"I Always Felt If I Can Get To A Library, I'll Be OK."
Maya Angelou "I Always Felt If I Can Get To A Library, I'll Be OK."
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Chute Middle School's Pate Library
Chute Middle School's Pate Library
2025-2026
2025-2026
Whatever the weather, feel free to
come to the library to chill out and to find some of your favorite reads.
A library is
A library is
a collection of sources of information or similar resources. Its contents are made available to a particular community for browsing or borrowing. Libraries can be physical locations like brick and mortar buildings in your neighborhood. Libraries are full of stories in a variety of formats from picture books to large print, audiobooks to ebooks, and more. But, there's so much more to libraries. Libraries lend items like museum passes, games, musical instruments, and tools. Library programming brings communities together for entertainment, education, and connection through book clubs, storytimes, movie nights, crafting classes, and lectures. Library infrastructures advance communities, providing internet and technology access, literacy skills, and support for businesses, job seekers, and entrepreneurs.
Go to More and click on Library News for up-to-date information from Evanston Public Library (EPL) and Skokie Public Library (SPL).
Your Chute librarian looks forward to learning with you throughout the year.
Your Chute librarian looks forward to learning with you throughout the year.
The 26 Of The Most Beautiful Libraries In The World
Veranda Magazine
FamilyReadingNight2025.pdfSponsored by the Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian and the Illinois State Library's Illinois Center for the Book, Family Reading Night is an annual statewide event held the third Thursday in November to encourage families to spend quality time reading together. This year it will take place on November 20, 2025.
Latinx Heritage Month
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2025
Each year, Americans observe National Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15th and ending on October 15th. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988, on the approval of Public Law 100-402.
The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September 18, respectively. Also, Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, which is October 13th (this year), falls within this 30 day period.
Here are some Latinx Heritage Month celebrations that will take place throughout the Chicagoland area from September and October 2025.
Museums & Cultural Institutions:
The museum will be hosting a Latine Heritage Month celebration on September 28th.
The Field Museum will host events from September 15 to October 15, including a kick-off celebration, bilingual career panels, and special performances like Guelaguetza Oaxaqueña en Chicago and a Necalli Cultural Movement performance.
Other Events & Activities:
A free outdoor festival at Senka Park will showcase the music, dance, food, and culture of South American countries.
Celebrate all month long with various activities including Latine dancing, resource fairs, Loteria and more!
The Celebración de los Árboles event will take place on September 27th and 28th, featuring music, dance, food, and cultural traditions.
The University of Illinois Chicago and other colleges will host events throughout the month, including a kick-off event on September 15th, Tianguis (flea market), and a movie screening.
Lee libros en inglés y español. Tenemos autobiografías, novelas de misterio, novelas románticas y mucho más!
¡Reserva un libro hoy mismo!
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Read books in English and Spanish. We have autobiographies, mysteries, romance novels and much more!
Check out a book today!
!Celebremos!
Musician, botanist, baseball player, pilot―the Latinos featured in Bravo!, by author Margarita Engle and illustrator Rafael López, come from many different countries and from many different backgrounds.
Celebrate their accomplishments and their contributions to a collective history and a community that continues to evolve and thrive today!Biographical poems include: Aida de Acosta, Arnold Rojas, Baruj Benacerraf, César Chávez, Fabiola Cabeza de Baca, Félix Varela, George Meléndez, José Martí, Juan de Miralles, Juana Briones, Julia de Burgos, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Paulina Pedroso, Pura Belpré, Roberto Clemente, Tito Puente, Ynes Mexia and Tomás Rivera.
Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
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Heritage Month
2025
Earth Day 2025
Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the
modern environmental movement in 1970.
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by earthday.org including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace, to first be observed on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere.
Substainable Development Goals
(because Earth Day is every day!)
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership.
**Click here for Chute Library books that help you learn about Earth Day today and every day!
Hurray! It's Pi* Day!
3.1415926535 8979323846 2643383279 5028841971 6939937510
(The first 50 digits of pi.)
The number π , or pi*, is a mathematical constant, an irrational, unending number, approximately equal to 3.14159, that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. It appears in many formula across mathematics and physics. The circumference of a circle is found with the formula C=πd=2πr. Thus, pi equals a circle's circumference divided by its diameter.
So, in the spirit of Pi Day, divide your time into things that you love to do: spending time with friends and family, solving other mathematical equations, reading books about math and maybe even eating pizza and apple pie!
Be Bold! Be Proud! Be Like...:
Be Bold! Be Proud! Be Like...:
Black Leaders, Past and Present, Who Shape Our Lives Every Day
Dance like…
Activist, Choreographer, Dancer, Director
Ballet Dancer
Get fit like...
Yoga Instructor
Health Coach, Personal Trainer
Invent Like...
Computer Scientist & Technologist
Computer Scientist & Technologist
Chemist & Researcher
Chemist & Researcher
Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
Learn like...
Civil Rights Activist
In 1960, when Ruby Bridges was only six years old, she became one of the first black children to integrate New Orleans’ all white public school system. Greeted by an angry mob and escorted by federal marshals, Ruby bravely crossed the threshold of this school and into history single-handedly initiating the desegregation of New Orleans’ public schools.
Student at University Of Mississippi, Civil Rights Advocate, Writer
Make changes like...
Former United States Representative
Play like...
Happy Lunar New Year
春节 설날
Tết Nguyên Đán
2025
Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and Chinese communities around the world. However, Lunar New Year is not only celebrated in China. Vietnam, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore also have festivities during the holiday. The two-week celebration includes family and friends, feasting and fireworks, parties and parades.
Enjoy these fiction and nonfiction anthologies, fantasy books and informational text related to Asian and the Asian diaspora experiences!
Congratulations to Gene Luen Yang for his 2025 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Honor Award) for Luna New Year Love Story!
Books For The Freezin' Season!
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Whatever the weather, reading is so cool!
It can take you anywhere from your snowbound room in Evanston/Skokie to a tropical paradise south of the border or in the South Seas. Whether in print form or online, warm up with a good book. Consider reading the same book, works by the same author or a similar topic with a group of friends. Grab a book and a blanket and bring along your favorite cold weather treats--hot coffee, warm brownies, grilled cheese and tomato soup are some of mine--and
feed your mind, body and soul!
It's Digital Citizenship Week!
October 14-October 18, 2024
TopLesson
Description
Go Deeper
Monday
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Artificial Intelligence
From using generative AI for schoolwork to dealing with misinformation, help students think critically about this ever-evolving technology.
Lessons: AI Literacy collection
Tuesday
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Tech Design
& Well-Being
Tech isn't usually built with our well-being in mind. Help students consider the impacts of tech design and foster their digital agency.
Lessons: Digital Well-Being collection
Wednesday
🏫
Cellphone Bans
NEW LESSON!
Taking a Stand on Cellphone Bans
To ban or not to ban? As schools
grapple with this question, what
better way to address the topic
than to hear from students?
Lesson: Positive Tech Habits
Thursday
🔎
News & the Elections
With the elections just weeks away, help students think critically about the information they see online.
Lessons: News & Media Literacy collection
Friday
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Privacy & Security
Impersonation & Identity Theft
A lot of what we do online requires having digital accounts. How do we keep those accounts (and our personal information) secure?
Lessons: Cybersecurity lesson collection
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image taken from the Miami Beach Hispanic Affairs Committee
Each year, Americans observe National Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15th and ending on October 15th. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988, on the approval of Public Law 100-402.
The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September 18, respectively. Also, Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, which is October 12, falls within this 30 day period.
Come by the library and check out some of the books below.
Many are also available on Sora in ebook and/or audiobook format.
Latinx-Themed Celebrations
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In The Chicagoland (Chicago, Evanston, Skokie) Area
DATE: Saturday, September 21, 2024
TIME: 10 AM- 6 PM
LOCATION: Zoowide
Join us at Brookfield Zoo Chicago this fall for a new, vibrant Hispanic Heritage Fest on Saturday, September 21. Delight in live music, delectable cuisine, cultural performances, and more—all included with your Zoo admission for a day of celebration and exploration!
Hispanic Heritage Fest Activities & Lineup:
Enjoy festive music all-day from DJ Fire as well as performances at the East Mall by:
10:00 a.m.: Ballet Folklórico de Chicago
10:45 a.m.: Grupo Folklórico Venado
11:30 a.m.: Ballet Folklórico Sones Mexicanos
1:00 p.m.: La Escuelita Bombera de Corazón
2:00 p.m.: Daniel Ochoa
3:00 p.m.: Trabuco Salsa Band
Hispanic Heritage Month at The Morton Arboretum (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15
Latinx Heritage Month at the Field Museum (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15)
ECOS: A Chicago Latine Poetry Festival (Sept. 26 – 28)
Latine Heritage Month at the Chicago History Museum (Sept. 28)
Destinos Chicago International Latino Theater Festival (Sept. 30 – Nov. 17)
A Saturday Afternoon With Sandra Cisneros
October 14, 2023
Saturday's Chicago Humanities Festival event with Sandra Cisneros was remarkable! Going from reading her poetry to myself to havingher read it to me (and, of course, hundreds of others) was a dream come true! Her truth, honesty, passion and vulnerability shined forth in everything that she spoke about and read.
Sandra Cisneros' lifelong experiences of being born and raised in Chicago to those as she currently lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico have been masterfully shared in House On Mango Street, Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories and Woman Without Shame. The latter is her most recent book of poetry. Moreover, it is the first collection of poems that Cisneros has published in 28 years!
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