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Metropolitan Library System
The Metropolitan Library System (MLS) was an association of academic, public, school, and special libraries in Chicago and its suburbs in Cook, DuPage and Will counties. On July 1, 2011, Metropolitan Library System merged with Alliance Library System, DuPage Library System, North Suburban Library System, and Prairie Area Library System to form the Reaching Across Illinois Library System. Sarah Ann Long, director of the North Suburban Library System, summarized the evolution of organizations in northern Illinois in a 2011 essay,"Context is Everything."Long, Sarah Ann. 2011. "Context is everything, follow the money, and change is the natural order." ''ILA Reporter'' 29, no. 5: 34-35. SWAN SWAN (System Wide Automated Network) maintains a shared online catalog for its 80 members. Member Libraries *Grande Prairie Public Library * Orland Park Public Library * Richton Park Public Library District *River Forest Public Library The River Forest Public Library is located at 735 La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada—since the 2023 season. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. Major League Soccer is the most recent in a series of men's premier professional national soccer leagues established in the United States and Canada. The predecessor of MLS was the North American Soccer League (NASL), which existed from 1968 until 1984. MLS was founded in 1993 as part of the United States' successful bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The inaugural season took place in 1996 with ten teams. MLS experienced financial and operational struggles in its first few years, losing millions of dollars and folding two teams in 2002. Since then, developments such as the proliferation of soccer-specific stadiums around the league, implementation of the Design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
