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Bring your preschooler to our next Tales for Tots storytime at Mariano’s Fresh Market. Our storyteller will be reading a seasonal story and The Great Scott will amaze everyone with his magic tricks. This storytime is for children ages six and under.
Date and time: Friday, December 14, 10 a.m.
Location: Mariano's Fresh Market, 802 E. Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights
Register at Marianos' customer service desk or call 847-253-5439. Sign up today! Space is limited.
Read the book, watch the movie, talk about the author. Sam Weller, author of The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury will lead a discussion about the author, incorporating clips from the movie Fahrenheit 451 into his presentation. The program will cover Ray Bradbury's Illinois connection, his literary achievements and other facts about his life. Enhance your experience with a book discussion of Fahrenheit 451 led by Ted Balcom on the following evening.
Ray Bradbury/Fahrenheit 451 with Sam Weller
Date and Time: Sunday, December 9, 2 p.m.
Location: Hendrickson Room
Fahrenheit 451 Book Discussion with Ted Balcom
Date and Time: Monday, December 10, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lindsey Room
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Dates and Times: Monday, December 10, 7-8 p.m. or Tuesday, December 11, 10-11 a.m.
Location: Business Center
Whether you'd like to learn about the opera before you go to the performance or just love opera, plan to come to our Lyric Opera lectures. They are sponsored by the Friends of the Library and presented by members of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corps. Coming up next will be Sue McCandless discussing the fairy-tale opera, Hansel and Gretel.
Date and time: Monday, December 3, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Hendrickson Room North
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Looking for quality books to give as gifts? The Friends of the Library are holding a holiday book sale with books that are like-new at bargain prices for the discerning readers on your gift list. You will find kids' books, coffee-table books, classics, new fiction and new nonfiction at prices ranging from $1 to $10. Start your holiday shopping here!
Date and Time: Saturday, December 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, December 2, noon-5 p.m.
Location: Lower level lobby
Join us at Eddie's Restaurant and Lounge for Books and Brews. We'll discuss West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, the autobiography of retired basketball player Jerry West. Appetizers will be served. Cash bar.
Date and time: Tuesday, November 27, 7:30–8:30 p.m.
Location: Eddie's Restaurant and Lounge, 10 East Northwest Highway
Register and pick up a copy of the book at the Info Desk
Since the library's volunteer program began in 1979, more than 500,000 hours of service have been contributed by this special group of individuals. "Volunteers: Adding Value on Both Sides" is an article published in the December edition of the Illinois Library Association's Reporter. Written by our Volunteer Coordinator Caryl Medsker, it highlights many of the ways our volunteers make a difference every day.
As Caryl explains, "Our volunteers have made it possible for us to become a five-star library, offering programs and services to our community that would not be possible if we were to rely on paid staff alone. They make the Arlington Heights Memorial Library a truly special place."
Chicago Tribune featured an article of three “top-shelf” Chicago suburban libraries today. Arlington Heights Memorial Library is one of three local libraries to be awarded a five-star rating for all five years that Library Journal has named Star Libraries. Five stars is the highest rating awarded. Our Executive Director Jason Kuhl states “It is a reflection of how much our community uses the library, so I think it says as much about the community as it does the library.” Thank you for making us a five-star library!
See Library Journal's 2012 Index of Star Libraries.
Check out the cute and clever thank-you cards that the library received from second graders at Dryden School. The bookmobile visited their class and staff member Julie Jurgens read a book about a bookmobile going to a zoo called Wild About Books by author Judy Sierra.
Worried about holiday spending? Instead of being a Scrooge, learn ways to manage your money during the holiday season to prevent overspending. A representative from Family Credit Management will share best practices and tips that will truly help make the holidays the merriest time of the year.
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 13, 7 p.m.
Location: Hendrickson Room
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