La Grange Park Library News & Announcements

National Gaming Day

Join the La Grange Park Library in celebrating National Gaming Day, Saturday, November 14

11:00am - 4:00pm.

The day will include:

• A national Rock Band tournament
• Wii and PS2 games
• Board games like Hamster Rolle, Apples to Apples, and Boggle
• Snacks, of course

Africa's Great Game Preserves

Monday, November 9 at 7pm

Join world traveler Bill Helmuth as he recounts his trip to the Serengeti Plains and Ngorongoro Crater deep in Tanzania, East Africa.  You'll see the big 5: elephants, hippos, cape buffalo, leopards and lions in their natural habitats along with zebras, giraffes, vultures, hyenas and pink flamingos.  Meet the colorful Masai Warriors in their ancient thatched, mud-hut villages as they defy assimilation into the 21st century.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

Books Alive Book Discussion

The November selection is Fool: A Novel by Christopher Moore.  This funny and satirical novel is a retelling of Shakespeare's King Lear, from the perspective of Pocket, the King's jester or "fool".

Pick up a copy at the Circulation Desk and join us for the discussion on November 17 at 2pm.

H1N1 Flu Vaccine

You can now call the Cook County Department of Health to make an appointment for an H1N1 Flu vaccine.

The closest offices are the West District in Maywood at 708 - 786-4000 or the Southwest District in Bridgeview at 708 - 974-6160.

You can find more information here.

First Monday Movie

This month's movie is the classic Charlie Chaplin "City Lights".  It starts at 10:30 am on Monday, November 2.

Halloween Party

The Children's Department is hosting a Halloween Party for 1st - 3rd graders on Monday, October 26th.  It will run from 4pm to 5pm. There will be food, games and crafts.  Join us for the fun!  (Costumes not required)

Celebrate National Friends of the Library Week

National Friends of the Library week runs from October 18 to October 24 this year.  Stop in the Friends Book Store and say Thank You for all they do.

Without their support, our Library would not be able to offer our patrons a wide variety of services from the new "Perk Up Cafe", to programs for all ages, to databases, to little things like book carts.

Thank You Friends!

Historic and Scenic Illinois

Monday, October 19 at 7pm

Join us for this one hour slide presentation as we tour historic and scenic Illinois.  George Reuss will trace the history of the state by visitin many of its historic buildings, residences and other sites. Our travels will take us to where Illinois began, several places related to Abraham Lincoln and much more.  We'll see scenic rural landscapes, covered bridges, modern buildings and sculptures and a few surprises along the way.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Library Opening

Monday, October 12th at 10:00 am

Most of the work on the new heating and cooling unit is done.  We will be open our regular hours.

Library Closing

The Library will be closed from September 28, 2009 to October 11, 2009
for the replacement of our original heating and air conditioning unit.

We will re-open on Monday, October 12, 2009 at 10:00am

While we are closed Macy's Museum Adventure Passes are available from
the La Grange Library.

While we're closed you may visit the following libraries for service.

La Grange Public Library - 10 W. Cossitt, La Grange   708  352-0576

Thomas Ford Public Library - 800 Chestnut, Western Springs   708 246-0520

Brookfield Public Library - 3609 Grand Blvd., Brookfield   708 485-6917

Westchester Public Library - 10700 Canterbury St., Westchester   708 562-3573