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April 2005

Photo of Sandra Norlin signing the Sister Libraries agreement

Sandra Norlin, Library Director of the Des Plaines Public Library and Javier Aguilar Ponce, Director of the Biblioteca Benjamín Franklin sign the Sister Libraries agreement. To the left is Martha Sloan, retired Head of Public Services, Des Plaines Public Library.

June 22-23, 2005

Photo taken of the Staff from the Biblioteca Benjamin Franklín visiting the Des Plaines Public Library

Representatives from the Biblioteca Benjamín Franklin visit the Des Plaines Public Library.

September 16, 2005

Photograph of architects and librarians from Mexico in the Library's Rotary Heritage Room

Architects and librarians from Mexico tour the Des Plaines Public Library during their visit to the Chicago area to gather information and ideas for the construction of the new Jalisco Public Library.

November 2005

Photograph of Librarians from Guadalajara, Mexico and the Des Plaines Public Library, taken while visiting Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin

Members of the Des Plaines Public Library staff attend the International Book Fair in Guadalajara, Mexico and visit the Biblioteca Benjamín Franklin for the first time.

Decorative enamel platter given to the Des Plaines Public Library to commemorate Sister Libraries partnership

Photograph of plaque presented to Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin to mark the agreement between the Sister Libraries

While in Guadalajara, staff from the libraries exchanged these items to commemorate their participation in the Sister Libraries project.

November 2006

Photograph of Des Plaines Public Library employees receiving a tour of the Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin

Librarian Uriel Montes makes a presentation to the visiting librarians from Des Plaines

Library Director Sandra Norlin and other members of the Des Plaines Public Library staff were welcomed to the Biblioteca Benjamín Franklin with a tour and a presentation by librarian Uriel Montes.

September 2007

Photograph of Librarian Uriel Montes, taken on the stairway at the Des Plaines Public Library

Uriel Montes, a librarian from Biblioteca Benjamín Franklin, visited the Des Plaines Public Library for a week. This was the first librarian exchange as part of the Sister Libraries agreement.

November 2007

Librarian Jill Franklin poses with library staff members from Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin in Guadalajara

Members of the Des Plaines Public Library returned to the International Book Fair to purchase Spanish books for children and adults that were published throughout Mexico, Central and South America.

While in Guadalajara, Des Plaines Public Library Reference Librarian Jill Franklin met with Biblioteca Benjamín Franklin staff to discuss her librarian exchange visit set to take place in Spring 2008.