Freegal Music+ is a free music site where you can download or stream more than 18 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists, with your library card. In total, Freegal’s collection is comprised of 200 genres from over 100…
This weekend’s weather looks frightful, depending on who you listen to or what you watch. It would help if you had movies, music and books for the holiday, so off to the library you go. You shovel your driveway, brush…
We are excited to partner with the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) to offer free tickets to their 2022–2023 season performances. Library cardholders can check out one concert pass redeemable for two tickets (student and/or adult) at the IPO box office. Simply…
Do you love all things fandom: the books, the movies, the TV shows, the comics and most importantly, the fun? Join us in person and online from Sunday, October 16 until Friday, October 21 for a week of epic fun…
Summary A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted…
After a long winter, it’s time to dust off those guitar strings! Join us in person for two events this spring to help you get your acoustic and electric guitars in pristine playing condition. String Cleaning: Acoustic Guitars Thursday, April…
Many of the blog posts I have coming up will interact with the idea of medievalism and the medieval. Because not many people are familiar with what I mean when I talk about the medieval, I figured I could give…
Starting around the 1920s until about the 1950s, Americans relied on the radio for almost all forms of entertainment and news each evening. Families would sit around and listen to—not watch—a variety of programs that would strike fear in the…
We are excited to partner with the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) to offer free tickets to their 2021–2022 season performances. Library cardholders can check out one concert pass redeemable for two tickets (student and/or adult) at the IPO box office….
Back in June, we launched our vinyl record collection, available to both Fountaindale patron and reciprocal borrowers from other libraries. I paid the collection a visit, and here are my thoughts on the first five records I checked out to…