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Library Beacon
Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, IL 630-368-7700
volume 5,Issue 5 May 2007 www.oak-brook.lib.il.us
Youth Services From the Director
"Strokes of Genius:Renoir"
Thursday, May 3rd at 4:30 pm - ¢ Congratulations to the friends of the ,, s r
Friends Meeting Room Library on a successful-Book Sale! li
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do provides a dramati ' It is the goal of Library staff to provide you contemporary and convenient services. Adult
®°O ` yet humorous Services Head, Mary Williamson, has thought hard about how to do this. She and her staff
®C I portrayal of Pierre '- have consolidated all our DVD collections and moved these to the wall opposite the Circula-
I tion Desk. Now you can come in and browse the full collection of films all in one place. She
Auguste Renoir, his::; j is also consolidating the large print and audio-visual collections and putting them much
life,time,and way of looking at a r closer,on shelves near the Circulation Desk. No more having to search out these materials
and the world. Using audience pa -: in the back of the stacks.
ticipation, he recreates several of WNe are gratefuCto the friends of the Library for pr.-
Renoir's paintings. This production providing funds for new shelves throughout the Adult
is designed to inspire and leave the Services androtunda areas. 2-3-CA3V3C you, friends! trial
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audience with a meaningful message.
In May there are many enticing garden walks,festivals,fairs, plant sales and other opportu-
nities to get out and about. While you are pondering what to do,come into the library. You
Especially for Teens can peruse the shelves of newspapers and specialized magazines,sit in the rotunda and
read about your area of interest.Some of our specialized magazines are Birder's World,
with an article on blue bird migration this month;Chicago Wilderness,offering information
study Bunch and Crunch on a local "Cicada Fest";Garden Design,with fabulous photos of pots filled with succulents.
Tuesdays in May.6-8 pm x" z
Come, relax and plan your next move!
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om 6 until 8 pm on Tuesdays in .
, ay. Bring a friend and join othe Adult Programs
eens,grades 6 and up,to study
nal exams. We will supply refere �.
Oak Brook resident Jeff Franklin will present An Introduction to
materials,popcorn,taco chips and _ �d® _ ,:z--,
Digital Photography" on four Wednesday evenings, May 2nd
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through 23rd, from 6:30-8:30 pm. Bring your camera, instruction
book and your most and least successful pictures to the first -=
or more information or to sign up for,ffi 1
these programs stop r>ytheYouth r;.:' session. Registration is required; call the Reference Desk at 368-7725.
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The Oak Brook Public Library Book Discussion group will hold its last session of
the season on Wednesday, May 16th at 1 pm. This month's selection is"The Alche-
mist's Daughter," by Katherine McMahon. Copies are available at the Circulation
Giptco Desk. Participants are invited to bring suggestions for next fall's books.
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` 40 "Books-B-Que,"the Adult Summer Reading Program, will begin June 4th,
;'*-4 Watch for details about signup and prizes!
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