The expansion of the parking lot at our Aspen Drive Library is about to begin! Here's the scoop: Cook Memorial Public Library District has an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Vernon Hills to build and maintain a parking lot on Village-owned land immediately adjacent to Aspen Drive Library. 51 additional parking spaces will be added,…
About once a week we get asked by a well-meaning genealogist how they can get an obituary of an ancestor or relative who died in Cook County. We finally figured out that when people unfamiliar with the northern Illinois area Google "Cook County Library," the Cook Memorial Public Library District is the first hit to…
Whatever interest you want to pursue, or skill you want to develop, library materials are available to help you make it happen. Here's the scoop on two more library staffers who have advice for you based on personal experience. Nate Gass is our multi-talented Emerging Technologies Librarian. When not working at Aspen or Cook Park, …
Do you watch Dancing With the Stars and wonder if you could make learning those moves happen? Our Children's Librarian Sue McCowin enjoys competitive ballroom dancing. Here's her advice for anyone who dreams of undertaking this glamorous and challenging pursuit: I love dancing mostly because it taught me that with persistence and lots of practice…
Cook Memorial Library is now offering a set of astronomy binoculars. What better way to enjoy a summer evening than to observe the night sky! The super-powered binoculars allow close-up viewing of the moon, stars, and nearby planets. The astronomy binoculars kit includes a binder with moon-viewing ideas, information on the night sky, and activities…
This year’s Summer Reading theme is Make It Happen and the library is bursting with materials to help you achieve whatever goals you have set for yourself. Do you want to hone your gardening skills, better utilize your woodworking tools, plan an awesome trip to Disney World, take up ballroom dancing, learn to play the…
We’ve got good news: The library will be open seven days a week throughout the year! With the exceptions of the July 4th and the Labor Day holiday weekends, you now can visit us on summer Sundays, 1-5 p.m. (But note that our Cook Park Library location only will be closed this coming Sunday, June…
What will be on the soundtrack of your summer? Here’s the scoop on an event that could inspire you to put some oldies on it: At 6:30 pm on Tuesday, June 16, renowned Beatles’ scholar Aaron Krerowicz will present The Influence of American Rock 'n' Roll on The Beatles at our Aspen Drive Library. Before…
Every spring our intrepid Children's Department librarians visit 13 schools and talk to over 7000 students about all the summer fun awaiting them at the library. Last year they amazed the kids by using a banana to power up a slide show. This year, in visits concluding June 10, they are asking, "What do you get when you put together…
The big scoop this week is that Cook Memorial has a newly appointed leader. The Library Board has selected Assistant Director and Aspen Drive Library Manager, David Archer, to take over as Library Director when Stephen Kershner retires on June 1. When Board President Bonnie Quirke announced the Board's choice at a recent all-staff meeting, the news…
