Contributions of African Americans from Colonial Times to the Present

Zebina Eastman and the Freedom House

Evanston's Living History

The Value of your Maywood Public Library Card

Healthy Food Hub

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Maywood Public Library will serve as a pick up point for low cost healthy food. The Healthy Food Hub promotes eating healthier foods that are rich in nutrients. Because local retail centers have rising prices for nutritious foods as the result of higher fuel, agricultural, and operational costs, the Healthy Food Hub utilizes collective buying. Members of the Healthy Food Hub may order their desired foods by visiting: http://www.healthyfoodhub.org/signup, where they will prepay for their desired choices of food. Become a member today and make sure to sign-up for delivery in Maywood: http://www.healthyfoodhub.org/become_member Membership to the Healthy Food Hub is $25 annually. If you have any questions about the Healthy Food Hub, please call them at 773-410-3446, or e-mail them at healthyfoodhub@gmail.com

Contributions of African Americans from Colonial Times to the Present: Professor Eric King, who has over 35 years of experience in municipal government and public education, will be leading a discussion on the contributions of African American throughout American History.  He will be introduced by Lawrence Broughton, a social studies teacher at Proviso East High School and a member of the Illinois Amistad Commission.  This presentation will be family oriented; all, especially students, are strongly encouraged to come. This event will occur on Saturday, February 11, from 2:00 until 3:00 pm in room 201 of the Carnegie building of the Maywood Public Library District. This event is free..

Zebina Eastman and the Freedom House: The West Town Museum of Cultural History, in conjunction with Professor Michael M. Gregory of DePaul University, will have a presentation on the publishing of Zebina Eastman’s The Genius of the Universal Emancipation, presented by Jeri Stenson.  Zebina Eastman was a resident of Maywood and a friend of Abraham Lincoln.  There will also be a presentation entitled “The Mystery of a House,” which will deal with the 10 Mile House, also known as the Freedom House. This presentation will occur at 2:00 pm on Saturday, Feb. 25, in room 201 of the Carnegie building of the Maywood Public Library District. This event is free.

Evanston’s Living History: Filmmaker Craig Dudnick will be visiting the Maywood Public Library District to show a documentary on the efforts and victories of African Americans who integrated into Evanston.  The film, Evanston’s Living History, will be shown at 2:30 pm on Saturday, March 3, in room 201 of the Carnegie Building of the Maywood Public Library District. A discussion will follow the film.  This event is free.

The Library Board meeting will be on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 6:30 pm.

Have you wondered about the value of your Maywood Public Library card?  Take a look at our webpage devoted to all of the privileges our Library patrons have with their Maywood Public Library card (click here).  

Facebook: The Maywood Public Library District is now on Facebook! Click here, log into your Facebook account, and type in "Maywood Public Library District" in the Search box. Now click on the "Like" button. This will allow you to keep up with all of the events that are taking place here at the Library.

Canceling holds through SWAN: Patrons are now able to cancel their holds through the System Wide Automated Network (SWAN).  For more information, please visit our Lending Services webpage.