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Evergreen Park Public Library is an active community center serving the 20,821 residents of Evergreen Park. In addition to its collection of more than 65,000 books, the library offers magazines, cassettes, compact discs, videos, DVDs, large print books and books-on-tape. The library presents cultural and informational programs of interest to the community, and programs that encourage a love of reading in children and young people.
As part of the Burnham Plan Centennial, the Evergreen Park Public Library is one of 67 venues hosting Make Big Plans: Burnham's Vision of an American Metropolis, through November 30, 2009. For more information on this exhibit and the public programs associated with it throughout the region, click here.
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Centennial Activities
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:00pm
City Beautiful: Celebrating the Burnham Plan Centennial
Evergreen Park Public Library
The year 2009 marks the centennial of Daniel Burnham's visionary plan for Chicago and its environs. Burnham's Plan shaped the city and suburbs for generations of residents and visitors to enjoy.
This slide lecture explores the Burnham plan along with its origins and sources. Learn about the full scope of the 1909 plan and its relationship to European and American precedents. Follow the transition from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to the City Beautiful Movement so eloquently manifested in Burnham's plan for Chicago. [MORE]
Thursday, July 16, 2009 7:00pm
Daniel Burnham: Master Planner
Evergreen Park Public Library
Architectural consultant and preservationist Beth Johnson conducts a program about Daniel H. Burnham.
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Open to the public:
M-Th: 9am-9pm; F-Sa: 9am-5pm; Su: 12-4pm
Website: http://www.evergreenparklibr...
Address:
Evergreen Park Public Library
9400 S. Troy
Evergreen Park, IL 60805
708-422-8522
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