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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-06 Oak Brook Public -ti Iihrdr ' Iedccn Library ; 600 Oak Brook Road - Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 630-368-7700 - www.oak-brook.org/library Volume 12, Issue 6 June 2014 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* A01101+ !t ray Peading Cam *open Sundays between Labor and Memorial Day The Dog Days of Summer is the theme this year for our summer read which begins June 2 and runs through August 2. Be sure to Department Numbers sign up at the Reference Desk for your chance to win!The grand Circulation 630-368-7702 prize is sponsored by the Friends of the OBPL. AWEsa>MEE� Reference 630-368-7725 Youth Services 630-368-7733 Thursday. '.E, r 6:30 per- Gain F'nancial Control o'Your Divorce The decisions you make during your divorce will affect the rest of your life.Graham Library Commission Craig will show you how to avoid some of the most common financial mistakes Roberta Petz, Chairperson - people make during the divorce process-as well as show you the sources of Anthony DiCanio Susan Epstein money that may be available to you as a result of your divorce. Jeffry Franklin Andrea Holt Veena Mendiratta Hope Sabbagha Saturday, June 14 @ 2 pm - Bel Sonor¢ ymik Bel Sonore is a four-piece ensemble of flute, oboe and bassoon with soprano voice. They perform ranging fromtherly ' a repertoire ea Commission Meetings ��,_ Baroque to Jazz standards.The selection includes songs by Samuel ' Tuesdays @ 7 pm Barber, Robert Muczynski,Jerome Kern, Duke Ellington, George ' July 15 November 18 Gershwin, John Jacob Niles and Amy Beach. Sponsored by the September 16 Friends of the Oak Brook Library. Tuesday. June 17 7 om - Social Security Follow us online 4 ; Join Jim Flanagan for this educational seminar on planning for retirement.You'll www.oak-brook.org/library 411. learn key facts about the Social Security program, including how benefits are calculated,full retirement age and choosing the right time to file, receiving twitter @oakbrooklibrary benefits while working, provisional income and tax implications, and options for Facebook spouses and ex-spouses. youth services blog: Thurso 19 @ 7 pm - Audiobooks oakbrookpubliclibraryblog.blogspot.com Dr. Dawn Heiman gives an informative presentation on reducing your chances of "i"TS� staff picks blog: developing dementia through listening to audiobooks. Find out how studies from �. J oakbrooklibrarypicks.wordpress.com Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pennsylvania are showing a link ii between your brain's function and your hearing. You and your brain are worth t_.1 4 finding out more! •'< _ ,y, Ju Co? 2 pm -The History of . io u ;. � - 'The Game of Kings' has been played on the Oak Brook Polo Ground ` for over 80 years. We have invited Kathy Maher from the Oak Brook Historical Society to give a presentation about the illustrious history of Polo in Oak Brook. Learn more about the game of Polo and the impact that Oak Brook's Polo Grounds have had the world over. Mondays, June 2, 9, 16, 23. 30 fti3 6 pm - Sahaja Yoga Meditation Sahaja is a unique method of meditation based on an experience called Self Realization. Computer Classes Paws to Read! .ixto 1 '_ Ae�a Registration and Internet Privileges Required cia 5 ho�E ,� w n<r ; 9� 9 q Gallop, crawl, slither, or fly to the ;�' � Wednesday, June 4 @ 3 pm - Internet Basics Library this summer for Paws to Participants will learn to connect to the Internet, understand Read!Our purrrfect agenda will include our: what an Internet browser is, how to use the menu and toolbar,• L, type in a web address to get to a specific site and use an Summer Reading Club Internet search engine. Weekly Storytimes Special Programming Wednesday, June 11 @ 3 pm -Computer Tips and Tools This class will give you practical computer tips. Topics include: Much of our storytime and special programming will follow this printing, highlighting to copy and paste, volume control, search tail wagging theme. So don't just sit! Bookmark your territory engines and mouse skills. at the Library today! Wednesday, June 18 @ 12:30-4:30 pm -Computer Help Summer Reading Club A one-on-one, 30 minute computer session, is being offered to The Summer Reading Club begins on June 2 and runs patrons for answering basic computer-related questions from through August 2. We provide children ages three and up the 'searching the Web to posting a resume online. Registration is opportunity to earn prizes for reading during the summer. We required. hope to have all of Oak Brook's children fetching some good books at the Library! Five grand prizes provided by the Friends. Wednesday, June 25 @ 3 pm - Database Searching WeeklyStorytime Activities !Want help planning a trip or finding a"Consumer Report" y j recommendation? Perhaps you want to get the most up-to-date !Toddling Twos and Threes financial information on a mutual fund or stock. Learn to search 'Thursdays June 12, 19 and 26 @ 10:30 am (for 30 mins) more effectively to find the information you need. This is a purrfect program to introduce little ones to the library. L We'll sink our teeth into some good books, f: sing songs, dance, do fingerplays, and more! , --w- ii @ 1 pm We'll also make crafts which are related to . Wednesday Movie Matinees .� the theme of the day. A parent or caregiver X44 June 04 - Best in Show H>5i ,must with children the ro ram. i SF. � stay during program. ♦ �� June 11 - The Shaggy Dog u '" Registration is required. Must be 2 years June 18 - Eight Below Is x old by June 1, 2014. June 25 - Homeward Bound: L - J B; oW Terrific Threes and Fours Tuesdays, June 10, 17 and 24 @ 4:30 pm (for 30 mins) The Incredible Journey Bring your preschoolers to the library for a"ROAR"-ing good _J storytime. This storytime includes stories, fingerplay, songs, dance, and a simple craft. Children attend the program Special Event for Parents independently, while parents or caregivers wait in the youth Vision and Learning Link area of the library. Registration is required. Must be 3 years old by June 1, 2014. Thursday, June 26 @ 7 pm This a special workshop for parents, educators s.s ,... Grades K-3 Storytime/Art and professionals. 1 Mondays,June 9, 16 and 23 @ 4:30 pm (for 45-60 mins) Join us for some fetching stories that will "paws"itively awaken You will learn: our creative juices. Because Miss Theresa believes that good - How to identify children whose vision restricts learning books inspire us, a story-inspired art project will follow. Please • How the way children "see"the world affects their behavior dress for mess! Registration is required. • How to build school performance by enhancing vision • How to perform assessments and tests of vision skills Bedtime Stories • How and why vision development therapy works Wednesday,June 18 @ 7 pm (for 30-50 mins) Ages 3-8 Bedtime Stories is an interesting mix of hands-on Students spend more than 75% of school time doing intense visual crafts, learning about the world around us, and classic stories. work less than a foot from their eyes. Vision is an often overlooked Some events this round include: making a glow-in-the-dark component of learning and reading problems. Here is a fun workshop jellyfish (while learning about them), and another visit from that will give you practical tools to help children who are having trouble John the (real life) hedgehog! Registration is required. with learning. Registration required. 1 BingoiimpYouth Rook Discussion Friday,June 20 @ 3-4 pm Z Thursday, June 19 @ 4 pm Looking for something to do? Join us for .-r---,myJoin us for this month's selection, Because of Mr. afternoon bingo! Bring a friend or two and -''!":..7,30::-V.. .11,-:'--4J. a Terupt. We will discuss facts about the book as well have an enjoyable time that offers fun and . - b,,-,,,,,f as the author, Rob Buyea. Snacks will be provided! a wide assortment ofrizes. Alla es - mr t r,,pc copy p 9 � See the Circulation Desk for a of the book. welcome. No registration required. Recommended for grades 5 and Up Ann Ingrisano Memorial Concert Sampling of New and Upcoming Materials You can place your own "hold" on items checked out or on order Ac•Rock a cappella rock 'n' roll through our website www.oak-brook.org/library or stop by the Saturday, June 7 @ 2 pm Reference Desk for assistance. '' Books Ac•Rock is Chicago's premier Fiction aquartet, singing a cappella pp g g 4 � Dones,Elvira Sworn Virgin classic rock 'n roll favoritesf I i Elkins, Kimberly What Is Visible from the 1950s and on. ` Goodman,Jo In Want of a Wife Hamilton, Laurell A Shiver of Light Ac•Rock sings boomer rock in stunning vocal Hannon,Irene One Perfect Spring harmony without instrumental accompaniment. Hayes,Terry I Am Pilgrim It's an engaging mix of tightly-crafted music and Hyde,Langley Highfell Grimoires freewheeling humor that pleases audiences of all James,Julie It Happened One Wedding ages. Registration is required. Koch, Herman Summer House With Swimming Pool MacBride,Stuart A Song for the Dying Painter,Kristen House of the Rising Sun Additional donations '... Peterson,Tracie A Moment in Time were made to the Salvalaggio, Karin Bone Dust White Library in Ann's memory In Wemory of Stone,Jonathan Moving Day and were used to White, Karen A Long Time Gone purchased children's Ann Ingrisano Nonfiction books at her family's 7eac(ier, �Kentor, `friend Blanding,Michael The Map Thief:The Gripping story of an Esteemed request. Eighty-two titles Rare-map Dealer who Made Millions Stealing have come in so far and Priceless Maps more continue to arrive. - -- .s--4— - Clinton, Hillary Rodham Hillary Rodham Clinton Thank you to everyone who has donated in Coles,Polly The Politics of Washing: Real Life in Venice Mrs. Ingrisano's memory! Echols, Damien Yours for Eternity:A Love Story on Death Row Icard, Michelle Middle School Makeover: Improving the Way You and Your Child Experience the Middle School Years K-9 Demonstration Jeffords,Michael Exploring Nature in Illinois:A Field Guide to the Wednesday, June 11 @ 7 pm Prairie State iiiiitOfficer Andrew Franczak and K-9 Torro A Michele, Lea Brunette Ambition will be here to demonstrate the benefits of Reynolds, David 0 The Long Shadow:The Legacies of the Great War in having a canine team as part of the Oak the Twentieth Century Brook Police Force. Officer Franczak will Rickards,James The Death of Money:The Coming Collapse of the discuss Torro's history, training, and International Monetary System obedience. The audience will learn how a drug search is Robbins,Tim Tibetan Peach Pie:A True Account of a Imaginative conducted and more! Registration is required. Life Ross,John F. Enduring Courage:Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and Bricks 4 Kidz® Lego® Event the Dawn of the Age of Speed Wednesday, June 25 6:30pm Sinkevitch,Alice Aia Guide to Chicago y, @ Torabi,Farnoosh When She Makes More: 10 Rules for Breadwinning Women Come join Bricks 4 Kidz®for an exciting evening of our Waldman,Michael The Second Amendment:A Biography STEM related programs using LEGO®bricks. Bring your Warren,Elizabeth A Fighting Chance family to explore concepts of science, technology, engineering, architecture, and math! See how your children DVDs � . can learn by constructing machines completely out of LEGO® 3 Days to Kill "Eia THE NNMENTS 3 bricks, gears, axles and motors. 16 Acres rdmi M N There's something fun for every child Covert Affairs—Season 4 ., F�,' as Bricks 4 Kidz offers enriching IlIJjCKS Grand Piano4.----,.'-'-°,,,, e ORANGE programs for students in preschool Her �,, �' , a J't e I through middle school!We look K" I,Frankenstein forward to building with your family s, In Secret 4 "i'` 7 at the Library! we learn,we buiid,we play with The Monuments Men ,� it � LEGO'Bricks V ' s Registration is required. Orange is the New Black—Season One k. True Blood—The Complete 6th Season I Gift Books Donated to Oak Brook Music Library in the month of May ' 0 Bear Hands Distraction Isbell,Jason Southeastern The Krohn Family has donated Console Wars:Sega, Phillips, Phillip Behind the Light Nintendo and the Battle That Defined a Generation in honor of Santana Corazon Mike Krohn's birthday. White,Jack Lazaretto SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Library Closed Sahaja Meditation 6 pm Knit Pickers 7 pm Computer Class: Gain Financial Control Current Events 9:30 am Ann Ingrisano Memorial Internet Basics 3 pm of Your Divorce Concert-Ac Rock 6:30 pm 2 pm Movie Matinee: Best in Show 1 pm i 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Library Closed ©Grades K-3 Storytime ©Terrific Threes and Computer Class: ©Toddling Twos and Current Events 9:30 am Bel Sonore 4:30 pm Fours 4:30 pm Computer Tips&Tools Threes 10:30 am 2 pm 3 pm Sahaja Meditation 6 pm Knit Pickers 7 pm Movie Matinee: The Shaggy Dog 1 pm ©K-9 Demo 7 pm 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Library Closed ©Grades K-3 Storytime ©Terrific Threes and Computer Class: ©Toddling Twos and Current Events 9:30 am 4:30 pm Fours 4:30 pm Computer Help Threes 10:30 am 12:30-4:30 pm ©Bingo 3-4 pm Sahaja Meditation Social Security Movie Matinee: oti Book Discussion 6 pm 7 pm 2 Eight Below 1 pm 4 pm Knit Pickers 7 pm ©Bedtime Stories 7 pm Audiobooks& Dementia 7 pm 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Library Closed ©Grades K-3 Storytime ©Terrific Threes and Computer Class: ©Toddling Twos and Current Events 9:30 am The History of Polo 4:30 pm Fours 4:30 pm Database Searching Threes 10:30 am 2 pm 3 pm Sahaja Meditation Knit Pickers 7 pm Movie Matinee: Vision and Learning 6 pm Homeward Bound 1 pm Link 7 pm ©Lego Event 6:30 pm 29 30 Adult programs Library Closed Sahaja Meditation 6 pm ©Children's am Young Adults All ages in black