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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-01 Oak Brook Public ,,, :=.� IihrdrIeaccn Library ciii. 600 Oak Brook Road - Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 630-368-7700 - www.oak-brook.org/library Volume I I, Issue I January 2013 Library Hours AduIt 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 Sahaja Meditation . De artment Numbers Tuesdays, January 8, 15, 22 and 29 @ 4:30 pm "" Circulation 630-368-7702 Sahaja is a unique method of meditation based on an experience called Self ._ , 4� Realization.An inner transformation takes place through this process, resulting �� Reference 630-368-7725 in a more moral, united, integrated, and balanced individual. This"thoughtless Youth Services 630-368-7733 awareness"is a state of relaxation and clarity. Library Commission Roberta Petz, President T'ai Chi Class - Friday, January 11 @ 12:30 pm Anthony DiCanio Susan Epstein Join Personal Trainer Sandy Auriemma as she teaches T'ai Chi for beginners. Jeffry Franklin Veena MendirattaResearchers have found it can show some favorable effects on the promotion of Hope Sabbagha Sandra Wittrock balance control,flexibility and cardiovascular fitness. Commission Meetings Gaining Financial Control of your Divorce , ` "` Tuesdays @ 7 p�u Saturday, January 12 @ 2 pm f •.,January 15, 2013 The decisions you make during your divorce will affect the rest of your life. , �„ March 19, 2013 - In these tough economic times, it is crucial that you get the right information May 21, 2013 so that you can make sound financial, not emotional,decisions.This workshop will show you July 16, 2013 how to avoid some of the most common financial mistakes people make during the divorce September 17, 2013 process—as well as show you the sources of money that may be available to you as a result of November 19,2013 your divorce. Join Certified Divorce Financial Analyst1M Graham Craig for crucial information on how to take control of your finances during your divorce. Follow us online www.oak-brook.org/libraryBelow Stairs - Sunday, January 20 @ 2 pm r,►° Leslie Goddard portrays Margaret Powell, a British domestic servant who twitter @oakbrooklibrary I , . u, ,:. ' worked in several stately English homes in the 1920s. Based on Powell's best- Facebook _ selling 1968 memoir Below Stairs(recently published for the first time in the youth services blog: b m .. U.S.),this program goes behind the scenes of some of the most lavish homes oakbrookpubliclibraryblog.blogspot.com of the era. Powell shares a lively look at the work it took to run a wealthy household in this era staff picks bldg: and the eccentricities often found among employers. Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and oakbrooklibrarypicks.wordpress.com Upstairs, Downstairs. ,. it:.------4 Chair Yoga Class - Friday, January 25 @ 12:30 pm Exercise, Stretch and Relax.Join Personal Trainer and Yoga Instructor Sandy > r' ✓" , Auriemma for a 45 minute class on Chair Yoga. Learn how to do basic stretches from . = . ., the comfort and convenience of your own home! All ages welcome. %: College of DuPage: New Programs Wednesday, January 30 @ 5-8 pm r Drop by the library lobby and learn about all the new programs available at College °, 3 " F c°' °'°"°'9e of DuPage. College representatives will be available to answer any questions. Computer Classes Youth Winter Reading Clubs Registration and Internet Privileges Required When the winter chill sets in join up and Database Searching -Thursday, January 3 @ 4 pm Cross Country Read! The reading Want help planning a trip or finding a"Consumer Report" program runs from January 2 and r recommendation? Perhaps you want to get the most up-to-date continues through March 2. We �. financial information on a mutual fund or stock. Learn to search welcome and offer incentives to little more effectively to find the information you need. ones who enjoy a good picture book, jam" Computer Basics -Monday, January 7 @ 11 am our emerging readers, as well as those Participants will learn the basics of what makes up a computer, who are proficient readers as they progress through the mouse handling skills, use of the bar, and how to start and exit an program. Sign up to take part in our celebration of reading! application. Read! Downloading eBooks -Thursday, January 10 @ 4 pm Cross Country a Did you receive a new gadget over the holidays?This class will demonstrate how to download materials using eMediaLibrary, Children's Storytimes OneClickdigital, and Zinio. An Oak Brook library card is required to download electronic content. Toddling Twos Internet Basics -Monday, January 14 @ 11 am Mondays at 10:30 am, Jan. 14 - Feb. 18 Participants will learn to connect to the Internet, understand Toddle on down to this fun and interactive story time that browser menus and toolbars, type in a web address to get to a 1 includes marvelous books, flannel boards, tons of music specific site and use an Internet search tool. and a cute-as-a button craft. It's a great way to introduce Internet Searching -Monday, January 21 @ 11 am your little one to the library! This class will provide the tools to better search the Internet and find more closely the information they are seeking. Topics included Terrific 3s and 4s in this class are: pros and cons of various search engines, Thursdays at 4:30 pm, Jan. 17 - Feb. 21 assessing the authority of websites, exploring the library's Preschoolers will wiggle and giggle in this fun-filled story databases, and much more. time which includes a whimsical craft, dancing, and of Email Basics -Monday, January 28 @ 11 am course books. Would you like to learn how to use email but have no email Grades K-2 account?This class will assist you in creating a free Yahoo! email account or a free Gmail account(a mobile phone number required Tuesdays at 4:30 pm, Jan. 15 - Feb. 19 for Gmail registration). Topics include filling out online forms and Are you nuts about books and art? Then join us for this registering for websites, including creating usernames and strong wonderful story time. We will read a story and then do an passwords. Attaching and downloading files through email will also I art project inspired by the book. be covered. The Winter Reading program for Special Activities adults will run from January 2 to Looking for something to do over your winter break? 4r March 2. This year's theme is "Fly Winter Break Bingo ,,' e Away with Books". Escape the bitter Friday, January 4 @ 2 - 3 pm IBI NG,O 1 cold to faraway places andBring your family and friends for fun and prizes! ' __' ��p e.r�� times! See the Reference desk for All ages welcome! Friends Meeting Room. _ 162 62 Ry.Vreas, la1 2 22 22 21 details and sign-up. Create a Craft l -' Drop in and make crafts to take home. All ages OBPL Book Discussion ;'°fit'. welcome. Wednesday, January 16 @ 10 am 'e'' .- t Wednesday, January 2 @ 11 am - 2 pm Thursday, January 3 @ 11 am - 2 pm Silence of the Songbirds by Bridget Joan Stutchbury Links the disappearance of migratory songbirds to the environmental Junior High Scene problems that threaten them and examines the long-term repercussions of the loss of songbird species and what can be Join our Blockbuster Book Club! done to preserve the birds and the ecosystem. Do you like reading a good book and then sharing it with others?We will meet once per month to discuss a good book - -- Movie Matinee while discovering fun facts about it as well as the author. Snacks will be provided. See the Circulation Desk for a copy `Fri, Flo Fly Away Home - Wed., Jan. 30 @ 2 pm of the book. 3 `, A father and daughter decide to attempt to lead a Tuesday, January 29 @ 6:30 pm k ; flock of orphaned Canada Geese south by air. Every Soul A Star by Wendy Mass Rated PG 107 minutes Youth Services Program Room Suzette - Balloon Artist Entertainer Sampling of New and Upcoming Materials Balloon Animal Workshop You can place your own "hold" on items checked out or on order Saturday, January 19 @ 2-3 pm through our website www.oak-brook.org/library or stop by the Reference Desk for assistance. Ages 7 and up. Sign up for this Books wonderful workshop. The pre-inflated :, and tied balloons are ready for -- � Fiction NW 4 immediate fun and success. Everyone is ,'-P' ,,, Balzo, Sandra Dead Ends always amazed at what they create to , Chance, Megan Bone River take home to show off to their family and Fabry, Chris Borders of the Heart friends. Space is limited. Registration is required. Faulks, Sebastian A Possible Life: A Novel in Five Parts Ivy,Alexandra My Lord Eternity -, Block Kids Lego Program Knopf, Chris Dead Anyway 1 gLavalle, Victor The Devil in Silver -=- Saturday, February 2 @ 1-2 pm Mark, David The Dark Winter fa;; U-_ Perillo, Lucia Happiness Is a Chemical in the Brain: Stories Be creative! Be constructive! Compete for prizes! Putney, Mary Jo Mischief and Mistletoe . The Chicago Metro Chapter of the National Riley, Lucinda The Girl on the Cliff n Association of Women in Construction is Roberts, Nora The Perfect Hope sponsoring a building competition at the Oak Skye, Christina The Accidental Bride Brook Public Library. All materials will be provided at the Thomas, Sherry Tempting the Bride event, including the Lego TM blocks used for project 1 Wouk, Herman The Lawgiver construction. Just bring your imagination and join in the fun! The winning design will advance in the competition and be Nonfiction entered in the regional level of this event. For grades 1 -4. Alexander, Eben Proof of Heaven:A Neurosurgeon's Journey into Registration is required. the Afterlife Biggers, Jeff State Out of the Union:Arizona and the Final Oak Book Public Library is happy Showdown Over the American Dream to announce its new database, Zi •lid . . 4 IN Zinio!Zinio is known as the world's g rhe world's largest newsstand Coen, Jeff Golden: How Rod Blagojevich Talked Himself Out F.now on your(,brow's wobsttel of the Governor's Office and Into Prison largest newsstand, and boasts Dickinson,Terence Hubble's Universe thousands of magazines for any smartphone or eReader with internet Forsyth, Mark The Etymologicon:A Circular Stroll Through the access. OBPL currently has 35 of its most popular magazines Hidden Connections of the English Language available for use on PCs, Macs, iPhone,iPad,Android, Kindle Fire, Garnett, Robert Charles Dickens In Love and Blackberry Playbook, among others. Full magazines are available McCall Smith,A. Lonely Planet Better Than Fiction at the click of a mouse, and can be downloaded for offline reading. For McNulty, Elizabeth Chicago Then and Now more information,see the Reference desk. Nader, Ralph Seventeen Solutions - -— Shapira,Anita Israel:A History Holiday Lights Recycling Silver, Nate The Signal and the Noise: Why Most Predictions Now through January 31 you can recycle unwanted Fail-But Some Don't holiday lights at the Library! Look for the red wrapped Skidelsky, Robert How Much Is Enough?: Money and the Good Life 40 box in the north parking lot.Any holiday lights will be Stanford, Craigiolit4:70 Planet Without Apes accepted by Elgin Recycling.And since the boxes Thorndike,W. The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and are outside, you can donate at any time that is Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success convenient for you. DVDs 10 Years BOURr€LEGACY G ft Books Donated to The Bourne Legacy —1111 Oak Brook Library End of Illness with Dr. David Agus eo For Greater Glory ."19, ., in the month of December The Good Doctorx. \x{!61`yi The Knit Pickers donated Knitalong: Celebrating the Tradition of Killer Joe - . Knitting Together in memory of Mary Duncan. Looper L ' ,' Pitch Perfect _ The Library Commission donated Cezanne and Robert Schumann: Premium Rush the Life and Work of a Romantic Composer in memory of Earl Petz. Sleepwalk With Me The following titles are also on order Mastermind:How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes, Peak Performance Under Pressure, Paris, Music and The Genius of Dogs:How Dogs Are Smarter Than You Think. Ben Harper By My Side Boys Like Girls Crazy World Ken and Sue Beard donated The Life and Career of Lt. General Elvis Costello In Motion Pictures Selmon "Sundown" Wells:In His Own Words in memory of Howard Shore The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Lt. General Selmon"Sundown"Wells. Lana Del Ray Born to Die SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SATJ Adult programs 1 2 3 4 5 O Children's LIBRARY © Create a Craft o Create a Craft Current Events 9:30 am emii Young Adults CLOSED 11 am-2 pm 11 am-2 pm a All ages in black o Winter Break Bingo Computer Class: 2-3 pm ii JØIDatabase Searching 4 pm 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 U Computer Class: Sahaja Meditation Computer Class: Current Events 9:30 am Gaining Financial Computer Basics 4:30 pm Downloading eBooks, Control of Your Divorce 11 am eAudiobooks&Magazines T'ai Chi 2 pm Knit Pickers 7 pm 4 pm 12:30 pm a o Terrific 3s and 4s Storytime 4:30 pm 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 r 0 Toddling Twos o Grades K-2 OBPL Book Discussion o Terrific 3s and 4s Current Events 9:30 am o Suzette the Balloon Storytime 10:30 am Storytime 4:30 pm 10 am Storytime 4:30 pm Artist-Balloon Animal Sahaja Meditation Workshop Computer Class: 4:30 pm 2-3 pm Internet Basics 11 am Knit Pickers 7 pm Library Commission 7 pm 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Below Stairs 0 Toddling Twos 0 Grades K-2 o Terrific 3s and 4s Current Events 9:30 am 2 pm Storytime 10:30 am Storytime 4:30 pm Storytime 4:30 pm 2 Chair Yoga Computer Class: Sahaja Meditation 12:30 pm 4:30 pm Internet Searching 11 am Knit Pickers 7 pm 0 27 28 29 30 31 o Toddling Twos o Grades K-2 Movie Matinee- o Terrific 3s and 4s Storytime 10:30 am Storytime 4:30 pm Fly Away Home 2 pm Storytime 4:30 pm Sahaja Meditation Computer Class: 4:30 pm College of DuPage: Email Basics 0 Blockbuster Book New Programs 11 am Club 6:30 pm 5-8 pm Knit Pickers 7 pm3