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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-09 Oak Brook .. Public .:-- •- Library Ieaccn Library �� _,. ,- 600 Oak Brook Road - Oak Brook, Illinois 60.523 �`'"' 630-368-7700 -www.oak-brook.lib.il.iis Volume 9, Issue 9 September 201 1 Library Hours Frame tae Lilirary Director 9:30 am-9 pm Monday-Thursday 9:30 am-5 pm Friday-Saturday Back to school holds a special meaning for people 1 pm-5 pm Sunday of all ages. At the Library it signifies the time set TheSmartestCard aside to celebrate the value of getting a library card. Get it.Use it. Library Closed Sept.4&5 c�your�ib��ary:' Join libraries across the country for Library Card l7eparfmeKt NumbersSign-UpMonth. Getting a library card couldn't possibly be easier. Simply bring in a photo ID to Circulation 630-368-7701 630-368-77establish your identity and a proof of residency, such as a valid Illinois Reference Referuth Scevices 630-368-7733 Driver's License. A library card is your ticket to joining the millions of Americans that now turn to the library on a regular basis as their source for Library Coiuiuissi.oK books, magazines, movies, music and informative programs. Our patrons Roberta Petz, President rely on the library for everything from finding a job to downloading a digital Herb Arnquist book. Others have found the library as a place of solitude where they can Susan Epstein check their emails, find the latest DVD releases or just relax and enjoy the Veena Mendiratta views of our gardens. Not only is a library card the smartest item in your Hope Sabbagha wallet but it opens a whole new world of information, entertainment and Sandra Wittrock opportunity. Comiuissiokt MeeftK slay- Tuesdays at 7 pm !�'�-.'�.y� =: rIPIIIII �/ !NI tit September 20 Sunday, September 18th 2 pm November 15 2- Join Dr. Arthur Friedman of Eureka Discoveries for t=ottow us okrtirze --. , a foray into the world of the really cold. Watch in www.oak-brook.lib.il.us amazement as ordinary materials acquire twitter @oakbrooklibrary extraordinary properties at the temperature of liquid nitrogen. Ages 5 and up. Facebook and our youth services blog: arren Brown as Mark Twain: oakbrookpubliclibraryblog.blogspot.com e Private History of a Campaign That Failed °' onday, September 19 @ 7 pmOAK Bfrke t 1't'11 J//I 111'/1":tt t,., >< Warren Brown presents an uproariously `� ,�`..I `` authentic characterization of Mark Twain's ,- stories and lecture series which promoteiikliii an appreciation for humanity. It's educational, inspirational, and , historically amusing. Registration is 4�aa,ai c.assaua o' ;ix$x.= cr,evan� tal required, please call 630-368-7725. Check out a Kill-A-Watt Meter! Computer Classes Borrow a Kill-a-Watt meter and you will be able to plug this device into a wall outlet, plug an appliance, Registration required, please call 630-368-7725 computer, lamp, or other electrical product into the Into to MS Word 2007 - Monday, Sept. 12 @ 11 am monitor and find out how efficient (or wasteful) those Participants will learn to start up and shut down MS Word, devices really are. On the large LCD display you will be understand how typing on a computer differs from using a able to monitor the kilowatt hour consumption of an typewriter, change the"look"or format of the text, save and item to learn how much it costs to run. You can print a document. determine electrical expenses by day, week, or month, Computer Basics- Friday, Sept. 16 @ 11 am cycling through displays Participants will learn the basics of what makes up a r. including voltage (volt), computer, mouse handling skills, use of the bar and how to , .,,� amperage (amp), wattage start and exit an application. - 0 i� ° (watt), line frequency (Hz), pp '� ' and power factor (VA). Intro to MS Excel 2007 - Monday, Sept. 26 @ 11 am Areas covered will be the everyday commands found on the The meters are available at the Ribbon; create a new workbook, save workbooks, insert and Reference Desk. delete column and rows and enter text and numbers. Internet Basics - Friday, Sept. 30 @ 11 am OBPL Book Discussion is back! Participants will learn to connect to the Internet, understand Wednesday, September 21 @ 2 pm Internet Explorer's menu and toolbar, type in a web address The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Sklott to get to a specific site and use an Internet search tool. Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been i .21 94 at, 11 , tet kept alive indefinitely,enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer ) } research, in vitro fertilization and gene mapping. Do you often wonder, "What should I read ,I Save the Date! next?" We'd love to help. Simply go to the lir Oak Brook Public Library's Facebook page Recycling Extravaganza on 1 111 ecYG- and post your last three reads on our wall, � � , October 291-h frow 9:30 am VIIII and we'll respond with a suggestion that fits your If0 12:30 pm. 17eta tS t0 come. interests. See if you can stump our librarians! Yard waste stickers are currently Gift Books Donated to ; � ., available at the Circulation Desk. • Oak Brook Library Theysell for $2.70per sticker. '- ` . in the month of_Angus Long Term Care Insurance The Current Events Group donated Stem Cell Hope and Crashes, Crises and Calamities in memory of Charles and Ellen Meyer. Tuesday, September 13 @ 7 pm Helen M. Schell has donated the audiobook One Summer in memo ih Linda Antonietti, a representative from State Farm Insurance of her husband James Schell � � Agency will explain the importance of Long-Term Care Insurance, and what to look for when purchasing a policy. This program is Susan and Mark Madorin donated''ecipes rom am'° affan Sininor'in intended for educational purposes. No products or services will memory of Alice Lapore. be sold. Registration is required, please call 630-368-7725. Bernadette Kazmi donated Amma Ji and Me:My Mother and Me in - — - - - honor of her mother-in-law Jamila Un-Nisa Kazmi. Valerie Stockton donated The Best Birthday Party Ever and Have Y . - Ever Seen a Duck in a Raincoat in honor of Mary Helen MacDonald' Sunday, October 2nd at 2 pm birthday. Dino Crisanti will demonstrate how he ..1 i The Village of Oak Brook donated Neverwhere(audiobook)in creates masks, creatures and monsters, big and small. Learn how to build your memory of Everitt Michael Fairbanks, brother of Library employee own monster from the ground up. Dino not . . Linda Fairbanks. only teaches"Stop Motion Animation" at 17---` ) The Oak Brook Public Library donated Blue-Eyed Devil(audiobook) in Columbia College but also sculpts and memory of Everitt Michael Fairbanks, brother of Library employee designs toys. Ages 5 and up. Linda Fairbanks. Conviction Sampling of New and Upcoming Materials You can place your own "hold" on items checked out or on order i Movie Matinee through our website,www.oak-brook.lib.il.us or stop by the Wed., September 28 @ 2 pm Reference Desk for assistance. , A working mother puts herself Books through law school in an effort ' Fiction of to represent her brother, who J Adams,Jane111 The Dead of Winter: A Rina Martin Novel , . 1has been wron full convicted Caldwell, Laura Claim of Innocence g y Chase, Loretta Silk Is for Seduction of murder and has exhausted Dailey,Janet Bannon Brothers: Trust . his chances to appeal his Haddam,Jane Flowering Judas conviction through public Hatcher, Robin Lee Belonging ' defenders. Jeffries, Roderic Murder Majorcan Style .. 107 mins. R rated Kent, Christobel A Murder in Tuscany LaHaye,Tim Thunder of Heaven Levine, Luara Pampered to Death Knit Pickers Need Your Help! Moyes,Jojo The Last Letter from Your Lover Quinn,Julia Just Like Heaven The Oak Brook Library Knit Pickers would Raybourn, Deanna The Dark Enquiry appreciate donations of baby yarn. The Knit Schwartz,John Northwest Corner Pickers, who have been meeting every Tuesday Turtledove, Harry The Big Switch: The War That Came Early night since November 2004, have donated their time and materials to create approximately 180 baby hats, Nonfiction 50 sets of baby booties, 30 baby blankets, 40 lap Cheney, Dick In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir blankets for veterans, 16 cat blankets for cat Dugard,Jaycee A Stolen Life adoption, over 30 sets of hats and scarves for Eagleman, David Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain seamen and special scarves for WWII Veterans. Evans, Rod L Thingamajigs and Watchamacallits These wonderful gifts have been donated to Gottlieb Fuller,Alexandra Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness Hospital, St. Jude's, Adventist Glen Oaks Hospital, Fuller, Robert Lynn Phantom of Fear:The Banking Panic of 1933 University of Illinois Medical Center, Rush University, Gray, Geoffrey Hijack:The Hunt for D. B. Cooper Children's Memorial Hospital and others. Holland,Jennifer Unlikely Friendships:47 Remarkable Stories from b the Animal Kingdom Please consider making a donation soMitnick, Kevin Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures As the World's the Knit Pickers can continue their '� F_ Most Wanted Hacker great, charitable work. 1111,141 Norwich,John Julius Absolute Monarchs:A History of the Papacy Parker, Matthew The Sugar Barons: Family, Corruption, Empire, and TEXTILES OF THE LATE 1800's... War in the West Indies Rossol,LIVING HISTORY DEMONSTRATIONStory Schmitt,miMonona Pick Your Poison Eric Counterstrike:The Untold of America's Secret Sunday, September 25, 2011 —2 pm Campaign Against Al Qaeda Friends of OBPL Meeting Room Yeshe, Lama When the Chocolate Runs Out Lead Demonstrator: Mickey Anderson, Spinning, DVDs Sheeping Beauties Criminal Minds,season 6 -_ -- Presented by the Fullersburg Historic Foundation Glee,season 2 ' www.fullersburg.orq Hanna 1 #k-- ,`.:' At the end of the 19th Century, many farm wives and Horrible Bosses "-Pe, A daughters were still making their own cloth and linens The Office,season 7 ° and sewing the family's clothing. This labor intensive Supernatural,season 6 t1f' work involved weaving, spinning, hand quilting, pattern Thor I making, dyeing, knitting and hand stitching. Transformers: Dark of the Moon v ,; X-Men: First Class ` ` Learn what raw materials were used and how historic fabrics and designs were created. Examples of old Music textiles, a circular sock making machine and a 200 Bennett,Tony Duets II year old spinning wheel will be on display. Kravitz, Lenny Black and White America Ask questions of the demonstrators and try your hand Lady Antebellum Own the Night at a spin by the old wheel. Red Hot Chili Peppers I'm With You d For more information on this free educational program Staind Stare contact 630-512-7336 or 708-865-8736. Strait, George Heere For a Good Time SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SATS Adult programs 1 2 3 e ©Children's «i Young Adults All ages in black 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 LIBRARY LIBRARY KnitPickers7pm e CLOSED CLOSED PIA 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 O Pumpkin Patch o Leaf It to Books o Candy Apple Corner o The Cram Crew Computer Class. o Autumn Artists Parade 10 am 4:30 pm 4:30 pm 6-8 pm Computer Basics 11 am e Computer Class:MS o The Cram Crew 11 am Word 2007 6-8 pm o The Cram Crew 11 am Long Term Care 6-8 pm © The Cram Crew Insurance 7 pm 6-8 pm Knit Pickers 7 pm 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 © The Big Chill o Pumpkin Patch O Leaf It to Books Book Disc:The Immortal o The Cram Crew O Autumn Artists 2 pm Parade 10 am 4:30 pm Life of Henrietta Lacks 6-8 pm 11 am O The Cram Crew O The Cram Crew 2 pm 6-8 pm 6-8 pm 0 Candy Apple Corner 4:30 pm Warren Brown as Knit Pickers 7 pm o The Cram Crew Mark Twain 7 pm 6-8 pm 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 O Pumpkin Patch o Leaf It to Books Movie Matinee- O The Cram Crew Computer Class. 7 Parade 10 am 4:30 pm Conviction 2 pm 6-8 pm Internet Basics Computer Class: MS o The Cram Crew o Candy Apple Corner 11 am Excel 2007 6-8 pm 4:30 pm u. 11 am o The Cram Crew7 o The Cram Crew Knit Pickers 7 pm 40 6-8 pm 6-8 pm