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 Lake
Bluff Public Library
123 E. Scranton
Avenue Lake Bluff, IL 60044
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A Letter from Library Director Matt Womack
Changes Coming to ILL Services
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The
budget crisis in Springfield is starting to impact public libraries
across the state. Funding for Interlibrary Loan service (ILL) comes
from the State Library, but the state has not provided much of the
funding that was expected this year.
ILL
is coordinated by 9 regional library systems that provide logistical,
communication, and professional services to libraries statewide. The
regional system that supports Lake Bluff is called North Suburban
Library System (NSLS), and it coordinates approximately 2.5 million
ILL transactions each year. Lake Bluff Public Library participates in
about 3,000 of those loans annually.
Due to a lack of funding, North Suburban Library System ceased its
operations at the end of May. In an emergency move, area libraries are
funding a continuation of ILL service through August. This transition
time will give us an opportunity to plan a long term solution.
Libraries certainly want to continue providing this valuable service,
but there may be changes to how it works. Without funding from the
State Library, we will have to examine the impact of adding this
expense to local budgets. Along with our neighboring libraries, we
will be looking at many different options this summer. When we
finalize the plan, we'll communicate any changes that may be
necessary to maintain ILL service.
If you feel strongly about retaining the existing level of ILL
service, please contact the state library or your elected
representatives.
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Early Closure of Children's Department
Friday, June 11 at 3:00pm
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The
Lake Bluff Public Library children's department will be closing at
3:00pm on Friday, June 11 to prepare for the Summer Reading
Club. The rest of the library will be open as usual from 3:00-6:00pm,
and the children's department will reopen the next morning.
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Our Facebook Page Has Moved!
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As
of June 1, the library Facebook page has moved! Whether you are a
longstanding fan or a newcomer, click here to check
out our new page and become a fan!
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Stop
by the library to check out our expanded Video Game collection in
it's new location! We have over 60 new games, with more to be added
each month. In addition, the collection has moved to
new shelving in the Adult Computer Room.
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Popular New Fiction Releases
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6/22 Sizzling Sixteen
Janet Evanovich
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
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Rank
Title
Author Collection
1. The Help Kathryn
Stockett New Fiction
2. The Lost Symbol
Dan
Brown New
Fiction
3. House Rules Jodi
Picoult New
Fiction
4. The Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo Stieg
Larsson Fiction
5. Sarah's Key Tatiana
de Rosnay Fiction
6. The Girl Who Played
with Fire Stieg
Larsson New Fiction
7. South of Broad Pat
Conroy New
Fiction
8. Shanghai Girls Lisa
See New
Fiction
9. U is for Undertow Sue
Grafton New Fiction
10. Noah's Compass Anne
Tyler New Fiction
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10 Most Popular Adult Nonfiction Titles
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Rank
Title Author
Location
1. Game Change John
Heilemann 324.973 Hei
2. What the Dog Saw Macolm
Gladwell 814.6 Gla
3. NurtureShock Po
Bronson
305.231 Bro
4. The Politician Andrew
Young 324.973
You
5. Stones Into Schools Greg
Mortenson 371.822 Mor
6. Three Cups of Tea Greg
Mortenson 371.822 Mor
7. The Bag Lady Papers Alexandra
Penney 364.163 Pen
8. Staying True Jenny
Sanford B
San
9. Your Kids Are Your
Own Fault Larry
Winget 649.1
Win
10.House of Versace Deborah
Ball 391
Bal
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Adult Programs
Registration
is requested, but not mandatory.
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"FREE ADMISSION"
The 2010 Adult Summer Reading Club
June 19 - August 21
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Enjoy "Free
Admission" to your library all summer! Get your ticket (log) at
the circulation desk and complete four of the eight activities to
finish. Fill-out your ticket by August 21, turn it in at the library
and your name will be put into a drawing for final prizes. Anyone 18
years and older with a current library card may participate. You do
not have to hold a Lake Bluff Public Library card to take part.
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Floral Design for 4th
of July
Thursday, June
17 at 1:00pm
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Lake Bluff Garden
Club filled the beautiful container gardens in our downtown, and
designed and planted the new garden in front of the library. Join the
Design Divas from the Garden Club as they demonstrate a hands-on
floral design workshop with arrangements planned for the Fourth of
July. Flowers and containers are supplied, so registration is
required. Please bring your own scissors and clippers.
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Monday, June 21 at
7:00pm
(meets the third
Monday of each month)
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This interactive
program for needle artists encourages you to bring current and
completed projects, gain the support of other members and to enjoy
the shared craftsmanship of the group.
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Lake County Radio
Players
Saturday, June 26 at
2:00pm
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Let members of the
local "Those Were the Days" radio players take you back to
some old-time radio shows and commercials. The group will perform
comedy and drama skits based on original scripts from the 1930s to
1950s. Relive or introduce your children and grandchildren to the
magic of a performance including sound effects and live music.
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Monday, June 28 at
7:00pm
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The DASH or Dietary
Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet has been proven to lower blood
pressure, reduce cholesterol and improve insulin sensitivity. This
healthy eating plan is a model the whole family can enjoy. Melodi
Peters, RD, LDN and Out-Patient
Dietitian at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington explains
the diet and how it can impact your heart health. DON'T WEIGHT!
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Showtime! Movies at
the Library
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All movies start at
6:00pm to allow time for discussion afterwards.
 Thursday, June 3
at 6:00pm
(Rated
PG-13; 139 minutes; 2009)
Starring
Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg
Directed
by Peter Jackson.
On
her way home from school on a snowy December day in 1973, 14-year-old
Susie Salmon is lured into a makeshift underground den in a cornfield
and brutally raped and murdered. She is the latest victim of a serial
killer-the man she knew as her neighbor, Mr. Harvey. From heaven,
Susie keeps watch over her grieving family and friends, as well as
her brazen killer and the sad detective working on her case. (Movie
Licensing)
This
movie is based on the book, The
Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold.
 Monday, June 14 at
6:00pm
(Rated
PG; 105 minutes; 2009)
Starring
Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend.
Directed
by Jean-Marc Vallee.
This
dramatization covers the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's
rule and her enduring romance with Prince Albert. At the age of 17,
Victoria was already the object of a royal power struggle as she was
in line for the throne, and everyone was vying to win her favor.
(Movie Licensing)
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Adult Book Clubs @ the Library
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Share
your thoughts in a discussion with other book lovers. No need to buy
the book! All of the books for the book clubs are available in print
and audio for check-out at the circulation desk. Discussions last
about one hour.
Evening
Book Club
Thursday, June
10 at 7:00pm
Discussion
led by Eric Bailey
(Nonfiction,
c2008, 325p)
The
author interweaves the story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who
vanished during a 1925 expedition into the Amazon, with his own quest
to uncover the mysteries surrounding Fawcett's final journey and the
secrets of what lies deep in the Amazon jungle. (Novelist)
 Take Me Away: An
Afternoon Book Club
for Women
Tuesday, June 22 at
1:30pm
Discussion
led by Carol Ann Carter
The
lives of two families living on the outskirts of Istanbul are changed
by a massive earthquake that brings them together in a dangerous intimacy
in which forbidden love blossoms between Irem, a Kurdish Muslim girl,
and Dylan, a young American. (Novelist)
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Saturday, June 12 to Saturday, July 31
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Lake Bluff Library will have its second Teen
Summer Reading Club just for teens. Pick up a folder at the
circulation desk. Read 1000 pages and receive a $15.00 gift card for
Starbucks, itunes or McDonalds.
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Tuesday, June 15 to Wednesday, June 30
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Try your hand at our Island Literature
contest. The winner will receive a $20.00 gift card to Barnes
and Noble.
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Thursday, June 17 at 7:00pm
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Teens can join us on Thursday, June 17 at
7:00pm and Wednesday and July 21 at 2:00pm. Movie titles
will be announced.
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Teen Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, June 24 at 7:30pm
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Summer meeting will be Thursdays, June 24
and July 29 at 7:30pm. Earn volunteer hours, meet new friends
and new books, help develop the teen collection. Snacks will be
served.
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Thursday, July 8, 15 and 22 at 7:30pm
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Teens can join Eliza Jarvi for a series of 3
sessions to learn the basics of knitting. Eliza will supply all
materials and will show each person how to make a hat.
Registration is required.
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Children's Summer Reading Club
Saturday, June 12 to Saturday July 31
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There
are Reading Clubs for all ages.
Read to Me Club
Middle Readers
Club
Young Adult
Readers Club
And our New Teen Summer Reading Program!
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A Penny a Book for Postage
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Each
child in the Summer Reading Program will receive one penny for each
book recorded to go towards postage to mail our "treasure
chest" to the troops. We will have a special receptacle at
the children's desk in which we will be collecting our contributions.
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Saturday, June 12 to Saturday, July 31
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Children and Teens can bring in small,
non-perishable items to put in our "treasure chest." All
items will be shippped to our men and women fighting in
Afganistan. Items the troops find helpful are:
SPF
Chapstick Sunscreen
Playing
Cards
Small
handheld games
Hard
Candy-not chocolate
Individual
Crystal Light Packets
Beef
Jerky
Let's
fill up our "treasure chest," for the troops!
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Monday Maddening Mysteries
Mondays, June 14 to July 19
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Earn
a different button for yourself every week. Collect all 6
buttons! Solve a new mystery every Monday for the first 6 weeks
of Summer Reading Club. Buttons will be available all week, while
supplies last.
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Monday, June 14 to Friday, July 2
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Guess
how many summer ducks are in the jar and win a prize.
Participants of the Summer Reading Club can make one guess a
day. If there is more than one entry with the correct answer, a
random drawing will be held from amongst those entries.
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Wednesdays, June 16 to July 7 11:00am to 5:00pm
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Drop
in Wednesdays between June 16 and July 7 to make a special
craft. These crafts are for ages 5 and up. Younger
children may need caregiver assistance. Join us for four
Wednesdays of craft making fun. The craft for the day
will be available while supplies last.
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Monday, July 5 to Friday, July 16
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Have
fun completing our beach-themed word search. A prize will be
awarded to the one entrant with the most correct answers. If
there is more than one entry with all correct answers, a random
drawing will be held from amongst those entries.
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Tuesdays, June 15 to July 20
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6
consecutive Tuesdays starting June 15th. Registration is
required.
2 year
olds 11:15
-- 11:35 For 1 child and 1 adult
3-5 year
olds
10:30 -- 11:00 For children W/out adult
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Board of Library
Trustees Meeting
Tuesday, June
15 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. The June meeting of the Board of
Trutees has been moved to Tuesday, June 15 at 7:00pm.
Judith Nickels,
President
John Marozsan, Vice
President
William Raymoure,
Secretary
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Friends of the Library Meeting
Saturday, June 19 at 10:00am
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The
Friends of the Library meet each month in the Spruth Room at the
library.
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We 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 Monday, July 5 in observance of Independence
Day. The library is closed on Sundays for the
summer beginning Sunday, May 30 and will resume Sunday
hours on Sunday, September 12.
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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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