PROSPECT HEIGHTS
PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
12 NORTH ELM STREET Phone 259-3500
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60070
Night Owl Reference 259-3501
Friends of the Library Book Sale
FRIDAY. SEPT. 27th & SATURDAY SEPT. 28th!
The ffu.en.di> oh the PAoApect Height* Li.bn.aAy wiZl be ha.vi.ng theiA FALL BOOK SALE in the Bonland Room on Friday.
Sept. 27th 10 AM - 5PM
and Saturday. Sept. 28th 10AM - 3PM.
Rei>i.dentA aAe encouAaged to Atop and take advantage oh the many book baAgainA. Pn.oceedA ^nom the -6<xte aAe uAed to puAchaAe needed iX.en\A faon. the Li.bA.aAy that aAe not included in the budget. HELP THE FRIENDS, HELP THE LIBRARY!!I
The Friends also announce that their Fall Meeting will be held on WED. SEPT 11,
at 7:30PM in the Lusk Room.
The Friends are always looking for new faces and want all Library District Residents to know the WELCOME MAT is always out.
AT THE LIBRARY
FRIDAYS, 1PM 8 7PM
MISERY October * 104 Min.
(ioodiviliis 0cTOBER u' "145 " "
SRUSSIH HOUSE October 18,
HAMLET0cTOBER 25'
R 122 Min.
PG 135 Min.
NO registration is necessary for the films, doors open one-half hour before show time. Seating is on a first- come basis.
For R rated movies, patrons tinder 17 must be accompanied by an adult.
LYRIC OPERA LECTURE SERIES
We' n.e pleased to announce that we wilZ be hotting 1 LyAic OpeAa lectuAeA thiA AeaAon.
ANTHONY and CLEOPATRA by Samuel BaAbeA Tuesday, September 14th 7:30 PM LectuAeA: Ma/iy Kuaz
THE GAMBLER by S. Pn.okohiev
Tuesday, OctobeA 19th 7:30 PM LectuAeA: Tom Morgan
TheAe lectuAeA aAe AuAe to enhance the Lyntc OpeAa ex.peAi.ence ho>i alt oua JU.bn.aAy paXAonA who anxXouAly await the AtanJ: oh the LyAic SeaAon.
Please n.eg-Uten. at the In^omcution VeAk.
YOUTH SERVICES
CRAZY SHOES AND CIRCUS FEATS
STORIES AND ART
Mon. Sept. 16 at 4:00 p.m.
Walk a tightrope or dance in crazy shoes along with Jim Gill! Stories, original songs, and banjo playing will keep everyone awake and clapping. Especially appropriate for children from preschool through 4th grade, the performance will include lots of audience participation.—
Jim Gill is a member of the Artists-In- Education Program sponsored by the Illinois Arts Council. Please register.
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME
Storytime is held each Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:15. Parents and grandparents are welcome!
Fox Second £ Tktxd Gxaddxi, Mon. Sept. 9 at 4:00 p.m. or Tues. Sept. 10 at 4:00 p.m. F ok K-LndeJiQoJvtejn. - TinAt GxadeAA Mon. Sept. 30 at 4:00 p.m. or Tues. Oct. 1 at 4:00 p.m.
Please register for one time for a good story followed by a related art activity.
CRAFTS
ESPECIALLY FOR 4TH - 6TH GRAVERS
Mon. Sept. 23 at 4:00 p.m. or Tues. Sept. 24 at 4:00 p.m.
Please register for one time.
BOOK-NOTES ..... f
rom Mrs. Getty and Mrs. Steiner, Youth Services Programmers
BUNNICULA by Deborah and James Howe (J/H0W)
Harold the dog tells this story about two boys who adopt a rabbit with strange powers. Laugh your way through this mystery as Chester the cat helps Harold save the Monroes from the vampire ?^bunny.
I'M GOING TO BE FAMOUS by Tom Birdseye (J/BIR)
Fifth grader Arlo Moore wants to get his name in the Guinness Book of World Records for eating 17 bananas in less than two minutes. Then his sister and two friends try to break three more world records. Find out what happens when the principal discovers that Arlo has been practicing in the boys' bathroom. NUMBER THE STARS by Lois Lowry (J/LOW) (1990 Newbery Award winner)
Ten-year-old Annemarie is a young girl growing up in Copenhagen during World War II. Her best friend Ellen is Jewish. Annemarie's courage is tested when she encounters Nazi soldiers as she and her family help their Jewish friends flee to Sweden.
Mrs. Getty recommends the above three books for children in 4th grade and older.
Mrs. Steiner selects the following picture books as special favorites:
THE NAPPING HOUSE by Audrey (E/WOO)
Beautifully illustrated, The Napping House is a delightful book that parents and children will enjoy reading. All Granny wants is to sleep, however she is joined one by one with guests until...Read this enjoyable book to find out what happens in this very sleepy house.
WHERE DOES THE BROWN BEAR GO? by Nicki Weiss (E/WEI)
If you enjoy reading Goodnight Moon as a bedtime story, you will enjoy this book about Brown Bear and his animal friends as they travel by the light of the moon to a soft, warm journey's end.
WALTER'S MAGIC WAND by Eric Houghton (E/UOU)
When Walter and his mother go for a visit to their neighborhood library, he and the librarian have a stand-off over who's boss. Using his magic wand and imagination Walter chooses books that would thrill anyone. Read how Walter and the librarian come to terms in dealing with the adventures he has chosen.
This book is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face.
HALLOWEEN
CANDY CORN CONTEST
STORIES AND ART
Mon. Oct. 21 at 4:00 p.m. ' Tues. Oct. 22 at 4:00 p.m. Wed. Oct. 23 at 4:00 p.m.
How much candy corn can you eat? Come in and guess how much corn is in our jar, and you may find out. Not only will you win the sweets but also a special treat...or is that a trick?
Children in kindergarten - 3rd grade
may register for one time.
OCTOBER CRAFTS
Especially for 4th - 6th graders
Mon. Oct. 28 at 4:00 p.m. or Tues. Oct. 29 at 4:00 p.m.
Please register for one time.
NEW SOFTWARE FOR THE MACINTOSH
Kid Pix — the paint program just for kids.
MacPaint — free-form Macintosh painting.
The Comic Strip Factory — Can't draw? Don’t worry — you'll be able to put together a comic strip without drawing a single stroke.
ADULT SERVICES NEW FICTION
COMING TO TERMS / by Anna Murdoch. (Diverse characters depict the absurdities and eccentricities of small-town American life. )
THE SOM OF ALL FEARS / by Tom Clancy. (Political thriller set in the Middle East.)
SWING SISTERS / by Jeane Westin. (A passionate story of love and music follows an all-girl big band in the late 1930's.)
DARKNESS / by John Saul. (Terror and suspense in a Florida swamp.)
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING / by Lisa Grunwald.
(A young physicist's long-absent mother introduces him to astrological and numer- ological theory and a seductive palm reader.)
THE DOST ROADS OF MONFERRATO / by Rosetta Loy.
(A sweeping 19th century family saga which recently won all major literary prizes in Italy.)
LINE OF DOTY / by Michael Grant. (Hard-hitting police fiction.)
READING ROOMS : America's foremost writers celebrate our public libraries with stories, memoirs, essays, and poems / edited by Susan Allen Toth and John Coughlan.
SEIZING THE ENIGMA : the race to break the German U-boat codes, 1939-1943 / by David Kahn.
VICTORIAN WEST : class and culture in Kansas
cattle towns / by C. Robert Haywood.
THE FOOD PHARMACY GOIDE TO GOOD EATING : with
more than 200 totally healthy recipes / by Jean Carper.
NEH SUCCESS/IHPROVFrtFNT TAPFS
Two recent additions to our growing collection of self-improvement tapes are THE POWER OF OPTIMISM by Alan Loy McGinnis and TOUGH TIMES NEVER LAST, BOT TOUGH PEOPLE DO by Robert Harold Schuller. Both contain six cassettes each. Look for them in the Audio-Visual Section.
NEW NON - FICTION
TRAVEL NEWS
O'KEEFFE AND STIEGLITZ
an American romance /
by Benita Eisler. .
THE PERFECT INTERVIEW : how to get the job you
really want / by John Drake.
GETTING CONTROL : overcoming your obsessions and compulsions / by Lee Baer.
FIRE IN THE BELLY : on being a man / by Sam Keen.
It's never too late to garner money-saving pointers from the CONSUMER REPORTS TRAVKI.
LETTER. Each monthly issue contains tips on the best air fares and hotel rates available, as well as articles on such topics as cruise ships, trains, and specific travel destinations. Look for this newsletter in the Travel Section.
Jane Smiley's ORDINARY LOVE and GOOD WILL will be reviewed at our next book cUAcuASion group on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, at 7:30PM. Laurie Marshall will again lead the diA cuss ion, so mark your calendars non). Please Register.
The NOVEMBER meeting oh the Book Discussion Group will heatusie the novel THE THINGS THEY CARRIED by Tim O'Brien. The author writes about the burdens oh having -Survived the horrors o^ Vietnam and a need to rekindle an Innocence- o{, buddies, oh victim, oh himselh-snuhhed out by wan..
ThiA book iA persuaAlve In itA desperate hope that "Atonies can save uA.~"
Laurie Marshall will lead the discussion, so plan now hor another stimulating meeting, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, at 7:30 PM.
We have exJyia copies oh thiA book available hor those patrons Interested In joining us.
Please Register.
From the desk of Rosalie Kendall, High School curator.
Congratulations-The Reading Program awarded the Hot Air Balloon ride to JANET FRANCIS Enjoy
NEW BOOKS TO CONSIDER:
FICTION
THE VOYAGE BEGON Nancy Bond
JULIAN* S HOUSE Judith Hawkes
LONG LIVE THE QUEEN Ellen Emerson White
The Library will be CLOSED on Monday, September 2, in
observance of
LABOft
DAYj
SKIN CARE PRESENTATION
Penny Cuttone, a Many Kay SaleA Director, will present a SKIN CARE PROGRAM on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th at 7:00PM In the Bonland Room.
Penny will diA cuss the importance oh skin care, the e^ects oh Sun on skin, skin care maintenance, and the vanlous typeA oh skin.
A volunteer hrom the audience will receive a hree haclal during this program whict iA open to older teens and adults.
Please register cut the Inhormatlon Desk.
ANNOUNCING
SENIOR
SACK LUNCH TRAVEL FILMS
An Invitation to our Senior CitlzenA to join ua at the library h°r lunch time travel hilmS in the Borland Room. Please bring a sack lunch, we' 11 provide the beverage and sweet. Some oh the places we' 11 be visiting In September and October: THE AMERICAN HOUSE, CANCUN, BEIJING, AMERICA'S WORKPLACE, BAJA, UTAH, BLACK HILLS, HOOVER DAM, PERU, S BERMUDA. The library will host these special showings 3 weeks oh every month on MONDAYS at 11:30AM. September dateA are the 9th, 16th, and 23rd. October dateA are the 7th, 14th, and list.
A liAt oh h¦Mm* ^ available at the Inhormatlon VeAk.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
PROSPECT HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT 12 North Elm Street Prospect Heights, IL 60070
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