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- 12:46, 7 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page Category:Restaurants and bars (Created page with "Category:Businesses")
- 15:15, 3 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs deleted page MediaWiki:Categorytree-expand-bullet (content was: "<span style="color:#0645AD;">+</span>", and the only contributor was "John Lavalie" (talk))
- 15:14, 3 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page MediaWiki:Categorytree-expand-bullet (Created page with "<span style="color:#0645AD;">+</span>")
- 12:50, 3 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page Des Plaines Historical Society (Created page with " ")
- 12:49, 3 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page History Center (Redirected page to Des Plaines Historical Society) Tag: New redirect
- 12:49, 3 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page Mary Wajer (Created page with "'''Mary Wajer''' (1944-2018) was an employee of the library in the 1980s and 1990s. Her thesis, "Elk Grove, the land and the settlers, 1834-1880", is held by the History Center. She also co-wrote "Mount Prospect : where town and country met : an illustrated history" {{DEFAULTSORT:Wajer, Mary}} Category:People associated with the library")
- 11:57, 3 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page Pat Hutchins (Redirected page to The Tale of Thomas Mead) Tag: New redirect
- 11:56, 3 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page The Tale of Thomas Mead (Created page with "'''The Tale of Thomas Mead''' by Pat Hutchins was published in 1980. It it dedicated "to the children of the Des Plaines Public Library" {{DEFAULTSORT:Tale of Thomas Mead}} Category:Library")
- 11:55, 3 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page The Webster House (Created page with "'''The Webster House''' (704 Graceland Avenue) {{DEFAULTSORT:Webster House}} Category:Houses")
- 11:25, 3 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page Des Plaines Journal (Created page with "thumb|right|250px|The Des Plaines Journal offices, August 3, 2022. The newspaper in the honor box feature a story about the Journal moving out of the building")
- 11:22, 3 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page File:2022-08-03 Journal & Topics building.jpg (Photo credit: John Lavalie)
- 11:22, 3 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs uploaded File:2022-08-03 Journal & Topics building.jpg (Photo credit: John Lavalie)
- 11:42, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page MediaWiki:Sidebar (Created page with " * navigation ** mainpage|mainpage-description ** recentchanges-url|recentchanges ** randompage-url|randompage * SEARCH * TOOLBOX * LANGUAGES")
- 11:41, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs deleted page File:Journal & Topics building.jpg (content was: "== Summary == August 3, 2022", and the only contributor was "John Lavalie" (talk))
- 11:41, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page File:Journal & Topics building.jpg (August 3, 2022)
- 11:41, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs uploaded File:Journal & Topics building.jpg (August 3, 2022)
- 11:36, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page List of library board members (Created page with "{| class="wikitable" ! member !! start !! end !! president? |- | Kate Hood || 1906 || 1909 || |- | Martin Behrens || 1906 || 1909 || |- | A.R. Lambert || 1906 || 1910 || |- | Henry Weber || 1906 || 1914 || |- | J.H. Allison || 1906 || 1924 || |- | Arthur L. Webster || 1906 || 1929 || |- | Nellie Talcott || 1909 || 1911 || |- | Mrs. Wheller || 1909 || 1912 || |- | Herman Hass || 1910 || 1916 || |- | Matilda Smyser || 1911 || 1931 || yes |- | C.A. Wolfra...")
- 11:25, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page 841 Graceland Avenue (Created page with "{{template:Library buildings}} '''841 Graceland Avenue''' was the library's fourth location")
- 11:24, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page 841 Graceland (Redirected page to 841 Graceland Avenue) Tag: New redirect
- 11:23, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page User:John Lavalie/common.js (Created page with "mw.loader.load('/article/?title=User:Fuddle/Cold Default Sort.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript');")
- 11:20, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page Template:Library buildings (Created page with "<div style="float:right; padding: 5px; border:3px solid blue; padding-right:2em; margin-bottom:1em; clear:both;"> <center>'''Library buildings'''</center> # Miner and Graceland (1906-1936) # 678 Lee (1936) # Miner and Graceland (1936-1957) # 841 Graceland (1957-2000) # 1501 Ellinwood (2000- ) </div>")
- 10:34, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page File:Bernard Oppenneer.jpeg
- 10:34, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs uploaded File:Bernard Oppenneer.jpeg
- 10:30, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page User:John Lavalie/Cold Default Sort.js (Created page with "** Hot Default Sort **: // Adds an DEFAULT SORT key editor at the bottom of the page above the categories // Documentation at User:BrandonXLF/HotDefaultSort // 99% by User:BrandonXLF, 1% by User:Fuddle // <nowiki> mw.hook( 'wikipage.categories' ).add( function( $cats ){ function resize () { this.style.width = '0px'; this.style.width = this.scrollWidth + 2 + 'px'; } $.get( mw.config.get('wgScriptPath') + '/api.php', { action: 'query', pageids:...")
- 10:02, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs deleted page Category:People associated with Historical Society (content was: "Category:Historical Society", and the only contributor was "50.205.145.10" (talk))
- 10:01, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page Category:People associated with the Historical Society (Created page with "Category:Historical society")
- 10:00, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page Category:Places of worship (Created page with "Category:Religion")
- 09:58, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page MediaWiki:Common.css (Created page with "CSS placed here will be applied to all skins: .CategoryTreeNotice{display:none;}")
- 09:56, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page Category:Religion (Created page with "Category:Articles")
- 09:56, 2 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page Category:Clergy (Created page with "Category:Religion")
- 08:47, 2 July 2025 User account DPPL talk contribs was created
- 16:19, 1 July 2025 50.205.145.10 talk created page Category:Arts and entertainment (Created page with "Category:Articles")
- 14:51, 1 July 2025 50.205.145.10 talk created page Category:Streets (Created page with "Category:Articles")
- 14:51, 1 July 2025 50.205.145.10 talk created page Category:Houses (Created page with "Category:Articles")
- 14:50, 1 July 2025 50.205.145.10 talk created page Category:Politicians (Created page with "Category:Politics and government")
- 14:44, 1 July 2025 50.205.145.10 talk created page List of mayors (Created page with "{| class="wikitable" ! mayor !! term !! title |- | Henry C. Senne || 1870-1871 || Village President |- | David Davison || 1871-1872 || Village President |- | Edward Dawes || 1872-1873 || Village President |- | Franklin Whitcomb || 1874 || Village President |- | F. William Hoffman || 1874-1875 || Village President |- | Henry C. Senne || 1875-1877 || Village President |- | F. William Hoffman || 1877-1879 || Village President |- | Solomon Garland || 1879-1880 || Village Pre...")
- 14:42, 1 July 2025 50.205.145.10 talk created page Category:Politics and government (Created page with "Category:Articles")
- 13:23, 1 July 2025 50.205.145.10 talk created page Category:Businesses (Created page with "Category:Articles")
- 13:22, 1 July 2025 50.205.145.10 talk created page Algonquin Records (Created page with "'''Algonquin Records''', 532 E. Algonquin Road, opened in 1977. Category:Businesses")
- 13:19, 1 July 2025 50.205.145.10 talk created page Template:LinkToMap (Created page with "[https://www.google.com/maps/place/{{replace|{{{1}}}| |+}}+Des+Plaines,+IL {{{1}}}]")
- 10:25, 1 July 2025 50.205.145.10 talk created page Category:Historical Society (Created page with "Category:Articles")
- 10:25, 1 July 2025 50.205.145.10 talk created page Category:People associated with Historical Society (Created page with "Category:Historical Society")
- 10:24, 1 July 2025 50.205.145.10 talk created page Art Wetter (Created page with "'''Arthur R. Wetter''' (died 1999), designed the Des Plaines flag and the library's clocktower logo. He was vice president on the Des Plaines Historical Society in 1975 and president in 1977. His wife was Peggy Wetter. Category:People associated with the library Category:People associated with Historical Society")
- 09:14, 1 July 2025 50.205.145.10 talk created page List of library directors (Created page with "Note: the terms "director", "executive director", "librarian" and "head librarian" have been used at various times. {| class="wikitable" ! director !! start !! end |- | Sarah A. Weeks || 1907 || 1915 |- | Harriet B. Cook || 1915 || 1927 |- | Neva Holmes || 1927 || 1930 |- | Mabel Eamon || 1930 || 1931 |- | Elsie Earle || 1931 || 1945 |- | Harriet B. Cook || 1945 || 1945 |- | Alice W. Smith || 1945 || 1961 |- | Lewis W. Klitzke || 1961 || 1971 |- | William J. Wiman || 19...")
- 09:10, 1 July 2025 50.205.145.10 talk created page User:John Lavalie (Created page with " ")
- 08:40, 1 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page Category:Articles (Created page with " ")
- 08:40, 1 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page Category:Library (Created page with "Category:Articles")
- 08:40, 1 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page Category:People associated with the library (Created page with "Category:Library")
- 08:37, 1 July 2025 John Lavalie talk contribs created page Bernard Oppenneer (Created page with "'''Bernard Lee Oppenneer''' (1928-2024) was head librarian of the Des Plaines Public Library from 1977 to 1994. During his tenure he oversaw the conversion from the card catalog to the online catalog and the installation of the self-checkout machines. He also brought literacy classes to the library. During his time in Des Plaines, he also served as president of the Kiwanis Club and the Art Guild. Mr. Oppenneer was born December 5, 1928 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He...")
- 05:40, 30 June 2025 MediaWiki default talk contribs created page Main Page
