On Monday, July 13th at 7pm, Stephanie Davis - the Urban Worm Girl - will be at the Library to present "Composting with Worms." The process of recycling kitchen waste using the wisdom and efficiency of red worms is simple, clean and odorless. Whether in your house or apartment, worm composting is a reminder of our interconnectedness to the earth and all of its living beings.
Minimize your waste. Feed your garden, houseplants and the earth. Join us to learn how!
Planet Collage.com will be exhibiting in the 2nd floor gallery this month. This group show includes exchanged collage postcards along with exchanged collage candy tins.
Planet Collage.com is an international online fine art collage group whose members are from all over the globe. This show will represent select member artists who reside in the suburbs along with some from Pennsylvania, California and Spain.
Along with small artworks created by planetcollage.com members, this exhibit includes a collection of postcards and tins received by curator and founder of planetcollage.com LuEllen Joy Giera of La Grange Park.
You can get a preview of a some of the postcards here.
This month's movie is Yankee Doodle Dandy with James Cagney. It will start at 10:30am on Monday, July 6th in the Community Room.
Please join us in the auditorium at
Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, in Riverside, IL. for an
opportunity to speak with Triton College staff here in your local
township. Representatives from Triton will share information on its
programs and services and will respond to your general questions on
programs and services. To register for this event, please contact the Reference Department of the
La Grange Park Public Library at 352-0100 no later than July 6th.
The La Grange Park Public Library is working in collaboration with area public libraries, the Riverside Township Supervisor's Office and Triton College for this event.
We look forward to your participation!
Our next film discussion is on Friday, July 3 at 7pm. The film will be Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired.
Here's a review. All the films in July are documentaries.
Hey teens how about another recycled program from last year's summer reading program? This year you can watch the final two episodes of Death Note. Then once again you can fill bento boxes with goodies and argue about who you like better. The program will be on July 9 from 7-8:30pm, but you need to register with Sam before July1st to be part of the fun.
During the Summer Reading Program, the Children's Department will have many activities:
On Monday there will be crafts for 1st-3rd graders at 1:30pm - June 29: Magic School Bus Butterfly Fun
On Wednesday there will be crafts for 4th-6th graders at 1:30pm - July 1: Flag Suncather
Thursday is "Anything Can Happen" day - stop in for the fun starting at 1:30pm - July 2: M&M Bingo
Thursday evening is "Drop-In Pajama Story Times" at 7pm
Friday has "Read to the Dogs" at 10:30am and "The Lunch Bunch" will meet at Noon.
Please register for these programs.
On Thursday, June 25, Christine Buik from Chicago Regional Interpreters (C.R. I. CKET) will be at the Library to present "It's a Jungle Out There" as part of the children's summer reading program. She'll take the kids on an imaginary safari adventure with live animals. The program starts at 1:30pm.
Our next Board meeting is Tuesday, June 23 at 7:30 pm.
