January 2017 - Eisenhower Public Library

How This Book Was Made by Mac Barnett

January 31, 2017 | Comments Off

The first draft of this book was not so good. Neither was the second draft. Or the third. Or the twelfth.

Adult Book Discussion: Leaving Lucy Pear

January 31, 2017 | Comments Off

Monday, March 06, 2017, 7:00 PM.

This month’s Adult Book Discussion book will be Leaving Lucy Pear by Anna Solomon.

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

January 30, 2017 | Comments Off

This is one of only a few known first-hand accounts of the re-education system established by Maoist China during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in the 1960s.

Remembering John Hurt and 1984

January 29, 2017 | Comments Off

A few days ago, actor John Hurt passed away at the age of 77.

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

January 27, 2017 | Comments Off

Last year, nearly 1% of all the fiction published in the U.S. reportedly contained the word "girl" in the title. Of course, that's because of the successes of books like Paula Hawkins’s The Girl on the Train, Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, and Stieg Larsson's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy.

Good Omens

January 21, 2017 | Comments Off

This week, Amazon Studios, The BBC, and Neil Gaiman announced an upcoming six part adaptation of Good Omens, the hilarious 1990 book written by Gaiman with Tery Pratchet.

Classic Film Series: L.A. Confidential

January 19, 2017 | Comments Off

Thursday, February 16, 2017, 1:00 PM.

The winter season of our long-running Classic Film Series continues on February 16th with L.A. Confidential.

Echo Echo by Marilyn Singer

January 19, 2017 | Comments Off

"Ancient Greece: An age of marvelous myths, gone, but not forgotten. Heroes that rise and fall. Heroes that rise and fall, gone, but not forgotten. An age of marvelous myths: Ancient Greece."

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

January 18, 2017 | Comments Off

In this tense psychological thriller, we meet Vanessa, the ex-wife and Nellie, the wife-to-be. Each tells her story in alternating chapters, but it is not immediately clear which is the “wife between”.

Modern Times Film: Going in Style

January 13, 2017 | Comments Off

Tuesdays, February 13, 2:00 PM & February 27, 6:00 PM.

Twice a month, the Modern Times Film Series showcases new additions to the library's movie collection. This month's movie will be Going in Style, the story of three retirees who rob the bank that destroyed their pension fund. 2017. PG-13. 1h 36m.

The Regrettes: Feel Your Feelings Fool!

January 13, 2017 | Comments Off

As Dr. Seuss said, "adults are obsolete children." Welcome to New Music Friday.

Guess who, Haiku! by Deanna Caswell

January 12, 2017 | Comments Off

This playful treat of a picture book offers the simplest of haiku riddles to younger readers. The answer to each is an animal and each animal then gives the next set of clues.

After Hours Teen Time: Jumanji

January 10, 2017 | Comments Off

Friday, February 10th, 2017, 5:00 - 8:00 PM.

Hang out in the library after everyone else has gone home. Eat pizza, make animal magnets with artist Jessica Van Swol and watch the movie Jumanji. When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped for decades and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.

Polish Heritage Book Club: Karolina’s Twins

January 8, 2017 | Comments Off

Thursday, February 9, 2017, 3:00 PM.

Our English-language book discussion group focuses on literature related to Poland and Polish culture. This month we're discussing Karolina's Twins by Ronald H. Balson.

The Terror

January 5, 2017 | Comments Off

In 1845, two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror under the command of Captain John Franklin, left England in search of a northern water passage between Europe and China. The expedition never returned.

Classic Film Series: The Night of the Hunter

January 5, 2017 | Comments Off

Thursday, February 02, 2017, 1:00 PM.

The winter season of our long-running Classic Film Series continues on February 2nd with Night of the Hunter.

A Bike Like Sergio’s

January 5, 2017 | Comments Off

"'I wish,' I say, but I know that wishes won’t make money appear."

The Vision by Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta

January 4, 2017 | Comments Off

Through some convoluted plot mechanisms in the big Marvel action movie Avengers: Age of Ultron, we saw Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, and Thor accidentally create the Vision, a heroic synthetic humanoid who helped them to defeat their enemy, the evil robot Ultron.

A New Year of Musicals

January 2, 2017 | Comments Off

My wife and I spent New Year's Eve with a musical double feature of La La Land and Sing. And it was a great night out at the movies.

Modern Times Film: Our Kind of Traitor

January 1, 2017 | Comments Off

Tuesdays, February 14, 2:00 PM & February 21, 6:00 PM.

Twice a month, the Modern Times Film Series showcases new additions to the library's movie collection. This month's movie will be Our Kind of Traitor, the suspenseful story of a vacationing couple caught between the Russian Mafia and the British Secret Service, neither of whom they can trust. 2016. 1h 48m. Rated R.