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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-09Oak BrookPublicLibrary VOL. 22 ISSUE 9 NEWSLETTERSEPTEMBER THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED SEPTEMBER 1 THE LAST DAY TO DONATE BOOKS FOR THE BOOK SALE IS SEPTEMBER 20 Aavi A¤Adam F¤Athena and Alfred C¤Coral M¤ Dax S¤Demetra C¤Yifei L¤Vidhya S¤ Sophia B¤Floriana A¤Grace R¤Hadley D¤ Hannah Q¤Henry O¤Holly H¤Ilyana J¤ SUMMER READING WINNERSTHIS SUMMER LIBRARY PATRONS READ OVER 8250 HOURS CONGRAULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS  Mary C.Kate P.Rayyan A. Shreyan P.Shreya K.Sophia D.Sydney D. June S.Sakinah Y.Martina M.Janis P. Reign H.Kiera C.Jesse M.Julia A. RECURRING PROGRAMS WEDNESDAYS 1œ00 PM DØ¡ÍÌI Tech HexÍBaèic ¡e-¡-¡e hexÍ ,iöh c¡ŠÍ öeØèad de(iceè ,iöh a öØaied xibØaØia. 2 AND 4 MONDAYS ND TH 3œ00 PM Mahj¡gE4ÍeØieced Íxa5eØè aØe ec¡ Øaged ö¡Šeeö i öhe x¡bb5 ¡f öhe LibØaØ5 f¡ØgaŠeÍxa5 ad c¡(eØèaöi¡. Pxa5eØèŠ èö bØig öheiØ ¡, öixeè ad Šahj¡gcaØd. Egxièh Lag age C¡(eØèaöi¡ GØ¡ ÍPØacöice 5¡ Ø èÍearig ad xièöeigèrixxè ,iöh LibØaØiaè H bbexx, Nac5,ad ¡öheØè. TUESDAYS 6œ00 PM FRIDAYS 10œ00 AM C ØØeö E(eöèJ¡i è f¡Ø gØ¡ Í dièc èèi¡è ¡f öhexaöeèö e,è. ADULT CRAFT NIGHT WITH LIBRARIAN THERESAWednesday September 24 at 7 pm LibØaØia TheØeèa ,ixx ,axr 5¡ öhØ¡ gh h¡, ö¡ cØeaöe a (aèe Šade fØ¡Š Øec5cxedb¡¡rè¤ MEDICARE LUNCH AND LEARN WITH PATRICKDULLECK AND FIRST CHOICE INSURANCE AGENCY Monday September 15 at 1 pm Siö d¡, ,iöh PaöØicr D xxecr fØ¡Š FiØèö Ch¡ice Iè Øace Agec5 ö¡ xeaؐ ab¡ öMedicaØe PaØöè A B C ad D ad öheiØ iŠÍacö ¡ heaxöhcaØe c¡(eØage a(igaöigMedicaid ad MedicaØe f¡Ø öh¡èe exigibxe f¡Ø b¡öh ÍØ¡gØaŠè (eöeØaèÝ beefiöè ada(¡idig c¡ŠŠ¡ Íiöfaxxè è ch aè eØ¡xxŠeö Íeaxöieè ad Šièèed deadxieè¤ CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTœ AIONIOS TRIOSunday September 7 at 3 pm Ej¡5 cxaèèicax Š èic fØ¡Š öhe Ai¡i¡è TØi¡œ ChØièöie LiŠ ¡ öhe Íia¡ Cecixia HaŠ ¡öhe Cexx¡ ad GØace K¡ ¡ öhe (i¡xi¤ The öØi¡ ,ixx ÍØeèeö èexecöi¡è fØ¡Š Beeöh¡(eCh¡i ad Sh¡èöar¡(ich¤ Wednesday September 17 at 7 pm J¡i Dؤ GhaAaxa SiddiÔ i i cexebØaöig öhe UØd xag age¤ We i(iöe axx ÍaöØ¡è ö¡èhaØe a UØd Í¡eŠ a fa(¡Øiöe fØ¡Š a öe4ö ¡Ø 衊eöhig 5¡ ha(e ,Øiööe¤ URDU LITERATURE AND POETRY SHARING ADULT PROGRAMS –REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR PROGRAMS¤ REGISTER BY CALLING À630Á 368Ì7700 OR BY USING THE QR CODE¤ RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVEMonday September 29 from 9œ30 to 5œ00 pm HexÍ èa(e xi(eè b5 gi(ig bx¡¡d ,iöh öhe AŠeØica Red CØ¡èè¤ AÍÍ¡iöŠeöè ÍØefeØØed¤Caxx 1Ì800Ì733Ì2767 ¡Ø (ièiö RedCØ¡èèBx¡¡d¤¡Øg ö¡ èched xe 5¡ Ø aÍÍ¡iöŠeö¤ Thursday September 25 at 11 am –Registration is not required¤ Copies of the book available at the Circulation Desk¤ Iö iè 1961 ad öhe Ø Øax D öch ÍØ¡(ice ¡f O(eØijèèex iè Ô ieö ad öhe ,aØ iè öØ x5 ¡(eؤLi(ig ax¡e i heØ xaöe Š¡öheبè c¡ öØ5 h¡Še Ièabex r¡,è heØ xife iè aè iö èh¡ xd bexed b5 Ø¡ öie ad dièciÍxie¤ B ö axx iè Íeded ,he heØ bØ¡öheØ L¡ iè bØigè hiègØacexeèè e, giØxfØied E(a ö¡ èöa5 f¡Ø öhe èea衐¤ BEACON BOOK CLUBœ THE SAFEKEEP BY YAEL VAN DER WOUDEN SPONSORED BY FRIENDS OF OBPLSaturdays at 10 am September 6 13 20 27Ages 6 and upThiè cx b iè ¡Íe ö¡ Íxa5eØè ,h¡ axØead5 ha(e a deØèöadig ¡f öhegaŠe© Íxa5eØè aØe ,exc¡Še ö¡ j¡i è ö¡ iŠÍØ¡(e öheiØ èrixxè¤ SATURDAY MORNING CHESS CLUB REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FORPROGRAMS¤ REGISTER BY CALLING À630Á 368Ì7700 OR BY USING THE QR CODE¤ YOUTH PROGRAMS ISTVAN AND HIS IMAGINARY BAND SPONSORED BY FRIENDS OF OBPLSaturday September 13 at 1 pmAll ages J¡i Ièö(a aè he ,exc¡Šeè faxx ,iöh hiè iŠagiaØ5 bad  ChixdØe,ixx ,iggxe dace ad èig i öhiè iöeØacöi(e èh¡, öhaö¨è f  f¡Øaxx ageè  DIY STEM CAR WITH VICTORIA REEVESSPONSORED BY FRIENDS OF OBPLSaturday September 27 at 1 pm Ages 7 and upL¡cax aØöièö ad ed caö¡Ø Vicö¡Øia Ree(eè ,ixx öeach chixdØe h¡, ö¡ ŠareöheiØ (eØ5 ¡, DIY ö¡5 caØ èig STEM ÍØiciÍxeè¤ Ageè 10 ad deØ Š èöbe acc¡ŠÍaied b5 a ad xö f¡Ø öhe d Øaöi¡ ¡f öhe ÍØ¡gØaŠ¤ Y¡ MUSTØegièöeØ each chixd b5 aŠe f¡Ø öhiè ÍØ¡gØaŠ¤ SÍace iè xiŠiöed¤ Tuesdays at 10œ30 amSeptember 16 and 30Ages 2Ì3 with caregiver Thiè iè öhe ÍeØfecö ÍØ¡gØaŠ ö¡ iöØ¡d ce xiööxe ¡eè ö¡ öhe LibØaØ5. We ,ixx Øeadb¡¡rè, èig 衐gè, dace, ad c¡ŠÍxeöe a cØafö! Pxeaèe ØegièöeØ each chixd ,h¡iè aööedig. A caØegi(eØ Š èö èöa5 ,iöh each chixd f¡Ø öhe eöiØe ÍØ¡gØaŠ. TODDLING 2s AND 3s STORYTIMEWITH MISS THERESA MAGICAL MUSHROOMFriday September 12All agesSö¡Í b5 öhe Y¡ öh Deèr ö¡ gØab öhe xaöeèö Íicr Í cØafö ,hixe è ÍÍxieè xaèö. PICKUP CRAFT LEGO FREE BUILDWITH MISS DOMINIQUEThursdays at 4œ45 pmSeptember 11 and 25 All agesLeö'è B ixd! Leö 5¡ Ø iŠagiaöi¡ Ø  ,ixd ,iöh Mièè D¡ŠiiÔ e aè 5¡ ad 5¡ Ø fØiedè cØeaöe a5öhig 5¡ ca öhir ¡f ¡ ö ¡f LEGO. FiièhedÍØ¡jecöè ,ixx be dièÍxa5ed i öhe dièÍxa5 caèe i öhe 5¡ öh èecöi¡ ¡f öheLibØaØ5 öix öhe f¡xx¡,ig èeèèi¡. Leg¡è aØe ÍØ¡(ided. Thursdays at 4œ45 pm September 4 and 18 Ages 8 and up CØafö ,iöh Mièè BØigiööe! Each èeèèi¡ ,e ,ixx cØeaöe 衊eöhig baèed ¡ afaxx öheŠe, a èÍecific aØöièö, ¡Ø a ÍaöØ¡ ØeÔ eèö! DØeèè f¡Ø Šeèè! CRAFTERNOONS WITH MISS BRIGITTE D¡ 5¡ : Need c¡ŠŠ iö5 èeØ(ice h¡ Øè f¡Ø 5¡ Ø èch¡¡x, ch Øch, ¡Ø èc¡ ö gØ¡ Í?Waö ö¡ hexÍ 5¡ Ø c¡ŠŠ iö5?Feex Íaèèi¡aöe ab¡ ö öhe LibØaØ5?Need j¡b e4ÍeØiece? Bec¡Še a öee (¡x öeeØ! The LibØaØ5 ¡ffeØè (¡x öeeØ ¡ÍÍ¡Øö iöieè ö¡ èö deöè eöeØig 8 öhØ¡ gh 12gØadeè. V¡x öeeØ d öieè icx de aèèièöig xibØaØ5 èöaff ,iöh ÍaöØ¡ h¡xdØeÔ eèöè, è¡Øöig ad èhex(ig ŠaöeØiaxè, ad hexÍig xibØaØiaè ,iöh i-ÍeØ衐chixdØe’è ÍØ¡gØaŠŠig xire èö¡Ø5 öiŠeè ad ¡öheØ èÍeciax ÍØ¡jecöè. öh öh AÍÍxicaöi¡è aØe a(aixabxe ¡xie ad i öhe LibØaØ5. Each aÍÍxicaö Š èöc¡ŠÍxeöe a aÍÍxicaöi¡ ad a èh¡Øö axÍhabeöiAaöi¡ Ô iA ö¡ ÍaØöiciÍaöe.V¡x öeeØè Øecei(e a c¡fi؊aöi¡ xeööeØ ¡f öheiØ h¡ Øè aö öhe ed ¡f öhe èeèèi¡f¡Ø a5 e4öØac ØØic xaØ èeØ(ice h¡ Ø ¡bxigaöi¡è. TEEN VOLUNTEERING GRADES 8 AND UP Next Meeting: Saturday, September 27 at 2 pm D¡ 5¡ ha(e a Íaèèi¡ f¡Ø 5¡ Ø c¡ŠŠ iö5? D¡ 5¡ ha(e ideaè ¡ ,a5è ö¡Šare öhe LibØaØ5 beööeØ f¡Ø öeeè?? J¡i öhe Tee Ad(iè¡Ø5 B¡aØd! Y¡ ca h¡èö5¡ Ø ¡, öee-ceöeØed ÍØ¡gØaŠè, hexÍ deèig dièÍxa5è, h¡èö èö¡Ø5öiŠeè, ,¡Øröhe faxx b¡¡r èaxe, ad Š¡Øe! T¡ j¡i, ØegièöeØ ,iöh öhe QR c¡de ab¡(e. TEEN ADVISORY BOARDGRADES 9 AND UP Business and Taxpayer CardsBusiness owners and other nonÌresident taxpayers located within incorporated Oak Brook may applyfor a library card¤ Applicants must be a property owner or lessee of physical property within thevillageÝs taxing district¤ For more information on eligibility and how to apply please call À630Á 368Ì7712 visit the Circulation Desk Mondays Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays from 9œ30 amto 5 pm or Tuesdays from 1 pm to 9 pm or eÌmail libraryinfo@oakÌbrook¤org¤ Temporary CardsLongÌterm temporary residents may obtain a library card which is valid for one year or less¤ Thisgenerally applies to au pairs foreign exchange students and inÌhome caregivers¤ Applicants requireproof of identification and the signature of a resident cardholder on the library card application whoassumes responsibility for the account and any items borrowed¤ District #53 Teacher CardsAll District ¢53 teachers are eligible for teacher cards¤ This card grants access to all physicalmaterials at OBPL and within the SWAN library network as well as access to the LibraryÝs digitalsubscription resources and databases¤ Teachers must have a public library card from their homelibrary to apply but will receive a separate Oak Brook card¤ To apply for a teacher card visit theLibrary with a photo ID your District ¢53 ID and your home library card¤ Other area educators are noteligible for a teacher card but are welcome to register their home library card to check out materialsfrom OBPL¤ Oakbrook TerraceThe Village of Oakbrook Terrace is a separate municipality from the Village of Oak Brook and is notserved by its own public library¤ However Oakbrook Terrace residents may apply for a nonresidentcard at a reduced cost at the Villa Park Public Library¤ Further instructions and details can be foundon the Village of Oakbrook Terrace website¤ Reciprocal Public Library CardholdersSWAN member library cardholders are already linked with our library and do not have to registerseparately¤ Other Illinois public library cardholders outside of SWAN must present their home librarycard and a valid photo ID in order to register their home library card for borrowing privileges¤ SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD MONTH ResidentsResidents of incorporated Oak Brook can obtain a library card free of charge¤ Toobtain or renew a library card visit the Library to complete an application andprovide proof of Oak Brook residency¤ A valid stateÌissued photo ID is sufficient¤If your photo ID is expired or shows an old address bring other proof ofresidency such as postmarked mail or utility bills¤ Residents in Unincorporated AreasOther residents with an Oak Brook address Àzip code 60523Á outside of thevillageÝs incorporated limits may purchase a nonÌresident card¤ The fee for thecurrent year is ï139 per year for an individual card or ï373 for multiple cards¤Cash and check are accepted in person¤ Credit or debit card payments may bemade online after applying¤ To determine if you are eligible for a nonÌresidentcard please call À630Á 368Ì7700 or visit the Circulation Desk¤ Help wanted! The Friends of the Oak Brook Public Library is looking for a few new board members! The Board works closely with the Library’s staff to provide interesting programs and resources. The Board meets quarterly, usually on Tuesday afternoons. We need individuals who are: Familiar with QuickBooks Interested in finding talent for future concerts Interested in writing for our semi-annual newsletter Interested in learning how our annual book sale functions Each of these responsibilities are a three-year volunteer position. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Head Librarian Jacob Post. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY BY JOINING THE FRIENDS OF THE OAK BROOK PUBLIC LIBRARY Annual Membership Please make your check payable to Friends of the Oak Brook Public Library The Friends is an allÌvolunteer 501ÀcÁÀ3Á nonprofit organization recognized by the IRS¤ All donations are taxÌdeductible in accordance with IRS regulations¤ Membership Categories: Individual¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ï25 Family¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ï40 Patron¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ï100 Other ï®®®®®®®®®®®®®®® Check ¢®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®® Check Date®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®® NameÀsÁ®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®® Address ®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®® Email®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®® Cut out this portion of the program and return with check made payable to Friends of Oak Brook Public Library¤ Facebookœ @oakbrookpubliclibrary YouTubeœ oakbrooklibrary Instagramœ @oakbrookpubliclibrary FollowOBPL 600 OAK BROOK ROAD OAK BROOK IL 60523 À630Á 368Ì7700 OAK BROOK PUBLIC LIBRARY LIBRARY HOURS MONDAY Ì THURSDAY 9œ30 AM Ì 9œ00 PM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 9œ30 AM Ì 5œ00 PM SUNDAY 1œ00 PM Ì 5œ00 PM Photographs andªor videos may be taken at our programs for possible use in library promotions including the Library Beacon newsletter social media and the OBPL website¤ Please notify staff if you do not wish to be photographed¤