La Grange Park Library News & Announcements

Get Organized To Be Green

Monday, April 4 at 7pm

Do you want to "go green" but you're just not sure where to start? Beth Randall will help! She will touch upon a variety of topics, including reusing things you already own to get better organized, the best way to recycle things and keep them from ending up in a landfill, and the safest way to dispose of toxic materials. This presentation will be great for you and for the environment.

You can register for this program in person, by phone at 352-0100, or on our website here

Sponsored by the La Grange Park Friends of the Library.

Film Discussion

This week's film discussion will be Trouble the Water on Friday, March 25 at 7pm. This harrowing documentary shows Hurricane Katrina from the perspective of the people on the ground.

This is part of our Big Read programming.

Life on the Mississippi

Monday, March 21 at 7pm

After canoeing all 2,300 miles of the Mississippi River, John Lynn reveals the river's course and character from its source in Minnesota down to the Gulf of Mexico.  This modern-day Huck Finn divulges his river life experiences.

This program is part of The Big Read and is sponsored by the La Grange Park Friends of the Library.

Traveling Through Syria

Monday, March 7 at 7pm

Bill Helmuth takes you on a fascinating journey beyond politics and religion to uncover Syria's people and their multi-ethnic, millennial old culture.  Also the way, you will visit the extra ordinary Roman Ruins of Palmyra, the ancient Christian Citadels in Homs and the Grand Mosque in Damascus.

This is part of the Big Read programming sponsored by the La Grange Park Friends of the Library.