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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-08 Oak Brook Public = T- IihrarIedccn Library sak 600 Oak Brook Road - Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 630-368-7700 - www.oak-brook.org/library Volume I I, Issue 8 August 2013 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. Closed Sunday* *closed Sundays between Memorial and Labor Day Sahaja Meditation - Mondays in August @ 6 pm Sahaja is a unique method of meditation based on an experience called Department Numbers '> ' q p p )4 Self Realization. An inner transformation takes place through this process, Circulation 630-368-7702 resulting in a more balanced individual. Reference 630-368-7725 Youth Services 630-368-7733 A Clear Approach, Inc.: Managing Your Accent - Library Commission Thursday, August 8 @ 7 pm Roberta Petz, President Many speakers who have learned English as their second Anthony DiCanio Susan Epstein or third language struggle with being understood. Accented C Jeffry Franklin Andrea Holt speech is impacted by characteristics unique to each Veena Mendiratta Hope Sabbagha individual, yet the frustration experienced when communication breaks down is universal. Join Grace Sievers of A Clear Approach, Commission Meetings Inc. as she discusses how she helps non-native speakers identify their individual Tuesdays @ 7 pm differences that are getting in the way of speaking better American English. September 17, 2013 November 19, 2013 Travelers of All Ages: China - Saturday, August 17 @ 2 pm Follow us online Join 14 year old world traveler and blogger Michael www.oak-brook.org/library McGerty as he presents an educational and entertaining twitter @oakbrooklibrary program on his recent trip to China. Michael conducts Faceboak in-depth research on each place he travels to, with an emphasis on history, and incorporates his findings as well as humorous anecdotes youth services blog: into his travel programs. He has also traveled to Egypt, Jordan, Israel and parts of oakbrookpubliclibraryblog.blogspot.com Europe, including France and Italy. staff picks blog: oakbrooklibrarypicks.wordpress.com Mary D u n ca n's Memorial Saturday, August 24 © 10 am , ,.. Please join us for the dedication of the new Royal Raindrop Crabapple Tree in memory of Mary Duncan, it A our former Circulation Assistant. The memorial will begin at 10 am at the tree, located at the south end of 2 =" the staff parking lot. Mary's son Leonard DeJoy will say a few words. Anyone who wishes to share a Mary story is welcome to at that time. This will be followed by a 3-piece ensemble performance and refreshments #° 14 "-p in the Meeting Room. Computer Classes „ Children's Programs Registration and Internet Privileges Required Bingo Monday, Aug 5 @ 12 pm - Intro to Facebook as r ts G o Fridays, August 2 and 9 @ 3-4pm Have a Facebook account but don't know how to utilize its best _7 25:445762 Looking for something to do? Join us for features? This class is for learning the basics and beyond of 15'222 5070 afternoon bingo! Bring a friend or two and Facebook, such as posting and commenting on pictures, adding U 30': 04674 have an enjoyable time that offers fun and friends and writing on their walls, sending private messages, 2.28375568 a wide assortment of prizes. "liking” things, and much more. Prerequisite: This class 10 27 39 59 75 All ages welcome. requires a current Facebook account(please bring with you No registration required. the correct email and password to log into your Facebook account). ,Junior High Scene Monday, Aug 12 @ 12 pm - Intro to MS Word 2010 ;Summer Book Discussions Participants will learn to start up and shut down MS Word, Do you like reading a good book and understand how typing on a computer differs from using a I then sharing it with others? This will be typewriter, change the "look" or format of the text, use spell 'our final selection for the summer. Not check, save and print a document. only will we talk about the stories and i characters, but we will also discover fun Wed., Aug 14 @ 12 pm - MS Word 2010 Intermediate facts about each book as well as the Learn to create headers and footers, insert, move and resize authors. Snacks will be provided. See graphics, apply bullets and numbering features, columns and the Circulation Desk for a copy of the A MONSTFRCALLS much more. book a few weeks prior to the session. ..X,,,.,,„,�: Monday, Aug 19 @ 12 pm - Database Searching Thursdd s 5 and g Thuay, August 8 @ 11 am Want help planning a trip or finding a "Consumer Report” A Monster Calls recommendation? Perhaps you want to get the most By Patrick Ness up-to-date financial information on a mutual fund or stock. -------Learn to to search more effectively to find the information you need. Have you seen our new iMACs? Monday, Aug 26 @ 12 pm - Into to Gmail OBPL would again like to give an enthusiastic Have a Gmail account but don't know how to utilize Google's j "Thank you"to the Friends of the Oak Brook best features? Topics included in this class are: attaching and Public Library for donating two new iMacs! downloading files, creating labels and folders, organizing The desktops feature 21.5" monitors with contacts, and much more. Prerequisite: This class requires 1920x1080-pixel resolution, a Dual Core 3.3 a current Gmail account(please bring with you the correct GHz Intel processor, and an Intel HD Graphics username and password to log into your Gmail account). processor among many other excellent features. Come check out our sleek new computers! I Get the Beacon delivered straight to your inbox! Sign up at the Circulation Desk to receive an email version of the Library Beacon and be the first to know about all the great Movie Matinee programs and other happenings!While you are there, you can also sign up to receive email notification for your Library account, including overdue notices and hold requests. Stop by Hitchcockthe Circulation Desk today for more information or to sign up! Wednesday, August 28 @ 2 pm Coming Soon: Electronics Recycling Event "" Plagued by both a reckless ego and nagging Looking to properly recycle your electronic devices? Oki self-doubt, Hollywood legend Alfred Hitchcock Our next electronic recycling event takes place on N 11 - ,-4. becomes obsessed with a grisly murder story Saare looking fotrvolunt er to ep the day of the We that the studios won't back. Determined, he event. Please call 630-368-7708 if you are interested. risks his reputation, his home and even the iii a vn ,Vey love of his wife Alma as he sets out to make .1 Gift Books Donated to Oak Brook the film. Ultimately, Hitch wins Alma over and / Libraryin the month of Jul ._ 4 the two collaborate to create an enduring y i o. masterpiece- Psycho. 1• ��, • Dr. Khawaja Zaheer has donated We Are Muslims in Rated PG-13; 98 minutes; 2012 memory of Dr. Shamima Zaheer. Staff Picks Sampling of New and Upcoming Materials You can place your own "hold" on items checked out or on order Melissa—Reference through our website www.oak-brook.org/library or stop by the "Inferno"—by Dan Brown—NEW FICTION:Brown Reference Desk for assistance. Having read all of his books, I was disappointed by his last, Books "The Lost Symbol". I felt Brown found a successful formula, and was sticking to it, leaving little surprise for his readers. Fiction However, I was intrigued by this book because it focuses on Ashford,Jeffrey Damned by Logic Dante's Inferno,which I find fascinating. I was eager to read it and I Beck, Glenn The Eye of Moloch was not at all disappointed this time. Butler, Sarah Ten Things I've Learned About Love Chercover, Sean The Trinity Game Mary—Youth Services Fagan,Jenni The Panopticon "Six Feet Under"-DVDs: SIX FEET UNDER Gordon-Smith, Dolores Blood from a Stone In a narrative of acrid wit where a visit from a dead father, Gortner,C.W. The Tudor Conspiracy an avocado-colored hearse,and plenty of dead bodies are r Mack, Karen Freud's Mistress the ordinary,the TV series Six Feet Under delves straight McCann, Colum Transatlantic into one of the most longstanding social stigmas:the topic _ Pappano, Marilyn A Hero to Come Home To of mortality.With piercing insight into the human condition, Pattison, Eliot Original Death:A Mystery of Colonial America this series is consistently humorous,as it is bitter and distressing. Rindell, Suzanne The Other Typist And as this journey is taken with the Fisher Family,one can find some 1 Robinson, Holly The Wishing Hill amity,or reflect on what it means that everyone,everywhere, along with Silver, Elizabeth The Execution of Noa P. Singleton everything,will come to a final end. Tremayne, Peter The Seventh Trumpet:A Mystery of Ancient Ireland Matt—Reference "Mel Brooks: Make a Noise"—NEW DVD:DVD 791.43092 MEL BROOKS Nonfiction If you love Mel Brooks as much as I do(and you probably Collins, Paul Duel With the Devil:The True Story of How Alexan- do)then you need to see this documentary.This movie 1 1 der Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take goes over the turbulent career of one of the greats of on America's First Sensational Murder Mystery American comedy as he narrates his professional highs Gerchick, Mark Full Upright and Locked Position and lows talking about films such as Blazing Saddles, Edsel, Robert Saving Italy Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety,The Producers and Evans, Peter Ava Gardner:The Secret Conversations many more.The movie also features Brooks'friends Carl Reiner, Griswold, Mac The Manor:Three Centuries at a Slave Plantation Cloris Leachman,Joan Rivers, Nathan Lane,Tracey Ullman and on Long Island others.A very entertaining movie. Hanson,Victor The Savior Generals King, Stephen When the Money Runs Out:The End of Western For more staff picks,check out our blog at: Affluence http://oakbrooklibrarypicks.wordpress.com/ Klein, Maury A Call to Arms: Mobilizing America for World War II Lipson, Hod Fabricated:The World of 3D Printing The Fullersburg Historic Foundation Mcraney, David You Are Now Less Dumb Presents 1 Paves, Ken You Are Beautiful A Living History Program Raghavan,Anita The Billionaire's Apprentice Raynor, Michael The Three Rules: How Exceptional Companies Leslie Goddard in a first-person portrayal of Think Civil War Nurse, Clara Barton ;Shaben, Carol Into the Abyss:An Extraordinary True Story Saturday, August 24, 2013 @ 1:30 pm Studwell,Joe How Asia Works. Success and Failure and the Oak Brook Public Library World's Most Dynamic Region History comes alive in the talented hands of historian DVDs }, Leslie Goddard who tells fascinating stories and An Affair to Remember -`; creates vivid portraits of some of history's most Damages:The Complete 5th Season `,, ' 7itt memorable women. Clara Barton earned fame as the G.I.Joe: Retaliation >� Identity Thief first woman to serve as a nurse on the front lines of a ' Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred , r PCaE battlefield. This first-person program introduces The Power of the Few EI Barton as a tireless worker who faced remarkable Spring Breakers challenges in her quest to care for wounded soldiers. Trance Learn about the medical conditions during the Understanding Art:The Hidden Lives of Masters American Civil War and about the courage required for a woman who dared to brave the war's front lines. Music Bareilles, Sara The Blessed Unrest For more information Daft Punk Random Access Memories Call 630-512-7336 or 708-865-8736 Icona Pop Iconic EP Visit www.fullersburq.orq to learn more about India.Arie Songversation The Fullersburg Historic Foundation Skillet Rise SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Adult programs 1 2 3 O Children's o Read to a Dog Current Events 9:30 am ,M Young Adult 2pm All ages in black o Bingo 9 3 pm ii: 6.... g 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Library Closed Computer Class. Knit Pickers 7 pm obi Summer Book Disc Current Events 9:30 am Intro to Facebook 11 am 12 pm o Read to a Dog o Bingo 2pm 3pm Sahaja Meditation 6 pm Managing Your Accent 7 pm 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Library Closed Computer Class: Knit Pickers 7 pm Computer Class: o Read to a Dog Current Events 9:30 am Travelers of All Ages: Intro to MS Word 2010 MS Word 2010 2 pm China 12 pm Intermediate -12 pm 2 pm Sahaja Meditation 6 pm 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2 Library Closed Computer Class: Knit Pickers 7pm Current Events 9:30 am Mary Duncan Memorial Database Searching 10 am 12 pm Sahaja Meditation 6 pm 0 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Library Closed Computer Class. Knit Pickers 7 pm Movie Matinee Current Events 9:30 am Intro to Gmail Hitchcock 12 pm 2pm Sahaja Meditation 6 pm