Young Activists: Honoring the Anniversary of the Selma Marches

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March is the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches. One of the most well-known photos of the Civil Rights Movement is of hundreds of people marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Did you know that there were kids involved in that march? There was even a march of all children almost…
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The Deindustrialization of Chicago’s Southeast Side: Commemorating the 45th Anniversary of the Closing of Wisconsin Steel

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  Beginning in 1875, Wisconsin Steel Works, originally known as John H. Brown Iron & Steel, marked the beginning of the industrialization of Chicago’s Calumet Region. The mill was located in the South Deering neighborhood of Chicago. In 1902, Deering Harvester merged with International Harvester and expanded the production of pig iron and steel for…
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Snacks in the Stacks: Italian American Valentine’s Day Feast

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In honor of Valentine's Day, join library staff member Peter in his home kitchen as he makes an Italian American Valentine's Day feast with recipes from Italian American Forever by Alex Guarnaschelli. Mortadella sandwiches, roasted grapes with gorgonzola, roasted garlic toasts, baked ziti, lamb scottadito are all on the menu…
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