Announcement

Ask at the Reference desk to check out a voucher good for two tickets to one of IPO’s 2022-23 season concerts. We also have season calendars so you can choose the show that most appeals. First show of the season is on Oct. 15!

Blue Island Public Library is proud to announce the award of $10,000 in funding through the ALA to assist in bringing humanities programming to the Blue Island community. Check our events calendar this summer for outreach activities to populations throughout Blue Island! Thank you to the National Endowment for the Humanities and American Library Association …

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Blue Island Public LibraryRegular MeetingAugust 17, 2022 at 7 pm in the Library Meeting Room Meeting held in person in the Meeting room See attached Agenda

Ancestry.com database now available The full Ancestry.com database is now available for free to all patrons at Blue Island Public Library. Search billions of records and discover your family’s story. Census Database: Find ancestors in the complete set of U.S. Federal Census images from 1790-1940, including name indexes. Vital Records: When did those significant life changing …

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During these difficult times it is more important than ever to stay connected. You can now do that with one of our web enabled tablets. Our tablets are available for checkout at the reference desk. They are fully web-enabled there is no need to have an internet connection at home.  We will have online tutorials …

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The new Memory Preservation Station is now ready! This station is designed specifically to help you digitize all of your analog media. It features a powerful new computer with Multi-purpose media scanner, and a new analog to digital capture card. We are capable of digitizing three types of media;  -Images, such as photographs, slides, or …

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