15th Annual Poetry Contest

The winners of the Niles Public Library’s 15^th annual poetry contest Adult division are:

1^st place: Kevin Shyne
2^nd place: Jim Koppensteiner

Stop by the third floor of the Library to pick up a booklet of the winning poems and see them on display.

Cold War POWs at the Niles Public Library

Cold War POWs

Sun., May 20, 2-3:30pm

Former Niles resident, Richard Rogala, and Werner Juretzko discuss their respective experiences in North Korea and East Germany as prisoners of war. Mr. Rogala served on the ill-fated USS Pueblo, and Mr. Juretzko worked as a US Army political operative until his capture in 1955 by the STASI.  Register here.

ReferenceUSA

ReferenceUSA^® is a powerful online source of business and residential information for reference and research. Register for free webcast training sessions at www.referenceusa-resourcecenter.com.  Topics include Search Essentials: the 4 things you need to know, Uncovering the Hidden Job Market: Career Search Strategies , and Start, Manage, Grow!  How Businesses can use ReferenceUSA.

Or, go to www.referenceusa-resourcecenter.com to find YouTube shorts. Search for companies by size, location, and industry. Track down addresses and phone numbers and more. Includes detailed information on 14 million U.S. businesses.  

Access is easy—all you need is your Niles Library card!   At www.nileslibrary.org, choose Virtual library, then select Business and People Directories. No card is needed to access the database in person at  the Library.

Houdini: His Life and Legend at the Niles Public Library

Houdini: His Life and Legend

Sun, May 6, 2-4:30pm

Who was Harry Houdini?  William Pack presents the life and times of Houdini through dramatic storytelling, historical magic and mini museum of Houdini ephemera.  The genius of Houdini will come alive as Pack recreates some of his magic and escapes. Register here.

Terror in Tuscany: World War II Atrocities

Terror in Tuscany: World War II Atrocities will be shown at the Niles Public Library on Wednesday evening, May 2, at 7 p.m. when the award-winning producer Gia Marie Amella presents her latest film.

The 2011 documentary recounts one of the forgotten chapters of World War II. On June 29th, 1944 German SS troops stormed the remote Tuscan village of San Pancrazio brutally murdering 73 people. By the war’s end an estimated 15,000 Italian civilians would become the unwitting targets of the Nazi campaign of violence. Register here.

ReferenceUSA

ReferenceUSA^® is a powerful online source of business and residential information for reference and research. This e-resource is dedicated to making your business day easier. Search for companies by size, location, and industry. Track down addresses and phone numbers and more. Includes detailed information on 14 million U.S. businesses.
  

To search ReferenceUSA from an outside location, you must have a Niles Library card. No card is needed to access this service in person at  the Library. Go to http://www.nileslibrary.org/research/. Choose Business and People Directories.

You can find YouTube training shorts at  www.referenceusa-resourcecenter.com. Or, register for free webcast training sessions by following the Learning Center link at www.referenceusa-resourcecenter.com. These are single, one time sessions. Each is one hour long. Popular sessions include Search Essentials: the 4 things you need to know and People who Seek People.

Mining the Latest US Census for Genealogical Data

Mining the Latest US Census for Genealogical Data

Sun., Apr. 29, 2-3:30pm

Researcher Stephen Szabados presents his popular program, updated and timed to the April 2nd release of the 1940 U.S. Census which will include such unique information as where people lived 5 years before, highest educational grade achieved and detailed income and occupation. Register here.