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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-09 Oak Brook Public t.,.- !!; librdrFedccn Library ... Ark 600 Oak Brook Road - Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 "„....."`.„ 630-368-7700 - www.oak-brook.org/library Volume 12, Issue 9 September 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. 1:00 pm-5 pm Sunday* `closed Sundays between Memorial and Labor Day Medical Marijuana Library Closed on Monday, -p� " ..�� Sunday September 7 @ 2 pm �� � September 1 for Labor Day Dr. Mark Moy returns with another fascinating medical presentation. �' Department Numbers Dr. Moy will talk about medical marijuana: its history, its medical uses Circulation 630-368-7702 and the national discussion surrounding it. Reference 630-368-7725 Youth Services 630-368-7733 = ;:) Sahaja Yoga Meditation - ' / Mondays, September 8, 15, 22, 29 @ 6 pm Library Commission p. Sahaja is a unique method of meditation based on an experience called Roberta Petz, Chairperson �� x Anthony DiCanio Susan Epstein Self Realization. Jeffry Franklin Andrea Holt Look UpTo The Stars: Astronomyfor Everyone Veena Mendiratta Hope Sabbagha ry Saturday, September 20 @ 2 pm Commission Meetings Astronomer Kevin Manning, a former consultant with NASA, has Tuesdays @ 7 pm always been passionate about astronomy and wants to share the September 16 excitement with you! Over the next 1 1/2 hours, you'll learn about November 18 the size and scale of the universe, the stars, and other celestial wonders using hands-on activities and assorted visuals. Follow us online World War II Canteen Songs www.oak-brook.org/library ,. Sunday, September 21 @ 2 pm twitter @oakbrooklibrary One of our favorite singers, Robbie Malkowski, will come back to Oak Facebook Brook presenting a new program celebrating the veterans of World youth services blog: War II! Relive the bygone canteen songs of a war that we will never oakbrookpubliclibraryblog.blogspot.com . forget and a generation that has irrevocably changed history SO(`iGSOF WORLD WAR Il forever! staff picks blog: oakbrooklibrarypicks.wordpress.com Movie Matinee - The Fault in Our Stars 8 Wednesday, September 24 @ 1 pm . ry Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain J� for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. v. ''. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic ' ft, fau, leg, and they met and fell in love at a cancer support group. LAteop (This film is based on the novel by John Green.) ° ilfr PG-13, 2 hr. 5 min. Computer ClassesStorvtimes Registration and Internet Privileges Required Registration for Oak Brook card holders will open August 25. Thursday, September 4 @ 3 pm -Computer Basics Registration for non-residents will open September 2. Participants will learn the basics of computer use: computer parts, the mouse and keyboard. The skills covered will include opening a • Class sizes are limited,so register early! program, using icons and the taskbar and starting and exiting an • Please remember that parents or caregivers must remain in the YS application. area while your little ones attend storytime. • Children must be the indicated age by the first of the month in Thursday, September 11 @ 3 pm - Internet Searching which the program starts. This class will provide the tools to better search the internet • Please be on time;we don't want your child to miss a minute of fun. and find more closely the information they are seeking.Topics • Latecomers may need to wait for admittance to a program already in include: pros and cons of various search engines, assessing session. website authority, exploring the Library's databases, and much more. Skill Prerequisite: Must be familiar with basic Internet 3 Toddling Twos Browser functions to take the class. ����'''�''' Thursdays @ 10:30 am - Thursday, September 18 @ 3 pm - Intro to MS Excel 2010 /� � September 11, 18 & 25 This class will introduce the Excel spreadsheet. Areas covered will Your two year old will surely enjoy this interactive be the everyday commands found on the Ribbon; create a new `I : %,-- story time that includes marvelous books,flannel workbook, save workbooks, insert and delete column and rows and boards, music, and a simple craft. Children must enter text and numbers. I be age 2 by September 1, 2014. Parents accompany child in this program. Registration is required. , Thursday, Sept. 25 @ 3 pm - MS Excel 2010 Continues 1 We'll continue to examine the spreadsheet to organize and format Terrific Threes and Fours your text and data. This session will also cover basic mathematical Wednesdays @ 4:30 pm -September 10, 17 & 24 calculations using formulas. 1 1Preschoolers will wiggle and giggle in this fun-filled story time. Activities, crafts, music, and lively stories strengthen early reading 1 ' ; I i 4 ' , skills. Children must be 3 by September 1, 2014. Registration is >.� Ih&I required. Grades K-3 Storytime Art Balloon-MakingWorkshop Mondays @ 4:30 pm -September 8, 15, 22 &29 p Are you nuts about books and art?Then join us for this wonderful Saturday, September 13 @ 2-3 pm storytime. We will read a story and then do an art project inspired Ages 7-12 by the book. Registration is required. Get creative with one of the most serious and Bedtime Stories challenging art forms: balloon art. At this workshop Thursdays @ 7 pm - °- ou can engage in learninghow to makeyour own September 11, 18& 25 1 Y P � ��i balloon creation, as well as watch other pieces of Join us before bedtime each week for fun stories, 4 `$ balloon art be made, before your very eyes! So, do some music, and a simple craft. Ages 3-8. j you think you have what it takes? Is this a serious Registration is required. life-calling for you? Sign up and find out! Registration is required. Space is limited! Cram Crew Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Fall Window Painting Nights @ 6 - 8:30 pm s Saturday, September 27 @ 11 am Grab your friends and head to the library to do Grades 4 & Up ... , `,-, homework in a quiet space. If you need a study Callingall creative minds and buddingartists... t;° break, the library offers an assortment of games. , So come hang out with your friends! Have a We need your help to decorate some of ourIt. . homework question?Come to the Youth Services `. - many windows! We would like your artwork to Desk for help! reflect the season of autumn or Halloween as well as inspire reading. You may work with a friend or as an individual on your assigned window. Call the Youth Services Youth Book Discussion desk for details. Registration is required. Space is limited! Thursday, September 25 @ 4 pm Do you like reading a book and then sharing it with others?We meet once per month to discuss GIVER good books. Join us for this month's selection, The .. �+ Giver. We will discuss facts about the book as 3 well as the author, Lois Lowry. Snacks will be �,t� _so.omortb.„.....,„_,.......,� ` provided! See the Circulation Desk for a copy of ��-. 17,04. .--- ' l,,,,t. the book. Recommended for grades 5 and i up. -... : . ., Electronics Recycling and Document Shredding Sampling of New and Upcoming Materials Evergreen Bank, 1515 W. 22nd Street You can place your own "hold" on items checked out or on order Saturday, September 6 @ 10 am to 1 pm through our website www.oak-brook.org/library or stop by the Reference Desk for assistance. The Library is partnering with Evergreen Bank to bring Books you the fall Electronics Recycling Event Fiction with document shredding. Drop off yourrtil Albert,Susan Wittig The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Dollar Bush electronics to be recycled and bring up Andrews,Ilona Magic Breaks to the equivalent of 3 bankers boxes of Ecyct Backman,Fredrik A Man Called Ove documents to be shredded. Please Briggs,Patricia Shifting Shadows bring documents in paper bags. Plastic Burton,Jessie The Miniaturist bags and binders will not be accepted. Cussler,Clive The Eye of Heaven Dams,Jeanne M. Day of Vengeance Eggers,Dave Your Fathers,Where Are They?And the Prophets, Gift Books Donated to Oak Brook „,, Do They Live Forever? Hussey,Elaine The Oleander Sisters Library in the month of August ,; Kubica, Mary The Good Girl Cottrell Meadors and Barbara Hunter donated Cholesterol 101, Malik,Tania Three Bargains is Not the Culprit. Mitchell,David The Bone Clocks Morais,Richard C. The Hundred-Foot Journey Bobbie Petz donated Great Dane:Gentle Giant and Lost Souls:Found! Moyes,JoJo Silver Bay Inspiring Stories about Great Danes in memory of Hazel,beloved pet of Scalzi,John Lock In Susan Epstein. Nonfiction Stop by and give a warm welcomeAmer,Sahar What Is Veiling? Batterson,Mark The Grave Robber:How Jesus Can Make Your to our new employees: Impossible Possible Collins, Paul Edgar Allan Poe:The Fever Called Living Xavier Duran - Reference Librarian Goldstein,Dana The Teacher Wars Xavier has a newly minted Masters in Library and Information Huntsman,Jon Barefoot to Billionaire:A Promise to Cure Cancer Science from Dominican and is eager to work at Oak Brook. Levitin,Daniel J. The Organized Mind:Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload Brigitte Crowder - Circulation Assistant Lundgren,Dolph Dolph Lundgren:Train Like an Action Hero: Be Fit Brigitte is studying Film Production and Film Restoration Forever at DePaul,focusing on old Bollywood films. Marshall,George Don't Even Think About It:Why Our Brains Are Wired Corky Richardson - Circulation Assistant to Ignore Climate Change Corky is working on her Library Technical Assistant McGarva,Stephen The Rescue at Dead Dog Beach:One Man's Quest to certificate at College of DuPage. Find a Home for the World's Forgotten Animals Ryan,Paul The Way Forward:Renewing the American Idea Pinker,Susan The Village Effect:How Face-to-Face Contact Can The Fullersburg Historic Foundation Make Us Healthier,Happier,and Smarter "The Prehistory of Salt Creek in Cook and Potter,Maximillian Shadows in the Vineyard:The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine DuPage Counties of Northeastern Illinois” Price,Robert,M. Killing History:Jesus in the No-Spin Zone Saturday, September 13 @ 1:30 pm Stone, Roger The Man Who Killed Kennedy:The Case Against Oak Brook Public Library L.B.J. Winfrey,Oprah What I Know for Sure Join speaker Brian Bardy, Volunteer Archaeologist and DVDs Researcher, for a media presentation illustrating The Double archaeological site data and demonstrating hunter- Draft Day gather adaptations within the Salt Creek Valley, Filth spanning 10,000 years of occupation by prehistoric Horses of God Native Americans. The Love Punch ` F� �� �� Only Lovers Left Alive A G�cam` Brian holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Revenge,Season 3 • _ „„„—•17- Indiana University and has worked on several Secret State archaeological sites across Illinois during his Sons of Anarchy,Season 6 . distinguished career. When I Saw You Music His most interesting find was a Clovis (Gainey) point Alt-J This is All Yours dating from 11,200 to 10,800 years B.P. found in an Aoki,Steve Neon Future I upland site on a feeder stream of Flag Creek, Cook Jackson,Alan The Blue Grass Album County. Train Bullet Proof Picasso Young,Chris A.M. 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