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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-06 -,,,,,,„., _____ _ *' Iihrdr ' Iedccn _ - 600 Oak Brook Road -Oak Brook. Illinois 60.32:i I (i30-368-7700-w4 vi .0ak-l)1(x)k.lil).i1.11, Volume 7, Issue 6 June 2009 the D • Upcoruircg QduLt Program ak Brook and remember to look at the programs OEPL Friends Meetirc9 Room • and classes that are available to you on the EditiKS & Storivcg Your Diet-tat Photos Public Y Calendar on the back of this newsletter. Wednesdays, June 3rd & June 10th Library ;`•-- • Many are sponsored by community ; $ 30 pm .A.116. organizations such as Silken Petals, Hispano ,-� - �F; 111111111111111111. American Toast Masters, India Development Jeff and Donna Franklin Coalition of America, Book & Paper Artshelp you make the most Guild or the Italian Language club. All are free and open to the of your photos in this popular program. public and new members are welcome. Registration required. We celebrated May with several wonderful programs, two Ivctroducfiovt to Video Scrapbook(ig sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Among the most Tuesday, June 22nd 6:30-8 pm memorable was The Other Three Tenors Evergreen Concert. This brought in a record number of visitors, about two hundred, Use your photos, music and videos to make a scrapbook and save it to DVD, with a program who enjoyed the beautiful music in several languages, the light you'll find on your PC or Mac. Great for corn- hearted talk, the refreshments and the beautiful day. The Friends' memorating a special occasion. Oak Brook annual Book Sale was also very successful. (In fact, Mary Ann Resident Mary Lou Grant will show you how. ; ' Nunez will begin collecting books at the Library again after June 1st for next year's event.) Another popular program was Li feLivte Screevtivtg IK forwatiovtaL Sessi Resumes, Networking& Interviewing that addressed these skills Tuesday, June 9th 11 am - 1 pm . for the current job seeker. Our Digital Photography classes with LifeLine will be coming to the Library July Jeff and Donna Franklin were incredibly well-received and much 28th with affordable health screenings. A appreciated by those who took them. If you missed these company representative will be in our lobby programs, don't worry, there are more planned throughout June. to give you details. So take a look and make a date to come visit the Library! Drop-IK Chess Series with USCF Postal Master Expert jiim Egertovt` Traveling Reptile ShowWednesdays, June 17th & 24th, July `-. Wednesday,June 3rd �� 15th & 22nd and August 12th & 19th 7 - 8:I5 m 7pm Hinsdale Community House e ;;Q.4,00OO' Jim Egerton of Chess Now returns to the Librarywith an instructional chess series. Dave DiNaso features snakes, lizards, 0, Dt Designed for beginning or returning players, turtles and more from around the world in these drop-in sessions will explain strategy this up close, hands-on experience. This fun and tactics using recent tournament games. -filled, educational program is suitable for all Time is allocated for play between ages. Only a few seats are reserved for Oak Brook patrons as this frarticiPants after the discussion. eco( • is a coordinated event with Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills Public Movie Mattee Libraries. Present your Oak Brook Library Card at the Youth Wednesday, June 24th 2 pm Ill .. co Services Desk to secure your tickets starting May 20th. Title to Be Announced ONREAD! WILD SIDEis thethemefor READ O1'1 Ile ♦♦ 1��.1 Slue• ,, Summer 2009 Adult Reading Rewards Program,June 1st through August 8th. , Weekly Programs4� v� Y ikriltig To follow our theme we're making suggestions of titles both in :Safari Party, a special celebration for preschoolers, is fiction and non-fiction that might peak your interest. These =scheduled to start on Monday,June 8th at 4 pm or 7 pm. titles will be found in The Reading Log which is available at .Programs end on July 20th. the Reference and Circulation Desks. Reading Is Grrreat! is designed for kindergartners, first and So stop by either desk and sign up :second graders and meets on Tuesdays, starting June 9th at 4 starting Monday,June 1st. Then read � � pm or 7 pm. Programs end on July 2 I st. 0 . ' or listen to 5 books and write brief C u. Third graders and up are invited to Animal Prints starting" comments. When you turn in your on Wednesday,June 10th at 7 pm. Programs end on July reading log you'll be entered into the tome, /NA ,4 :22nd. drawing for a Barnes & Noble gift �• m44W =Enjoy Paws to Read by reading aloud to our Delta certified certificate drawingsponsored bythe ;�:,, p end READ trained dogs on Thursdays at 4 pm. Limited 15 Friends of the Oak Brook Public Library. =minute time slots are available. Call early to reserve a space. Deadline to enter the drawing is Saturday.August 8, 2009. Registration is required for all programs and opens May 3rd. l ,a<" Summer Reading Clubs June I - August 8 ; «• COwcpC(�ueKfarc� Make tracks to the Library and join the Summer Reading -� e , - ps ref-, ., ,)-4,,,,00 ,-4-4,k7f1;,7 *; :f31,f,y- ,_ RaV(K(a LaWK Clubs, Read on the Wild Side, where excitement and fun ', await. Registration begins on June I st. Participants receive a tw efs are ,� ,> ' ,,� � reading log to record their reading progress. • '1 avaCLa( Le at the Other Programs of Interest ;T.,' RefereKce Desk. Wii Bet You Can! ',.'; Sfop 6y mid Saturday I-4 pm in June,July and August pCCf2 Up yourParents and children are invited to cool off and have fun ,playing an assortment of Wii games. Parents, challenge your J3�cwrn� die L'i�uvcc fCcf2efs foddaj. son or daughter to a game of Wii bowling or tennis. Can you J`3eauti @ v beat them at their own game? Wii bet you can! SAT Tuesday,June 23, I 0 am-2 pm At Cantigny : D-Day : 65 Years ACT Thursday,July 9, 1:30-5 pm June 6th is the sixty-fifth PSAT Tues.,July 14, 10 am-I2:30 pm practice test is crucial to ward off those Test Dayjitters ,,�rE ,yx ; anniversary' of the Allied landing at A " `.1, Normandy signifying the beginning and to reveal how you may score on the "real thing". :id-s of our campaign to liberate Europe Instructors from Kaplan will provide proctored ACT, SAT and from Nazi domination. Recently the PSAT practice tests and return scores. Call the YS Desk at ' ,� First Division Museum at Cantigny 630-368-7733 for a required reservation. obtained one of the few Landing ' " 'M Craft, Vehicle and Personnel (LCVP) Book.Buddies - Wednesdays at 2 pm still in existence. It was manufactured in 1943, used on D-Day 'Children grades K-3 are invited to match up with a middle at Normandy and remained there until recently. After being school/high school volunteer to read one on one. restored at the North Carolina Maritime Museum it was obtained by the First Division Museum at Cantigny. Wednesday afternoons in the summer, "Buddies" and -volunteers will spend a half hour together exploring literature Cantigny is planning a special event on June 6th, centering on from a group of themed preselected books. the LCVP. Visitors, especially veterans who served in the Euro- pean Theater of Operations, are asked to arrive at 10 am for a Summer Volunteers Needed special Memorial Service to be followed at 11 am by the official dedication of the LCVP. Other D-Day memorials will continue If you are wild about the library and have a few hours of spare throughout the day. Veterans are requested to pre-register for time once a week, volunteers are needed for the Summer special recognition by calling 630-260-8120. Reading Program and Book Buddies. Stop by the YS Cantigny is located in Wheaton at 1S151 Winfield Road (turn Desk for more information or call 630-368-7733. Be the south off Roosevelt Road). coolest middle or high school student and apply. Submitted by Library Commissioner Bill Duff ''1 .�vlemoria(Books New Adult Material / Donated to Books: 11 Oak Brook Public Library Fiction-Road Dogs by Elmore Leonard (New/Fiction/Leonard)the month of wlay ( ) Three of Leonard's favorite characters—Jack Foley from Out of Sight, Cundo Helen M. Schell donated the audio book /Feel Bad Rey from LaBrava, and Dawn Navarra from Riding the Rap, are back in About My Neck and Other Thoughts on Being a action in this tightly-plotted thriller with Leonard's trademark pitch-perfect Woman. dialogue. Nonfiction -1 Am Murdered by Bruce Chadwick Paras Shah donated Architectural Inspirations and (New/Nonfiction/364.152/Chadwick) Interior Design Inspirations. The author of George Washington's War presents the fascinating story of America's first"Trial of the Century,"and the murder of George Wythe, a o061cur _,/�L .,��k Q•��1 signer of the Declaration of Independence, a representative at the 1J C>`C [w XrC� [ Constitutional Convention, and America's first law professor. Found object sculpture by Josh Reed and oil paintings and colored pencil drawings by June Reed DVDs. will be displayed June 1 - June 30 at the Oak Brook Fiction - The Cake Eaters (New/DVD/Cake) Public Library. A quirky, small town drama exploring the lives of two interconnected families. Award-winning actress Mary Stuart Masterson makes her directorial debut. Josh's artwork is sculpture made from wood and Nonfiction -Ants:Little Creatures Who Run the World (New/DVD/Ant) found objects. Josh says, "I love working in wood, NOVA's look at the most successful life form on the planet, hosted by metal and especially old beat up and weathered Harvard University's internationally renowned authority, naturalist Edward 0. organic materials. It's a fun and challenging way for Wilson. me to express myself." Audiobooks: June's style is called soft realism. Her subjects are Fiction - So Brave, Young and Handsome by Leif Enger, usually still lifes and portraits. She is trying to Read by Dan Woren (New/CD/Enger) create movement, portray abstract qualities like Enger's first novel, Peace Like a River, was one of Time magazine's top five light, the play of edges,and variations on novels of the year and a New York Times bestseller. His new novel is the compositional structure while remaining true to the story of an aging train robber in 1915 Minnesota, on a quest to reconcile the overall shapes of what she claims of love and judgment on his life. is seeing. In her colored x T> 1 . ' Nonfiction -Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb g (New/CD/123.3/Tal) pencil artwork she builds 'i A book about luck—or more precisely how we perceive and deal with luck in layer upon layer to get a . " life and business. Malcolm Gladwell,the author of Blink, says of Taleb's real depth of tone similar book: "[it] is to conventional Wall Street wisdom approximately what Martin Cl pp Y looking to an oil painting. , Luther's ninety-five theses were to the Catholic Church."The author's 33'k previous work includes the bestseller The Black Swan. earounivtgepowts.av nacu CDs: 21st Century Breakdown by Green Day(New/CD/781.66 Green Day) altaitaffiC With E3-3SCC9 datattcoe Check out Green Day's long awaited follow up to American Idiot. 21st Century Breakdown is a rock opera for the next generation. Did you know that ConsumerReports.org is one of the most trusted Amore Infinito by Placido Domingo(New/CD/782.4 Domingo) resources for information and advice on consumer products? Placido Domingo lends his beautiful voice to songs inspired by the poems of The award-winning website's articles,blogs and videos enable Pope John Paul II. consumers to make better purchasing decisions on all the products they are shopping for from dishwashers to digital cameras to infant LS,LOOLVIdtidrt fiCat orvthe/A1,4. ler? car seats,save money on home improvement plans,shore up Strategic Loan Solutions is hosting an educational seminar titled: Is Loan personal finances,improve their health and more. Modification the Answer? This free event,open to all area homeowners,will be ConsumerReports.org provides ratings and reviews, held at the Oak Brook Public Library.Topics discussed will include: recommendations and buying advice across several franchises. Homeowner's rights and options available Visit the Library's website,click on"Databases"and choose EBSCO The Homeowner Affordability&Stability Plan Masterfile. From there,select"Publications"in the top left corner. 1 What to know before choosing a Modification Company Type in"Consumer Reports"and select it from the results list. To protect your greatest asset, education is the best defense! Bring your Finally,click on the Publisher URL and you will be directed to questions and ask our panel of professionals that will include legal counsel& ConsumerReports.org. home retention specialists,to the event on Thursday,June 11 @ 6:30 pm. For Stop by the Reference Desk for more information on this very more information and to reserve your seat please call 877-663-7750. valuable resource provided for our library patrons. Sponsored by Strategic Loan Solutions and The Fleck Law Group SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT J Adult programs 1 2 3 4 5 6 O Children's Summer Reading Friends of OBI-. Editing and Storing Your Silken Petals News&Views o Wii Bet You Can sit Young Adults Program Starts 11:30 am-2 pm Digital Photos 6 pm 6:30 pm 9:30 am- 12 pm gaming 1-4 pm All ages in black esident Reservations Graue Mill Italian Language o Traveling Reptile Hispano America: Mtg Rm)Open to All 7 pm 6:30 pr Show at Hinsdale Toast Master Community House 9:30 am-2 pr 7 pm 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 LIBRARY © "Safari Party" Lifeline Screening Infor- o Book Buddies 2 pm Fleck Law G:... News& o Wii Bet You Can CLOSED preschool storytime mational Session 11 -1 © "Nature Prints"for 6 pr 9:30 am- 12 pm gaming 1-4 pm 4 or 7 pm o "Reading is Grrreat" Gr. 3+ 7 pm program for K-2 Jin Jhang Violin Stuu, 4 or 7 pm Editing and Storing Your 12-3 pi- Knit rKnit Pickers 7 pm Digital Photos 6 pm ChemPharma 9:30 ar 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 LIBRARY © "Safari Party" o "Reading is Grrreat" o Book Buddies 2 pm o Paws to Read to News& °,e,,., o Wii Bet You Can CLOSED preschool storytime program for K-2 0 "Nature Prints"for Dogs 4 pm 9:30 am-12 pm gaming 1-4 pm 4 or 7 pm 4 or 7 pm . Gr.3+ 7 pm Knit Pickers 7 pm Chess with Jim Egerton Hispano American DuPage Library System 9:30 7p m Toast Masters Italian Language 2-6:30 9:30 am-2 pr 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 LIBRARY © "Safari Party" sa SAT Test 10 am o Book Buddies 2 pm o Paws to Read to News&Vic o Wii Bet You Can CLOSED preschool storytime o "Reading is Grrreat" o `Nature Prints"for Dogs 4 pm 9:30 am 12 pm gaming 1-4 pm 4 or 7 pm program for K-2 Gr.3+ 7 pm 4 or 7 pm Movie Matinee Society for Creative India Development Intro to Video 2 pm Anachronism 6:30 pr Coalition of America Scrapbooking 6:30 pm Knit Pickers 7 pm Chess with Jim Egerton 3-4:45 pm Malian Language 2-6:3C 7 pm 28 29 30 Games,tv,café, and LIBRARY © "Safari Party" o "Reading is Grrreat" email available in the CLOSED preschool storytime program for K-2 Lobby anytime 4or7pm 4or7pm 9 Knit Pickers 7 pm so .;,