Monday, January 23, 2023, 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 crime drama, High School Big Shot.
“Humans. For the most part, you are dull and blundering. But occasionally, you can be remarkably bright creatures.” This quote is from the octopus Marcellus in the novel who is always evaluating humans, and feels he is quite superior to them.
A few months ago, my wife and I adopted a little dog from the West Suburban Humane Society. He's some kind of terrier mix, maybe jack russell/west highland terrier. Maybe five years old. His name is Pineapple.
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 Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.
Today's the official first day of winter and, to celebrate, we're offering a fun coloring page for kids of all ages.
Lin Daiyu, shares her name with a girl in a Chinese folktale who died of a broken heart. Daiyu, believing the Daiyu in the story to be weak, hates her name, and promises herself that she will never be like that girl from the tale.
In a grisly retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" T. Kingfisher expands on the world of the classic short story in which a friend is called upon to visit the decrepit home of siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher.
The Regular Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees December 15, 2022.
Wakarusa, Indiana is one of those towns where the wide-open expanses of cornfield belie the claustrophobia of living next to the same people all your life. There's an art to making a life in small town: show up to church, know your place, and hide your sins.
Monday, January 16, 2023, 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 King Vidor's romantic adventure, Bird of Paradise.
“There was for me during this time a sense of being dazed. As though, in a way, I was not capable of taking in everything that was happening in this world.”
History comes alive when we hear directly from those that experienced it. So we're offering an opportunity for you, the community, to shape future historical understanding of Norridge and Harwood Heights by writing short essays about your connections to the area.
January 01 – February 28, 2023.
Do you accept the challenge to snuggle up with some hot reads this season?
Noor Naga, author of If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English has won the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize.
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 December 16th 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.
The Regular Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees will be held on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 7:40 P.M. In the Library Building, 4613 N. Oketo.
Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller has been named the 2022 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year.
Every month at libraryreads.org, librarians across the county nominate their favorite upcoming books. After compiling all the votes for the entire year, these ten books have been declared the most popular of 2022.
Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 2:00 PM.
This month's Adult Book Discussion book will be Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk.
At the Library waiting to see the Grinch? Once you have received your number from the Kids desk, there is just a few bits of information we need to ensure you receive your photos next week. Please fill out the form below!
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Nobel Prizes are presented to new laureates on December 10th. To celebrate, the final task for our 2022 Reading Challenge is to read a book by a Nobel winner. Below you'll find a few recommendations to meet the task, but for even more suggestions, give us a call at 708-867-7828. Your librarians are here to help.
Monday, January 09, 2023, 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 WWII classic, Go for Broke!
