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 Lake Bluff Public Library
123 E. Scranton
Avenue Lake Bluff, IL 60044
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Highlights for April 2011
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The Lake Bluff Public Library's renovation project
will begin on Monday, April 4th. This renovation has been
in the works for many years, and will make important improvements to
the library. Among the major new features will be new carpeting,
improved lighting, more space for seating and laptop computer use, a
better layout for materials, and more efficient staff workspace. The
project is expected to be completed by the end of June.
The library will be open during most of the project.
April 11-22 will be a bit noisy during the most intensive part of the
construction. Below are the key milestones for April:
- April
4: Move the Fiction shelves from along the
brick wall on the library's main floor
- April 11-22: Construct
a new entry along the wall in the shared corridor with the Vliet
Museum
- April 25: Move
the checkout desk, public computers, and staff work area into
temporary space downstairs
May
and June will see remodeling work at the checkout desk, staff area,
and computer lab, in addition to improvements on the second floor.
Check
here for photos
and additional renovation updates.
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Check Out our Cloth
Book Bags!
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Wondering how you're going to get all those cool finds
home from the library? We are excited to offer cloth book bags at our
circulation desk to help you on your way! A book bag can be checked
out for the same 2 weeks as your materials, to help you get everything
home in style!
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Adult Programs in May
and June
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After April 7th, due to the library's renovation, all
adult programs except book clubs and Wool Gatherers will be
discontinued. Adult programs will begin again with the re-opening
celebration in July of 2011.
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Popular New Fiction
Releases
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Is your favorite author coming out with a new book?
Ask a helpful staff member to place a hold for you before the
item even arrives! Or, you can click on any title that has a
hyperlink to access the item record in the library catalog and place
a hold online.
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10 Most Popular Adult Fiction Titles
January 1 to March 31, 2011
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10 Most Popular Adult Nonfiction Titles
January 1 to March 31, 2011
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Adult Programs
Registration
is requested, but not mandatory.
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The Mystery of
Living: Agatha Christie
Tuesday, April 5
at 1:30pm
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 Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was a prolific English
"Queen of Crime" author of world renown. She created such
famous detectives as Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. In 1971,
Christie received England's highest honor, the Order of the British
Empire, Dame Commander. Betsey Means from WomanLore
returns to our library to portray Agatha Christie in a one-woman
performance adapted from journals and personal writings. Ms. Means
offers a complete theatrical experience, authentically costumed and
designed, accurately evoking the era being portrayed.
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Thursday, April
7 at 7:00pm
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 In celebration of April as National Poetry Month,
poets and poetry lovers everywhere are invited to enjoy readings by
the Deerfield Poets. This group drew a standing room
only crowd last year!
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Monday, April 18
at 7:00pm
(meets the third
Monday of each month)
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 This
program is an ongoing adult gathering that meets the third
Monday of each month. Our circle of needle artists gets together to
share stories, solve problems and to work on our current projects.
Wool Gatherers is open to all skill levels and all types of
needlework. Registration is not required.
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Adult Book Clubs @
the Library
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Attend a book club
and share your comments with other book lovers. A librarian leads the
open-ended and insightful discussion. Your ideas about the book are
welcome and they may change!
Use your library card, not your credit card. No need to buy the book.
All of the books for the discussions are available in print and audio
for check-out at the circulation desk. Some of the titles can be
downloaded from MyMediaMall.
 Nonfiction Book Club
Saturday,
April 9 at 2:00pm
Discussion led
by Carlen DeThorne
From Baghdad with
Love
(Nonfiction, 196 p., 2006)
Love and hope
often arrive in the strangest places and in the strangest ways.
During his tour of duty in Iraq, Lt. Colonel Jay Kopelman of the U.S.
Marines suffered the emotional ravages common for those involved in
the bloody battle for Fallujah. Breaking the strict military rules
forbidding pets, Kopelman and his comrades adopted an abandoned puppy
left behind after the battle in the dangerous red zone. The dog
(named Lava) befriended the marines and journalists, and was
eventually smuggled out of Iraq by the soldiers, with the help of NPR
reporters, ABC cameramen, Iraqi citizens, and the Iams Pet Food
Company. (Publisher's Description)
 Thursday Evening Book
Club
Thursday,
April 14 at 7:00pm
Discussion
led by Eric Bailey
The Big Short
by
Michael Lewis
(Nonfiction,
461 p., 2010)
A brilliant
account--character-rich and darkly humorous--of how the U.S. economy
was driven over the cliff. Truth really is stranger than fiction. Who
better than the author of the signature bestseller Liar's Poker
to explain how the event we were told was impossible--the free fall
of the American economy--finally occurred; how the things that we
wanted, like ridiculously easy money and greatly expanded home
ownership, were vehicles for that crash; and how shareholder demand
for profit forced investment executives to eat the forbidden fruit of
toxic derivatives. Michael Lewis's
splendid cast of characters includes villains, a few heroes, and a
lot of people who look very, very foolish: high government officials,
including the watchdogs; heads of major investment banks (some
overlap here with previous category); perhaps even the face in your
mirror. He proves yet again that he is the finest and funniest
chronicler of our times. (Publisher's Description)
 Afternoon Book Club
Tuesday,
April 19 at 1:30pm
Discussion
led by Carol Carter
In the Time of the
Butterflies
by
Julia Alvarez
(Fiction,
325 p., 1994)
Julia Alvarez's
second novel is a powerful story of courage, innocence, and political
martyrdom in the Hispanic Caribbean. Based on actual events--the
death of three sisters on November 25, 1960--the novel immerses us in
an epoch in the life of the Dominican Republic. The
"Butterflies," as they were known, lived daringly and
dangerously under a regime that imprisoned, tortured, and killed with
impunity. "Brimming with warmth and vitality . . .
Mesmerizing."--Kirkus Reviews, starred; "Potent and
luminous."--Philadelphia Inquirer. An ALA Notable Book, a
Book-of-the-Month Club and Quality Paperback Book Selection.
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Scrapbooking Club with Ms. Rachel
Sundays, April 3 and May 1
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 Bring
your own pictures and memorabilia,
Ms. Rachel will supply the scrapbooking album and everything else you
will need to put together your own keepsake memory album.
Sign up for these fun and
creative programs. Registration
is required.
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Teen Advisory Board -- Teens Wanted
Thursday, April 7 at 7:30pm
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Lake Bluff
Library is looking for teens age 13 and up to join our lively
and fun Teen Advisory Board (TAB). Tell us what you would like
for teen programming, DVDs, books, music. Snacks will be
provided.
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Thursdays, April 21 at 7:30pm
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Teens,
if you have ever had an interest in knitting, this is the group
for you. Knitting guru Eliza can help you with anything from
simple hats and scarves to funky patterns and neat
stiches. Beginners are welcome in this relaxed, informal
group.
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Ends Saturday, May 7 2011
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Earn
yourself a reading badge (or 2 or 3 or 4) this winter. In our
newly designed club, grades 3-8 can earn their badge by reading only
5 books on a theme. Grades 1-2 can earn their badges by reading
only 10 books.
This program is designed for independent readers in grades 1 through
8 and runs Saturday, October 2 through Saturday, May 7, 2011. No
badges will be awarded after May 7.
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Preschool Storytime
Tuesdays, From March 8 to April 12, at 10:30am
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6
Consecutive Tuesdays starting March 8, 2011.
2 year
olds
11:15 -- 11:35 For 1 child with 1 adult
3-5
year olds 10:30
-- 11:00 For children w/out adult
Registration
is required for all storytime programs.
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Saturday, April 9 at 1:00pm
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 Lake Bluff
sponsored award-winning columnist, author, inventor and founder and
CEO of Money Savvy Generation, Susan Beacham will work with you and
your child to learn about the four choices they have for money, how
to set goals for those choices and ultimately through these lessons,
learn how to delay gratification. Registration is required.
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Sunday, April 10 through Saturday, April 16
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Celebrate the
many wonders of your library with us this week. We offer you
everything from magazines to books, to computers for recreation and
education. Visit the Children's Department and see what's
new.
- BOOKMARK
DESIGN CONTEST DISPLAY -- All of the
22nd Annual Bookmark Design Contest entries will be on display
in the Children's Department. Come see all the imaginative
designs.
- DROP-IN
CRAFT
-- Sunday, April 10 through Saturday, April 16
Drop in and make a delightful craft for National Library Week to
take home. (While supplies last.)
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Parent/Child Reading Club
Thursday, April 14 at 7:30pm
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Boys
and girls in grades 4-6 can bring a parent to our reading
group. We will meet once a month to discuss a different
book. Copies of the books will be available at the children's
desk.
(Fiction, 243 p., c.2006)
After her parents divorce and she moves to the country with her
mother, fourth-grader Willa Jane, anxious and unhappy with the
changes in her life, discovers a world of little people
called Nutfolk living in the woods around her new
home. (From Novelist K-8)
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Board of Library
Trustees Meeting
Tuesday, April 12 at
7:00pm at the Library
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The Board of Library
Trustees meets every month, regularly scheduled for the second
Tuesday. Meetings are open to the public and follow the guidelines of
the Open Meetings Act of Illinois.
Judith Nickels,
President
John Marozsan, Vice
President
William Raymoure,
Secretary
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Friends of the Library Meeting
Saturday, April 9 at 10:00am
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The
Friends of the Library meet each month at the library.
If you have any questions or wish to support the Friends, contact the
new president, Linda Schwartz, by email at: friends@lakeblufflibrary.org
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The Friends welcome donations.
Please consider a show of support in the form of gift to
the Friends of the Lake Bluff Library, c/o Secretary Mary Dahlman,
123 E. Scranton Avenue, Lake Bluff IL 60044.
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Announcements
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Library
Hours:
Monday
and Thursday 10:00am to 9:00pm
Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday 10:00am to 6:00pm
Saturday
10:00am to 4:00pm
The
library will be closed Sunday, April 24. Closings related to the
ongoing renovation will be posted on the library website.
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Statement
of Program Content at the Library:
Library programs are presented to offer differing
viewpoints by individual speakers and/or groups and are not intended
as an endorsement by the library.
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