For many of us, it's food that makes the holidays feel festive and familiar. And this year, when time with family and friends is limited, we're looking forward to bringing out the traditional recipes—and some new ones. We're sharing our favorite sweet treats here and would love to hear from you. Please share your favorite…
5 Articles: How Kindness Helps Us All
As we keep trudging through this difficult year, World Kindness Day on November 13 is a reminder of the bright spots all around us. These articles explore how acts of kindness draw us closer to each other and boost our own sense of worth. You can read these articles using CPL's Online Resources. "Yes, There Is…
Guest Blog: Honoring Austin’s History of Arts and Activism
Lifelong Austin resident Lasondra Kern, the strategy lead for arts and culture on Austin Coming Together’s Austin Forward. Together Quality of Life Plan Community Narrative team, connects artists and arts organizations with resources and each other. Kern is also a graduate student in art history at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her…
Isabel Wilkerson, Nate Marshall Receive 2020 Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson will receive the 2020 Carl Sandburg Literary Award from the Chicago Public Library Foundation and Chicago Public Library. Poet, playwright and performer Nate Marshall will receive the 21st Century Award, and Donna LaPietra will receive the Foundation's inaugural Civic Award. The 2020 Library Foundation Awards free online…
5 Books to Get You Through Your Kid’s First 2 Years
New motherhood: You're more exhausted than you've ever been in your life, but you're doing something brand new where all the training is on the job. And, when your boss needs something, they need it now. When you have questions, you could ask Dr. Google, but before you know it, you're down the rabbit hole…
5 Articles: Comeback Stories That Comfort, Inspire
Everybody loves a comeback story, right? If you feel like me right now, you especially love comeback stories this summer. We are all the forgotten celebrity, the injured player, the struggling business this year. So what could be a better time to learn from each other, root for each other and come out stronger? Read…
5 Articles: ‘Courageous, Totally Committed’ John Lewis
As we mourn the loss of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who died July 17, explore his tremendous life and legacy with these articles. From his work as one of the first Freedom Riders to his speech at the 1963 March on Washington to his service in Congress, Lewis urged Americans to make "good trouble, necessary…
5 Articles: Marijuana Business and Politics in Illinois
Turn on the news these days and you'll likely see or hear a report about long lines at Illinois' new marijuana dispensaries. But what about a more in-depth look at the impact of the state's newest industry? These recent articles explore the business and political aspects of recreational marijuana. You can read these articles using…
Sober Curious? Recent Books Explore Alcohol-Free Living
Are you taking a break from drinking for Dry January? Or are you curious about what it means to be "sober curious"? Both movements are catching on with more people, as evidenced by recent articles such as "The New Sobriety" (The New York Times) and "Curious About Sober Curious?" (Men's Health). While there are a…
Read Like a Whale: Self-Help and Great Fiction
When you're a librarian, everyone wants to tell you what they're reading—including a whale I met while observing American novelist Herman Melville's 200th birth anniversary this summer. While Moby-Dick, Or, The Whale portrays the whale as punitive and ferocious, this avid reader assured me there is much more below the surface. (See what our whale did…
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