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Home My WebLink About2010-11 Library/4#/ lUeaccn 010 Oak Brook Roar{ -Oak Brook, Illinois 60,-)23 ``' "' "" 630-368-7700-WNW.Mak-brook.lib.il.us Volume 8, Issue I I November 2010 fie eonve'ctib1e6R -2 711A171Z Sunday, November 7 @ 2 pm 5unulaj, a ovembet 14 @ 2pm We're celebrating the 175th anniversary of his birth and the 100th anniversary of his death! Mark Twain portrayer Thomas Gilding will ~=" interact with children, telling stories and �` showing slides of his boyhood home, his cif - r days on the Mississippi River and his travels out West. Twain then helps children use their imagination to make up their own stories. Children will get to talk with the author. Mark Twain bookmarks are pre- sented to all children. The Convertibles quartet performs a wide-ranging mixture Perfect for grades K— 5. of music throughout northeastern Illinois. The group has its roots in four-part barbershop harmony, but ever since the Convertibles formed in 1997 they've grown musical branches in new directions. Audiences are likely to hear a �� mixture of ballads from the Forties, doo-wop music from the Fifties, pop music from the Sixties, a few jokes -- and a few surprises. 9lalo $ostpasit oK will Cje f f aid ao oca ix Thursdays, Nov. 4th & 11th - 6:30-8:45 Saturday, Nov. 6th - 9:00-11:00 am The Village of Oak Brook is currently seeking residents to apply for a position with our Library Discover how to artistically capture natural scenes by learning and Commission. The Library Commission meets every practicing the fundamentals of photographic composition. Through a other month beginning in January on the third combination of classroom instruction, practice in the field and peer Tuesday at 7 pm and advises the Village Board group review, you will learn how to translate these design principles regarding Library policies and services. into expressive photographs. Interested residents can obtain an Application for <w Appointment at the Oak Brook Public Library, This three-part class involves two ti Village Hall or online at www.oak-brook.orq. Thursday evening sessions at the Positions on this Commission can only be appointed library discussing technique and by the Village President with approval of the Village composition and one Saturday Board. Completed applications should be returned morning session taking pictures to Village Hall, attention Donna Bettin. Questions at a to be determined location. regarding this appointed commission can be directed to Library Director Sue Madorin. ",Teen Seen _ . Wed. Nov. 3, 3-4 pm Intro to MS Excel 2007 Sing Your Heart Out November 3 7 pm Use your pipes and jam to the coolest tunes through Karaoke using Fri. Nov. 5, 11 am-12 pm Computer Basics the Wii Gaming System. Wed. Nov. 10, 3-4 pm Intermediate MS Excel We've Got Game November 13 10-4 pm 2007 Grab your friends and have your own video game tournament in the YS Program Room in celebration of National Gaming Day. al • , All you need to do is check out your video game for free at the , - - "' circulation desk and get your game on! If you get"board" with video games,choose from our selection of board games. Passport to India December 15 7pm Oft gook �('OG�(QN�I � .-, Come travel with us to India!Experience the culture, sights and As our holiday season approaches, please consider 1 _,. sounds of this enchanted country. The traditional regional dances, sharing your love of books with others by purchasing a performed by the talented Trupti Vyas,instructor of the OB Park book through the Oak Brook Public Library Gift Book Program to District's Bhangra Beat,and her students will leave you spellbound. recognize that special event or special someone. You may choose to remember a special event(birthday, anniversary, graduation),the Children's Activity schedule memory of a loved one,the person who has everything, an occasion that says"No Gifts Necessary,"the memory of a beloved family pet, a Marti ng November ist teacher who has shown a special interest in your child, an employee who has done a great job, someone who has helped you in some way, BabY Giggles the birth of a child, or a coach. Consider starting a family tradition of for Children ages 1-2 years on Thursdays at 1 pm giving a book to the Library each year during the holidays. Donate a book representing the ages of your children and watch your"family Baby smiles and Baby giggles light up anyone's day.Stop on by collection" progress through the years. and bring your little ones to our newest lapsit story time. This story time allows parents and children to interact through stories, As a donor, you will receive a letter recognizing your donation, plus a dance, songs and books within a playgroup setting. Siblings are free library movie rental. Your donation will be listed in the newsletter always welcome and may even bring their own baby doll so they and posted on the"Give the Gift of Books"bulletin board in the Library. can be part of the story time also.Through this story time we will Your honoree will receive a letter or certificate recognizing your gift, a celebrate popular children's authors and nursery rhymes. copy of the inscribed book plate and, in the case of young children, the ChillY Willy Crew option of having their photo taken with their book. The photo will be for Preschoolers on Mondays at 12:30 pm posted in the Children's Section on the"My Book"bulletin board. Brr!It's cold outside! Why don't you get out of that chilly Thank you for your interest in our program. As you can see,this weather and curl up with a good book and warm friends at the is an easy and thoughtful way to spread the love of reading in our library.We will have a jolly time reading, singing songs and community. We hope you will choose to participate in our program creating a simple craft. Children must have celebrated their 3rd and share the joy of books with all. birthday by November 1, 2010 for this program. Bountiful Bunch 1 ivlemorial Books Donated to for K,l st and 2nd graders on Thursdays at 7 pm 41. Oak Brook Library Autumn leaves are falling and holiday magic is filling the air!Join in the month of October us for magical moments filled with awesome books, delightful songs and tons of fun. We'll love seeing you for this wonderfully The EMTALA Answer Book has been donated by interactive story time. During this story time,we will create a Dr. Mark M. Moy, Trustee on the Village of Oak Brook Board. seasonal craft and enjoy stories. The Village of Oak Brook has donated Busy Body in loving Holly-Daze WorKshop memory of Doris Kapper, mother of Village Employee Rose for 3rd grade and up on Saturdays at 11 am Kane. Fill your holly-daze with beautiful designs you create in our very Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krohn have donated a copy of Lindsey own"workshop" (AKA Program Room). Vonn in honor of Lindsey Kildow Vonn's birthday. Mrs. Helen Schell has donated a copy of Safe Haven by 1300k PiScuSSion Nicholas Sparks in memory of her husband James. Austin and Sydney Sabbagha have donated a copy of Fever of Our Book Club selection for November 17 the Bone, Immanuel's Veins, and Coming Back to honor is Losing Mum and Pup by Christopher O li "" Asma, Rudyand Randa Sabbagha. She has also purchased a BuckleyBooks are available at the �' g kt copy of Getting to Happy, and The Postcard Killers to Circulation Desk. remember Glenn and Ellen Barnes' 50th Wedding Anniversary. Charlie St. Cloud New Adtiet Materiae Books Fiction: Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner New/Fiction/Gardner Lir. i A veteran police detective, a nurse at a pediatric psych ward,and the mother of a IS FOR troubled son lead this suspenseful mystery as the lives of these three women LIVING unfold and connect in unexpected ways as sins from the past emerge. Nonfiction: If the Allies Had Fallen: Sixty Alternate Scenarios of World War II by �'' Dennis E. Showalter&Harold C. Deutsch New/940.542 IF... In this compelling book, historians suggest what might have been if key events during the war had gone differently,from the Munich Crisis to the dropping of the Z A C E R o N first atom bomb. CHARLIE ST.CLOUD DVDs gym. ' Fiction: Alice in Wonderland New/DVD/ALICE... `t �-,' In Tim Burton's new twist on an old tale,Alice returns to the whimsical world she .° first entered as a child with Johnny Depp starring as the Mad Hatter. Nonfiction: Babies harlie St. Cloud is a small-town he's New/DVD/305.232/Babies :ccomplished sailor who has it all: the This documentary follows four babies from different parts of the globe as they lion of his mother and younger brother en-- navigate their first year of life. Features Ponijao from Namibia, Bayarjargal from tanford scholarship. His bright future is cu Mongolia, Hattie who lives in San Francisco and Mari from Tokyo. short when tragedy strikes and takes his 4reams with it. Now Charlie is torn betw " � Books on CD honoring a promise he made years ago a ;; Fiction: 61 Hours by Lee Child pursuing his newfound love with a forme New/CD/CHILD igh school classrnate A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of deadly confrontation as a brave woman stands up for justice in a nearby town that unknowingly has a deadly assassin coming their way. Saturday, October 30 and November 6,9:30 to 12:30 Nonfiction: Soul of a Dog by Jon Katz New/CD/636 KAT AARP Safe Driver Class Kats spotlights his border collie Rose as he falls ill and she never leaves his side Pre-registration is required.Participants must attend both days to be while also making revealing observations about Elvis the doughnut-loving steer awarded a certificate. Materials fee is$14 for the workbook:AARP and Mother the murderous barn cat. members get$2 discount. You can sit in on the class for free. Large Print Under Illinois Law,those -„ Fiction: The Chopin Manuscript by Jeffrey Deaver and others above 55,whether AARP ii TAI 1 t members of not,qualify for / New/LP/DEAVER worthwhile multi-year auto w This tale is a unique collaboration of by a dream team of 15 of the world's greatest ._- 7 1i thriller writers as theyfollow a previouslyunknown score byFrederic Chopin that insurance discount by � � �` p� completing this course. contains a secret that threatens the lives of thousands of Americans. Please check with your Ano o Nonfiction: The Clinton Tapes by Taylor Branch insurance company for the 111 rt? �' � t ', exact discount and the correct ° ` " New/LP/921 CLINTON BRA procedure to obtain it. 1'f�11$� I�72 ; The Clinton Tapes rests upon a project, initiated by President Bill Clinton,to preserve an unfiltered record of presidential experience as relayed by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch. CDs VS.01 1, The Library will be Come Around Sundown by Kings of Leon CT closed on Thursday, New/CD/781.66 Kings of Leon Atsc t"° November 25 and 41-....Y The Followills'follow up their multi Grammy winning album Only By the Night is sure to cement their status as one of the biggest rock bands in the country. • .• Friday, November 26 and will close at 5 pm The Guitar Song by Jamey Johnson ,..$ Non Wednesday, New/CD/781.64 Johnson ovember 24. powerhouse Jmores �--+•+�' songsCountry performedwerhouswith hisatrademarkeyJohnsn attitude.turnwith a double album full of heart felt SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SATNg Adult programs 1 2 3 4 5 6 O Children's 0 Chilly Willy Crew Knit Pickers 7 pm Computer Class: o Baby Giggles 1 pm Computer Class: o Holly-Daze Work- mil Young Adults for preschoolers Intro to MS Excel 2007 o Bountiful Bunch for K Computer Basics 11 am shop for Gr. 3+ All ages in black 12:30 pm 21st Century Institut(: 3 pm -Gr.2-7 pm 11 am :silent Reservation. 9:30-; oda Teen Scene-Sing Photo Composition Current Events AARP 9:30-12:30 (Mtg Rm)Open to Al ,VFGiiLA 10- 12 Your Heart Out 7 pm -part 1 9:45- 12 Photo Composition 6:30 pm -field trip Italian Language OF 1 Silken Petals 6:30 pm 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 o Mark Twain Tales o Chilly Willy Crew Knit Pickers 7 pm Computer Class. 0 Baby Giggles 1 pm Current L ....Is O Holly-Daze Work- 2 pm for preschoolers Intermediate Excel 3 pm o Bountiful Bunch for K 9:45-12 shop for Gr.3+ 12:30 pm ChemPharma Oak Brook Infant Welfare -Gr.2-7 pm 11 am 9:30-12:30 9:30- 1 Photo Composition OBWC Computer Club Oak Brook AAUW \NFG/ILA 10-12 Advanced Italian part 2-6:30 pm 12:30-4 pm 9:30-12:30 Jazzy Read= 6:45-8:45 pm Italian United Mitochondrial 1 -3. i 3 pnDisease 1-4 pm 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The Convertibles o Chilly Willy Crew Knit Pickers 7 pm OBPL Book Discussion 0 Baby Giggles 1 pm Current Eve, 0 Holly-Daze Work- 2 pm for preschoolers 1 pm o Bountiful Bunch for K 9:45- shop for Gr.3+ 12:30 pm Library Commission Infant Welfare -Gr. 2-7 pm 11 am OBWC Book <p Meeting 7 pm 9:30-12:30 Italian Language Group Toast Masters 9:30- 11 am WFGIILA 2-4:30 1-3 pm 9:45 am-12 pm DuPage Apple Users Advanced Italian SCA 6:30-8:45 pm York Twp Republican Group 7 pm 6:45 8:45 pm 'omen's Org 12-3 pm 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Imran 1--1,r,;0 r,v;.,i... WFG/ILA 10-12:30 Knit Pickers 7 poi Movie Matinee LIBRARY LIBRARY 1 -3:30 pr; Women's Investment 2 p' CLOSED CLOSED 2 Group 12-3 pm LIBRARY CLOSES AT 5 PM 0 28 29 30 o Chilly Willy Crew Knit Pickers 7 pm for preschoolers 12:30 pm