The Daily Northwestern

EPL shake-up: Board approves library director resignation, president to not return for next term

The Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees accepted and approved the resignation of Library Director Yolande Wilburn at ...
Evanston RoundTable

EPL executive director Wilburn to resign after two years

Yolande Wilburn, who was named the executive director of the Evanston Public Library in 2023, is expected to resign from her ...
The Daily Northwestern

‘You cannot have this building’: Union and community members, EPL board clash over potential library-city separation

The Evanston Public Library Community Meeting Room, which is typically near-empty for the library’s Board of Trustees meetings, was already filled with dozens of AFSCME Local 1891 affiliates as board ...
Evanston Now

Overdue at the library: Tax dollars

EPL spokesperson Ellen Riggsbee tells Evanston Now that the county still owes the library nearly $1.4 million from the FY2025 ...
Evanston RoundTable

EPL to host Black History Month community art exhibit reception Feb. 17

Celebrate Black history, creativity and community at Evanston Public Library’s community art exhibit reception. In honor of Black History Month 2026, EPL ...