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Get Ready For Sound Bytes Volume 3

Posted by Justin on October 23, 2020
Categories: Movies, Music & Entertainment, Studio 300 Tags: BiblioBoard, Bolingbrook: Project Music, Community Content Collection, Music, Sound Bytes, Studio 300

Well everyone, it’s that time of the year again! Time to get your submissions in for the Sound Bytes, Volume 3 music compilation. SoundBytes features a selection of musical works submitted by the local community through our Bolingbrook: Project Music…

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Biblioboard: Your Library from Anywhere

Posted by Jeffrey on April 4, 2020
Categories: Books & More Tags: BiblioBoard, Bolingbrook: Project Music, Digital Collection, Illinois Author Project, Indie, Reading

Unlimited local content is at your fingertips with BiblioBoard! Use a web browser or download the BiblioBoard Library app on to your device to find a wide-variety of material for any taste, and best of all, there are no limits,…

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Using Your Library from Home

Posted by Melissa on March 19, 2020
Categories: Books & More, Children & Tweens, Movies, Music & Entertainment, Resources & Services, Studio 300, Teens Tags: Audiobooks, BiblioBoard, Comic Books, Creativebug, Digital Collection, Education & Learning, entertainment, eResources, Kanopy, Movies, Music

You can still use your library from the comfort of your own home! If you have any questions while our building is closed, please email us at help@fountaindale.org, call us at 630.759.2102, text us at 66746 or use our text-a-librarian…

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Our Community. Our Writing. The Nemo Journal, Volume 2 is Here

Posted by Melissa on October 7, 2019
Categories: Books & More, Studio 300 Tags: BiblioBoard, eBooks, Indie, Local, Self Publishing, Writing

Songs of Spring. The Laughing Man. A Full Heart and an Empty Bank. These are just some of the delightful stories you’ll encounter in The Nemo Journal, Volume 2, our annual literary journal featuring original essays, poems, short stories and…

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Events for Musicians (Spring & Summer 2019)

Posted by Steven on April 24, 2019
Categories: Events, Movies, Music & Entertainment, Studio 300 Tags: BiblioBoard, Community, Indie, Local

We’re hosting a handful of events this spring and summer to help you make music and follow your dreams. Come together with other local musicians at our Acoustic Musician Meetups, learn the basics of recording at the Singer-Songwriter Demo and…

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Spring is for Writers (March 2019)

Posted by Melissa on February 25, 2019
Categories: Books & More, Events, Resources & Services, Studio 300 Tags: Authors, BiblioBoard, Indie, NaNoWriMo, Self Publishing

Writers, rejoice! If you have a story you want to share with the world, Studio 300 can help you do it! Our talented staff is here to help guide you on your writing journey as well as give you a platform (or three)…

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1984 Summer Reading Throwback

Posted by Melissa on February 14, 2019
Categories: Books & More, News & Notices Tags: Authors, BiblioBoard, Community Content Collection, Digital Collection

In 1984, our library hosted a summer reading program titled, Fountaindale Corners: The Village That Reads! Children who met the reading requirements of the program attended a political rally, listened to campaign speeches sent to us by the nominated authors…

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The Nemo Journal: Volume One Is Here

Posted by Melissa on August 7, 2018
Categories: Books & More, News & Notices, Studio 300 Tags: BiblioBoard, Digital Collection, Indie, Local, Reading Recommendations, Self Publishing, Writing

Congratulations to the Nameless Writers Group for publishing The Nemo Journal: Volume One, a literary journal featuring original submissions from members of the Fountaindale Library community. This print and online journal is comprised of essays, poems, original short stories and nonfiction….

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Soon to be Famous Illinois Author Project Winner to be Announced at Fountaindale

Posted by Melissa on April 19, 2018
Categories: Books & More, Events, News & Notices Tags: BiblioBoard, Press Release, Self Publishing, Writing

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. – The Soon to be Famous Illinois Author Project will announce the winner of their fifth annual writing contest at Fountaindale Public Library (300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook) on Thursday, April 26 at 1 p.m. This library-managed and…

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