Posts tagged with "Library News"
How Libraries Stack Up in 2010
Posted by daccurso on 07/30/10
Every day around 2,200 people visit our Library. They come here to look for jobs, get help for their small businesses, check out books, movies, music and magazines, learn to use technology, ask questions and do research, attend programs and much more.
Our library one of 16,600 public libraries in the United States. Click here to learn a few of the ways that public libraries stack up and how they are helping meet the critical needs of our communities.
If You Missed Author Jamie Freveletti
Posted by daccurso on 04/30/12
Award-winning thriller novelist Jamie Freveletti's presentation is the latest addition to our Recent Programs web page. If you missed her program here at the library, you can still hear her talk about her books and her writing. She has written three thrillers and is writing the next book in Robert Ludlum's Covert One series. Learn more about this talented Chicago writer.
iPads to Use in the Library
Posted by daccurso on 07/24/12
A.H. cardholders can now check out an iPad to use in the library. Check them out at the Computer Help Desk for two hours at a time on a first-come, first-served basis. Each iPad will come loaded with apps to help you browse the Internet, read eBooks, play games, check on the latest news stories, create presentations and documents, watch videos, and learn new skills.
Join the Summer Reading Fun
Posted by daccurso on 08/01/10
Kids: Scare Up a Good Book
Kids infancy to entering 8th grade are invited to Scare Up a Good Book. Keep track of your reading to win prizes and a book of your choice. Register in Kids' World or on the bookmobile. Come in to Kids' World all summer long for games, crafts and fun.
Teens: Freak Out Fest
Come to the Library and enter our ‘Freak Out’ contest by giving us your best scream or your most wicked, disturbing laugh. Read a book and write a review online, and you’ll get a chance to win two $50 iTunes gift cards and a $200 grand prize iTunes gift card. Come bang on some old trash cans and other weird stuff at a one-of-a-kind Recycled Underground Drumming event in July and make your own movie for the Fourth Annual Teen Film Fest in August.
Adults: Don't Be a Zombie, Read!
There’s no registration. Just submit your reading recommendations, or pick up a form at the Welcome Desk. That’s your entry for our monthly prize drawings. Prizes include gift cards and certificates to local restaurants, theaters and bookstores. Also, share a book and learn more about zombie movies.Junior Library Volunteer in National Spelling Bee
Posted by daccurso on 05/20/09
Junior Library Volunteer Andrew Napora wears the first-place medal he won at the 2009 Suburban Cook Regional Spelling Bee. Andrew will be in Washington D.C. for the Scripps National Spelling Bee beginning May 26. He is pictured with his dad, Mike, who works at the Library's Answer Center.
Andrew is one of 293 spellers from all over the country who will be competing in the preliminary rounds which will be broadcast on ESPN360.com on Wednesday, May 27. The top 50 go into the semifinals on Thursday, May 28. You can find out more about Andrew by viewing his profile . If you want to know more about the Scripps National Spelling Bee, their web site tells you everything you might want to know.
Good luck, Andrew!Last eReader Extravaganza
Posted by daccurso on 01/24/11
Plan to stop by for our last eReader extravaganza on Saturday, January 29. We can help you learn how to use your new Nook or Sony Reader with the Library's ebooks, or just show you different eReaders. These drop-in sessions will give you a hands-on opportunity to experience the Nook and Sony Reader. Learn the capabilities of each and how to use them with the Library's downloadable media. Drop in
Date and time: Saturday, January 29, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Welcome Desk
Learn How to Download eBooks
Posted by daccurso on 12/27/11
Need to learn how to download the library's ebooks to your new Kindle, Nook or iPad? Or are you just curious about all the hype? Sit in on one of these short demonstrations to see how easy it is to download ebooks from our eLibrary.
- Wednesday, January 4, 1–3 p.m.
- Thursday, January 5, 10 a.m.– noon
- Tuesday, January 10, 1–3 p.m.
- Wednesday, January 11, 10 a.m.–noon
- Thursday, January 12, 7–9 p.m.
- Friday, January 13, 10 a.m.–noon
Drop in
Library Closed for Memorial Day on May 27
Posted by lmulford on 05/16/13
The library will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 27, 2013.
Library Closings
Posted by daccurso on 12/21/09
The Library will be closed on January 1, New Year's Day, and will close at 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve, December 31 .
Library Honors Trustee Dick Frisbie
Posted by daccurso on 05/02/11
On Sunday, May 1, recently retired Library Trustee Dick Frisbie was the guest of honor at a party sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Friends members, library staff and trustees, and village mayor, trustees and manager joined Frisbie family members and friends to celebrate Dick's historic 44-year tenure on the Board of Library Trustees.
A highlight of the event was Dick Frisbie's remarks which we share with you in this YouTube video filmed by his granddaughter, Nora Malone. Library Director Paula Moore and Paul Frisbie, Dick's son, also spoke.
