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June 12, 2012

Published by sharon grimm on Tue, 06/12/2012 - 3:00am

Oak Park Public Library News

June 12, 2012

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Shop the 42nd Annual Book Fair!

Join the thrilling hunt for treasures at the Annual Book Fair [1]. Again this year, the Friends of the Library [2] expect to offer 100,000 gently used books for sale. Shop categories like pets, home improvement, foreign language, picture books for kids, self-help, and romance. Popular titles, rare finds, and collectibles await! This year’s fair will be Friday, August 3 (6:00 pm to 10:00 pm, $5 admission, plus $5 per electronic device) and Saturday, August 4 (9:00 am to 5:00 pm, free admission) at the OPRF High School, 201 N. Scoville Avenue. Donations and volunteers are needed [1] to help make this sale another success.

New Arrivals

[3]

FICTION
The Sandcastle Girls
Christopher Bohjalian

[4]

NONFICTION
Beautiful No-Mow Yards
Evelyn J. Hadden

[5]

MUSIC
The Ultimate Collection: Live at the Ryman
Earl Scruggs

[6]

NONFICTION
Attention All Passengers
William J. McGee

Current Happenings

Summer Reading is Sizzling!

It’s another hot year for summer reading. Lots of people of all ages are participating and there’s still space for you and your family to join! Visit the library to sign up your kids and teens and to drop off reading entries for the adults. Get the whole family to “Read Anywhere” with our virtual summer reading program. Now you can participate even if you’re traveling or if your summer days aren’t long, lazy, and filled with lots of time to come to the library. Read more › [7]

Pick the Pulitzer

The Pulitzer Prize committee could not decide on an award for fiction this year, so we will! Our summer discussion series gives you — the reader — the chance to vote.

The finalists are…
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson
  discussion on Thursday, June 21 [8]
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
  discussion on Thursday, July 19 [9]
The Pale King by David Foster Wallace
  discussion on Thursday, August 16 [10]

Join us for one or more of these discussions at 7:00 pm at the Maze Branch Library and help crown our Pulitzer pick! Copies available at the Maze Branch Library one month prior to their discussion date. Read more › [11]

More ways to Spark our future

Thanks to you we were voted the most engaging booth at Day in our Village! Now we want to hear from even more of you. We’ll be asking throughout the summer which headline you most want to see about a future Oak Park. And we’ll be asking how the library can help you meet your goals and be ready to serve your future needs. Read more › [12]

More library news [13]

Upcoming Events

Pilgrimage to Tibet [14]
Thursday, June 14
2:00 pm Main Library Small Meeting Room

Hitchcock Film Series: Rebecca [15]
Friday, June 15
1:30 pm Main Library Veterans Room

Teen Improv Workshop [16]
Monday, June 25
6:30 pm Maze Branch

Find more library events on our calendar [17].

Classes

Tech Skills: Online Tools @ Your Fingertips! [18]
Wednesday, June 13
9:30 am to 11:30 am
Main Library Small Meeting Room

LinkedIn 101 [19]
Thursday, June 14
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Main Library Small Meeting Room

Tech Skills: Microsoft Excel 2007 for Beginners [20]
Thursday, June 21
9:30 am to 11:30 am
Main Library Small Meeting Room

Learn more about our classes here. [21]

Locations

Main Library [22]

834 Lake St.
Oak Park, IL 60301
708-383-8200

Maze Branch Library [23]

845 Gunderson Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60304
708-386-4751

Dole Branch Library [24]

255 Augusta St.
Oak Park, IL 60302
708-386-9032

OPPL.org [25]

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Source URL: http://oppl.org/about/library-information/library-news/newsletter-archives/june-12-2012

Links:
[1] http://oppl.org/support/friends-library/annual-book-fair
[2] http://oppl.org/support/friends-library
[3] http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/i?SEARCH=9780385534796&sortdropdown=-&searchscope=164
[4] http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/i?SEARCH=9781604692389&sortdropdown=-&searchscope=164
[5] http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/i?SEARCH=0011661061828&sortdropdown=-&searchscope=164
[6] http://swan.mls.lib.il.us/search/i?SEARCH=9780062088376&sortdropdown=-&searchscope=164
[7] http://oppl.org/events/summer-reading-program
[8] http://oppl.org/events/pick-pulitzer-train-dreams?
[9] http://oppl.org/events/pick-pulitzer-swamplandia?
[10] http://oppl.org/events/pick-pulitzer-pale-king?
[11] http://oakpark.suntimes.com/lifestyles/12873493-423/cast-your-vote-for-pulitzer-best-fiction.html
[12] http://oppl.org/about/library-information/mission-vision/spark
[13] http://oppl.org/about/library-information/library-news
[14] http://oppl.org/events/pilgrimage-tibet?
[15] http://oppl.org/events/hitchcock-film-series-rebecca?
[16] http://oppl.org/events/teen-improv-workshop-3?
[17] http://oppl.org/events/calendar
[18] http://oppl.org/events/tech-skills-online-tools-your-fingertips-0?
[19] http://oppl.org/events/linkedin-101?
[20] http://oppl.org/events/tech-skills-microsoft-excel-2007-beginners-2?
[21] http://oppl.org/events/technology-classes
[22] http://oppl.org/about/library-information/hours-locations/main-library
[23] http://oppl.org/about/library-information/hours-locations/maze-branch-library
[24] http://oppl.org/about/library-information/hours-locations/dole-branch-library
[25] http://oppl.org
[26] http://oppl.org/%5Bsimplenews-subscriber%3Aunsubscribe-url%5D