Library News
The Japanese maple trees shown above were donated by the Friends of the Library in honor of Paula Moore for her exemplary service as Kids’ World manager and Executive Director from 1991–2012. You can see the trees on the north side of the library along Euclid Avenue.
It was a grand night for showcasing the creativity of our local teens. Congratulations to our award-winning teen filmmakers in the 7th Annual Teen Film Fest that took place at the library on Friday, August 16. Twenty-six films were submitted and awards made in five different categories. There was a red carpet event for all the filmmakers before the film screening and even an after-party for teens to celebrate in the Hub when the film fest was over.
Many thanks to our judges, Daily Herald film critic Dann Gire, Arts Commissioner Toni Higgins Thrash and Metropolis playwright Scott Woldman and
The bookmobile greeted parade watchers at this year's Fourth of July Parade and helped to spread the word about our upcoming Celebrate Your Library Day on Sunday, August 18. Adding to the summer fun were library trustees, staff and our new Summer Volunteer Squad passing out boxes of sidewalk chalk.
The award presentation was made at the ALA annual conference in Chicago, where Vic was also
The library's bookmobile has been traveling around Arlington Heights for 40 years meeting and greeting residents in their neighborhoods. Pictured are the first bookmobile circa 1973 and today’s version. In 1973 the bookmobile stopped at 11 Arlington Heights parks four days a week. Today it makes 30 stops every two weeks at parks, schools, apartment complexes and neighborhoods bringing the latest books, music, movies and magazines. Enjoy our celebration video of the bookmobile, then find out when it stops in your neighborhood here.
The holidays will be brighter for many families thanks to the generosity of our library users and community partners. We were able to donate 826 books to Wheeling Township’s holiday Adopt-a-Family program. We would like to thank everyone who contributed. Special thanks go to Rolling Green Nine-Hole Golf League, American Legion Auxiliary Post #208; and our community partners: Tuscan Market & Wine Shop, Mariano’s Fresh Market, California Pizza Kitchen, Northwest Speech and Hearing Center at Northwest Community Hospital, California Pizza Kitchen, and the Chamber of Commerce Professional Women’s Council.
Since we have started the book drive in 1998, we have
We're five for five! For the fifth year in a row, the library has received a five-star rating, the highest of Library Journal's national public library ratings. We are one of only 30 libraries across the country to have received this distinction for all five years that Library Journal has named Star Libraries. This award speaks to the tremendous support we receive every day from you, our five-star community!
A sellout crowd turned out for the 6th Annual Teen Film Fest at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre on Sunday, August 5. Twenty-seven films were submitted and awards made in five different categories.
Check out these three winners on our Teen page:
Best Cinematography:
Ian Fitzgerald - Time Lapse -Suburbia
Best Music Video:
Rosa Weiss – Original Song “Just Another Face”
Best Acting:
Daniel Carpenter – Imaginary Warfare
You can see the rest of the winners on our teen Facebook page:
Best Overall:
Anders Gustafson - Titanic 2 Trailer
Best Horror:
Robert Kraybill
Instead of its usual Wednesday stops, the bookmobile took a slightly different route on July 4 - the parade route! With giant banners on two sides, the bookmobile helped spread the word about the summer reading program for kids. Library trustees, staff and 32 Junior Library Volunteers marched along the route as well and treated parade watchers to train-shaped silly bands as giveaways. Another library connection to the parade was our Executive Director Jason Kuhl (pictured above with pen in hand) who was one of the parade judges.
At this year's Volunteer Recognition Luncheon, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, we celebrated a huge milestone in library history - 500,000 hours of service to the library since the volunteer program began in 1979.