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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-04 Oak Brook Public =: : I ihrar / L Library _ 600 Oak Brook Road - Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 �"''` 630-368-7700 - www.oak-brook.lib.il.us Volume 10, Issue 4 April 2012 Library Hours Silent Art Auction 9:30 am-9 pm Monday-Thursday 9:30 am-5 pm Friday-Saturday Bid on a great piece of artwork. -, 1 pm 5 pm Sunday* *closed Sundays between Memorial and Labor Day All proceeds benefit the Library. Six local artists have donated their art to the Library's Silent Department Numbers Auction. The pictures are on display on the wall Circulation 630-368-7701 behind the Reference Desk. Reference 630-368-7725 4- fi +. Youth Services 630-368-7733 � �tiv Ivy,'p - ,, , µ,� --- *per` ^ t fc Library Commission --'"' .... ,ii .. Thank you to Joyce Antoniolli ,Abhi Ganju,Jeff Roberta Petz, President , Franklin, Bruce Miller, Gail Randall and Lyn Tietz for Herb Arnquistyour generosity and talent. Winners of the Susan Epstein 4Mi t p a4 i„ highest bids will be announced during Jeffry Franklin - Branching Out on April 14. Veena Mendiratta Hope Sabbagha v belongo library' '',:s,„, Sandra Wittrock , l+ E r,te N n I L i ary.Week, r,I Z-14,2012 4 Av.atyola r .. *2012 Honora "ear etad 14i;k-el Commission Meetings Tuesdays May1�5 �p National Library Week July 17 September 18 National Library Week is an observance sponsored by the American Library November 20 Association and libraries across the country each April. It allows us to pay tribute to the contributions of libraries and librarians and to promote library Follow us online use. Libraries can help us discover a new opportunities. Take advantage of www.oak-brook.lib.il.us free access to books, computers, reference service, assistance with resumes twitter @oakbrooklibrary and job searches, adult and children's programs, financial information, CDs, DVDs and downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks. Our professional Facebook librarians are information smart and are ready to help you find the answer to and our youth services blog: your question. oakbrookpubliclibraryblog.blogspot.com This year the theme for National Library Week b, is You Belong @ Your Library. National Library ., Week runs from April 8th through April 14th. On Wednesday, the Library will waive fines up to five �" i dollars on items returned to the Circulation Desk. put-4 ff, _ _ i ' 14.0, On Friday, films can be checked out without a fee. On Saturday, April 14th, Oak Brook Library will hold a special event, celebrating ten years at i , ' ' 600 Oak Brook Road. Please take note of all the ttza , festivities that will be available during Branching ---- Out, our gala celebration. We hope to see you there. Adult Programs Computer Classes Wednesday, April 4 @ 9:30 am — 5 pm Mon.,April 2 @ 1 pm Computer Tips &Tools This class will give you practical computer tips. Topics include: Life Line Screening ik 1 printing, highlighting to copy and paste, volume control, search engines and mouse skills. Life Line Screening returns to Registration is required #4111t. Oak Brook Public Library to + -- perform ultrasound screenings Mon., April 9 @ 1 pm Intro to MS Word that scan for Stroke, VascularParticipants will learn to start up and shut down MS Word, Disease and Osteoporosis. �, understand how typing on a computer differs from using a These simple, non-invasive tests i ,,,t„,,• c typewriter, change the"look” or format of the text, save and print a document. Registration is required detect abnormalities before they cause a stroke or other serious event. Screenings for Mon., April 16 @ 1 pm Intro to MS Excel Atrial Fibrillation (irregular heart rhythm) and Blood This class will introduce the Excel spreadsheet. Areas covered tests for complete lipid panel, high sensitivity will be the everyday commands found on the Ribbon; create a C-Reactive Protein and diabetes are also offered. new workbook, save workbooks, insert and delete column and Pre-registration is required. To schedule an rows and enter text and numbers. Registration is required appointment, please call 877-792-8480 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com. Tile Descendants yr Wednesday, April 11 @ 7 pm r Movie Matinee ,,,,, Wed., April 25 @ 2 pm Tarvinder Ahluwalia: A Taste of Yogurt Descendants A land baron tries to re-connect Join Oak Brook resident, Tarvinder with his two daughters after his Ahluwalia, in a delicious and fun-filled wife is seriously injured in a d program on Yogurt - its nutritional -, " boating accident. lit benefits, making yogurt at home without _. _� ' any special equipment and easy Rated R 115 minutes recipes to incorporate in everyday meals and snacks. Favorites List Sign Up Do you want email notifications when the Library receives new Fridays, April 13th & April 27th @ 12:30 pm materials by your favorite author or on your favorite topic? Stop Chair Yoga Class by the Library and let us tell you how you can sign up. Can't make it into the Library? Then give us a call. The Library needs an email address on file for this service to work. Not sure if you Exercise, Stretch, and Relax. Join Personal have an email address on file? Contact the Circulation Desk. Trainer and Yoga Instructor Sandy Auriemma for a 45 minute class on Chair OBPL BOOK DISCUSSION Yoga. Learn how to do basic stretches from , the comfort and convenience of your own Wednesday, April 18 @ 2 pm , i� rR home! All ages welcome. '. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Blink explores the process by which people make decisions, Wednesday, May 2 @ 7 pm explaining how the difference between good and bad decision Bill Gramas: How to Repair a making is directly related to the details on which people focus, and offers advice on how to improve decision making skills. Busted America 'I Financial expert Bill Gramas returns to ;, ,, Travel Databases discuss America's current financial situation and what factors have led to it. Are you planning a trip this year? Check out our new He will also present a solution that "- 'travel databases. A to Z's Global Road Warrior, World involves unfixing China's currency with Travel & USA give in-depth coverage on 175 that of the United States. This informative program countries. You can find city guides, maps, day trips, will help simplify the complex financial issues facing hotels restaurants, shopping, visa and passport the nation today. information, historical details and much, much more. ■ S Cor Sampling of New and Upcoming Materials ena You can place your own "hold" on items checked out or on order stop by the through our website www.oak-brook.Iib.il.us or Spring Used Book Auction 9 March 1 —April 21,2012 Reference Desk for assistance. Many fine used and rare books will be on view in the Oak Brook Books Public Library's lobby display cases during the bidding dates. Bids will be accepted at the Library and by email until noon on Fiction Saturday,April 21, 2012.Those who wish to place a bid or check Burton, Milton T. The Devil's Odds on the status of an item may email the Friends of the Library at Chung,Catherine Forgotten Country friendsobpl@yahoo.com D'agostino, Kris The Sleepy Hollow Family Almanac Delinsky, Barbara First, Best and Only 2012 Annual Used Book Sale Donohue, Meg How to Eat a Cupcake April 19,20,21,2012 Griffiths, Elly The House at Sea's End To volunteer to help on sale dates, please sign up at the Harris, Robert The Fear Index Circulation Desk in the Library or email the Friends. Halliday, Gemma Play Nice April 19-21,2012 Hess,Joan Deader Homes and Gardens Thursday, noon-8 pm Hunter, Madeline The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne $5 charge per person from noon-4 pm,free from 4-8 pm Kunzru, Hari Gods Without Men $10 charge for Elec. Device for Scanning Purposes, noon-4 pm Laukkanen, Owen The Shoemaker's Wife Free all day for Friends Members McKevett, G.A. Buried in Buttercream Friday-9:30 am-4:30 pm, Free Perlman, Elliot The Street Sweeper Saturday-9:30 am-3 pm, Free Persson, Leif Another Time,Another Life: The Story of a Crime Cash or Checks accepted Nonfiction Evergreen Concert Alford, Mimi Once upon a Secret: My Affair With President John May 6,2012 @ 3 pm F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath St. Charles Singers present a choral music performance. Brock, David The Fox Effect: How Roger Ailes Turned a Network Reservations not required. Seating opens at 2:15 pm and is limited into a Propaganda Machine to the first 120 people. There will be complimentary refreshments Davenport Hines, R. Voyagers of the Titanic following this free program plus a free CD drawing(winner must be Druckerman, Pamela Bringing Up Bebe present). Ferguson, Kitty Stephen Hawking: An Unfettered Mind Gessen, Masha The Man Without a Face:The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin CONNECTING WORLDS... Halperin, Daniel Tinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epi- The Story of the Chicago Portage National Historic Site demic and How the World Can Finally Overcome It Presented by The Salt Creek Greenway Association and 'say, Dave All There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorps The Fullersburg Historic Foundation Masters,Alexander Simon:The Genius in My Basement Robinson, Marilynne When I Was a Child I Read Books Saturday,April 28 @ 1:30 pm Stringer, Chris Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Presenters: Mark MacLean and Jeff Carter Humans on Earth Friends of the Chicago Portage DVDs Learn about the history of the portage, how it was a major The Artist a factor in the development of the United States interior and Cinema Verite f The Darkest Hour why Chicago,one of the world's largest cities, had its beginnings Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close k rf at the shores of Lake Michigan on the Illinois prairie because Haywire '" ... of the portage connection. The Iron Lady ,' Historic storytelling and discussion follows. The Man Nobody Knew Treme-Season 2 For more information about this free educational heritage program, War Horse call 708-865-8736 or 630-512-7336 We Bought a Zoom_ZOO g Gift Books Donated-to Music Oak Brook library Hvorostovsky, Dmitri Rachmaninov Romances • 41 Jones, Norah Little Broken Hearts in the month of.wiarch Mraz,Jason Love Is a Four Letter Word The Oak Brook Public Library donated Sweet Shawlettes in Raitt, Bonnie Slipstream memory of Frances A. Pidone, mother of Mary Duncan. Rascal Flatts Changed Spalding, Esperanza Radio Music Society Earl and Bobbie Petz donated Cats(DVD)and Secret Agent Train California 37 Splat!in memory of Simba Rubenstein. ,Underwood, Carrie Blow Away SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 o Storytime:Toddling O Storytime:Grades Life Line Screening 0 Storytime:Terrific Twos 10 am K-2 4:30 pm 9:30 am-5 pm 3&4s 4:30 pmPP Computer Class: Knit Pickers 7 pm o Storytime:Terrific Computer Tips and Tools 3&4s 4:30 pm 1 pm 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 o Storytime:Toddling ©Storytime:Grades © Storytime:Terrific o Storytime:Terrific Chair Yoga Branching Out ` Twos 10 am K-2 4:30 pm 3&4s 4:30 pm 3-4s 4:30 pm 12:30 pm 1-4 pm Computer Class. Knit Pickers 7 pm A Taste of Yogurt Intro to MS Word 1 pm 7 pm 15 16 17 18 19 20 21to O Storytime:Toddling O Storytime:Grades Book Discussion: Used Book Sale Used Book Sale Used Book Sale Twos 10 am K-2 4:30 pm Blink 2 pm 12 - 8 pm 9:30 am 4:30 pm 9:30 am - 3 pm Computer Class Knit Pickers 7 pm 0 Storytime:Terrific 0 Storytime:Terrific Intro to MS Excel 1 pn; 3&4s 4:30 pm 3-4s 4:30 pm 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 O Storytime:Toddling 0 Storytime: Grades Movie Matinee 0 Storytime:Terrific Chair Yoga Twos 10 am K-2 4:30 pm The Descendants 2 pm 3-4s 4:30 pm 12:30 pm Knit Pickers 7 pm 0 Storytime:Terrific 3&4s 4:30 pm0 29 30 Adult programs 0 Storytime:Toddling O Children's Twos 10 am a*Young Adults All ages in black s:�%P4..11.