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Home My WebLink About2003-01 Library Beacon Oak Brook Public Library, 60o Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, IL 63o-ggo-2222 Volume I,Issue I DVDs are growing in Welcome popularity, the medium has a better longevity than videos Welcome to our first edition of OBPL's newsletter. You, our patrons, offer many with just a little bit of care. questions and comments. Some questions are answered in the Suggestion Box Q &A on the book return in the Lobby, but sometimes there are helpful hints and Some DVD reading and programming information that we can better offer through a newsletter in helpful the Library. Our hope is to be able to print a new edition several times a year and get it into your hands at check out. Copies will also be available in the Lobby. hints: Please feel welcome to offer your suggestions and questions. Our goal is to provide • Do not let small children the very best and most helpful library service to you, our patrons, that we can. handle DVDs. Their hands Ruth.4. .lvtartin, Library Director are not large enough to — — properlycareforthedisc. Winter Reading Club - Books Are Cool •To remove the disc from its case, press the button on the hub located at the center of Children's Club Small incentives will be given to the the disc. children when they report their • Gently remove the disc by its OBPL 's Winter Reading Program for reading to the librarians. children began January 5 and will end outer edge. March 1, 2003. The children will Adult's Club • Never try to remove by lifting explore the polar regions of the world It's a great time, during these cold or prying a single edge. with a group of arctic and antarctic months, to come to the Library and • Never touch the disc animals, penguins, polar bears, and sign up for our Winter Reading Club. surface, especially the seals, enticing them on their journey All you need to do is sign-up at the playback side. " into reading. Children must be at adult reference desk. You'll receive • Do not stack discs that are least three years of age as of January the "Books Are Cool" brochure along out of their cases. 1st to participate. Children are with a "cool" gift. Those who finish • Do not leave a disc in our encouraged to submit a drawing, reading five books are awarded a player when not in use y review, or diorama from their favorite prize! The program began January 5 book for Youth Services to display. and ends March 1, 2003. • Make certain the disc is seated properly before closing drawer of DVD player. '' • Keep discs away from heat, . The Penguin Lady direct sun, moisture &dust. • Fingerprints do cause sound Come to the Library on February 4th & picture distortion. However, .\\/ from 4:15 to 5 p.m. to hear "The never wipe a disc in a circular Penguin Lady." The "Lady" herself, motion. Only wipe with a soft j June Scott, will share with the cloth with a motion from the audience her love of penguins and center outwards. the Antarctic. Everyone is welcome • Do not use cleansers or to attend. Please register at the solvents on DVDs. Youth Services desk or by calling • For DVDs borrowed from 990-2222, ext. 23. OBPL: Please report any problems to the library and let the staff clean the disc. PAGE 2 LIBRARY BEACON VOLUME I, ISSUE I Muriel's Corner Collection %i1'� Cool Tooksfrom Wanner of Quilting Books N.*. Climes and Warmer Times Do you love to quilt? Do you love piecing, Amish quilts, biblical Warm up for beautiful books? Oak Brook quilts, crazy quilts and New York Books Are Cool, the Library has received an Beauties. Oak Brook Library is extraordinary donation of over fortunate to have this wonderful 2003 Winter Reading Club! 200 exquisite quilting books. The addition to our collection. Many of Here's what you said about late Muriel Douglas, a longtime these books are one of a kind and some of the books you read resident, was a master quilter and are a treasure to read, from last summer: avid collector of books. Her antique quilt histories to new husband Merl graciously donated rotary cutting techniques, from The Cabinet of Curiosities her collection of quilting and illustrations and patterns for prize (Douglas J. Preston):"Kinky novel of gardening books for all to enjoy. winning quilts to family genealogy derring-do at New York's Natural This collection of books includes quilts. Come in and check 'em History Museum.. Plot deals with Baltimore Beauties, paper out!! life-prolonging formulas &other strange concepts.,, Be sure to visit OBPL during February to enjoy Acid Row(Minette Walters): "Grim some ofMuriel's quilts on display in the Lobby. portrayal of poverty and crime in an English low-income housing project and the tragedy that ensues." ifiiiii Atlantis Found(Clive Cussler): Interlibrary Loan "Discovery of an ancient culture leads to an almost total destruction of the Have you ever wondered why you want is checked out and you world as we know it" the book you asked for comes place that title on hold in the True to Form(Elizabeth Berg): "A from a library other than OBPL? Library catalog (the computer), sweet story as told by a 13-year old the first available copy in the girl in 1961. Very real with some We hear this question often. consortium is sent to OBPL for warm and nostalgic moments." OBPL is member of a library you. It may or may not be the consortium that shares books, cds copy owned by OBPL. Our goal Turtle Moon(Alice Hoffman):"In and other items with each other. is to get the title you want as this magical, fable-like story, unusual When the OBPL copy of the title quickly as possible for you. events occur in the town of Verity under the hypnotic 'turtle moon'of May. Love-murder-mystery- Read in the New Year - through Feb. 20 broken and mended relationships." Mummies(Shelley Tanaka): Registration is required for programs. p.m. This series of programs Fascinating facts and photographs of "Mitten Weather,"our preschool half stresses information and creativity. mummies from all over the world. hour story time for 3, 4 &5 year olds, "Cutting Edge,"for 3th-8th graders, is presented on Wednesdays at 11 provides an opportunity to practice Stolen Lives(Malika ,who) sad a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and repeated on simple techniques of graphic presen but true story of Malika, was Thursdays at 11:00 a.m.. Children tation such as collage, cropping, mo- adopted by the King of Morocco but must have celebrated their third birth- salt, paper folding, and paper quilt- falls out of favor&spends 20 young day by January 1, 2003 to participate ing. This program meets on selected years in prison before beginning a in these programs. Saturdays in January& Feburary at new free life. "Winter Wonderland," designed for 11 a.m. and lasts about 45 minutes. And Never Let Her Go:Thomas kindergartners, first and second grad- "History Teas,"for 3rd-5th graders, Capano:The Deadly Seducer (Ann ers, meets on Tuesday afternoons at is a continuing series that will meet Rule) "A thoroughly detailed explana- 4:15. This program is repeated on on Feb. 10th for tea with Addy. Teas tion of the murder of Anne Marie Wednesdays. take place at 4:15 p.m. for 45 Fahey....A very scary book." Third-fifth graders are invited to minutes. "Cool Reading"on Thursdays at 4:15 Details at the Youth Services Desk.