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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-08 ,___ LibraryBeacon ! Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, IL 63o-990-2222 Volume 3, Issue 8 August 2005 www.oak-brook.lib.iLus FROM THE DIRECTOR el-tte,itw all?41.+gales avidWizards: NOTICE!! Please attend the LIBRARY COMMISSION MEETING, August 2"d, 7 p.m. at the Library. This is a meeting for the Commission to hear public comment concerning the future landscaping of the Library. The Commission welcomes Ilot+Ake 11Hv'ited to atte4d a docussina of your participation. ii,iiii,,rottei a rld the Waif?Veva'1ii�ace, IF you cannot make the meeting but would like to give your suggestions to the I tvedsze5dau, "1-uqust'7,.'ODfat4 00 p.yn. Library Commission, please fill out the form available at the Circulation is t1,e Ftieids Meeti,tq,cio'O,,. TAose ratty Desk. Library staff will see that the Commission gets your comments. i ,_ * t,ave read rk.arLull IA t to oak estir4ed to come and take Wart is tt,i5 discussion FAREWELL TO 511/11/kICR REA1,ING Garcjz ttG G `n 1,,es-ill talk arni,t rook v.r and predict e' tt ci-o f Wilt AAvveat isr.rook.VII. all the The summer Readivtg Clubs ewd ow August 0, Have you visited the Wild- 7fouti.`1ervicesrept fit`?2D- ' -'ext. 2005,so hurrj iwto report all jour readiwgt flower Garden yet? Come sit we wish to thawle all the orgawizatiows that have so inside at the Children's Dept. leiwdlu cowtributed our readiwg lwcewtives this window and take in the varying 1 ear. The lwclude egg H-arbor Cafe%w t ti,wsdale, colors of the blooms of these native 6 ,me celebrate August Glf ! Illinois plants. They attract a wide Oak croak 'ublic ihrarp Culver's, ICui ers Fa Farvu.i .Male Parle, J p � p variety of fauna. We see Monarch and PuPage Chi.ldrew's Museum,Pawera Bread,the Yellow Swallowtail butterflies,robins, 7,--", Did you Won that August is PailHerald, NoodlesCovupawu,MedievatTimes, killdeer,and our Eastern chipmunks. { • Romance anarenessMonth the Illiwois RAiLwaMuseum,awd Ida K.otjale. Among the many things we have • lational'mentors over 200 childrew have read arta recorded their noticed about our small four-legged -'-- • Mag Your Reading Be a Ilayen Monthlibrary critters,is that the chipmunks readiwg siweeJuwe ist awd have beeww ejouiwg the . Among the many literary birthdays lye Celebrate are �.,.r,a ,,we excursiows that ours owsors have are quite accomplished excavators. • August 1-Gail Gibbons Herman 1lelyille p Their burrows are hidden at the base provided. Iw additiow, i&os.ii families chose to toffee of fallen logs or rocks or existing trees. • August 2—James Baldly in advawtage of the stiw.ulatiwg programs that the They are already storing food for • August 7—Betsy Byars youth services Pepartmewt offers. Storuteller Ricl. winter and love nuts,seeds,and dried • august S—Marjorie Kinnan'killings corn but not raisins. When their cheek Johwsow awd author cherL4 Whiteside presewted • august 11—Joannatote pouches are full the heads of the chip- • August 12—Frederick yliKissaek&' alter Dean Myers Marvelous experiewces for our tuouwg readers. stop • o munks almost look as big as their AugstID—MattChristopher ivi,a fi erAugust oth for a brochure of our fall bodies. We have named our five daily • augustIS—PaulaDanziger offeriv'.gs• visitors Chip,Dale,Petunia,Ben and • August)1—Ray Bradbury e . " - Jerry even though we remain • August 8—Allen Saluncertain as to their gender. But Chip,our first and chief chipmunk,is 3 i��L.{�L( e a exceedingly territorial and aggressive. August 2005 \ 6 c He drives the other four away. The p„ ,„ „... confrontations are a source of amuse- Computer Seminars -- ���` mentforusonthissideoftheglass wall. At least four of the five chip- Internet Searching munks have mastered the Tues, Aug 23 10 - 11 a.m. acrobatics needed to shimmy Memorial gooks Donated to Oak brook Internet Baci.-, up the shepherd's hook to the Thurs, Aug 11 10 11 a.m. Library in the month of July: bird feeder. We are fortunate that our little critters have not caused Shopping Online *NEW' IlkGregor and the Curse of the Warm- any damage to our colorful plants. Mon, Aug 29 10 - 11 a.m. bloods, donated by The Krohn family in Maybe you would like to come view Microsoft Word Basics honor of Mike Krohn's 11th birthday. them with us? They are much more Tues, Aug 16 6 - 7 p.m. likeable here than around your home E-mail Basics Always Time to Die, donated by the Oak where you may consider them pests. Thurs, Aug 25 10 - 11 a.m. Brook Women's Club Book Review Group #1. D OAK BROOK PUBLIC LIBRARY . ., L, ,,-.--i;ev-...,-,-,a-M AUGUST 2005 ------7-- --*,---„----- ,,,,.. ' ,., .. ,. ......J O SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Adult programs in green 1 2 3 4 5 6 ©Children's in blue Library Commission 66 Young Adults in red 7 pm Library Closed Summer *All ages in black Public input on for Staff Reading Clubs Library landscape training end today 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Library Internet Basics Closed 10am z 0 U Q w m r 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Library Word Basics 6 pm 1i Harry Potter and Closed the Half Blood Prince Discussion 4 pm 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Library Internet Searching Email Basics 10 am Closed 10am 28 29 30 31 Library Shopping Online Closed *new class* 10 am t.' a