Mon – Thur: 9AM to 9PM | Fri – Sat: 9AM to 5PM | Sun: 1PM to 5PM
4613 N Oketo Ave, Harwood Heights, IL 60706 | 708-867-7828
Mon – Thur: 9AM to 9PM
Fri – Sat: 9AM to 5PM
Sun: 1PM to 5PM
4613 N Oketo Ave
Harwood Heights, IL 60706
708-867-7828

4613 N Oketo Ave, Harwood Heights, IL 60706 708-867-7828

Mon – Thur: 9AM to 9PM | Fri – Sat: 9AM to 5PM | Sun: 1PM to 5PM

Future Quest Volume One

In the 1960s, Saturday morning TV was dominated Hanna-Barbera's animated adventure shows. Jonny Quest, The Impossibles, and The Herculoids delighted a generation of kids. The revivals of some of these shows kept me and my brothers entertained in the eighties. And in the nineties, Adult Swim revamped Space Ghost into a talk show host and Birdman into an attorney at law. Intended as assembly-line, throwaway entertainment, these character have somehow remained relevant, probably because their designers made them look so cool.


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Nearly Nero by Loren D. Estleman

In the year 2000, the board of The Modern Library published its list of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century. I thought I'd give reading all 100 a shot and started at the bottom of the list with The Magnificent Ambersons. I followed that up with Wide Sargasso Sea, Ironweed, Sophie's Choice, and a handful of other ultra-heavy books about the bleakness of the human condition. Eventually, I needed a break.


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Offa Rex: The Queen of Hearts

English singer and songwriter Olivia Chaney defies categorization. Her classical background and traditional 17th century English folk music influences somehow combine into a modern pop sensibility. Portland Oregon's The Decemberists also defy musical genres, ranging from upbeat pop to lush ballads and progressive rock.


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Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton

Toward the end of the 19th century, when fossilized bones were first providing evidence for an entire prehistoric world, two obsessed paleontologists brought dinosaurs into the mainstream.


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Modern Times Film: Star Wars: Rogue One

Tuesdays, August 08, 2:00 PM & August 22, 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 Rogue One, starring Felicity Jones as a reluctant rebel in the Star Wars prequel. Rated PG-13. 2h 13m.


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Movie in the Park: Willy Wonka

Friday, August 11, 2017, 8:30 PM.

Pack a picnic, grab a chair or a blanket, and join us at the HIP and Norridge Park for free screenings of classic family friendly movies under the stars.


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