November 2014 - Eisenhower Public Library

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

November 28, 2014 | Comments Off

Taking place in a futuristic Beijing, sixteen-year-old cyborg Cinder supports her lazy step-family by working as a mechanic at the town marketplace. Cinder finds herself in unusual circumstances when the prince of New Beijing comes to her market stand, desperately requesting the repair of his childhood android. He claims the android holds only sentimental value, bit Cinder suspects the android is far more important than that. It’s possible that the android holds a key secret pertaining to the horrible illness which has plagues the land for many years.

Bus Trip: Porgy and Bess at the Lyric Opera

November 26, 2014 | Comments Off

Wednesday, November 26, 2014, 11:30 AM - 6:30 PM. $48.00.

Join us for the Lyric Opera's performance of the great American opera, Porgy and Bess, a portrait of life in Catfish Row, a vibrant but impoverished African-American community on the South Carolina coast. Included is a thirty minute lecture on the play. Attend this and grab a snack at one of the Lyric's restaurant, or skip the lecture and enjoy a longer lunch at the Lyric.

Adult Book Discussion: Shotgun Lovesongs

November 21, 2014 | Comments Off

Monday, January 05, 2015, 7:00 PM.
Tuesday, January 06, 2015, 2:00 PM.

This month's Adult Book Discussion book will be Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler.

Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudsen

November 12, 2014 | Comments Off

Cyn thinks that, even though he’s cute, there’s something seriously creepy about Mr. Gabriel, the new school librarian. And, to make matters worse, her best friend Annie is falling in love with him. But when Cyn finds Mr. Gabriel in a magical containment circle, horns growing and wings flowing, she knows that she has to save Annie and get Mr. Gabriel out of her school right now!

The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic

November 12, 2014 | Comments Off

This fantasy tale is filled with literary and poetic references.

This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein

November 10, 2014 | Comments Off

Naomi Klein has a fresh take on climate change that doesn’t have anything to do with switching out your light bulbs. Klein is changing the nature of the conversation by arguing that capitalism is to blame for climate change, not carbon.

The Children Act by Ian McEwan

November 5, 2014 | Comments Off

Ian McEwan’s newest novel explores the character of British High Court Judge, Fiona Maye as she presides over several explosive cases. Childless, caught in a stagnant marriage, and feeling her age, Fiona decides to get personally involved in the life of Adam Henry, a seventeen-year-old leukemia victim refusing treatment on religious grounds.

Bus Trip: Visit the Plant, a Sustainable Indoor Urban Farm

November 1, 2014 | Comments Off

Saturday, November 01, 2014, 11:30 AM - 4:30 PM. $20.00.

Join the Eisenhower Gardening Club on our trip to the Plant, a sustainable food production facility inside a re-purposed industrial building. Learn about aquaponic farming and renewable energy and visit the farm stand to shop.