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Home My WebLink About2003-05 Library Beacon , 1 Oak Brook Public Library, boo Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, IL 630-990-2222 Volume I,Issue 5 Goodbye I Love My £ibrciry IP 1 Yesterday I took my grandchildren to the library, an activity the truly enjoy' They loveOBPL says goodbye to perusing the shelves of books, talking to the librarians, sitting in chairs that are too big Director Ruth Martin as for them and acting very grown up. Like all children, they are curious; they question, she prepares for life in sunny challenge, and argue. So I was not taken aback when our conversation evolved into Arizona. She will be missed. the merits of going to the library. Why, they asked me, should we go to the library when we could go to the bookstore or to a movie or watch TV? Quite simply, why go to a library at all? Even those of us who treasure books and learning may be hard Upcoming Youth Programs pressed to answer questions such as these much less put it into language that a five year old can understand.Why indeed should we go to the library? To my grandchil- I dren I explained that a library is a place for learning about anything that interests us. Bringing Literature to Life We can find out about things we don't know and learn more about things we do know. Monday, Nov. 17 -4:30 p.m. It's a place where we can learn about different points of view. It's a place where we Chris Fascione acts out stories, can sit and read and think. I want my grandchildren to know that libraries are more, poems and folktales in this lively much more, than merely a collection of books and materials. Someday when they and innovative performance. are older, I'll tell them about the vision Thomas Jefferson had for libraries in America. I'll talk to them about libraries from Ephesus to Beijing. And I'll tell them about some The Secret Garden horrendous happenings when some people chose to burn books and destroy librar- Wednesday, Dec. 3 -4:30 p.m. ies. But now they are five; old enough to know about the importance of the library in Roberts Marionettes will be their community and the fun and responsibility of borrowing books. The rest can presenting this retelling of the j come later. We left the library with Curious George, Shel Silverstein, and Cinderella. Then in a way that only a five year old can, my granddaughter looked up at me and classic story. said, "Gramma, I love my library!" I do too, Rachel, I do too. by Janice Skowron, Library Commissioner Upcoming Adult Programs Thk1 V 1 n Books for the Friends' Book Sale ans I Take Charge of Your Taxes— g g Now! Doing some fall cleaning? The Tuesday, Nov. 11 - 7 p.m. I Looking for that terrific recipe for OBPL Friends are looking for used Judi Strauss PhD., E.A. will Turkey Day? Take a look at OBPL's book donations for the upcoming 1 extensive cookbook collection. Used Book Sale. Please bring any I discuss the key provisions of There you'll find recipes from far donations to the Circulation Desk. the "New Jobs and Growth Tax around the world and as close as Relief Reconciliation Act of your backyard. Check out a Village Board Meeting Videos 2003.' cookbook today to cre- .... Did you miss a Village Board meeting From Chopin, To Broadway ate the perfect broadcast on cable? OBPL now has I Wednesday, Nov. 19 - 7 p.m. Thanksgiving circulating copies of the Village Board At Bath & Tennis Clubhouse dinner. meeting videos. There is no charge to 1 FeaturingDavid Booth, baritone check out the videos, however,the fine is still$1.00/day. and Darina Molkina, pianist. - - Canterbury Carollers Ten Questions of the Month Found: Chess Club Coach Sunday, Dec. 7, - 2 p.m. Have you tried the Ten OBPL welcomes chess expert Come listen to enchanting Questions of the Month? Vlad Djordjevic as coach for the Victorian holiday music. 0 Be sure to stop by the Chess Club. The club meets Saturdays from 1:30 - 4:30 In All programs are provided free of information table in the the Activity Room. Contact the Lobby and pick up this month's Ten Youth Services Desk at ext. 23 charge, but do require a reservation. Q Questions of the Month quiz. for more information or to regis- Please contact the Youth Services Desk at ex.23 or the Reference Desk Answer all ten questions correctly and ter for this program. A working at ext.26 to reserve a seat. receive a prize. knowledge of chess is required. PAGE2 LIBRARY BEACON VOLUME I, ISSUE 5 Books, Birds and Bells — YS Activities Library Information Beginning on Tuesday, November 4th and continuing New Hours: through Thursday, December 11th, we invite you to participate in the holiday programs at OBPL. We will share Monday; - Thursday tales of holiday customs and traditions and celebrate 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. National Children's Book Week which starts November 17th. For the j preschoolers, there's Pumpkin Pie and Plum Pudding on Wednesdays Friday & Saturday (repeated on Thursdays). The kindergartners through 2nd graders can join 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Gourd-geous Books on Tuesday afternoons (repeated on Wednesdays). Sunday Books-A-Plenty will present 3`d through 5th graders with programs on 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Thursdays, in which we will read and discuss selections from books and work on art projects related to the days' reading. Registration is required. OBPL is now opening at 9:30 a.m. Please stop by or call the Youth Services Desk at 990-2222, ext. 23. Monday through Saturday Computer ClassesSTEP BACK Library Closings: OBPL is offering the following '-,:>3.- , :, TIME ME November 26 - Close at 5:00 p.m. computer classes this month: ', Check Out These a November 27 - Closed .,f ,s Best Picture December 24 - Closed Intro to Computers - Winners on DVD December 25 - Closed Nov. 13th at 10 - 11 a.m. 1941 How Green Was My Valley j December 3 I - Close at 1:00 p.m. Intro to the Internet - I Nov. 3rd at 6 - 7 p.m. 1943 Casablanca Searching the Internet - 1946 The Best Years of Our Lives Nov. 12th at 6 - 7 p.m. 1947 Gentleman's Agreement COMing Reservations made at the 1950 All About Eve Reference Desk. Students must 1951 An American in Paris have an OBPL photo ID card with „ Internet privileges to register. 1954 On the Waterfront i Soon . . ____, This Just IIn ... OBPL is proud to anthe creation 1 to Fiction: Nonfiction: Shepherds Abiding-Jan Karon Persecution- David Limbaugh of an internet-based Karon's followers will enjoy another In this relentless expose of political correct- catalog. Through iPAC, visit to Mitford watching Father Tim as ness, Limbaugh asserts that anti-Christian he learns that even he can learn to do forces are aggressively targeting the slight- you will be able to new things as he restores a creche est hint of public Christianity for discrimina check the catalogand for Cynthia. tion,while ardently encouraging the spread of secular values. your record, as well as Fire Fight—John J. Nance Flyboys-James Bradley renew Action packed, filled with intrigue; Flyboys is the true story of nine American I John Nance gives his readers insight servicemen shot down off the island of ; materials . into the horrors of firefighting. Chichi Jima in 1945. Eight of the men were from the �' captured by the Japanese; another was The Tristan Betrayal_ „elerescued and went on to become president. j comfort of k Robert Ludlum 5 ,, "1" What happened to the eight men has re- i ,., - mained a secret for almost 60 years. I your home Ludlum gives us an- other suspense filled Who's Looking Out For roue- Bill O'Reilly computer. action thriller when i„"-' O'Reilly takes on individuals&institutions in Weexpect that iPAC secret agent American life who he says are failing in their �, ”` '" duties.At the same time he questions how I Stephen Metcalfe is will be up and running abandoned in WWII �. much our friends and family members do look out for us, and delivers a powerful I before the end of Paris. message about personal responsibility in an uncertain world. November.