Each year National Library Week (April 19-25, 2020) is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and library workers and to promote library use and support.

Joanna BroussardMay 4, 2020National Library Week, Edgewater Library, Friends, Friends of the Edgewater Library, FOEL, CPL, Chicago Public Libraries, ebooks, e-audiobooks, virtual, tablets, smartphones, laptops, Kindle, e-readers, LIbby, ecardComment

Living History: Rachel Carson

Earth Day began in 1970, but the credit for its origination likely was Rachel Carson’s best-selling book, Silent Spring, written in 1962. See the living history performance by Leslie Goddard of Rachel Carson and Silent Spring in the full post.

Joanna BroussardApril 23, 2020Friends of the Edgewater LibraryRachel Carson, Silent Spring, Leslie Goddard, Friends of the Edgewater Library, Friends, Zoom, Environmentalist, environment, live performance, living historyComment

Something For Art History Buffs

As we figure out how to spend our free time during this “new normal” we’re experiencing, Friends members are passing on information about online resources to help everyone while away their hours.

Stories of Freedom

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

Joanna BroussardFebruary 26, 2020Edgewater Branch Library | Betty A. Barclay Community Room | 2nd FloorHarriet Tubman, Stories of Freedom, Middle Passage, Cynthia Maddox, Friends, Friends of the Edgewater Library, Lifeline Theatre, Edgewater Library, Black History Month, Women's History Month, Betty A. Barclay Community Room Comment

On Guard!

It wasn’t swordplay or rivalry – but wordplay and revelry -- as two sisters engaged the audience and advanced the art of poetry performance …

Joanna BroussardFebruary 5, 2020Edgewater Branch LibrarySibling Revelry, Anara Guard, Gay Guard-Chamberlin, Edgewater Library, Friends of the Edgewater Library, poetry, wordplay, swordplay, Budlong Library, Coffee Speaks, Highland Park Poets, St. Paul's Church, Red Thread Through a Rusty Needle, Hand on My Heart, rivalry, sistersComment

No Fines At Chicago Libraries

We are so excited here at Friends of the Edgewater Library by the news that Chicago has joined a host of other cities in eliminating fines for overdue books throughout its library system. In case you didn’t see the Sun Times article, you can view it here.

Joanna BroussardSeptember 30, 2019Comment

Celebrate Jane Austen at Emma Fest

Are you a Jane Austen fan? Do you find yourself matchmaking all your single friends? Then June is for you, as we celebrate Jane Austen’s heroine, Emma at Emma Fest all month long.

Joanna BroussardMay 31, 2019Edgewater Branch LibraryJane Austen, Emma, Emma Fest, Alex Woloch, Stanford, Lifeline Theatre, Edgewater Library, Friends of the Edgewater Library, Edgewater Village Chicago, Gwyneth Paltrow Comment

Florence Nightingale Visits Edgewater For National Nurses Week

We all know that Florence Nightingale is the person who gave us our modern day nursing profession but yet if asked what else we know about her, most of us would be hard pressed to offer thoughts about how she came to be this heroine of nurses.

Joanna BroussardMay 14, 2019Edgewater Branch LibraryFlorence Nightingale, Megan Wells, Florence, Aunt Patty, William Edward Nightingale, Friends of the Edgewater Library, Edgewater Library, Betty A. Barclay Community Room, National Nurses Week, Istanbul, Scutari, Turkey, Sidney Herbert, England, EuropeComment

Libraries = Strong Communities

Leadership from Friends of the Edgewater Library and the Edgewater Branch Library shared the stage on Saturday, April 13 at an open house to celebrate National Library Week and its theme of “Libraries =Strong Communities.”

Joanna BroussardApril 19, 2019Edgewater Branch Library | Betty A. Barclay Community RoomNational Library Week, Be, Joanna Hazelden, Joanna Broussard, Joanne Kitsos, Harry Osterman, Friends of the Edgewater Library, Edgewater Library, Carl Sandburg, Chicago, Michael Meyers, Teresa Neumann, Loyola University, Center for Urban Research and Learning, Libraries=Strong Communities, EdgewaterComment

101 Books That Shaped Chicago

If you’ve ever wondered how Chicago got to be called “the Second City” or want to know who influenced this or that about the city then Chicago By The Book: 101 Stories That Shaped The CIty is for you.

Herman Melville | 200 Years Young

Will Hansen, curator of the "Melville: Finding America at Sea." exhibition at the Newberry Library, discussed why Melville's writings remain fascinating and important for 21st-century readers.

Joanna BroussardMarch 22, 2019Edgewater Branch LibraryHerman Melville, Moby Dick, Newberry Library, Will Hansen, Friends of the Edgewater Library, Friends, Betty A. Barclay Community Room, Edgewater Library, 200 Comment

Women of the Irish Revolution

Attendees at “Women of the Irish Revolution” were treated to a walk through history to see how early 20th century Ireland-born women engaged in three main causes: workers' rights of women, suffrage, and Irish freedom.

What's Your Reading Goal For 2019

If you’re familiar with Goodreads, then you know that each year, they host a book challenge among all their members.

Joanna BroussardJanuary 25, 2019Chicago Public Library Edgewater Branchreading goal, Goodreads, Let's read, Friends, Friends of the Edgewater Library

Louisa May Alcott Entertains At Edgewater Library

The Friends of the Edgewater Library, with the help of anonymous donor, recently hosted local historian and actress, Leslie Goddard to entertain folks as Louisa May Alcott at the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the publication of Little Women.

Joanna BroussardNovember 13, 2018Louisa May Alcott, Friends, Friends of the Edgewater Library, Leslie Goddard, Betty A. Barclay Community Room, Meg Jo Beth Amy

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