May 2020 - Page 2 of 2 - Eisenhower Public Library

Virtual Bus Trip: The Adler Planetarium

May 6, 2020 | Comments Off

Wednesday, May 13, 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 Adler Planetarium.

The Robot Chicken Star Wars Special

May 4, 2020 | Comments Off

Featuring the voices of George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Ahmed Best, Tom Kane, Joey Fatone and Bob Bergen, in the first Robot Chicken Star Wars Special, Tthe Emperor gets an upsetting phone call, Imperial officers learn how to survive Darth Vader in Orientation, a commercial for Admiral Ackbar Cereal, Boba Fett has a little fun with...

Star Wars Day: Graphic Novels

May 4, 2020 | Comments Off

Every year, May the 4th is Star Wars Day! This year, we're suggesting you celebrate with some of the ebooks, audiobooks, videos and more digital materials available to Eisenhower Library card holders. Looks for posts here on our library blog and all over our Facebook Page and Instagram Feed all throughout the day.

Kids Books for Star Wars Day

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Star Wars Reads: Activity Kit

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Star Wars Day: Nonfiction Audiobooks

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Star Wars Day: Elstree 1976

May 4, 2020 | Comments Off

In this fascinating documentary, go behind the scenes of one of the most iconic film series of all time: Star Wars.

Star Wars Day: Plastic Galaxy

May 4, 2020 | Comments Off

When Star Wars landed in theaters, audiences discovered a galaxy filled with heroes, villains, robots, space ships, and aliens. But when the lights came up, they disappeared. Unless you had the toys!

Star Wars Day: Ebooks

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Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart

May 4, 2020 | Comments Off

Ripped from the headlines of 1914, Girl Waits with Gun is the first book in the unmissable historical mystery series by Amy Stewart.

Parent and Child Book Club: Flora & Ulysses

May 3, 2020 | Comments Off

Wednesday, June 03, 4:00 PM. Ages 7-12 with an adult.

Please read and come prepared to discuss the classic chapter book Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo.

The Blossom and the Firefly by Sherri L. Smith

May 3, 2020 | Comments Off

In this incandescent novel, readers are introduced to characters who at first blush are deeply foreign: Japanese, their lives unspooling in the waning years of World War II, when the Emperor was still Divine and Americans an unfathomable evil.

Virtual Book Discussion: The Yellow Wallpaper

May 2, 2020 | Comments Off

Tuesday, June 02, 2020, 2:00 PM.

This month's Adult Book Discussion will be The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai

May 2, 2020 | Comments Off

“What my uncle said made me think. I had resented America, too. But by reading their books, I saw the other side of them--their humanity. Somehow I was sure that if people were willing to read each other, and see the light of other cultures, there would be no war on earth.”

Stay-at-Home Movie Party: Gulliver’s Travels

May 1, 2020 | Comments Off

Monday, June 01, 2020, 7:00 PM.

The library may be closed but that doesn't mean we can't keep the movie screenings going. Join us on our Facebook page at 7:00 PM for an online screening of Gulliver's Travels, the Fleischer Brothers animated adaptation of Jonathan Swift's classic tale.

Akwaeke Emezi’s Freshwater Wins the 2019 Otherwise Award

May 1, 2020 | Comments Off

Akwaeke Emezi has been announced as the winner of the 2019 Otherwise Award which "celebrates science fiction, fantasy, and other forms of speculative narrative that expand and explore our understanding of gender,” The author won for their 2018 debut, Freshwater.