November 2017 - Eisenhower Public Library

Far Out Fables: The Ugly Dino Hatchling by Stephanie Peters

November 24, 2017 | Comments Off

"But just when she thought the egg was safe...It fell into a swirling portal to another dimension in time!"

Classic Film Series: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

November 21, 2017 | Comments Off

Thursday, December 21, 2017, 1:00 PM.

Our Classic Film Series continues with The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

Vacationland by John Hodgman

November 17, 2017 | Comments Off

I rarely laugh out loud when reading. No matter how funny the book is. I have a fine sense of humor and I recognize comedy. I acknowledge it in my head, I just don't laugh. But John Hodgman's new book Vacationland, made me laugh aloud multiple times. In public. While eating soup at Mariano's.

When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger

November 16, 2017 | Comments Off

Sometime in the 22nd century, after western civilization has given up the ghost, middle eastern countries have risen in importance to fill the gap left by the now-broken super powers, the United States and the Soviet Union.

Battle Season is Kicking Into High Gear!

November 15, 2017 | Comments Off

If you have not signed up to participate in Battle of the Books this year, contact your school’s Battle Coach! There are great books to read, friends to make, points to earn, and of course, a trophy to win!

Which …

I Want to Be in a Scary Story by Sean Taylor

November 15, 2017 | Comments Off

“Ok. We could start the story in a dark and scary forest.”

Bus Trip: Adler After Dark

November 12, 2017 | Comments Off

Thursday, February 15, 2018, 4:30 - 9:30 PM. $30.00.

The Adler Planetarium's popular adults-only nighttime event offers unlimited access to all the astronomical exhibits, sky shows, and tours of the Doane Observatory (weather permitting). Not to mention the best view of the Chicago skyline in the city. Explore the Museum while enjoying drinks and entertainment.

Modern Times Film: The Promise

November 12, 2017 | Comments Off

Tuesdays, December 12, 2:00 PM & December 26, 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 The Promise starring Oscar Isaac as a medical student involved in a love triangle during the Armenian Genocide. 2016. PG-13. 2h 13m.

Murder on the Orient Express

November 11, 2017 | Comments Off

Based on the trailer for Kenneth Branagh's Murder on the Orient Express and its use of the song Believer by Imagine Dragons, you might think the new movie was going to be a stylish, modern, updated adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel. It's stylish alright but modern ... not so much. In fact, it's a pretty classically plotted and filmed mystery.

Bus Trip: Singin’ In The Rain at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

November 11, 2017 | Comments Off

Sunday, January 21, 2018, 1:15 PM - 6:30 PM. $50.00.

Experience the greatest movie musical with Lennie Hayton’s score performed live by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. MGM’s Singin’ in the Rain, starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds, features some of the most iconic dance sequences and enduring songs ever to grace the silver screen.

After Hours Teen Time: It’s a Wonderful Life and Ornaments

November 10, 2017 | Comments Off

Friday, December 08, 2017, 5:00 - 8:00 PM.

Hang out in the library after everyone else has gone home. Bring your friends to watch It’s a Wonderful Life and get a look at 3-D printing in action as Lizzie Long from Print Nook prints snowflake ornaments.

Page to Screen Club: Catch 22

November 8, 2017 | Comments Off

Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 1:30 PM.

Every month The Page to Screen Club watches a movie and discusses the book from which it was adapted.

The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

November 8, 2017 | Comments Off

"You must bind Callum's magic before the end of the year."

Andy Weir’s Five Favorite Space Colonization Books

November 7, 2017 | Comments Off

Andy Weir, author of The Martian, and the upcoming Artemis, a novel about the first city on the moon, lists his five favorite books about humans colonizing other planets. Head over to goodreads.com to read his comments about each book, all of which you can borrow at Eisenhower.

Classic Film Series: Jezebel

November 7, 2017 | Comments Off

Thursday, December 07, 2017, 1:00 PM.

Our Classic Film Series continues with Jezebel.

Alias Grace

November 7, 2017 | Comments Off

Hot on the heels of Hulu's critically lauded adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale, Netflix is getting into the Margaret Atwood business. They have chosen to adapt Atwood's 1996 novel, Alias Grace.

Landscaping the Library

November 7, 2017 | Comments Off

This week you’ll see some landscapers beginning to work around the library. Some of our trees and shrubs have gotten a bit unruly. They look bad and cause sight line safety issues in the parking. They need to be replaced. …

There Is No Good Card for This

November 6, 2017 | Comments Off

When friends share their bad news, is it worse to say the wrong thing, or say nothing at all? Artist Emily McDowell compiled all the sentiments she wished her friends had said as she fought cancer and created Empathy Cards: a line of cards that give us the words we struggle to say when a loved one is hurting.

Bus Trip: The American Writers Museum

November 6, 2017 | Comments Off

Tuesday, December 05, 2017, 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM. $25.00.

Chicago's newest museum explores how writers influence the history, identity, culture, and lives of Americans while honoring some of the nation's best novelists, poets, playwrights, journalists, and essayists from Langston Hughes to Mark Twain to Dr. Seuss. Through innovative and dynamic state-of-the-art exhibitions, as well as compelling programming, the American Writers Museum educates, enriches, provokes, and inspires.

Adult Book Discussion: The Readymade Thief

November 5, 2017 | Comments Off

Monday, December 04, 2017, 7:00 - 8:30 PM.

This month’s Adult Book Discussion book will be The Readymade Thief by Augustus Rose.

The Child by Fiona Barton

November 3, 2017 | Comments Off

“Dangerous to think you know too much, sometimes, because who really knows someone else? You can scratch the skin, but you never get to the meat of someone else. Into their bones.”

Artemis by Andy Weir

November 1, 2017 | Comments Off

The publishing history of Andy Weir's novel, The Martian, might be the craziest literary story of the 21st century.

The Driver by Hart Hanson

November 1, 2017 | Comments Off

If you know the name Hart Hanson, it's probably as the creator of the hit TV series Bones, loosely based on the life and writings of author and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs. Bones somehow manages to remain breezy and light despite the grizzly and gory deaths the show's characters are always investigating.