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Home My WebLink About2003-04 ,___, illi Library Beacon Oak Brook Public Library, 60o Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, IL 63o-ggo-2222 Volume I,Issue 4 __ _ _____ Upcoming Adult Programs ®BZ''..( an,(,ryoil. c. % The Village of Oak Brook's vision is comprised of several principles including providing Freewheeling in Ireland (paraphrased) beautiful, safe and high-quality community facilities;an array of business, Wednesday, Oct. 8 - 7 p.m. professional and personal services; and extensive cultural and recreational resources. John Lynn offers a colorful As a participant in that vision, OBPL offers you a lovely building with high-quality collections presentation of the best of Ire- and personal service to help you find what you need. There are cultural programs and j land, its landscapes, villages 1 information, books and movies for recreation and much more available for you at OBPL. and people, as seen when he Lifelong learning is a fundamental goal in public library service. What are you curious bicycled through the Emerald ' about? Is there something you've always wanted to know more about? Maybe a story time Isle. will give your youngster that little extra reading readiness and socialization in a non-structured setting that will help him or her profit more from school opportunities. A relaxing"good read" often offers tidbits of new knowledge along with pure enjoyment. Wealth Preservation Not everyone wants to buy expensive or temporarily popular resources. As a community Strategies Wednesday, Oct. 22 - 7 p.m. resource, OBPL buys or subscribes to materials, both print and electronic,that you and many j others can share in using equitably and economically. Take a look. Ask a question. Elias Kontos, Financial Advisor Since moving to the new building a year and a half ago, OBPL has experienced a at Morgan Stanley, will focus on I tremendous increase in usage. If You have not been part of that surge,we still have work to various strategies to preserve do. OBPL is YOUR community resource. Let us know how we can help you. wealth and increase income. sto¢i 4 de Eadiutedd ,Rerezeftee dectiaft to dee the act Izaafteurq d'ic ?any Manet & the Sea pumaed 4 dal acid z;&defte aid tdet e 7cedeo 9a Thursday, Oct. 30 - 7 p.m. Jeff Mishur, Art Historian and Ile,�iaurtuut.d eat de o� di .€aq wad Deeemdera 1, 2003. professor, will prepare us for „,,professor Weeerd's Magic Lab the upcoming "Manet and the Lost and Found Sea” exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. Join us on Tuesday, October 28th for a Have you lost an item at OBPL? If hands-on experience with mad scientist so, describe the item to a Library Take Charge of Your Taxes— Michael Kett. This fun 60-minute class assistant at the Circulation Desk. will be held in the Friends MeetingRoom We'll be glad to check our Lost & Now! Tuesday, Nov. 11 - 7 p.m. at 7:00 p.m. Participants can expect some Found items. Judi Strauss PhD., E.A. will great fun and magic tricks and pranks just in time for Halloween. Harry Potter discuss the key provisions of Call the Youth Services desk to conjure the "New Jobs and Growth Tax up The Harry Potter books are now Relief Reconciliation Act of ! a space. Suitable for children in first available at OBPL in the large print 2003." 41through fifth grade. A $2.00 lab format. Stop by to pick up or kit fee is due at registration. reserve your copy today. From Chopin, To Broadway -- — — — Needed: Chess Club Advisor Wednesday, Nov. 19 - 7 p.m. Chess Club At Bath & Tennis Clubhouse The Library is looking for an Featuring David Booth, baritone The Chess Club for ages 8 - 18 will be adult volunteer to attend Chess and Darina Molkina, pianist. meeting October 4th at 2 p.m., October Club once or twice a month to 6th at 7 p.m., October 20th at 7 p.m. and advise players on strategy, move October 25th at 2 p.m. for one hour each sequences, etc. Chess Club All programs are provided free of time. Players should have a working members have a working knowl- charge, but do require a reservation. knowledge of chess before registering for edge of the game. Please call Please contact the Reference Desk at this program. Stop by the Youth Services ext. 23 if you are interested in ext.26 to reserve a seat. desk or call ext. 23 to register. this volunteer opportunity. PAGE2 LIBRARY BEACON VOLUME I, ISSUE 4 How Do I Get a Library Card ? Library Information Residents of the Village of Oak Brook may obtain an Oak Brook Public October I - December 31, 2003 Library(OBPL) card free of charge. Bring a photo ID and proof of residency to j OBPL. Fill out a registration card at the Circulation Desk and show your Hours: identification. The Library assistant will take your picture and print your new Monday - Thursday OBPL card. A parent/guardian signature is required for children under age 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. 18. The parent/guardian must sign the registration card at the Library and may use his/her identification for his/her minor children. This registration Friday & Saturday process takes about 15 minutes. 9. ! .30 a.m. - 5: 00 p.m. At the time of registration for your Library card, you can select to have Internet privileges. Parents/guardians select the level of access their Sunday child(ren) may have: full, filtered or no Internet use. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Your OBPL card allows you to borrow books, magazines, CDs, videos and DVDs, use online subscription databases, the Internet, if selected, and register OBPL is opening at 9:30 a.m. for programs. It must be shown for any Library transaction. Carry it with you Monday through Saturday on a always and enjoy its benefits. trial basis. If these expanded Computer Classes Teen Read Week hours arehelpful, tll us at the Circulation Desk or in the OBPL is offering the following computer classes this fall: Gele1rxte Teen jzeccc�Week Suggestion Box. Intro to Computers- Oct. 4th & Nov. 13th at 10- 11 a.m. OctaPer 1`I-.Zy,hO03 Library Closings: Intro to the Internet- ; November 26 - Close at 5:00p m. Oct. 9th & 18th at 10- 11 a.m. It's ifzp To IZeac ...4fop To Its November 27 - Closed Nov. 3rd at 6-7 p.m. December 24 - Closed Searching the Internet- Daily activities are planned Oct. 17th at 9:30- 10:30 a.m. for Teen Read Week. Hop j December 25 - Closed Nov. 12th at 6-7 p.m. December 31 - Close at 1:00 p.m. Intro to Windows- over to the Youth Services Oct. 27th at 10- 11 a.m. Desk for more information. - - — Reservations made at the Reference Desk. Students must have an OBPL photo ID join-in the Toyt,l ! Planning aTrip??? card with Internet privileges to register. — — — — fi Stop by the Library tali go,- for all your travel - "k .•i This Just Ih ... j planning ideas. t� r17r OBPL has a wide . • Fiction: Nonfiction: variety of up-to- Teeth of the Tiger-Tom Clancy Kate Remembered-A. Scott Berg date travel guides. Young Jack Ryan joins a privately An enchanting biographical memoir of Check out Fodor's, Footprint, funded vigilante organization and ends Katherine Hepburn, one of the 20th Cen- Frommer's, Mobil and other up battling terrorists and the Drug Car- tury's most influential women. The book ! guides. Looking for something tel in fast paced action packed story. achieves a personal intimacy while mak- other than guides? Try a travel ing the reader feel welcomed in Kate's video/DVD, a magazine (such as The Sinner-Tess Gerritsen private world of privilege. Conde Nast Traveler) or click on Medical Examiner Maura Isles and De- tective Jane Rizzoli are called upon to Seabisenit- Laura Hillenbrand to one of the Library's solve another crime when two nuns Thrills, Excitement, Heartaches, :,., many databases. The become victims of a savage attacker. Triumphs and Heroes; Hillenbrand's :2 .; Internet is also a tool for The criminal investigation uncovers Seabiscuit has it all. Hillenbrand brings ! �4 travel information. Ask a hidden secrets and startling insights. us inside the world of horse Reference Librarian for racing during the depression years, search assistance. Blindside-Catherine Coulter when the whole nation needed a hero. FBI agents, Savich and Sherlock, track Don't forget to watch OBPL's a serial killer who targets math teach- Moneyball- Michael Lewis 9 ers when a friend's son is kidnapped. If you think it takes a team of ; program schedule for upcoming The agents work to solve both cases in expensive baseball players to create a travelogues which inspire and this entertainingly winning team you need to read I educate. romantic mystery. Moneyball. It's funny and smart.