You already know that our online catalog is the place to look to see if we own the book, DVD, or CD you are seeking, either in hard copy or digitally. Using the "Articles & More" option, you can even find full-text articles from journals and reference books. And you probably know that you can click…
Cook Memorial Public Library Children's Librarians Heather Beverley, Heather Thompson, and Sue McCowin are the dynamic team behind our popular Science Explorers (for grades 4-6) and Science Explorers Jr. (grades 1-3) program series. Last month they shared their success with librarians from all over the state when they presented "52 Weeks of Science" at the Illinois Library…
Serious researchers take note: Thanks to the Illinois State Library, you temporarily have free access to hundreds of subscription databases above and beyond the ones always available to Cook Memorial card holders. The initiative is called Try-It! Illinois, and it extends only until the end of November, 2015. Here are a couple of examples of…
School is once again in full swing. As always, we are here to help when it comes to homework and project assignments. Here's the scoop on a few of the ways: HelpNow from Brainfuse provides live online tutoring in core subjects for all grade levels from 2 pm to 11pm daily. Need to have an…
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…
