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August 11, 2022 Board of Trustees Minutes

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The Regular Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees August 11, 2022.

For Fans of The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell

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If you read The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell and need something similar or if you're on the hold list and you're looking for something to tide you over until it arrives, here's a few read-a-likes we hope you'll love.

Virtual Movie Night: The Big Trees

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Monday, September 12, 2022, 7:00 PM.

Join us on our Facebook page every Monday night at 7:00 PM for an online screening of a classic movie. This week we’re watching the lumberjack western, The Big Trees.

An Evening with Actress/Author Marlee Matlin

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 7:00 PM.

In celebration of Deaf Awareness Month, join us for an online chat with actress, author, and activist, Marlee Matlin.

Adult Book Discussion: Clark and Division

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 2:00 PM.

This month's Adult Book Discussion book will be Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara.

Neil Gaman’s The Sandman

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After years in development, the highly anticipated new series The Sandman, based on Neil Gaiman's seminal comics series, hit Netflix last week!

A Little Literacy Tip

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As you share a book with your child, point to each word on the page as you read.

Itty-Bitty ComicFest 2022

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Saturday, September 10, 2022, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

Our annual ComicFest has been shrunken down, Ant-Man-style.

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Dog & Hat and the Lost Polka Dots by Darin Shuler

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This zany and colorful graphic novel is recommended for readers age 6-10 who are fond of comic storytelling and wacky humor.

August 11, 2022 Board Meeting Agenda

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The Regular Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees will be held on Thursday August 11, 2022 at 7:30 P.M. In the Library Building, 4613 N. Oketo.

August 11, 2022 Island Within A City Committee Agenda

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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, August 11, 2022 at 6:30 P.M. in the Library Building, 4613 N. Oketo, Harwood Heights.

New Movies and TV: 08/09/2022

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2
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Men
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Crimes of the Future
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New Books: 08/09/2022

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The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell
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Sister Friends Forever by Kimberla Lawson Roby
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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
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Call Me Athena by Colby Cedar Smith

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“It is at this moment that I decide. I am not a Good.Greek.Girl. I am a Modern.American.Woman."

2022 Eisner Award Winners

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Last month, at Comic Con International, the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were announced. Commonly shortened to the Eisners, these prizes, given for creative achievement in American comic books, are sometimes referred to as the comics industry’s equivalent of the Academy Awards.

August 2022 LibraryReads Hall of Fame

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Every month at libraryreads.org, librarians across the county nominate their favorite upcoming books. Any writers who appear on the list three times are moved into the Hall of Fame to recognize their new books while making room on the main list for less well known authors.

August 2022 LibraryReads List

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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.

BYO Book Club Recommendations

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At the last meeting of the Bring Your Own Book Club, a bunch of book lovers chatted about the books we’ve all been reading lately including those listed below. Looks like we’ll be doing it again on July 1st at 3:30 PM. If you’d like to tell us about some books or hear what your fellow readers suggest, join our Zoom chat.

Lifeling by Kirsty Applebaum

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Lonny is a lifeling. He can literally save a life- an animal's, a person's- it doesn't matter whose it is or what they are dying from. Lonny has the power to stop it, but there is a catch- and it is a BIG catch- Lonny gives up part of his life to do it.

New Books: 08/02/2022

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The Codebreaker's Secret by Sara Ackerman
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The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford
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All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews
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Six Books for Fans of The View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman

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I hope you enjoyed, The View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman, the August 2022 selection for our Facebook Book Club. If you did, hopefully you'll also like these thought-provoking essays on writing, art, and culture. Head over to the group to find out what September's book will be and join in on our community conversations.

Facebook Book Club: The View from the Cheap Seats

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August, 2022.

Join us in the Eisenhower Library Book Club Group on Facebook, a place to read and discuss books with our community. We'll choose a new book every month and share discussion questions, author interviews, recommended read-a-likes, and anything else we can think of to enhance your reading experience.

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And Now I Spill the Family Secrets by Margaret Kimball

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“Grief is a swarm of feelings that swirls inside of you for your whole life; it's a weight that settles around the eyes, transforms the shape of a laugh. It is sadness mixed with a furious rage churning in an ocean of helplessness.”