April 2020 - Eisenhower Public Library

Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the Three Little Pigs on Kanopy Kids

April 30, 2020 | Comments Off

My youngest discovered an adaptation of one of his favorite books on Kanopy Kids today!

Virtual Bus Trip: The Art Institute of Chicago

April 29, 2020 | Comments Off

Wednesday, May 06, 2020.

We can't take bus trips right now but, thanks to the internet, we can explore the world from the comfort of our homes. Every Wednesday, we're presenting a series of links to cultural institutions in Chicago and beyond. Today visit the The Art Institute of Chicago.

May 2020 LibraryReads List

April 28, 2020 | Comments Off

Every month at libraryreads.org, librarians across the county nominate their favorite upcoming 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.

3rd – 5th Grade Graphic Novel Club: Fun Fun Fun World

April 27, 2020 | Comments Off

Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 4:00 PM.

Do you love graphic novels? Are you in grades 3-5? Join us via Zoom video chat as we discuss Fun Fun Fun World by Yehudi Mercado.

The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

April 26, 2020 | Comments Off

For anyone who has or is intending to watch the new HBO miniseries The Plot Against America, the ebook and audiobook of Philip Roth’s 2004 novel (wonderfully read by Ron Silver) is available to download at Hoopla Digital and Libby/Overdrive.

The Beekeeper of Aleppo Wins 2020 Aspen Words Award

April 25, 2020 | Comments Off

During a virtual daylong celebration on April 16th, Christy Lefteri was announced as the winner of the third annual Aspen Words Literary Prize for her novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo. "We see wars on our screens and cross paths with the survivors in new lives in our neighborhoods, but we don't see them," Esmeralda Santiago, who served on the prize jury, said. "Lefteri brings us closer so we can, without fear."

Cookbook Club: The Pioneer Woman Cooks

April 24, 2020 | Comments Off

Sunday, May 24, 3:00 - 4:00 PM.

Do you like to cook and talk about food? Pick a recipe or two to try from any of the Pioneer Woman Cooks ebooks available on Libby/Overdrive or Hoopla Digital. You can also find recipes on The Pioneer Woman website. Then join us on a Zoom video chat to let us know how it turned out.

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

April 24, 2020 | Comments Off

If the title of leads you to think this is going to be a fun loving, tongue in cheek, romp of a vampire tale you're only half right. Grady Hendrix has written a down-right scary story full of gory violence, female empowerment, racial politics, capitalist critique, and then, a little fun loving rompiness.

Excited About Kanopy?

April 23, 2020 | Comments Off

I have known about Kanopy for awhile, as a video streaming service, and I am actually SO EXCITED that we are now to our patrons it at the library!

Virtual Bus Trip: The Library of Congress

April 22, 2020 | Comments Off

Wednesday, April 29, 2020.

Five Books for Earth Day

April 21, 2020 | Comments Off

Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day. On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — took to the streets, college campuses, and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and demand a new way forward for our planet. The first Earth Day is credited with launching the modern environmental movement and is now recognized as the planet’s largest civic event.

Harry Potter at Home

April 20, 2020 | Comments Off

Have you been wishing to escape away into a magical fantasy land lately? I know I have.

Animal Tails, Human Tales

April 20, 2020 | Comments Off

Charming animal characters can be a lovely stand-in for the humanity in all of us. Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad in The Wind and the Willows, our WE ALL READ book selection, express all kinds of human sentiments and behaviors.

Separation Anxiety by Laura Zigman

April 20, 2020 | Comments Off

Fifty-year-old formerly famous childrens’ book author Judy Vogel is anxious. Separated from her anxious, failed musician husband, they still live in the same house in order to support their anxious thirteen-year-old Montessori school attending son.

What We Do in the Shadows

April 19, 2020 | Comments Off

With the premiere of season two of What We Do in the Shadows on FX and Hulu, fans can enjoy the continuing misadventures of Nandor, Nadja and Laszlo as they navigate modern day Staten Island…as vampires.

Get Crafty

April 18, 2020 | Comments Off

Thanks to help from my wife, Jessica, I'm spending a little bit of my stay-at-home time learning how to knit. My first project, a scarf, should be finished today and sent off to my brother for his birthday.

Virtual Film Series: 1924

April 18, 2020 | Comments Off

On Monday evenings in May we're celebrating the best films of 1924 with online Watch Parties on our Facebook Page. A Facebook Watch Party is a new way to hold live screenings online. Anyone can watch and comment on the videos at the same time to create a shared viewing experience.

Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea wins 2020 Philip K. Dick Award

April 17, 2020 | Comments Off

It was announced last Friday that the winner of the Philip K. Dick Award for most distinguished original science fiction paperback book published in 2019 is Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker. Special citation was given to The Little Animals by Sarah Tolmie.

Virtual Bus Trip: The Busy Beaver Button Museum

April 15, 2020 | Comments Off

Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

Sea Monsters by Chloe Aridjis Wins 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

April 14, 2020 | Comments Off

Chloe Aridjis’ Sea Monsters has been selected as the winner of the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

3rd – 5th Grade Graphic Novel Club: Rutabaga: The Adventure Chef

April 13, 2020 | Comments Off

Wednesday, May 13, 2020,4:00 PM

Do you love graphic novels? Are you in grades 3-5? Join us via Zoom video chat as we discuss Rutabaga: The Adventure Chef by Eric Colossal.

Realm of Dragons by Morgan Rice

April 13, 2020 | Comments Off

Do you like mediaeval-esque kingdoms, sorcerers, dragons, and a varied assortment of intriguing characters?

Get Out of the House With Atlas Obscura

April 12, 2020 | Comments Off

If you're like me, and a lot of others around the world, you've been working from home for the past few weeks and you're starting to really feel cooped up. So I wanted to tell you about a book that will give you a feel for getting out in the world, Atlas Obscura.

The Host

April 11, 2020 | Comments Off

Directed and co-written by Parasite filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, released in 2006, this film follows a three-generation household as they fight for survival from a monster sighted in Seoul, South Korea. A monster that was created accidentally and irresponsibly by American military personnel trying to dispose of toxic chemicals down the sewer lines into the Han River.