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 Lake Bluff Public Library
123 E. Scranton
Avenue Lake Bluff, IL 60044
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Renovation Update: Library Closed June 6-10
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The renovation
project is more than half-finished. We started in April and are on
schedule to finish the project by the end of June. Thank you for
patiently enduring the inconveniences we've imposed on you during the
construction.
The
next phase requires that we close the library for a week to lay the
carpet on the ground and 2nd floors. We will
be closed Monday, June 6 through Friday, June 10. We reopen on
Saturday, June 11
to kick off
the Summer Reading Club for children and teens.
Once the
carpet has been installed, we will need a couple of weeks to bring in
new furniture and complete the finishing touches. We've scheduled an
Open House on Saturday, July 30 from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Take a
look at our summer newsletter for
more details about this special event.
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QR codes are everywhere, including the Lake Bluff
Public Library! Check out our displays and signs for a grow number of
codes. Not sure what a QR code is? Click here to learn
more!
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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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10 Most Popular Adult Fiction Titles
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10 Most Popular Adult Nonfiction Titles
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Adult Programs
Registration
is requested, but not mandatory.
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Monday, June 20 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.
A knitting project was left at the library and has not
been claimed. The project is with green yarn on skinny wooden
circular needles. Please claim it at the circulation desk.
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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.
 Thursday Evening Book
Club
Thursday,
June 9 at 7:00pm at Wisma
Discussion led
by Eric Bailey
Major Pettigrew's
Last Stand
Major Ernest
Pettigrew (retired) leads a quiet life in the village of St. Mary,
England, until his brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship
with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village.
Drawn together by their shared love of literature and the loss of
their respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their
friendship blossoming into something more. But will their
relationship survive in a society that considers Ali a
foreigner? The cast of characters are both amusingly original
and as familiar as members of the reader's own family.
 Afternoon Book Club
Tuesday, June
21 at 1:30pm at Lynn Miller's house. Contact the library for the
address.
Discussion
led by Carol Carter
The Secret
Adversary
by
Agatha Christie
(Fiction,
150 p., 1922)
The girl in
the photograph has been missing for five years. Neither her body nor
the secret documents she was carrying have ever been found. Now,
post-war England's economic recovery depends on finding her and
getting the papers back. But the two young Brits, Tommy and Tuppence,
working undercover for the ministry know only that her name was Jane
Finn, and the only photo of her is in the hands of her rich American
cousin. They don't know yet about a mysterious and ruthless man
called Mr. Brown, or the beautiful, sinister, older woman who knows
all about Jane Finn... and therefore must die.
 Nonfiction Book
Club
Saturday,
June 25 at 2:00pm at the Library
Discussion
led by Carlen DeThorne
The Immortal Life
of Henrietta Lacks
by
Rebecca Skloot
(Nonfiction,
369 p., 2010)
Henrietta
Lacks was a 31-year-old black mother of five in Baltimore when she
died of cervical cancer in 1951. Without her knowledge, doctors
treating her at Johns Hopkins took tissue samples from her cervix for
research. They spawned the first viable, indeed miraculously
productive, cell line-known as HeLa. These cells have aided in
medical discoveries from the polio vaccine to AIDS treatments. What
the author so poignantly portrays is the devastating impact
Henrietta's death, and the eventual importance of her cells, had on
her husband and children.
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Teen Summer Reading Program
Saturday, June 11 to Saturday, July 30
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LakeBluff
Library will have its third 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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Teen Book Discussion Group
Mondays, June 13 & 27, July 11 & 25, August 8 at
4:00pm
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The first book
to be discussed will be Sense &
Sensibility by Jane Austen. Two
other books will be chosen by the group as the summer
progresses. Join this informal discussion group.
 June 13 Discussion
Sense and
Sensibility
by Jane Austen
(Fiction, 367
p., 1811)
Sense &
Sensibility is the story of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. When
their father dies, the Dashwood women are left in reduced
circumstances. The novel follows the cool-headed Elinor and
passionate Marianne to their new home, a cottage on a distant
relative's property, where they experience both romance and
heartbreak.
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Wednesday, June 15 to Thursday, June 30
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Try your hand
at our Tex-Mex contest. The winner will receive a $20.00 gift
card to Barnes and Noble.
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Teen Advisory Board -- Teens Wanted
Thursday, June 16 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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Mondays, June 27 and July 11 at 7:00pm
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 Monday
June 27 at 7:00pm
Lemonade
Mouth
(106 min.,
2011)
The story of
five high school students who meet in detention and form a band to
stand up for their beliefs and to overcome their individual and
collective struggles.
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Dates & Times To Be Announced
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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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Summer Reading Club -- Rustle Up a Good Book!
Saturday, June 10 to Saturday, July 30
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There
are three levels to our Summer Reading Club.
Read to Me Level
For children ages 2 through 7 years who do not read
independently. 20 books will be the goal for this level.
Middle Reader Level
For independent readers through grade 5. Children on
this level will have 1000 pages as their reading goal. Second graders
on this level can still submit titles that have been read to them.
Young Adult Level
For readers entering 6th, 7th and 8th grades.
Participants in this club will have 1000 pages as their reading goal.
All young adult participants who finish the program will receive a
raffle ticket for a special drawing to be held at the close of the
Summer Reading Club.
A
Penny A Book for the Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter
Each child in the Summer Reading Program will receive
one penny for each book they read. We will have a special
receptacle at the children's desk in which we will be collecting our
contributions.
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Harry Potter Movie-a-thon
Saturdays, Starting May 28 at 1:00pm
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 Families
can join us every Saturday for 7 weeks, leading up to the
opening of the last Harry Potter movie on July 15. Review the
whole series before the final installment! Enter a drawing to
win 2 tickets to the last Harry Potter movie.
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Randy Erwin's Yodelin' and Trick-Ropin'
Saturday, June 11 at 11:00am
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 Join
Randy Erwin as he demonstrates his ropin' tricks and tells how
cowboys lived and worked and spun their tales. He brings
saddlebags full of cowboy music, folklore, history and his
world-class yodeling, which was featured in Disney's "Home on
the Range."
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Monday Maddening Mysteries
Mondays, June 13 to July 18
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 Earn
yourself a different button 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 13 to Thursday, June 30
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Guess how many
horses 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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Tuesdays, June 14 to July 26 at 3:30pm
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Children
ages 9, 10 and 11 can join knitting guru, Eliza for this relaxed
knitting group. Beginning knitters are welcome.
Ms. Eliza will show you the fundamentals of knitting and how
to make simple hats and scarves.
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Tuesdays, June 14 to July 19
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2 year
olds 11:15 -- 11:35 For 1 child and 1
adult
3-5 year
olds 10:30 -- 11:00 For children without adult
Registration
is required.
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Wonderful Wednesdays -- Join Us At the Craft Corral!
Wednesdays, June 15 to July 13
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Drop in and
make a special craft. These crafts are for ages 5 and
up. Younger children may need caregiver assistance. Join
us for five Wednesdays of craft making fun. The craft for the
day will be available while supplies last.
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Thursday Afternoons 3:30 - 4:30pm & Thursday
Evenings 7:00pm - 8:00pm June 16 to July 28
Appointments will be 20 minutes each
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 Children
in grades 1 through 5 can sign up to read to a certified therapy
dog. These gentle dogs are nonjudgmental and great listeners for
those children who could use some quality time reading out loud, or
would just enjoy reading to a good listener.
Parents will
need to sign waiver forms. Time slots will go quickly so call to
register for one or more sessions.
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Patti Ecker -- Sundown Serenade
Saturday, June 25 at 11:00am
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 WhoopeeeTi-Yi-O! Saddle
up and head down to the corral and join professional singer and
entertainer, Patti Ecker for this special family program of
interactive songs from the old southwest, cowboy songs, a native
American story and some surprises. She will bring her
guitar, banjo and spoons for this rousing sing-a-long.
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Tuesday, July 5 to Friday, July 15
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Have fun
completing our Tex-Mex 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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Board of Library
Trustees Meeting
Tuesday, June 14 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.
John
Marozsan, President
Karen Bush, Vice-President
Julie
Gottshall, Secretary
Carole Stroh, Treasurer
Kathy
Meierhoff
Judith Nickels
Linda Verbeke
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Friends of the Library Meeting
Saturday, June 11 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 Monday, June 6 through
Friday, June 10 as part of our renovation project.
The library is closed all Sundays after Memorial Day.
We will reopen on Sunday afternoons on September 11. Further 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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