Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District Director's Blog

Storm Water Drainage Project

The Board of Library Trustees of the Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District is requesting Statements of Qualifications for professional services for a storm water drainage project.

If you are interested in submitting your qualifications for this project please make use of the following documents:

Complete Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District Request for Qualifications Advertisement (PDF, 15 KB)

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District Request for Qualifications (RFQ) (PDF, 98 KB)

Library Blueprints (PDF, 28 MB)

Director Search Starts

The Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District seeks an influential leader as its next Library Director.

Candidates are invited to apply (nominations are also welcome) by submitting a cover letter and resume. For the full job description and submission details, please click here.

Congratulations to Studio 60093 Participants

We had a great set of video entries for this year's Studio 60093 Children's Video Fest. Our winners this year were:

Winnetka-Northfield Public Library Commercial (1st place in the K-8 Commercial category and winner of the popular vote)
Don't Stop Reading (1st place in the High School Commercial category)
Transitions (1st place in the Keep it Short category)
Food for Thought (1st place in the Live Animation category)
The Magic Book (1st place in the How Do You Do That? category)
Go Green and Recycle (1st place in the Go Green category)

Congratulations to all of this year's winners and a big thank you to everyone who participated.

You can watch all of this year's entries on the Studio 60093 Children's Video Fest page.

Thank you, Strategic Planning Committee

At the October 17 meeting, the Board of Trustees recognized the contributions of four district residents who served on the Strategic Planning Committee: Kate Azar, Suzanne Canfield, and Dina Crnkovich of Winnetka, and Jonathan Don of Northfield.

“On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the residents of the Library District, I want to thank these four individuals for agreeing to serve on this important committee and for their conscientious work over a seventeen-month period,” said Bob Sanfilippo, President of the Board of Trustees.

Library Board Meeting

The next regular meeting of the Library Board is scheduled for Monday, October 17, 2011 at 7:00pm in the Winnetka Library.

Click here to view the complete board packet.

Fall into Fall

. . .at your library!

Staff Institute Day

The Winnetka-Northfield Library District will be closed on Friday, October 7, 2011 for staff meetings and professional development. We apologize for any inconvenience that this might cause for you.

The Library District will reopen for service on Saturday, October 8 at 9:00am.

Kindles

You may now borrow books from your library and download them directly to your Kindle!

Please call or visit us for more information.

Art for All Seasons Extravaganza on Sunday

Celebrate the painting that our wonderful team of young artists has created during our second year of Arts For All Seasons at our Art Show.

During the show, guests are invited to enjoy complimentary cupcakes and participate in a fun art project. And watch Mark Nichols' as he presents a Wonderful World of Puppet Performance. After the show stay to make your own puppet!

All ages welcome. No registration required.

Library Board Meeting

The next regular meeting of the library district's board of trustees is scheduled for Monday, September 19, 2011 at 7:00pm in the Winnetka Library. More information may be found by clicking here.

All meetings of the board of trustees are open to members of the public.