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Library Beacon
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630-368-7700 - www.oak-brook.org/library
Volume 20 - Issue 3 March 2022
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Library Hours
9:30 am - 9 pm Monday - Thursday
9:30 am - 5 pm Friday & Saturday
1 pm - 5 pm Sunday
Department Numbers
Circulation 630-368-7700
Reference 630-368-7725
Youth Services 630-368-7733
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Adult Programming
The 55th Anniversary of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts
Club Band
Thursday, March 24 @ 6 pm
The Beatles’ most well-known album turns 55 years old in
2022. In 2003, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it #1 on their
list of the Greatest Albums of All Time, while Keith Richards
of the Rolling Stones recently called it "rubbish." With the
use of interviews and performance clips, Gary Wenstrup will
discuss the album's music, concept, packaging and the
overwhelming world-wide reaction to its release. As John
Lennon sang on the album “a splendid time is guaranteed
for all."
Winter Reading Program
Adventures in Reading Ends March 5
There is still time to turn in your reading logs and
collect your prize. Plus, readers of all ages will
be entered into a drawing for a grand prize.
Recurring Programs
English Language
Conversation Group
2nd & 4th Tuesdays @
6 pm
Practice your speaking and
listening skills.
Knit Pickers
Tuesdays @ 7 pm
Work on your projects in the
company of other knitters.
Drop-In Tech Help
Wednesdays @ 1-2 pm
Basic one-on-one help with
computers and devices.
Double Pinochle -
Thursdays @ 1 pm
Learn to play. Beginners
welcome.
Current Events -
Fridays @ 9:30 am
Join the group for
discussions of all things
newsworthy.
Movie Matinee
Monday, Mar. 7 @ 1 pm
Emma
ProQuest Historical & Current Newspapers
The Library offers access to a searchable database of five major
newspapers, providing more than a century’s worth of records.
You can search the following newspapers:
Chicago Tribune (1849 - current)
Los Angeles Times (1881 - current)
The New York Times (1851 - current)
The Wall Street Journal (1889 - current)
The Washington Post (1877 - current)
Whether you are looking for historical information or more recent
articles, the Library has got you covered! Newspaper articles are
updated daily at 9 am.
Visit the Library’s website to start using the ProQuest databases.
Access is available to everyone in the Library and available to
OBPL cardholders remotely.
Looking for a
good read, listen
or watch? Check
out the Staff
Picks blog! Visit
our website to
get started.
Children’s Programs
National Library Week Bookmark Contest!
March 1 – April 1
Celebrate National Library Week (April
3-9) with this groovy bookmark contest!
Children of all ages can create a “Reading
is Groovy” bookmark or come up with
your own reading theme. The winners will
receive a gift card to Michaels craft store
as well as 12 laminated bookmarks of
their design. The Library will also have
the design winning bookmarks
available for patrons at the Youth Services
desk! Pick up an entry form at the Library and turn in your
design by the first of April. The winners will be announced
by the end of National Library Week!
Feelin’ Groovy
Virtual Storytime and Craft with Miss Brigitte
Monday, March 7
Ages 4+
Get groovy with Miss Brigitte! She
will read some hip books, listen to
some music & do a super far out
craft. A Take & Make craft will
become available on a first come,
first served basis to pick up the day
the program airs on the Library’s
YouTube channel.
Spring Fling
Virtual Storytime and Craft with Miss Theresa
Monday, March 21
Ages 2+
We’re celebrating the first
day of spring! Listen as Miss
Theresa tells spring stories
and sings songs. Of course,
a Take & Make craft will
become available on a first
come, first served basis to
pick up the day the program airs on the Library’s
YouTube channel.
Pickup Crafts
Need a fun activity at home? Stop by the Library for one
of our fun crafts! They will be available on a first come,
first served basis. Supplies are limited, so don’t wait!
This Little Piggy
Wednesday, March 2
Laughing Leprechaun
Monday, March 14
Macrame Leaf
Monday, March 28
Looking for the Library’s
YouTube page? Scan this QR
code with your smartphone.
Award Season is Here!
OBPL has these Oscar nominated films:
Dune
Encanto
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
King Richard
Luca
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
No Time to Die
Raya and the Last Dragon
Spencer
Summer of Soul
Place a hold for these films,
they will be released soon:
Belfast
Nightmare Alley
Writing with Fire