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Sunday, September 25, 2011

LIBRARY HAPPENINGS SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 2

No special events are scheduled for this week. However, it is the last week of a special National Library Card Sign-up Month promotion. Until September 30, Elk Grove Village residents who do not already have a Library Card will receive a special gift if they sign up for a card--a new Library Tote Bag. Current card holders can also recieve this tote bag if they bring in a resident to sign up for a new card. For more information, call extension 271 or 272.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

THURSDAY MOVIE CHANGE

The 7 p.m. Thursday movie has been changed to Jane Eyre, the newest version starring Mia Wasikowska. Rated PG-13.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

LIBRARY HAPPENINGS SEPTEMBER 12-18

ADULT SERVICES:
The monthly workshop Effective Resumes, Interviewing and Job Search Techniques will be held on Monday, September 12, starting at 9:30 a.m. Sponsored by IDES, it is designed to give job seekers skills needed to find and get suitable jobs. A mock interview will be included in the workshop. For more information, call Jill Derkits. Register online.

The 2010 re-imagining of Shakespeare's The Tempest, starring Helen Mirren as "Prospera", will be shown on Thursday, September 15, at 7 p.m., in the Large Meeting Room. Rated PG-13. No tickets are needed.

The Friends of the Library will be holding a Mini-booksale on Friday, September 16, from 3-7 p.m. and on Saturday, September 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. VHS tapes and Little Golden Books will be highlighted.

YOUTH SERVICES:
Storytimes start this week. Drop-in programs (no pre-registration needed) include Baby Tales on Monday mornings at 10 a.m. and Twilight Tales on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. for children ages 6 months to 2 1/2. Alphabet Soup on Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. is for children 2 1/2 through Kindergarten, emphasizing letters, numbers and colors. On Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m., Family Storytime will return with programs for all ages.

Registration is needed for Getting Ready to Read--Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 10 a.m.--for children ages 3 1/2 and up, and Science and More--Tuesdays or Thursdays at 4:30 p.m.--for 1st graders and up.

Friday, September 2, 2011

LABOR DAY CLOSINGS

The Library will be closed on Sunday, September 4, as well as Monday, September 5, for the Labor Day Holiday. It will reopen on Tuesday, September 6, at 9 a.m.

Online Sign-up for Fall programming begins on Saturday, September 3, at 9 a.m. Youth Services programs start September 12.