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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-02 IihrarvIeccn sem° 600 Oak Brook Road - Uak Brook, llliiluiS 6(62 630-368-7700-ianvw.oak-1)rook.lib.il_u- Volume 8, Issue 2 February 2010 Battery Recyciing Winter Reacting rrograms Back by popular demand - - the Library will reinstate the When the winter chill sets in, our young Battery Recycling program readers thrill to There's Snow r on February 1 , 2010. A Better Time to Read, which -' A x bucket will be available in the continues through March 6th. Readers Lobby to drop off your used who need some assistance can show off household batteries. Both their reading skills as they hang up alkaline and rechargeable mittens as they progress through the batteries can be recycled. program. Sign up ASAP to take part in Please do your part for a our celebration of reading! greener community. cianertnic Watercolor with c,, p - 0as lXl �� Master the Art of Reading is the theme l of the Winter Reading rrogram for Sunday, February 21 at 2 pm Friends Meeting Room independent readers through grade 12. Be inspired as an entire painting is This is a fun twist on the classics with completed in 30 minutes. All aspects of literary interpretations of famous works techniques and materials are explained and questions encouraged. Textures are of art. Come in and see our display and created through the use of everyday compare the originals with the new art materials. This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Oak while you sign up for our reading Brook Public Library. experience through March 6th. Call 630-368-7733 for additional information and reservations. 4duLt Reading Reward Prograru — Check out the newly expanded Newsbank gook Your Winter Escape Oak Brook database, which now includes Hot Topics and 4s the days shorfeK aid the chill of Public Special Reports. Find out everything you need wiKter surrouKds us, it's the perfect Library •` ' to know about the news of the world. The tirue to escape with a good book. Stop sok database can be accessed by visiting the by the Re ferertce Desk to get your Library's website (www.oak-brook.lib.il.us), Reader's Log. You'LL have uwtiL March clicking on "Databases" on the menu and then choosing Newsbank TR too corupLete 5 books so you Cat from the list. ekter the 6raKd Prize drawiKgs. Need help with any of the databases? Just ask a Librarian. We are here to help! C OCk: a C ella pock , toll Wednesday, Brook public Library Book Discussion Wednesday, February 17th at 1 pm Sunday March 21 at 2 pm Doomsday Book by Connie Willis Friends Meeting Room Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and called by the Made up of four singers from the Chicago area, each Ac New York Times "a tour de force, Rock performance is tailored to be age-appropriate for Doomsday Book is the story of a the audience. A typical Ac Rock presentation discusses student stranded in a bygone age as ' fi the origins of a cappella singing, introduces basic her twenty-first century colleagues try G musical concepts and gets the entire audience involved, desperately to rescue her. sr. . singing and clapping ��, s®U along - all while enjoying r, (/f; The books will be available at the t Circulation Desk. a musical overview of rock 'n roll from the fif- ��� '' ,� v f � � ties to the nineties. Thelb iTittjet Computer Classes show runs approximately 1!� 45 minutes. Computer Tips and Tools —Wednesday, February 3 @ 3 pm A drawing will be held for ' This is not a class for beginners! Participants must be one of Ac Rock's CDs at 4 iTiPP .i comfortable with searching the Internet. This class will give the end of the I you practical computer tips. Some topics covered: printing, performance. I0W. highlighting to copy& paste, volume control, search Winner must be present. " n engines and mouse skills. Call 630-368-7733 for lik 0 -, �f additional information Email Basics and reservations. —Wednesday, February 17 @ 3 pm This class provides training in filling out online forms and This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of registering for websites, including creating strong the Oak Brook Public Library. passwords. Each participant will sign up for a free Yahoo mail account. LocaC Artist DispCays tK February — -- ' 1 re ' A The Salt Creek Quilters Guild will have some of , �;, their beautiful work on display in the Library's w lobby. ,./ , Stop by the Reference area to view the work of !Weekly Children's Programs Vincent Gordon, who was raised in Glen Ellyn, but now resides in San Diego. During his high Snow Better Time to Read, a festive celebration 1 school years, Vincent entered the DuPage for preschoolers, is scheduled on Mondays at 2 pm. '-&.)- ----'--- County ACT-SO competition three times, taking ' During this half hour, three, four and five-year olds first place each time and earning him a place at enjoy a little bit of fun with song, stories, and a national competition. Today, Vincent's work is on display in local galleries as well as those in San Diego. craft. Children must have celebrated their third i birthday by 1/1/10 to participate. Programs end on NlemoriaCBooks Donated to 2/22. This program currently has a waiting list. Let Oak Brook Library the librarians know if you are interested so addi- �. in the month of January I tional programs may be considered in the future. Mrs. Carol Brizzolara has donated The Golf Book in memory of Marvin Freitag. Third graders and up are invited to Art from A to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krohn have donated The Academy and Z on Saturdays at 11 am. This program stresses Woods Runner in honor of their son Max's 14th birthday. artistic creativity. Children will work on projects Mr. Bill Duff has donated A God Who Hates: The Courageous related to literature. Programs end on 2/27. Woman Who Inflamed the Muslim World Speaks Out Against the Evils of Islam . Registration is required for all programs listed above. rhei riivne/rrvel,or'k 1W i feNew old uet Materiae Movie Matinee 7.0 , F.,(k,,,, Books Wednesday, Rachel m,Adai,is Fiction: Huckleberry Finished By Livia J. Washburn February 24 @ likk ThTme New/Fiction/WASHBURN 2 pm Traveler's Delilah Dickinson's literary travel agency has scheduled a cruise on the Missis- Wlfe sippi when one of the passengers turns up dead. The second entry in an Based on the �.. ' .4 amusing series by a veteran mystery writer. Bestselling book % Nonfiction: Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture by Ellen Ruppel Shell by Audrey a New/381.149/SHE Niffenegger, ,. The birth of the bargain as we know it from the industrial revolution to the as- the story issembly line to discount retailers and beyond, with spotlights on colorful charac- beautifully 0 ters such as F.W. Woolworth. brought to the , screen by Eric '""" " ", 1 Large Print Bana and Fiction: The White Queen by Phillipa Gregory Rachel , `` New/LP/GREGORY McAdams. .i..,--,:_ii A dazzling account of the wars of the Plantagenets,the claimants and kings ,' who ruled England before the Tudors. By the author of The Other Boleyn Girl. DD Nonfiction:Arthritis for Dummies by Barry Fox, PHD aLKin y In CAGt1`C`j� New/LP/616.72/FOX How to control you diet, exercise and medical treatment to control your arthritis SuperCouponing with Jill Cataldo symptoms and get on with your life Sunday, March 14th at 2 pm Learn the secrets of couponing online with DVDs this expert. Ms. Cataldo is the proprietor of Fiction: State of Play the website and blog "Supercouponing"and l a nationally syndicated columnist. A blistering thriller about deception, corruption and manipulation in DC starring Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck. In and Around Paris Monday, March 22nd at 7 pm Nonfiction: Strong Knees Presented by"Europe the Easy Way's"Al New/DVD/617.58/STRONG Popowits, an Oak Brook Public Library Learn how to reduce and prevent knee pain with physical therapist Chantal favorite. Donnelly. Books on CD �' TMNS rf�S Fiction: Loitering with Intent by Stuart Woods G� New/CD/WOODS A Stone Barrington thriller set in Key West. Study Bunch and Crunch Monday through Nonfiction: The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls New/CD/921/WALLS Thursday a This extraordinary memoir is a stirring and distinctive story that has won tre- 5:30-8:30 pm '�" mendous critical acclaim ir The Activity Room is CDs open Monday through Look for these great titles coming soon: Thursday nights inContra by Vampire Weekend February for teens gradeThe Element of Freedom by Alicia Keys 6 and up to gather to � ,r�'� Elvis 75 by Elvis Presley complete homework and �. Live in Las Vegas by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds socialize with peers. When a break is needed from Need You Now by Lady Antebellum Phrazes for the Young by Julian Casablancas studying, the Library offers an Screamworks by HIM assortment of games to play. As always, a librarian Soldier of Love by Sade is available to assist you with reference questions. Who I Am by Nick Jonas and the Administration SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT .77 1 2 3 4 5 6 o Snow Better Time a Study Bunch& Computer Class: w Study Bunch& Current Events o Art from A to Z 2 pm Crunch 5:30 pm Computer Tips&Tools Crunch 5:30 pm 9:45 am-12 pm for Grade 3+ 3pm 11 am a Study Bunch& Knit Pickers 7 pm Italian Language Group 1 Crunch 5:30 pm a Study Bunch& -3 pm Hispano ArncncU, Crunch 5:30 pm Toast Master- Silken asterSilken Petals 6:30-8:45 9:30 am-3:30 n, 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 r © Snow Better Time a Study Bunch& a Study Bunch& a Study Buncn L. Current o Art from A to Z 2 pm Crunch 5:30 pm Crunch 5:30 pm Crunch 5:30 pm 9:45 am-12 pm for Grade 3+ 11 am a Study Bunch& Knit Pickers 7 pm Wealth Planning Assoc. Senior Planning Networ Computer Clr,U /V V Crunch 5:30 pm 6:30-8:30 pm 9:30 am-12:30 pr 1 ._ 1 r.m Lyric Opera- ChemPharma Italian Language Group Hinsdale Chapter 9:30-12:30 -3 pr 12-3n^ 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 o Snow Better Time a Study Bunch& OBPL Book Discussion a Study Bunch& Cur ::ars;:, o Art from A to Z 2 pm Crunch 5:30 pm 1 pm Crunch 5:30 pm 9:45 am-12 n" for Grade 3+ Computer Class: an Language Group 1 11 am w Study Bunch& Knit Pickers 7 pm Email Basics-3 pm -3 pm Hispano America Crunch 5:30 pm dr Study Bunch& Society of Creative Toast Master Crunch 5:30 pm Anachronism 0.20 on, _1.-)r) r OB Infant Welfare 9:30 6:30-8:45 pm 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Dynamic Watercolor with O Snow Better Time a Study Bunch& Movie Matinee a Study Bunch& Curren: o Art from A to Z Hugh Skibbens 2 pm Crunch 5:30 pm Time Traveler's Wife Crunch 5:30 pm 9:45 am-12 pm for Grade 3+ 2 pm a Study Bunch& 2 pm Italian Language Group 1 11 am 2 Crunch 5:30 pm Knit Pickers 7 pm a Study Bunch& -3 pm Women's Investment Crunch 5:30 pm Moschel-Ghan India Developmer Group 12-3 pm Breast Cancer 3 Day for 6:30-8:45 pm Coalition of America the Cure 5:30 pm 2-4:45 pm 28 Games,tv, café,and Adult programs Jak Brook Real Estate email available in the O Children's Group 1 -3 pr Lobby anytime sil Young Adults All ages in black '.esi. .• (Mtg Rm)Open to A