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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-09 Library Beacon 600 Oak Brook Road - Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 630-368-7700 - www.oak-brook.org/library Volume 18 - September 2020 S E P T E M B E R Temporary Library Hours 9:30 am - 5 pm Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 9:30 am - 9 pm Wednesday 9:30 am - 1 pm Saturday Closed Sunday Department Numbers Circulation 630-368-7700 Reference 630-368-7725 Youth Services 630-368-7733 Look for us online What’s Happening At Your Library Library Fast Facts For September  Shortened hours (see below)  No indoor seating available  Wifi accessible outdoor seating available  Limited computer use  Expanded online resources  Curbside pickup still available  New self-check machine available  Meeting room and study rooms closed  Normal loan periods, materials quarantined before check-in, no fines Visit the Library’s website for a description of the changes due to COVID-19. Virtual DIY Decorative Book Birdhouse for Adults September 10 @ 11 am Learn how to recycle an old book by making it into something new! We will provide all the materials needed (including the book). Reference Librarian Jean Carroll will guide you in making this amazingly simple and unique craft! This program premieres on Thursday, September 10. Take & Make materials for this craft will become available to pick up the same day! Get yours ASAP! Supplies will be limited. Virtual Mango Languages Tutorial September 24 @ 11 am Are you interested in learning a new language? Oak Brook Public Library offers more than 70 free language courses through Mango Languages! Getting started is easy. Library Assistant Nancy Alaks will provide a step by step tutorial in using this wonderful resource. This program premieres on Thursday, September 24. New Virtual Programming! Each program will be posted on our event calendar. You can watch each video on the Library’s YouTube channel and Facebook page at 11 am on the specified day. Book Donations Not Accepted We appreciate your willingness to donate your used books to the Library, but we ask that you hold off donating your materials for now. Our storage space is full. The Library will make an announcement when we can again accept book donations. Community Organization of the Month Hinsdale Humane Society The Hinsdale Humane Society (HHS) has been a significant contributor to the animal welfare community for 66 years. In November 2018, HHS opened the Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center, which expanded their capacity for rescue by 150%. This allowed them to provide more innovative and necessary programs to the community, transformed services and added exciting, industry-leading initiatives that provide compassionate care and foster the positive benefits of the human-animal bond. The Hinsdale Humane Society is proud to hold a Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency. What Can You Do To Get Involved? The Hinsdale Humane Society is in need of donations. Please visit their website for more information: www.hinsdalehumanesociety.org eResources Updates RBdigital has joined Overdrive! On August 31, all content from the RBdigital platform will migrate to Overdrive. If you are looking for eAudiobooks, Overdrive and its Libby app will be your one stop for content. All our eBooks and eAudiobooks are available to anyone with a valid Oak Brook library card. RBdigital Magazines (formerly Zinio) will also be migrating to Overdrive and the Libby app in the coming months. If you are looking for more options for research, the Library has acquired a number of new EBSCO databases at no additional cost. These include Legal Information Reference Center, Literary Reference Center, Points of View Reference Center, Auto Repair Source and more. These can be found on the Electronic Resources page of the Library’s website. These databases can also be used through the EBSCO Mobile app (available in the app store). We might not have any crafts for you to do at the Library this fall, but we do have crafts for you to do at home! Each Take & Make kit is created with a specific age group in mind. We will only have a limited quantity of each kit. They will be available on a first come, first served basis along with their accompanying storytime/activity video on the date that is stated. There is no reserving a kit. Once the kits are gone, we will post a notification on the Library’s Event Calendar. No reservations necessary. Virtual Storytime & Craft with Miss Theresa Roly-Poly Fun! September 2 Recommended for ages 3 - 8 Miss Theresa will be talking about those cute little critters you find in your yard. She’ll share a book with amazing facts as well as a story about a roly-poly. This program premieres on the Library’s Facebook page and YouTube channel on Wednesday, September 2 @ 11am. A cool Take & Make craft will be available to pick up the same day! Get yours ASAP! Supplies are limited. Virtual DIY Grass Head Tutorial Take & Make Craft September 9 Recommended for ages 6 & Up We’ll provide you with all the supplies needed to make a one-of-a-kind character that will grow real grass hair. The virtual how-to video will become available on the Library’s Facebook page and YouTube channel on Wednesday, September 9 @ 11am. Take & Make materials will be available that same day. Get yours ASAP! Supplies are limited. Virtual Storytime & Craft with Miss Brigitte Let’s Go on a Picnic! September 16 Recommended for ages 4 - 8 Join Miss Brigitte as she reads picnic stories and makes a fun craft. This program premieres on the Library’s Facebook page and YouTube channel on Wednesday, September 16 @ 11am. The cute Take & Make craft will be available to pick up the same day! Get yours ASAP! Supplies are limited. Virtual DIY Fall Wind Chime Tutorial Take & Make Craft September 23 Recommended for ages 6 & Up Create a beautiful wind chime using a small clay pot, string, beads, bells, and a small amount of acrylic paint. The virtual how-to video will become available on the Library’s Facebook page and YouTube channel on Wednesday, September 23 @ 11am. Take & Make materials will be available that same day. Get yours ASAP! Supplies are limited. Virtual Storytime & Craft with Miss Theresa It’s Apple Picking Time! September 30 Recommended for ages 2 - 4 Miss Theresa will be talking about apples! Who doesn’t like apples, apple sauce, apple cider or apple pie? She will read some stories, sing a song, share some flannel board activities, and present a craft. This program premieres on the Library’s Facebook page and YouTube channel on Wednesday, September 30 @ 11am. A cool Take & Make craft will be available to pick up the same day! Get yours ASAP! Supplies will be limited.