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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-11 J .,,, ,_ __ ___ ___ __ _ .. a IihrarFeaccn Ala Ati .._ I. < 600 ( Brook Road-Oak Brook, Illinois 60,323 4." 630-368-7700-‘r-titv.oak-ln-ook,lih,il.us Volume 5, Issue I I November 2007 Library Holiday Closiggs: FROM THE, u1KcaQR « November 21 - close at 5 pm I want to say THANK YOU from the OBPL staff and myself. November 22 - closed A tlWe enjoyed the company of everyone who attended our 5, if, November 23 - closed ' Year Anniversary celebration and hope you come again soon. December 24 - closed We also appreciate enormously the help of the Friends, the December 25 - closed ndation and our own Library Commissioners. Your work and December 31 - close at 1 pm January 1 - closed •ood will were invaluable. �,, i 4y the end of November the analysis of this year's Patron WE'RE satisfaction Questionnaire will be available on-line and in the CLOSED ibrary. The Library's quarterly report is also available on our 1 ebsite. Please take a look since these are important to making decisions about what we do in the future. Thank you to all of you ho responded to the questionnaire. any people who answered the questionnaire requested that we ›.L.d.<1.---) ncrease our collections of books and other media. I can assure you he Library collections will continue to grow in response to the -� ppçTanksPglv1h� desires of our patrons. For example, we are beginning to gather (,C-C , � ,`� sooks for a foreign or world languages collection. If you have � -, �� f_t � '', -,-'5., a, y.1 ..1 -,._- et me know. 1 an you o n e vo "e s un - make the 5th Anniversary party a su« _. Adult Programs for November 'Volunteers Veena Mendiratta,Rich Black and Muslims 101 -Saturday,November 3rd,3 pm Barbara Benezra are pictured below. Itasca librarian Asra Yousufuddin, born and raised in the Midwest but with wide travel and study experience in the Muslim world,shares information about Muslim faith,geography and culture. Introduction to Digital Photography-Sunday, November 4th, 1-4 pm Oak Brook residents Donna and Jeff Franklin conclude their popular series. Look for another _., I session in Winter 2008. 3 W. ''% x 14 p th 13th, 27th. Knitting—Tuesdays at 7 pm, November 6 , 20th and Join other knitting enthusiasts tU 1 i1(tllj and Oak Brook Library staff member and knitting expert Mary Duncan to work on your latest � rtf ,' project.The group meets in the Library's lobby for stitching and conversation. 4-11 Movie-Delicatessen on Thursday, November 15th,6:30 pm Presented in conjunction with the Hinsdale Public Library Foundation's Film Society,this black comedy about an unusual landlord .a,,. will be followed by a brief discussion. .. Book Discussion— Snobs by Julian Fellowes-Thursday November 28th—1 pm(Note , �- * change in date) This amusing first novel by the author of the hit film Gosford Park explores the 0 ;; "#4- 0 `,fir British class system in a light-hearted but thought-provoking way. i Children's Programming . for Teens Gather Good BooksA Teen Chess Ni ht Grades 6 Cradand up Weekly Programs ouch Services Activit Room "Thanks for Books" is a holiday celebration for preschoolers scheduled to start on Tuesday, Novem- Sto b the Youth Services Department activity-� -, ber 6th at 2 p.m. or Wednesday, November 7th at 10 p y p. ��' room and )lay a game of chess berore or after a.m. Three, four and five-year olds enjoy a little bit studying on November 6 , 13'h, 20r' and 27t'' of fun during this half hour with song, stories and a craft. Children must have celebrated their third Teen Scrabb(e Night birthday by 11/1/07 to participate. Programs end onCrades 6 anc} up 12/11 or 12/12. `"' Youth Services Activity Room k "The Gift of Reading" is designed for kindergart- ,6:30 until 8:00 7.m. ners, first & second graders and meets on Mondays starting November 5th at 4:30 p.m. During our half- Scrabble is a great game for building vocbulry. hour together we embellish the story read at each You are invited to play Scrabble Tuesday nights in session with a creative craft. Programs end 12/10. December. Bring a Friend and stop by the activity roomin the Youth Services Department on Third graders and up are invited to "Gather To- December 4ti, 11th, and 18' gether" starting on Wednesday, November 7th at 4:30 p.m. This program stresses artistic creativity. RosettaChildren will work on projects related to literature. Programs end on 12/12. We are excited to announce the recent addition of Rosetta S ecial Events Stone Online to our Internet-based database collection. p O The Rosetta Stone—the world's leading language-learning 0 "Juggling Funny Stories" , ' software—allows library patrons to learn a language at November 15th at 4:30 pm to their convenience from anywhere with an Internet connec- Friends Meeting Room kii tion. Languages available are Chinese (Mandarin), As a celebration of Children'si IL English (US), Hindi, Tagalog and Spanish. Contact the Book Week, please welcome Chris Fascione back to our Reference Desk for more information at 630-368-7725. Library. Chris' unique combination of storytelling, acting, juggling and comedy brings colorful GO m e IninGi lahleiry and Ce I e brQRO characters from literature to life in a program designed to promote reading, literacy, and a love of ! Ch I l Cl r e Il ,© Book Week books. You will LOL throughout his high-spirited, f r o m liSoQe m b e.r iiifi thlr o u g h RIG' 8tih. participatory show. r 4+ * Computer Classes Children's ThanKsgiving stories Tuesdays, -2 pm for Independent Readers Nov. 6th Email Basics Nov. 13th Email Tips and Tricks J Alcott Alcott, Louisa An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Nov. 27th Holiday Shopping on JAnderson Anderson, Laurie Halse Fear of Falling(Wild at Heart#9) the Internet Clli J Dorris Dorris, Michael Guests Check with the Reference - J Capote Capote,Truman The Thanksgiving Visitor Desk for additional classes i J Cohen Cohen,Barbara Molly's Pilgrim coming in December, including J Estes Estes, Eleanor Ginger Pye Computer Basics and Holiday Cooking 1 J Giff Giff,Patricia The Candy Corn Contest on the Internet ' J Giff Giff,Patricia Turkey Trouble J Lowry Lowry, Lois Gooney Bird and the Room 1 Memorial-Books Donated to Mother Oak Brook Library 3 Naylor NaYlor,Phyllis BOYS Against Girls in the month of October J Pincwater Pinkwater, D. Manus The Hoboken Chicken Emergency Marge Corrado has donated My Shot: The Very Best Interviews from JRoCK ROCK, Gail The ThdnKSgiVing Treasure Golf Digest Magazine in Memory of J Smith smith,Anne Turkey Monster Thanksgiving Clark Carpenter. J Smith smith, Janice Lee Turkey Trouble J Stewart Stewart, Molly The Best Thanksgiving Ever The Village of Oak Brook has JTripp Tripp,Valerie Kit Learns a Lesson donated Collector's Guide to J Warner Warner, Sally MY Best Friend Emma Antique Radios in Loving Memory of Frank Hartmann, Jr. Father-in-law of Margaret Klinkow Hartmann. ew Material in the Adult Department (e h Bags by DorWood features 18 stunning .igns forStylisyou to mal€e for allothy occasions—New Books 746Woo Have you seen that infomercial11"11.1for Time �`a:A People Interrupted by Hamid Dabashi—An update o l Life's Classic Soft Rock C � t- country that may be the US's greatest antagonist, by a �`, rl, CD Collection'? Did you �� =eminent scholar on modern Iran—New Books 955.05Dab- r, find yourself singing along to all the great rtes on a Scandal—Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench give at performances in a film Rolling Stone called"explosive"— hits'? Well, you can check out that very CD collection here at the w DUDS DVD Notes;._ Library. It can be found on the New e Guns of Navarone by Alistair McLean An audio presenta- CD shelf, call number 781.66. sn of the 1957 WWII thriller- New Audio McLean 1 Clever and mischievous fairies make for delightful and action packed reading. We have many books on fairies to choose from. Here are 1 ` ,y 41 just a few of the series available in the Library. Ask the librarian at the Youth Services desk for help. JE Barker, Cicely Flower Fairy friends 0 J DiTerlizzi The Spiderwick Chronicles J LaFevers, R.L. Lowthar's Blade Trilogy ICSJ Meadows, Daisy Jewel Fairies i J Meadows, Daisy Rainbow Fairies J Meadows, Daisy Weather Fairies - ItJ Rodda, Emily Fairy Realm J Ryan, Margaret Airy Fairy J West, Tracey Pixie Tricks YA Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl L. SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT w ;! v, Adult programs 1 2 3 - 0 L' o Children's Muslims 101 o w Young Adults 3m > All ages in black NIES p V WI. oe 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 400 Introduction to 0 Story program 0 Preschool 0 Preschool Digital Photography for K-2 program 2 pm program 10 am 111. M 1-4 pm 4:30 pm __ Teen Chess Night 6:30 pm 0 Art program for ©Read to Lead 0 Read to Lead grade 3+ 4:30 pm 3:45 pm 7:15 pm Knitting Night 7 pm 111:. b z 0 o 11 12 13 14 15 16 17IILA e >- 0 Read to Lead 0 Story program 0 Preschool 0 Preschool ©Juggling Funny IMP 3:45 pm for K-2 program 2 pm program 10 am Stories with Chris 4:30 pm ,o Teen Chess Fascione 4:30 pm . 0 Read to Lead Night 6:30 pm 0 Art program for Hinsdale Film Socir - grade 3+ 4:30 pm ety-Delicatessen 7:15 pm Knitting Night 7 pm 6:30 pm II 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 0 Story program 0 Preschool Ha Library 0 Read to Lead for K-2 ©Preschool program 10 am pPy 3:45 pm 4:30 pm program 2 pm ianksgiving.t Closer; IR_ 2 si, Teen Chess 0 Read to Lead Night 6:30 pm Library closes 7:15 pm at 5 pm M 0 Knitting Night 7 pm 25 26 27 28 29 30 Games,tv café, NM 0 Read to Lead 0 Story program Holiday Shopping on 0 Preschool and email 3:45 pm for K-2 the Internet 1 pm program 10 am available in the illr 4:30 pm o Preschool OBPL Book Disc. Lobby anytime program 2 pm Q 0 Read to Lead Teen Chess Snobs 1 pm 7:15 pm Night 6:30 pm o Art program for Knitting Night 7 pm grade 3+ 4:30 pm