Niles Township Board of Review Appeals

The Niles Township Board of Review will accept appeals for Niles Townships properties from 1/24/12 through 2/22/12. Information can be found at the Niles Township Assessor's Office.

Internet Blackout? The Niles Public Library is always available.

Have you noticed that some of your favorite websites are not available today in  protest of  two bills making their way through the House and Congress?  You may be wondering what SOPA and PIPA are and how they may effect the internet.  Here are a few articles to help explain the bills:
SOPA and PIPA: Just the Facts
SOPA, PIPA: What You Need to Know
SOPA Explained: What it is and Why it Matters

Today is the perfect day to find out what resources the Niles Public Library has to offer.  We have many online databases that are available 24 hours a day from home with your library card and our librarians are  happy to help you with your research in the library.

Literacy Conversation Club at the Niles Public Library

Literacy Conversation Club

Tues., Jan. 17, 7-8:30pm

This is a monthly group for new English language speakers.  Practice speaking English in this informal conversation club.  Meet people from all over the world to share personal stories and discuss current events and other topics chosen by the group.

New Database-Biography In Context

Biography in Context is database new to the Niles Public Library that contains 600,000+ biographies covering more than 525,000 individuals.  Many reference resources you already know such as Contemporary Authors, Almanac of Famous People,  Dictionary of American Biography, Encyclopaedia Judaica, Governments of the World, and Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History are included in this database.  When accessing this resource from home, you will have to supply your Niles Library card number.

Librarian's Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2011-Darlene's Pick

My favorite book of the year is Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys into Fame and Madness by Neil Strauss.  Strauss is an author and music journalist that has written for Rolling Stone, New York Times, and Esquire. The book contains snippets of  228 celebrity interviews and is broken down into ten acts such as The Worst Interview Ever and Mean Guys with Long Hair. You realize what a strange thing fame is when Strauss interviews Led Zeppelin while their manager is breaking in Jimmy Page's new shoes by walking the hotel hallway for an hour before he wears them. Strauss also finds that Tom Cruise can get very intense when he punched a clock, maybe because the interview wasn't going the way he wanted. This book is not serious literature by an means but is a good piece of pop culture journalism and a sincere look at fame directly from the celebrities themselves. 

2010 Census Results for Niles

If you haven't checked out the United States Census Bureau website lately, you should take a look.  The site has been redesigned with new features so finding Census information is easier than ever.  Did you know the population of Niles decreased .09% from 2000 to 2010?  This information can be found in the Niles QuickFacts.

Treasury Ends Sale of Paper Bonds at Financial Institutions

The sale of paper bonds at financial institutions has ended as of January 1, 2012.  You can still purchase bonds from the U.S. Department of Treasury through TreasuryDirect.

2011 in the News

Coverage of the U.S. economy was the most reported topic according to The Year In News 2011 from Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.

Pew Research Center has also compiled to most followed news stories of 2011.You can read the article 2011: A Year of Big Stories Both Foreign and Domestic or view the entire report.