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There are turning points where a decision, action, or refusal to act changed the course of history. Historians as well as everyone else have pondered what if something had changed.  For example, what if Napoleon never invaded  Russia or the Civil War had never happened?

The President of the United States is our highest elected office and so far, there has not been a female president. In movies and television, there are many fictional female presidents. To gain some insight into the history of women and the presidency, check out these titles!

William Shakespeare's plays have been produced and interpreted many times since they were written. In high school, you may have to read some of his plays in English.  You may have even watched movies inspired by many of Shakespeare's plays.

Beyond the Vikings, what do you know about  Minnesota? Minnesota has so much more to offer beyond its State Fair and  its 10,000 lakes. To learn more about this Midwest state, check out these titles in the library’s catalog! 

Wisconsin is more just the Dairy State and the home of the Green Bay Packers. This state has been home to Progressive Leader Bob La Follette, Olympians Mark Johnson and Bob Suter, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and actors Willem Defoe and Mark Ruffalo.

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One of the cool things that we as librarians get to do is training -- webinars, workshops, etc. For one week in July, one of our Reference Librarians was in Skokie, attending a workshop at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center and the topic was how to teach genocide.

Summer Reading programs are not a new concept.  Linda Eastman earned herself a place in librarianist history in 1895 for creating the first program ever to engage children with the library during the summer months, and it became the precursor to nationwide summer reading programs.

Have you seen the latest Marvel movie? Maybe you prefer the DC shows on Max. Or maybe superheroes are something you gave up back in high school. Well get ready to dive into a whole new world of comics, graphic novels, and manga!