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* Get Making
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Visit our new makerspace
- Peltz Digital Suite
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Record audio or video and edit it in the DML
* Peltz Digitization Room
Convert your analog media to digital
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- Take-Home Technology
* Library of Things
A collection of non-traditional items from our library that you can enjoy on the go, like the binoculars in our Nature Backpack, or a hotspot to have WiFi access wherever you need it
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* PressReader
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Read high quality newspapers and magazines in digital form on your computer or device
- Just for Kids
* Boundless
The library's one-stop destination for eBooks and eAudiobooks for kids.
* BookFlix
Watch video storybooks paired with nonfiction texts on your computer or device.
* iVOX Books that Move
Stories come to life with three-dimensional characters and immersive scenes.
* Kanopy Kids
Watch educational and entertaining videos for children from Kanopy
* LOTE4Kids
Read or listen to more than 4,500 digital children's books in 70+ languages with English translations.
* Tumblebooks
Read along with animated books.
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- Board of Trustees
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Donate, volunteer, and discover Northbrook's oral history project - Support & Volunteer
Enter our Youth Solo Competition
All musicians ages 11-18 are invited to enter for the chance to perform in the Auditorium. Submissions will be accepted online from Dec. 1 - Feb 10.
Enjoy the Kaia String Quartet on Jan 19 at 3pm
Take a musical journey from Latin rhythms to European classics in this family-friendly concert.
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