Each week we’re recommending a movie from the film lover’s favorite home video company, Criterion. The Criterion Collection is dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions of the highest technical quality with …
Tuesday, January 18, 10:30 AM.
Storytimes offer great opportunities for kids and families to learn and have fun. Family Storytime is designed for children of all ages and interests. You may request a Storytime Kit with items that can be used with all of our storytimes.
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Monday, January 17, 7:00 PM.
The Pen and Ink Writers Group gathers on the third Monday of each month to read short stories, poems or essays, all inspired by a common theme. Build up your writing skills through practice, presentation and positive critique.
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Mondays, December 06 - March 14, 7:00 PM.
Today, superheroes rule the big screen. But that isn't a new phenomenon. Each week this winter, join us on our Facebook page for online screenings of the classic serial adventures of Batman, Captain America, The Green Hornet, and Captain Marvel.
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Recently the Library of Congress announced the 2021 additions to the National Film Registry, a list of films deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” that are earmarked for preservation. These films are not selected as the ‘best’ American films …
It’s Throwback Thursday! Sixty years ago this month, The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva was first published.
“In wartime,” Winston Churchill wrote, “truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.” For Britain’s counterintelligence …
Hoopla, one of our digital library material providers, has launched BingePass, a new type of Instant Borrow that provides Eisenhower cardholders access to The Great Courses Library Collection, over 300 popular video courses ideal for lifelong learners looking for in-depth instruction from some of the world's greatest professors. BingePass also offers access to Hoopla's new digital magazines.
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During December, the days are getting shorter and time is precious. Read a novella or a short story collection for our 2021 Reading Challenge. Below you’ll find a few recommendations to meet the task, but for even more suggestions, …
“The minute you put pen to paper, you change. When you share your writing, it changes others. Your words have the power to transform you and your world.”
Ever heard of the phrase, “The pen is mightier than the …
The Regular Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees will be held on Thursday December 16, 2021 at 7:30 P.M. In the Library Building, 4613 N. Oketo
This will be an in-person meeting. Members of the public …
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. Looks like we’ll be doing it again on December 17th if you’d like to join …
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends by Nicole Perlroth has been named the 2021 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year. About the book, Roula Khalaf, FT editor and chair of judges, said: “Cyber security …
Each week we’re recommending a movie from the film lover’s favorite home video company, Criterion. The Criterion Collection is dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions of the highest technical quality with …
“Hers was tougher than tough love. It was brutal, industrial-strength. A sinewy love that never gave way to an inch of weakness. It was a love that saw what was best for you ten steps ahead, and didn’t care if …
Mondays, December 06 - March 14, 7:00 PM.
Today, superheroes rule the big screen. But that isn't a new phenomenon. Each week this winter, join us on our Facebook page for online screenings of the classic serial adventures of Batman, Captain America, The Green Hornet, and Captain Marvel.
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The poems in Maggie Smith’s 2021 collection Goldenrod urge their reader to sit still with life’s troubles until something clarifying shines through. Consider these first lines of “At the End of My Marriage, I Think of Something My Daughter Said …
“SCARED?! Not Me! I just stopped to…scratch my foot.”
Thunder and Cluck, the hilarious prehistoric duo, return in this ready-to-read graphic novel for newly independent readers. In this sequel, the two friends challenge each other to a bravery contest when …
December 01 - February 28
The weather outside is chilly and we're spending more time inside. What better time to warm up to some good books. Join us for our Winter Reading program. It's easy and fun. Read some books. Get prizes!
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It’s Throwback Thursday! Twenty-five years ago this month, Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön was first published.
The beautiful practicality of her teaching has made Pema Chödrön one of the most beloved of contemporary American spiritual authors among Buddhists and …
If you, like me, believe that fairy tales are much darker than Disney portrays, this new retelling of Sleeping Beauty by Alix Harrow should be just what you’re looking for.
Zinna has an incurable disease. No one who has it …
The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
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Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman
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The Midnight Hour by Elly Griffiths
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It’s time to celebrate the season with all of these special collections of holiday movies, ebooks, audiobooks, and music on our digital media service, Hoopla. Norridge and Harwood Heights residence can log in to Hoopla on computers, tablets, and smart …
Each week we’re recommending a movie from the film lover’s favorite home video company, Criterion. The Criterion Collection is dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions of the highest technical quality with …
