Woman's Club of Niles

The WCN was instrumental in the establishment of the Niles Public Library.
This photographic collage captures the excitement and achievement of the civic organization for the years of its existence, 1954-2007.The collage hangs in the Reference Department at the Niles Library. The WCN presented another copy to the Niles Historical Society and Musuem. All of the ladies depicted have not yet been identified. Their range of contributions to the civic life of Niles is reminiscent of Benjamin Franklin and his Junto!

January Bulletin Board Exhibit in Reference Services Deparetment

Colonial Dress

Staff member, Judy McNulty, supplied this picture of a dress her mother made for her to wear during the Bicentennial in 1776. She hopes to make it available for the library's celebration of the Franklin exhibition.

"Ben Franklin used electricity to cook turkey"

The Sunday Times issue of 12/23/07 carried this article by Science Editor Jonathan Leake.

Did Ben Franklin Add Up?

NPR link to 4 minute program with Weekend Edition's math guy Keith Devlin having read a book on the topic and revealing the answer.

Ben's January 17th Birthday Bookmark

Fermilab's Franklin as Scarecrow

Photograph taken in October, 2007 by Niles Staff Member Daisy Topalova.