What's Up at the Library
Programs for Job Seekers
Thanks to a $3,000 grant from the Rotary Club of Arlington Heights, we are once again sponsoring programs for job seekers. Sign up for these programs coming soon:
See more >>The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Date and time: Monday, October 11, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Location: Hendrickson Room
Get your paintbrush and join Tom and his friends as they experience one adventure after another. Presented by American Eagle Productions. For families. Register online or at the Reception Desk, 847-392-0100.Don't Retire, Get Inspired
Date and time: Thursday, October 7, 7 p.m.
Location: Hendrickson Room
Approaching retirement with a feeling of "What's next?" Meet Dick Nogaj, author of the bestselling book, Don't Retire, Get Inspired, and hear his moving account of how he and his wife turned their retirement dream to make a difference into a reality by founding Harvest Astronomy Night
Date and time: Friday, October 15, 7 p.m.
Location: Hendrickson Room
Bring the family to Astronomy Night.Point, Click and Save: Online Ways to Save Money
Date and time: Saturday, October 9, 10 a.m.
Location: Hendrickson Room
Come and meet Rachel Singer Gordon, blogger and author of Point, Click and Save: Mashup Mom’s Guide to Saving and Making Money Online. She will share her strategies for finding the best online deals, prices and coupons during these trying times.The Many Languages of Genealogy
Date and time: Saturday, October 16, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Hendrickson Room
Having difficulty reading the old German handwriting? Not sure what that word is in Polish? Bring a copy of the document and meet with a translator to solve those language mysteries.We're Three for Three!
For the third year in a row, the Arlington Heights Memorial Library has received a five-star rating in Library Journal's national rating of public libraries, the LJ Index of Public Library Service 2010. Five stars is the highest rating th
Swedish Genealogy Computer Workshops
Date and times: Tuesday, October 19, 10 a.m. or 3 p.m.
Location: Training Center
If you have Swedish ancestors and want to get a jump start on searching for them, sign up for this three-hour workshop. Jan Eurenius is coming from Sweden to present this workshop along with Kathy Meade, the U.S. representative from Genlines.Alternative and Complementary Medicine Information
Date and time: Monday, October 18, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Training Center
Learn about some of the standard and more reliable sources for information about vitamins, supplements, herbs and different therapies such as yoga, meditation and acupressure.Money Talks
Karen Chan, Consumer & Family Economics Educator at the University of Illinois Extension Service, is coming to the Library as part of our Money Talks series.Summer Reading Success
Kids' World manager Yvette Johnson reports that 5,000 kids registered in this summer's reading program at the Library.
Check Out an eReader
Did you know that the Library has eReaders that you can check out? We have Kindles, Nooks and Sony Readers that can be checked out for two weeks (except for the Kindle DX). Each eReader has titles preloaded for you to read.Celebrate Your Family! Celebrate Your History!
Date and time: Saturday, November 6, 1–4 p.m.
Location: Hendrickson Room
Do you know your family history? How do you start? Where can you find information? What questions do you ask grandpa or grandma? Genealogy research is for the whole family - children, parents, and even grandparents.South Scout Troop Collects for Food Drive
Pictured are Samantha Onnen, Carley Berowski, Erin Fitzgerald, Leah Cooke, Lizzie Seibert, Lydia Schultz, and Grace Nykol of South Middle School Cadette Troop 41075. Absent from the photo is Marina Santicola.The Library's "Read & Feed" drive just got a big boost from the sixth-graders of South Middle School Cadette Troop 41075.
I Can Read
Dates: Mondays, November 1, 15, 29 and December 13; Tuesdays, November 2, 16, 30 and December 14
Times: 6:30–6:45 p.m., 6:45–7 p.m., or 7–7:15 p.m.
Location: Kids’ World Desk
Times: 6:30–6:45 p.m., 6:45–7 p.m., or 7–7:15 p.m.
Location: Kids’ World Desk
Holiday Book Drive
November 1–December 1
For over 10 years, the Library’s Holiday Book Drive has brought the joy and magic of books to area families. Join us once again by donating new children’s books for Wheeling Township’s Adopt-a-Family holiday basket program for low-income families. We are collecting books for children from infancy to age 16. As always, books in Spanish are also welcome.
Drop off your book donations in the collection bin by the Checkout Desk on the Library’s first floor. For more information about the book drive, call Debora Whisler at 847-506-2613.
For over 10 years, the Library’s Holiday Book Drive has brought the joy and magic of books to area families. Join us once again by donating new children’s books for Wheeling Township’s Adopt-a-Family holiday basket program for low-income families. We are collecting books for children from infancy to age 16. As always, books in Spanish are also welcome.
Drop off your book donations in the collection bin by the Checkout Desk on the Library’s first floor. For more information about the book drive, call Debora Whisler at 847-506-2613.
Read & Feed Food Drive
Once again the Library is sponsoring a “Read & Feed” food drive. It will run from September 1–December 1 at the Library and on the bookmobile to collect food pantry items for the Wheeling Township food pantry. The “Read & Feed” drive will also accept items for The Buddy Foundation to care for stray, abused and abandoned animals.
Food donations can include unopened and unexpired cans or boxes of:
• rice
• dry beans/peas
• meats
• stews
• soup
• peanut butter
• cereal
• pasta
• macaroni & cheese
• fruits
Food donations can include unopened and unexpired cans or boxes of:
• rice
• dry beans/peas
• meats
• stews
• soup
• peanut butter
• cereal
• pasta
• macaroni & cheese
• fruits
