The #ChicagoPublicLibrary was built both literally and figuratively on the ashes of the #TheGreatChicagoFire. The ground you're seeing there (☝️☝️☝️), along the lake, is made from the tons of debris and ash remaining after the Great Fire.
https://interactive.wttw.com/playlist/2017/01/09/out-ashes-birth-chicago-public-library
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Hear from 'America's funniest science writer' at a free online event March 1
https://www.VAPLD.info/news/hear-from-americas-funniest-science-writer-march-1
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Author Kwame Alexander encourages youth to "Say 'Yes' To Your Story" 📅 Weds Feb 8, 7pm CST on Zoom
#free #webinar #IllinoisLibrariesPresent #BlackHistoryMonth @bookstodon #KidLit #YA #MGlit
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