A Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees Island Within A City Committee will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 6:30 P.M. in the Library Building, 4613 N. Oketo, Harwood Heights.
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A Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees Island Within A City Committee will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 6:30 P.M. in the Library Building, 4613 N. Oketo, Harwood Heights.
I hope you enjoyed, Commonwealth by Anne Patchett, the May, 2022 selection for our Facebook Book Club. If you did, maybe you'll also like something from this list of more character-driven novels about messy families.
“Occasionally Sweety did things that others had a hard time comprehending. Like the day she gave her book report through interpretive dance.”
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 ...
So many post-apocalyptic stories are dismal and cynical, focusing on evil people capitalizing on a new chaotic paradigm to do terrible things to other people. Whenever I've read books like Cormac McCarthy's The Road, Steven King's The Stand, or even when watching The Walking Dead, I've often thought that, in a real post-apocalyptic scenario, people would probably work together to rebuild society, rather than tear each other down.
Find nonpartisan information on registering to vote, where and when to cast your ballot, which candidates are running for office, and more.
Young Tiger’s parents don’t take her seriously, taking a second dinner to her bedroom “to feed her Monster.”
If your only reference to Farm Security Administration photographs during the depression is Dorothea Lange, take a look at the outstanding work of Wolcott who traveled the country with her Rolliflex and Speed Graphic cameras, highlighting the conditions of the poor and oppressed.
In this wonderful documentary, we bear witness to the life and many talents of the late great comedienne and actress Gilda Radner.
Thursday, June 30, 2022, 7:00 PM.
Join us for an evening with musician and author Michelle Zauner as she discusses her music career and her beloved bestselling memoir, Crying in H Mart. Jessica Hopper joins her in conversation.
The staff at Ridgewood High School have chosen ten recommended books for students to read this summer. Check out the Ridgewood Library for more information. And don't forget that any books you read for school can be counted for Eisenhower's Summer Reading program and help your win stuff like a Nintendo Switch, a $150 Dicks Sporting Goods card, or other great prizes.
“You know, I read somewhere that sixty percent of us can’t go more than ten minutes without lying. Little slippages: to make ourselves sound better, more attractive, to others. White lies to avoid causing offence. So it is not like I’ve done anything out of the ordinary. It’s only human.”
At Main South High School, all incoming 9th through 12th graders are required to read one book during the summer. The English Department, with the assistance of school librarian, Suzanne Kowalski, has created a diverse list of titles to choose from. And don't forget that any books you read for school can be counted for Eisenhower's Summer Reading program and help your win stuff like a Nintendo Switch, a $150 Dicks Sporting Goods card, or other great prizes.
Sophia lives peacefully with her beloved husband. He’s well-respected in the community and spoils his wife. She is so in love, so content to be his, that her first thought upon waking is “I was made for him.” But who came before?
Friday, June 24, 2022, 3:30 PM.
Every month, residents of Central Baptist Village meet in the CBV library to discuss a book chosen by our Outreach Librarian. This month we're reading The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson.
“Lonely people tend to scoop out larger spaces of isolation to burrow into by cutting themselves off from others - triggering the self-fulfilling prophecy of preventing rejection by avoiding opportunities for connection. Bonds are weakened, contact is reduced, loneliness fissures outward.”
Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 6:30 PM.
Join us in the library's garden this summer for an evening discussion of science fiction, fantasy, and horror novellas. This month we'll discuss A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers.
As a teenager I was obsessed with UFOs. For a year or two I read only books about cop circles, close encounters, or alien abductions. I became very well versed in UFO lore. So when I heard the title of Brian Castleberry's debut novel I knew that it was a reference to the 1947 sighting of "nine shiny objects" by pilot Kenneth Arnold, the first widely reported UFO sighting and the incident from which the term "flying saucers" was coined.