January 2019 - Eisenhower Public Library

Classic Film Series: Moscow on the Hudson

January 31, 2019 | Comments Off

Thursday, February 14, 2019, 1:00 PM.

Our Classic Film Series continues with Moscow on the Hudson.

Don’t Let the Penguin Drive the Batmobile by Jacob Lambert

January 27, 2019 | Comments Off

The arch villain Penguin really wants to drive the Batmobile, but the readers of this book have been entrusted by the Caped Crusader himself to make sure that doesn’t happen. Special pop-ins of various characters (good guys and villains alike) from the Batman universe encourage the reader to stand firm.

February 2019 LibraryReads

January 25, 2019 | Comments Off

Every month at libraryreads.org, librarians across the county nominate their favorite books. Whichever books get the most nominations go onto the monthly list. Place holds now to get these sure-to-be popular books as soon as possible after they're released.

All That Trash by Meghan McCarthy

January 20, 2019 | Comments Off

"Wherever this stuff goes, it's going to be somebody else's problem."

Out of Left Field by Ellen Klages

January 20, 2019 | Comments Off

Katy Gordon loves one thing more than anything in the whole wide world... baseball. A chance encounter with a Little League scout lands her a spot on a team. But all too soon her dreams come crashing down around her when she is kicked off of the team for being a girl.

After Hours Teen Time: The Prince and Me and Valentines

January 19, 2019 | Comments Off

Friday, February 08, 2019, 5:00 - 8:00 PM.

We're keeping the library open after hours just for teens. Bring your friends, to watch a movie, eat some pizza, and make a craft.

Classic Film Series: The Searchers

January 17, 2019 | Comments Off

Thursday, January 31, 2019, 1:00 PM.

Our Classic Film Series continues with The Searchers.

Page to Screen Club: Devil in a Blue Dress

January 14, 2019 | Comments Off

Friday, February 15, 2019. 1:30 PM.

This month we'll watch Devil in a Blue Dress after reading the novel by Walter Mosley.

Polish Heritage Book Club: The Kommandant’s Girl

January 13, 2019 | Comments Off

Thursday, February 14, 2019. 3:00 - 4:30 PM.

Join us every other month for an English-language book discussion group focused on literature related to Poland and Polish culture. This month we're discussing The Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff.

Modern Times Film Series: Chappaquiddick

January 11, 2019 | Comments Off

Tuesdays, February 12, 2019, 2:00 PM & February 21, 2019, 6:00 PM.

The Modern Times Film series showcases new additions to the library's movie collection. This month's movie will be Chappaquiddick, depicting Ted Kennedy's involvement in the fatal car accident that claimed the life of a young campaign strategist. 2017. Rated PG-13. 1h 46m.

Blacklisted! Hollywood, the Cold War, and the First Amendment by Larry Dane Brimner

January 10, 2019 | Comments Off

One of the worst things you could be during the Cold War in 1950s America was a Communist. At least that was the opinion of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).

Adult Book Discussion: This Is What Happened

January 7, 2019 | Comments Off

Monday, February 04, 2019, 7:00 - 8:30 PM.
Tuesday, February 05, 2019, 2:00 - 3:30 PM.

This month’s Adult Book Discussion book will be This Is What Happened by Mick Herron.

Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

January 6, 2019 | Comments Off

For 900 years, Arcadia has been sealed off from the rest of the world. This piece of land has also been under the rule of a demon lord, whose bargains with people bring misfortune instead of happiness.

The Dinosaur Artist by Paige Williams

January 4, 2019 | Comments Off

In 2012, a very unusual item appeared in an auction catalog: a nearly complete skeleton of Tarbosaurus bataar, the eight feet tall, 24-feet long cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex. The expected million dollar sale would solve a lot of financial problems for the skeleton's owner Eric Prokopi, a Floridian who had turned his life-long passion for hunting fossils into a business selling natural history specimens to museums and celebrity collectors.

Classic Film Series: Brigadoon

January 3, 2019 | Comments Off

Thursday, January 17, 2019, 1:00 PM.

Our Classic Film Series continues with Brigadoon.