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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-07 Oak Brook Public IihrarLedccn Library 600 Oak Brook Road - Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 630-368-7700 - www.oak-brook.org/library Volume 10, Issue 7 July 2012 Library Hours Adult Programs 9:30 am-9 pm Monday-Thursday 9:30 am-5 pm Friday-Saturday Registration is required for all programs. Please call 630-368-7725. 1 pm-5 pm Sunday* *closed Sundays between Memorial and Labor Day Monday, July 9 @ 3 pm Dr. Mark Moy: Series on Medical Emergencies OB Trustee and Liaison to the Library Dr. Mark Moy presents: Heat Related Medical Emergencies. He Department Numbers will discuss the physiology of heat exchange,covering both heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Dr. Moy will Circulation 630-368-7702 instruct how to recognize signs,treat symptoms,and prevent incidents. Reference 630-368-7725 Youth Services 630-368-7733 Monday, July 9 @ 7 pm Human Papillomavirus(HPV)and HPV Vaccines This informational program will explore the nature and scope of the human papillomavirus(HPV) Library Commission epidemic in the United States. Also,it will examine the two vaccines presently available to prevent this infection. Presenters include faculty members and students of the Midwestern University Chicago Roberta Petz. President College of Pharmacy as well as a cervical cancer survivor. Parents and children of all ages are Anthony DiCanio encouraged to attend this presentation. Susan Epstein Jeffry Franklin Wednesdays, July 11, 18&25 @ 7 pm Summer Chess with Chess Now Veena Mendiratta OBPL welcomes back USCF Postal Master Expert/A Player Jim Egerton this summer for Summer Chess Hope Sabbagha at the Library with Chess Now. Designed for beginning and returning players,these drop-in sessions will Sandra Wittrock explain strategy and tactics using recent tournament games. All materials are provided, including boards and sets. Time is allocated for play between participants after the discussion. For patrons age 14 and Commission Meetings Up. Tuesdays @ 7 pim Friday,July 13 @ 12:30 pm T'ai Chi Class July 17 Join Personal Trainer Sandy Auriemma as she teaches T'ai Chi for beginners. An internal Chinese September 18 martial art,T'ai Chi is practiced for both its defense training and its health benefits. Researchers have November 20 found it can show some favorable effects on the promotion of balance control,flexibility,and cardiovascular fitness. Follow us online Monday, July 16 @ 7 pm Shift Your Assets from Clutter to Cash www.oak-brook.org/library Learn how to turn your clutter into cash! Join Laura Bruzas as she explains more than two dozen ways to twitter @oakbrooklibrary make money de-cluttering your no-longer-wanted items including cameras,video games,game consoles, GPSs,calculators,handmade items,furniture,vintage goods,books, DVDs,CDs,jewelry,gift cards, Facebook china,crystal,silver,collectibles,and coins,plus the pros and cons of each option. and our youth services blog: Tuesday, July 24 @ 7 pm The Fine Art of Food: Impressionist Still Life oakbrookpubliclibraryblog.blogspot.com Whereas fans of Impressionism typically associate this French art movement with landscape,seascape, and scenes of daily life,artists like Monet,Renoir,and Caillebotte all painted still life subjects featuring food,flowers,and the like. Other artists of the period,such as Manet and Cezanne,devoted extensive study to this genre. Join us in welcoming back Art historian Jeff Mishur as he discusses why these artists considered still life a modern subject for their own time and how their approaches responded to the great tradition of seventeenth century Dutch still life. Friday, July 27 @ 12:30 pm Chair Yoga Class - - Exercise,Stretch,and Relax. Join Personal Trainer and Yoga Instructor Sandy Auriemma for a 45 , minute class on Chair Yoga. Learn how to do basic stretches from the comfort and convenience of your s . own home! All ages welcome. 4 Computer Classes Weekly Children's Activities Registration and Internet Privileges Required July 9-July 28 Internet Basics- Monday,July 9 @ Noon Snickerdoodles for toddlers (2 year olds) meets with Participants will learn to connect to the Internet, understand what Miss Jennifer Mondays, July 16 and 23 at 10 am an Internet browser is, how to use the menu and toolbar, type in a i web address to get to a specific site and use an Internet search We'll read tasty tales, sing sweet songs, dance engine. delicious dances, and make yummy crafts which look good enough to eat during this half-hour food-themed Email Basics—Thursday, July 12 @ 4pm Would you like to learn how to use email but have no email fiesta. Registration is required. Must be 2 years old by account? This class will assist you in creating a free Yahoo! email June 1, 2012. Please note that we will not be account or a free Gmail account (a mobile phone number required having a program on July 9th. for Gmail registration). Topics include filling out online forms and registering for websites, including creating usernames and strong Cutie Pies for preschoolers meets with Miss Jennifer passwords. Attaching and downloading files through email will also Tuesdays, July 10, 17 and 24 at loam for 30 mins or be covered. Wednesdays, July 11, 18 and 25 at 4:30 for 30 mins Computer Tips and Tools—Monday,July 16 @ Noon Bring your little cutie pies to the library for this freshly This class will give you practical computer tips. Topics include: baked storytime which includes piping hot stories, printing, highlighting to copy and paste, volume control, search finger-licking good songs, delectable dances and l engines and mouse skills. mighty fine crafts. Registration is required. Must be Database Searching— Friday,July 20 @ Noon 3 years old by June 1, 2012. Want help planning a trip or finding a"Consumer Report" Scooper Dupers for kindergartners, first and second I recommendation? Perhaps you want to get the most up-to-date financial information on a mutual fund or stock. Learn to search graders will group together with Miss Theresa on more effectively to find the information you need. Mondays, July 9, 23 and 30 at 4:30 pm or Fridays, July 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 1 pm Intro to Gmail—Monday, July 23 @ Noon Join us for tales ranging from soup to nuts. A story- Have a Gmail account but don't know how to utilize Google's best inspired art project will follow. Registration is required. features? Topics included in this class are: attaching and downloading files, creating labels and folders, organizing contacts, , Sweet and Sassy Stories for ages 5-8 meets with and much more. Prerequisite: This class requires a current Gmail Miss Mandy Thursdays, July 12, 19 and 26 at 4:30 pm account(please bring with you the correct username and password to log into your Gmail account). I Join us for this all-story program. It will contain Intro to Facebook—Thursday,July 26th @ 4pm I delightful tales thematically related for everyone's Have a Facebook account but don't know how to utilize its best enjoyment. Walk-ins are welcome! features? This class is for learning the basics and beyond of Facebook, such as posting and commenting on pictures, adding y friends and writing on their walls, sending private messages, "liking" , , things, and much more. Prerequisite: This class requires a current Facebook account (please bring with you the correct email and password to log into your Facebook account). Movie Matinees New Library Blog! ``,, Julie & Julia oakbrooklibrarypicks.wordpress.com Need some new authors to read? Can't think of a movie 4 Wed., July 18 @ 2 pm to watch? Tired of the same old music? The Library has ''`'"''"1''';''''"'° Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking started Staff Picks, a new blog that gives recommendations Julie jJrdia profession is intertwined with blogger Julie on books, music and movies from our collection by library - Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes staff members. Check out our blog and find new things to ,. in Child's first book. discover about the Library! L Rated PG-13, 123 minutes. — Gift Books Donated to Fried Green Tomatoes pai oak Brook Library Wed., July 25 @ 2 pm in the month of June A housewife who is unhappy with her life _ Helen Schell donated The Road to Grace in memory of her husband befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled bythe tales she tells of people James Schell. she used to know. , x- The Krohn Family donated A Good Man and Tubes in honor of Mike Rated PG-13, 130 minutes. ®; Krohn's 18th birthday. T HE Hunger Games: HUNGER Trivia, Discussion and Challenge Sampling of New and Upcoming Materials GAMES You can place your own "hold" on items checked out or on order Monday, July 9 @ 7 pm Youth Services Program Room through our website www.oak-brook.lib.il.us or stop by the Reference Desk for assistance. SUZANNE Compete with other Hunger Games COLLINS buffs by participating in a fun-filled Books challenge which requires knowledge, Fiction physical skill and a little bit of luck. Snacks will be Adler, Elizabeth A Place in the Country provided. Limited to Grades 6-12. Registration Bantwal, Shobhan The Reluctant Matchmaker is required. Barnes, Kim In the Kingdom of Men Bauer,Ann The Forever Marriage Pizza Taste-Off for Teens Castillo, Linda Gone Missing Monday, July 16 @ 4:30 pmlot Chase, Loretta Scandal Wears Satin Youth Services Program Room ellillA c' Ferraris,Zoe Kingdom of Strangers - Hanauer, Cathi Gone We need your help! Are you a :.., Handford,Jennifer Daughters for a Time pizza connoisseur? Do you ;• , "'' Henkin,Joshua The World Without You have discriminating taste Kalla, Daniel The Far Side of the Sky buds? Join us when local pizza restaurants go Moriarty, Laura The Chaperone head-to-head in a blind taste test. Eat and vote Russell, Sheldon Dead Man's Tunnel for your favorite cheese pizza. You can help Stroud, Carsten Niceville choose whose pizza will reign supreme! Limited to Wilson, Daniel Amped Grades 6-12. Registration required. Nonfiction Practice Tests for ACT Allman, Gregg My Cross to Bear Tuesday, July 10 at 10 am Bergen, Peter Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden Brinkley, Douglas Cronkite A practice test is crucial to ward off those Test Cain,Susan Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Day jitters and to reveal how you may score on Stop Talking the "real thing". Don't be surprised! Come and Collingham, Lizzie The Taste of War: World War II and the Battle for experience first hand what Test Day will be Food like. Instructors from Kaplan will provide Crumpton, Henry The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the proctored practice tests and return scores with CIA's Clandestine Service analyzed results. Ferguson, Charles Inside Job: The Rogues Who Turned Finance into a Criminal Enterprise and How They Hijacked the United Call the YS Desk at 630-368-7733 for a required States reservation. Hawthorne, Fran Ethical Chic: The Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love Stop by the Youth Services blog and check out Kapur,Akash India Becoming: A Portrait of Life in Modern India Miss Jennifer's Picture Book Parade. July's selection McPhee, Sarah Bernini's Beloved:A Portrait of Costanza Piccolomini is Duck Sock Hop by Jane Kohuth. Be sure to visit Merry, Robert Where They Stand: The American Presidents in the oakbrookpubliclibraryblog.blogspot.com Eyes of Voters and Historians to see the full review. ReadingIs So DeliciousThrough August 4 vis rou g g BBeing Flynn ' .' . Are you hungry?Bring your appetite to the Library for our Summer Casa De Mi Padre Reading Program,Reading Is So Delicious! We provide children The Deep Blue Sea .._ ages three and up the opportunity to earn prizes for reading during the The Fairy ' summer.We hope to have all Oak Brook's children devouring books Friends with Kids , _' Hatfields&McCoys this summer! y The Hunter Summer Reading Clubs Jiro Dreams of Sushi Sweet Peas is for preschoolers through first graders or those that Salmon Fishing in the Yemen E need a little assistance with their reading.Count all those titles that Wrath of the Titans someone reads to you or that you can read yourself.We hope you enjoy snacking on books this summer. Music Ravenous Readers is for independent readers or those in grades 2-5. The Offspring Days Go By Have a smashing time devouring books this summer!Appetizing Williams Jr., Hank Old School New Rules adventures are waiting for you! Zac Brown Band Uncaged Literary Stew is for those in grade 6 or up,or for those who choose to Various Rock of Ages Soundtrack Various Snow White and the Huntsman Soundtrack read longer books.Reading can make you one smart cookie! SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LIBRARY LIBRARY LIBRARY © K-2Stories 1 pm CLOSED OPEN CLOSED 9:30 AM - 1 PM 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 tior LIBRARY Computer Class. o Preschool Stories o Preschool Stories Computer Class T'ai Chi Internet Basics 12 pm 10 am 4:30 pm Email Basics 4 pm 12:30 pm CLOSED Dr.Moy:Heat Related Medical Emergencies 3 pm soil ACT 10 am Summer Chess 7 pm o Stories,Ages 5-8 o K-2 Stories 1 pm o K-2 Stories 4:30 pm Knit Pickers 7 pm 4:30 pm HPV&HPV Vaccines 7 pm wo Hunger Games 7 pm 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 LIBRARY © Toddler Stories 10 am o Preschool Stories Movie Matinee o Stories,Ages 5-8 Computer Class: Computer Class:Computer 10 am Julie&Julia 2 pm 4:epm Database Searching CLOSED Tips&Tools 12 pm 12 pm we Pizza Taste-Off Knit Pickers 7 pm o Preschool Stories 4:30 pm 4:30 pm o K-2 Stories 1 pm Shift Your Assets from Summer Chess 7 pm Clutter to Cash 7 pm 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 LIBRARY © Toddler Stories 10 am o Preschool Stories Movie Matinee- Computer Class. Chair Yoga CLOSED Computer Class: 10 am Fried Green Tomatoes Intro to Facebook 4 pm 12:30 pm 2 pm Intro to Gmail 12 pm Fine Art of Food: Impressionist Still Life o Preschool Stories o Stories,Ages 5 8 o K 2 Stories 1 pm o K-2 Stories 4:30 pm 0 7 pm 4:30 pm 4:30 pm Knit Pickers 7 pm Summer Chess 7 pm 29 30 31 Adult programs LIBRARY o K-2 Stories 4:30 pm Knit Pickers 7 pm o Children's as Young Adults CLOSED All ages in black ,3