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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-01 ,„ , , -_ IihrairIedccn Ai (i00(>A. Brook Road-()ak Brook. Illinois(i0 i2, - (i30-3(i4-7700-vNM4tiv.oak-brook.lib.il.u, Volume 8, Issue I January 2010 H Ci p Ne W Yecc r Winter Reacting Programs The Library Staff would like to • + ' ' , - 4. 0'a When the winter chill sets in, our„ � wish all our patrons a happy, young IF a; I•�ap • ' ` healthy 2010. As always, we readers will thrill to There's Snow kp �,,,,- „ look to bring you the best Better Time to Read, which will start r + xi I • ' , books, movies, music, January 2nd and continue through al • a "j • ; programming and much more. March 6th. Readers who need some ,AIo Feel free to leave any assistance can show off their reading ' ♦ suggestions Oak Brook skills as they hang up mittens as they R you may have Public progress through the program. Sign up in the Suggestion Box located in the Library ,. .' ` ASAP to take part in our celebration of Lobby above the book returns. illik reading! S'pecial Sunday events � Master the Art of Reading is the theme of the Winter Reading Program for inde- pendentPiano Cfassics with Anitofiy �Iorchinskzy readers through grade i 2. This Sunday, January 17th at 2 pm is a fun twist on the classics with literary interpretations of Famous works of art. Friends Wl eeting Room Come in and see our display and com- pareAward winning �Iorchinskiy will present classical piano the originals with the new art while selections for Oakjrookpatrons. you sign up for our reading experience. Sponsored 6y the Friends of Oakjrookrl'u6pic Library. January 2nd through March 6th. Adult Reading Reward Prograru - .i-fave a wealthy few Tear! Book Your Winter Escape As the days shortekt aKd the chill of Nutrition and You winter surrow ds us, ifs the perfect Thursday, January 14th @ 7 pm .. brae to escape with a good book. Stop 46 i by the Re f ereKce Desk start-61g The Library is thrilled to welcome back j Saturday, ,January 2Kd to get your registered dietician and Oak Brook resident Reader's Log. You'LL have 8 weeks to Tarvinder Ahluwalia, who returns to share — courpLefe 5 books so you call eKter the more tips on healthy eating for the new year. GraKd Prize drawiKgs. Oak Brook public Library Book Discussion The Knit/ picKe 5 Wednesday, January 20th at 1 pm Members of the Library's knitting group, The Knit Pickers, have been donating their work to charity since 2005. In 2009 alone, they have We will discuss "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett. knit and donated the following items: Other upcoming books include "The Red Leather • 9 scarf sets, 5 sea scarves, 9 river scarves and 20 hats to the Diary" and "The Guernsey Seamen's Church Institute Literary and Potato Peel Pie . # # • 20 preemie hats and 14 pairs of booties to the Rush University Society". �� } .. i 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ''Ii a 4 • 30 hats to St. Jude's Children's Hospital The upcoming selection will be • 10 scarves to the National World War II Museum (who available at the Circulation Desk. 0- distributed the scarves to veterans) • 12 lap robes to the Edward J Hines VA Hospital • 10 blankets to Cat Rescue in Naperville to be given with each Corn puter Class cat at adoption Introduction to Internet Searching • 20 blankets for US servicemen currently stationed in — Monday,January 18 @ 3 pm Afghanistan Participants will learn the basics of using search engines to • 20 hats to the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago find information on health, news, travel, sports and more. Thank you to the Knit Pickers for giving their time, talent and yarn. Qe The Knit Pickers meet in the Library lobby every Tuesday night at 7 pm. I�Weekly Children's Programs :@...���j� >Q1}A- `. ,�A�/� Snow Better Time to Read, a festive celebration Ar'0 �c�r'0( CL ,_0,. 6 aYI L for preschoolers, is scheduled to start on Monday, C �� �,� January 18th at 2 pm. During this half hour, three, four and five-year olds enjoy a little bit of fun with song, stories, and a craft. Children must have Save time! Save trees! Maybe even save money! celebrated their third birthday by 1/1/10 to Soon the Library will launch email notification. To patrons participate. Programs end on 2/22. who choose it, we will send via email a courtesy notice three Third graders and up are invited to Art from A to days before your materials are due. We will also send your first overdue notice out by email. And should you place holds Z starting on Saturday, January 23rd at 11 am. on materials, or borrow from other MAGIC libraries, we will This program stresses artistic creativity. Children email you when your requests come in. You can also opt to will work on projects related to literature. get the Library Beacon the same way. Programs end on 2/27. Patrons who have minor children with library cards can also opt to receive notices for their materials, lessening the Registration is required for all programs listed above. chance that the book under the bed will vanish for all time. The Library will save time and postage, while you will receive Upcoming Adult Programs notices more quickly and have a little less paper cluttering up p 9 9 your life. New at the Library: Super Couponer Jill Cataldo will tell us about Patrons who already have an email online couponing and refunding on Sunday, March 14 at 2 pm. address on file will receive an invitation to opt-in. For everyone else, We're working on presenting some of the following in the months we will have a sign-up campaign. Beahead.We'd like your suggestions and input: assured, we will not sell or use email ' addresses shared with us for anything lAl Popowits of"Europe the Easy Way"will return with one of his lively but Library business. Second and - presentations about European travel and history. third overdue notices and any bills will - `, . We'll have an expert from the University of Illinois Master Gardener's still go out by mail. Speaker's Bureau give us a hint of spring with a gardening program. The/ Propd-moi New Adtiet Mat¢riaO Movie Matinee Books Wednesday, SANDRA BULLOCK RYAN REYNOLDS Fiction: Gallows Lane by Brian McGilloway (New/Fiction/McGilloway) January 27th @ a McGilloway follows his acclaimed debut thriller"Borderlands"with another 2 pm J Inspector Devlin mystery.This time,the Inspector is increasingly torn between his young family and his job as he seeks to find the killer of a young woman Sandra Bullock and a born-again ex-con. stars in this Nonfiction: Breakthrough:Eight Steps to Wellness by Suzanne Somers hilarious (New/Nonfiction/613/Som) romantic Actress turned health advocate Somers lays out her plan to stave off aging comedy as a • PROPOSALTHE with bioidentical hormones and healthy eating. hated boss who forces her HERE COMES THE BRIBE... DVDs assistant (Ryan Fiction: Pushing Daisies: The Complete First Season (New/DVD/Pushing) Reynolds) to The New York"Daily News"called this"The most original, rewarding new TV marry herseries in years."A quirky, amusing tale of a young pie-maker whose touch can to avoid reanimate the dead—until he touches them again! deportation. Nonfiction: Before&After (New/DVD/698.1/Before) This DVD will teach you several faux painting techniques,demonstrated in an actual home.You'll see the beautiful transformation of walls as you learn brushwork techniques, color washes and more. Books on CD Fiction: No Time to Wave Goodbye by Jacqueline Mitchard (New/CD/Mitchard) Best-selling author Mitchard returns to the story of the Cappadora family from the first Oprah's Book Club selection, "The Deep End of the Ocean". Beth and S her family are tested again when her son directs a film about missing children, 22 years after his brother was abducted as a 3-year-old. � ` 0Nonfiction: No Impact Man by Colin Beavan (New/CD/333.73/Bea) Guilty liberal Beavin swears off plastic,goes organic, becomes a bicycle nut Kids enjoying the sled hill outside the Library. and turns off his power to save the planet while dragging his baby daughter and Prada-wearing wife along for the ride. -(SW1 � VMNS CDs Them Crooked Vultures by Them Crooked Vultures (New/CD 781.66 Them Crooked Vultures) Study Bunch and Crunch Check out the debut album from rock's newest supergroup. Made up of the Monday through Foo Fighter's Dave Grohl, Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Josh Homme Thursdayfrom Queens of the Stone Age,they have a sound all their own. pm 5:30-8:30 � Ocean Eyes by Owl City (New/CD 781.66 Owl City) The third album and first major label release from Owl City features the hit The Activity Room is single Fireflies. open Monday through ars Thursday nights in This is War by Thirty Seconds to Mars (New/CD 781.66 30 Seconds to Mars) January and February for Fronted by actor Jared Leto,Thirty Seconds to Mars returns with their third teens grade 6 and up to album This is War. The first single, Kings and Queens, has become an gather to complete alternative rock radio staple. homework and socialize with peers. When a break is needed from studying, the Library offers an Memento Mori by Flyleaf (New/CD 781.66 Flyleaf) assortment of games to play. As always, a librarian Flyleaf break the sophomore curse with their second album Memento Mori. Featuring the singles Again and Beautiful Bride. is available to assist you with reference questions. SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Adult programs Games, tv, café, and 1 2 411 o Children's email available in the LIBRARY Sign up for we Young Adults Lobby anytime CLOSED Winter Reading All ages in black Resident Reservations (Mtg Rm)Open to All n 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 iii Study Bunch& wr Study Bunch& w Study Bunch t Study Bunch& Computer Cr,. Hispano Amen_ Crunch 5:30 pm Crunch 5:30 pm Crunch 5:30 pm Crunch 5:30 pm 12:30-3 pm Toast Master 10 am-12:30 pn Knit Pickers 7 pm Oak Brook Art League Italian Language Group 1 12:45-3pm -3pm Silken Petals 6:30-8:45 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 «a Study Bunch& «a Study Bunch& we Study Bunch& «a Study Bunch& OBWC Garden ,,,:u Crunch 5:30 cm Crunch 5:30 pm Crunch 5:30 pm Crunch 5:30 pm 10 am- 1 pm Nutrition and You Jazzy Re.oei s Knit Pickers 7 pm Lyric Opera of Chicago7 m OBWC Investment Club 1-3 pm Hinsdale Chapter p 1 -3m p y ChemPharma 9:30- 11 am Han Language Group 1 9:30-12:30 -3pm 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Piano Classics with 0 Snow Better Time «a Study Bunch& OBPL Book Discussion «a Study Bunch& Curren: © Art from A to Z Anatoliy Torchinskiy 2 pm Crunch 5:30 pm Pillars of the Earth Crunch 5:30 pm 9:45 am-12 pm for Grade 3+ 2 pm Computer Class: 1 pm 11 am Internet Searching Knit Pickers 7 pm fro Study Bunch& Italian Language Group 1 3 pm Crunch 5:30 pm -3 pm Hispano American w Study Bunch& Library Commission OB Infant Welfare 9:30 Toast Masters Crunch 5:30 pm Meeting 7 pm Team in Training 6 pm 10 am-12:30 pm 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 © Snow Better Time .a Study Bunch t; Movie Matinee we Study Bunch& Current Events 0 Art from A to Z 2 pm Crunch 5:30 pn The Proposal Crunch 5:30 pm 9:45 am- 12 pm for Grade 3+ i•ti Study Bunch& 2 pm Italian Language Group i 11 am Crunch 5:30 pm Knit Pickers 7 pm -3 pm wil Study Bunch& Society of Creative ,.66 :MVomen's Investment Crunch 5:30 pm Anachronism0 31 Group 6:30-8:45 pm .0:,,a' ;;;:;k