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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 12, 2018
Media Contact: Jill Schacter jschacter@cityofevanston.org
Phone:  847/448-8628

A Library Card Opens Doors to Opportunity

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, an American Library Association- supported event for libraries across the nation. It’s a time to remind everyone that signing up for a library card is a key step towards academic achievement, lifelong learning, and civic engagement.

The Evanston Public Library is reaching out to all members of the community to remind them that everyone can benefit from the many free resources and services the EPL has to offer. Library representatives will be present in a number of community locations to offer materials in English and Spanish as well as to provide an easy way to sign up for library cards, replace lost cards, or update library accounts.

“This month we are making a concerted effort to reach out to as many places and people in our community as possible,” says Karen Danczak Lyons, Library Director. “A library card is your free ticket to a world of resources, services, and events. Libraries are an essential part of our democratic society, a place where you can find culture and company and interact with people from other generations, cultures, and walks of life.”

Library staff will be available at these times and Evanston locations, as well as at the Main and branch libraries, to sign people up for library cards and share information about Library services and resources:

• Clean Wash Laundry, Saturday, September 15, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm; 807 Howard St.
• J & S Food Mart, Saturday, September 15, from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm; 701 Howard St.
• Hillside Pantry, Wednesday, September 19, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm; 2727 Crawford Ave. 
• Goodwill, Saturday, September 22, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm; Dempster/Dodge Plaza
• Walgreens, 2100 Green Bay Rd, September 22, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
• Ridgeville Farmers Market, Wednesday, September 26, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm; Ridgeville Park, 908 Seward
• Walgreens, Saturday, September 29, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm; Southpoint Plaza: 635 Chicago Ave. 
• Laundry World, Saturday, September 29, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm; 838 Dodge
• Bike the Ridge, Sunday, September 30, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm; at Ridgeville Park

About the Evanston Public Library

For more than 140 years, the Library has provided educational, culturally-rich resources for all residents, helped children prepare for school through the joys of reading and learning, celebrated Evanston’s diversity, and helped residents find information they seek. The Library is more than a building of books; it is a place to meet, connect, learn and explore. To learn more, visit www.epl.org.