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 Lake
Bluff Public Library
123 E. Scranton
Avenue Lake Bluff, IL 60044
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Our
new downloadable book collection, MyMediaMall, will be demonstrated
during the May 8th event, It Happens Every Spring...in Lake Bluff.
The collection features thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, movies, and
music. There are audiobooks that you can transfer to your
portable music player or smartphone, there are ebooks that you can
read on Sony and Barnes & Noble ebook readers, and Mobipocket
versions of books for other portable devices. Video and music
collections are also available for your enjoyment. Stop by the demo
on May 8th, visit the library, or visit www.mymediamall.net for more
information.
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Library Hits 100K Milestone
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For
the first time in the library's history, library
materials circulated more than 100,000 times in a business
year. The year ended on April 30, and the
library hit this benchmark on April 29! Eleanor Larsen and her
grandmother Marianne checked out the record breaking DVD. Many thanks
to everyone in the community for helping to make this an historic year!
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Friends of the Library Book Sale
Saturday, May 8 at 10:00am
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Stop by the library Saturday, May 8 between 10am
and 4pm for the Friends of the Lake Bluff Public Library Book Sale.
The sale, which is part of the It
Happens Every Spring...In Lake Bluff event, will include books, audio books, CD's and
DVD's for all ages! Sale will be held outside weather permitting.
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Fax Service Now Available
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Lake
Bluff Public Library now offers patrons the ability to send a
fax. Simply fill out a cover sheet (available at the
adult circulation desk) and attach the pages to be faxed. A
staff member will send the fax while you wait, and then
return your pages to you. The library charges $1.00 per
page, and cannot receive faxes on behalf of patrons.
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Popular New Fiction Releases
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5/04
Dead in the
Family
Charlaine Harris
5/04 A Question of
Belief
Donna Leon
5/04 Blue Eyed Devil
Robert Parker
5/04 Innocent
Scott Turow
5/04 Private
Life
Jane Smiley
5/11
Fever
Dream
Douglas Preston
5/18 A Secret
Affair
Mary Balogh
5/18 Storm
Prey John
Sandford
5/25 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets
Nest Stieg Larsson
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! You can also place holds for many soon
to be released books in our online catalog.
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10 Most Popular Adult Fiction Titles
February 1 to April 30, 2010
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Rank
Title
Author Collection
1. The Help Kathryn
Stockett New Fiction
2. The Lost
Symbol Dan
Brown New
Fiction
3. The
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg
Larsson Fiction
4. The
Girl Who Played with Fire Stieg
Larsson New Fiction
5. South
of Broad
Pat Conroy New
Fiction
6. Shanghai
Girls Lisa
See
New Fiction
7. U
is for Undertow Sue
Grafton New
Fiction
8. True
Blue David
Baldacci New Fiction
9. House
Rules
Jodi Picoult New Fiction
10.
Half Broke Horses Jeanette
Walls New Fiction
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10 Most Popular Adult Nonfiction Titles
February 1 to April 30, 2010
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Rank
Title Author
Location
1. Game
Change John
Heilemann 324.973 Hei
2. NutureShock Po
Bronson 305.231
Bro
3. Stones
into Schools
Greg Mortenson 371.822 Mor
4. The
Politician Andrew
Young 324.973
You
5. Pink
Brain, Blue Brain
Lise
Eliot 155.33
Eli
6. The
Bag Lady
Papers Alexandra
Penney 364.163 Pen
7. You,
On A
Diet Michael
Roizen 613.25
Roi
8. House
of Versace Deborah
Ball 391
Bal
9. Committed Elizabeth
Gilbert 306.81 Gil
10.
What the Dog Saw Malcolm
Gladwell 814.6 Gla
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Adult
Programs
Registration is requested, but not mandatory.
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(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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Weather permitting,
the Great Lakes Naval Base brass quintet will perform on the
front lawn of Lake Bluff Public Library. These outstanding
musicians will deliver a combination of classical and contemporary
tunes for the whole family to enjoy. The concert will
move to the Spruth Room if it is raining.
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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.
Monday,
May 3 at 6:00pm
Departures- (Best Foreign Film,
In Japanese with English Subtitles)
(Rated PG-13, 130
minutes, 2008)
Starring Masahiro
Motoki and Ryoko Hirosue
Directed by Yojiro
Takita
When his orchestra
disbands, Daigo Kobayashi moves back to his hometown
and takes a job preparing corpses for burial. Too embarrassed to
admit his new career to his family, Daigo keeps his
profession a secret, until he is faced with the death of someone
close to him. Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign
Film. (Amazon)
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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, May 13
at 7:00pm
Discussion
led by Eric Bailey
Into the
Beautiful North
Nineteen-year-old
Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about
her father, who journeyed to the US when she was young. Recently, it
has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In
fact, there are almost no men in the village--they've all gone north.
While watching The
Magnificent Seven, Nayeli decides to go north herself and
recruit seven men--her own "Siete Magnificos"--to repopulate
her hometown and protect it from the bandidos who plan on taking it
over. (Novelist Summary).
 Take Me Away: An
Afternoon Book Club
for Women
Tuesday, May
18 at 1:30pm
Discussion
led by Carol Carter
Little
Bee
This
novel is grounded in "...a tale of a precarious friendship
between an illegal Nigerian refugee and a recent widow from suburban
London, a story told from the alternating and disparate perspectives
of both women" (Novelist Summary).
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Teen Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, May 20 at 7:30pm
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Lake Bluff Library is looking for teens age
13 and up to join our Teen Advisory Board (TAB). Tell us what
you would like for teen programming, DVDs, books, music. Meet new
people, earn volunteer credits. Snacks will be provided.
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Writing Contest and Bookmark Design Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, May 11 at 7:00pm
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The
awards ceremony for the winners of the Phyllis Fox Memorial Writing
Contest and the Bookmark Design Contest will be held at the Blair
Park Recreation Center.
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Angelina Ballerina Party
Saturday, May 15 at 11:00am
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Angelina
Ballerina stories, a video and a special treat. Members of the Lake
Bluff Park District Dance troupe will be joining us under the
direction of Esther Poole for a demonstration of different ballet
steps. Registration is required.
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Board
of Library Trustees
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Board of Library
Trustees Meeting
Tuesday, May 11
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 Lake Bluff Public Library
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Friends of the
Library Meeting
Saturday, May
15 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 Sunday, May 30 and Monday, May 31 in
observance of Memorial Day Weekend. The library will be closed on
Sundays for the summer starting 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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