The Poetry Garage in Chicago
Library Visit: Riverside Public Library (IL)
The first public library in my life was the Cicero Public Library, my hometown library. A second public library played an important part in my childhood, and that is the Riverside Public Library. It was the public building closest to… Read More ›
Library News: Brookfield, IL
In Miami the major talks about closing 22 branch libraries, saying the age of the library is coming to an end, but here in Brookfield, IL steps are being taken towards building a bigger, better library that will meet the… Read More ›
Library Visit: (Former) Chicago Public Library
To celebrate the American Library Association’s Annual Conference being held here in Chicago over the weekend I thought it would be fitting to post some pictures of the old Chicago Public Library building. The Former Chicago Public Library Building Now… Read More ›
Library Visit: Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Arlington Heights Memorial Library 500 N. Dunton Avenue Arlington Heights, IL 60004-5910 Website Date visited: May 10, 2013 Photo from the library’s Twitter account. All other photos by me. The Arlington Heights library traces its roots back to 1887. It… Read More ›
Library Visit: Chillicothe, IL Public Library
Chillicothe Public Library 430 N Bradley Chillicothe, IL 61523 website Opened: 2005 Holds 37,213 volumes Circulates 85,168 items per year Serves 13,250 residents For pictures of the old Carnegie library building, which has been re-purposed as a bookstore, click here…. Read More ›
Library Visit: Carnegie Building, Chillicothe, IL
Carnegie Library Building 822 N. Second St Chillicothe, IL 61523 Carnegie grant date: Apr 19, 1915 Grant amount: $10,000 Opened: 1917 Served as the town library until 2005 Currently the home of Waxwing Books For my birthday earlier this month,… Read More ›
Cicero, IL: Birthplace of Ernest Hemingway?
Ernest Hemingway. Where was he born? If your answer is Oak Park, IL, you’d be wrong. At least according to the Town of Cicero, Illinois. The first time I noticed Cicero claiming ownership of Hemingway was sometime in the 1990s…. Read More ›
The Lake Forest Book Store
Yesterday afternoon my friend Cayt and I drove up to Lake Forest, IL on an F. Scott Fitzgerald mission. Fitzgerald spent some time in Lake Forest visiting his first love, Ginevra King, who is believed to be the model or… Read More ›