Lynnanne Pearson , manager of adult popular services at the Skokie Public Library, teaches Evelyn Pevtzow (right) of Skokie how to use her new tablet.. This is just one of the ways in which the library keeps up with the times. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Me
Tanja Flugum of Skokie browses the parenting and infant section of books at the Skokie Public Library with her 6-month-old daughter, Tristan. She uses both printed and digital books. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Volunteer James Matsumoto (left) teaches Lucy Hernandez of Morton Grove and Zakir Zec (right) of Niles English in an Oakton Community College literacy class at the Skokie Public Library. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
The Skokie Public Library has embraced the changing times, offering all kinds of digital reader devices for checkout to go along with its large collection of books. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
The Skokie Public Library has its own App now, which can be used to search for books, e-books and audio books as well as reserve a study room and more. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Evelyn Pevtzow (left) of Skokie learns how to use her iPad mini with Lynnanne Pearson of Park Ridge, manager of adult popular services at the Skokie Public Library, on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. The library teaches people how to use their devices, gives demonstrations of different e-book readers and offers Kindles to be checked out. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media ORG XMIT: CST1302281710294933
Tanja Flugum of Skokie and her 6-month-old daughter Tristan frequently come to the Skokie Public Library for books and materials for parents and infants. But Flugum also reads digital books. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
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