LIBRARY RENOVATION PARTNERS

Library Board of Trustees and Staff     CITY OF PARK RIDGE • City Council • City Administration and Staff • Fire Prevention and Building Inspectors • CP&D • Police • Public Works Friends of the Park Ridge Library Our     hometown Voters and Taxpayers WORKING TOGETHER     The estate of Harold E. Schefdore        Beer on the Wall Oberweis     The Harp and Fiddle Park Ridge Community Church MARCH | APRIL | MAY 2019 AND MANY MORE!! parkridgelibrary.org

Director’s Note

Park Ridge: Our Hometown

We are working to be the best public library we How will we know if what we’re doing is the best can be for our community. We have a plan for way to spend your tax dollars? We have to build 2019 that we want to share with you, and we’ll assessments into our planning to measure our need your help to make it work. success in making those changes a reality. We have to be able to prove that our efforts are We need to ensure that we fully understand making a difference. the community we serve and can articulate your ambitions and aspirations. We need the Once we have an updated plan with clear goals input of Park Ridge residents, not just library and measurements, we may need to realign users, to ensure that our community’s goals resources. That could mean some changes in are clearly defined and that our work has a the services we offer, how we allocate funds and clear target. We will be initiating conversations more. It will also mean recruiting volunteers, throughout Park Ridge with community lead- fundraising and working with partners. It’s an ers, key agencies and hopefully, each of you. exciting road that we will travel together. It’s our goal to speak with 1,000 Park Ridge We’re just getting started, but that’s the best residents and synthesize what we learn from time to get on board! Please check us out at: them this summer. www.parkridgelibrary.org/ourhometown “Partnerships will At the Library, we gather and curate informa- There you can answer a few questions to help tion and resources for our community to enrich us better understand where you’re coming from, naturally evolve their lives and also advance their goals. We and also learn of opportunities at the Library as well as shared will be able to use that understanding to better and across Park Ridge to join the conversation. inform the services we offer, and we’ll make Hope to hear from you soon! strategies.” sure to share what we learn. Partnerships will Heidi Smith – Library Director naturally evolve as well as shared strategies. [email protected] INTRODUCING... the Patron Services Team!

“Be sure to stop by Patron Services at your next visit to find out more!” - Patron Services Team

We are so excited to welcome patrons back to Our goal is to identify areas where we can the first floor! Re-configuring our lobby has enhance your experience and we feel “Patron created opportunities for our team (formerly Services” will best reflect this. known as Circulation Services) to better serve you. Be sure to stop by Patron Services at your next Patron Services will be utilizing new tools for visit to learn more about our updated department! checkouts and returns which will make us more available to find new ways to serve you best. 2

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Book Madness

Join us in a literary version of “March Madness” for adults, teens and kids grades 4–5. Patterned after the NCAA Basketball Tournament, “Book Madness” places popular books in competitive brackets. Fill out a bracket for a chance to win prizes. Every correct prediction earns you points. Brackets are available at the service desks or online at: www.parkridgelibrary.org Patrons vote weekly online or in the library to move their favorite books forward and choose the tournament winner. You don’t need to read all the books to participate. Turn in completed brackets in person by March 10 to be eligible to win a prize.

For Adults

The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton Circe by Madeline Miller An American Marriage by Tayari Jones The Female Persuasian by Meg Wolitzer Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty Still Me by Jojo Moyes A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah by I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn The Witch Elm by Tana French The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Fear by Bob Woodward Educated by Tara Westover Teen Edition: Then & Now Kids: Grades 4–5 See page 9 for details. See page 11 for details. 4 2019 FILM SERIES Pub “Get your passports idge lic L R ibr ready to circle the globe k Classic Film Series a with World Cinema!” r r a y P We begin our three-month journey in Germany on March 7 with Fritz Lang’s supernatural D CIN fantasy Destiny, which tells the tale of a young RL E woman who, after meeting Death incarnate, is O M given a chance to save her dead lover. years 200 A W 10 9 – Theatre organist Jay Warren will join us as a ting 20 bra 19 special guest. “In addition to being the face of the ele C Silent Film Society of Chicago, Jay performs the 2019 FILM SERIES pre-show music for us at the Pickwick Theatre,” explains program host Matthew C. Hoffman. “This will be his first time performing at the Library. He’ll bring his digital organ and play we celebrate ten years of the Park Ridge Public In 2019 an original score for Destiny.” Library Classic Film Series. Since 2009 and the inaugural Film Noir e Publi gOther highlights include Alfred Hitchcock’sc The 39 Steps, Yasujiro series, we’ve worked to bring you the best (and often neglected)d examples of classic film. We’ve covered many diversei themes and Ozu’s Late Spring, and Federico Fellini’s La Strada, whichL woni the subjects over the years, but through it all, the R one constant has been very first Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. A lesser-knownb our core group of regular patrons. They have been there to support us title in the series is A Canterbury Tale, directed by British filmmakersr every Thursday night. We hope tok see them all once again-- as Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. well as some new faces-- when we circle the globe withClassic World Film“During Series their peak years, this was their one a Cinema. Get your passports rready! commercial failure,” Hoffman said. “But r perhaps no other film in their canon better In their home countries, the films were titled La Regle du Jeu, reflects the traditions and spiritual values Ladri di biciclette, and Deta sjunde inseglet. We know them as The y of the English people.” Rules of the Game, BicycleP Thieves, and The Seventh Seal. These films, as well as the others in the series, are rightly considered The season concludes with a screening masterpieces in the art of cinema. Whether you saw them long of Chimes At Midnight, directed by ago or are experiencing them for the first time, we invite you to in Spain. No filmmaker join us in the meeting room. In addition to profiling key directors, presented ShakespeareC on film like World Cinema will explore the various artisticL movements,D such Welles, and we’re proud to endI ourN as German Expressionism, ItalianR Neo-Realism, and the French series with one of the great E New Wave. We’ll also return to our origins with a film noir, American masters of M Stray Dog, made by the OJapanese master, Akira Kurosawa.rs cinematic technique. W 0yea 2009 A 2019 FILM LINE-UP:g 1 Ten Years of Classic Films • March 7 through May 30 • 7PM – atin 20 March 7: Destiny* (1921)eb r April 4: A Canterbury Tale (1944) May 9: La Strada (1954) 19 Director: Fritz Lang [99el min.] Director: Michael Powell & Director: Federico Fellini [104 min.] *Digital organ accompaniment by Jay Warren. Emeric Pressburger [124 min.] C 2019 FILM SERIESMay 16: The Seventh Seal (1957) March 14: The 39 Steps (1935) April 11: Bicycle Thieves (1948) Director: Ingmar Bergman [96 min.] Director: Alfred Hitchcock [87 min.] Director: Vittorio De Sica [93 min.] May 23: Jules and Jim (1962) March 21: Alexander Nevsky (1938) April 18: Stray Dog (1949) Director: Francois Truffaut [105 min.] Director: Sergei Eisenstein [111 min.] Director: Akira Kurosawa [122 min.] May 30: Chimes At Midnight (1965) March 28: The Rules of the Game (1939) April 25: Late Spring (1949) Director: Orson Welles [119 min.] Director: Jean Renoir [110 min.] Director: Yasujiro Ozu [108 min.]

Film presentations begin at 7:00 p.m. with a special introduction by Matthew C. Hoffman. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. | Free. No registration required. 5

For Adults

Programs Register for programs at the Reader Services desk, by phone at 847.720.3280 or online at: www.parkridgelibrary.org. Admission is free to Park Ridge Library cardholders. * = $5.00 non-refundable fee for non-Park Ridge Library cardholders.

Friday Morning Coffee Club: Frederick Film: The Iron Horse (1924) SUNDAY @ THE LIBRARY Law Olmsted – Designing America To commemorate the 150th anniversary of A biography of the landscape architect the opening of the Transcontinental Railroad, Concert: The American Folk Song* who made public parks an essential part of Matthew Hoffman presents the first motion Join singer and guitarist Mark Dvorak as American life and designed the first utopian picture depiction of the building of the railway. he examines the roots of American music, garden suburb of Riverside. Register. Director: John Ford. Drop in. featuring oral history, demonstrations, and the songs of Lead Belly, Pete Seeger, and Friday, March 15 | 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 10 | 2:00 p.m. Woody Guthrie. Register. Painting Workshop: Friday Morning Coffee Club:Berlin Airlift Sunday, April 14 | 1:00 p.m. Wildflower Garden* In June 1948, the Cold War began in the divided city of Berlin. In the largest humanitarian effort Women’s Suffrage: How the Great Paint your own wildflower garden using wet-in- wet technique and one-stroke brushwork with the world had ever seen, Western superpowers Battle to Win the Vote was Won* artist Terri Murphy. Sponsored by Marion’s Mark. come together to feed the city of Berlin. Register. Bob Kann returns on the 100th anniversary All supplies provided. Max: 25. Register. Friday, May 17 | 10:00 a.m. year of Illinois’ vote to ratify the 19th Tuesday, March 19 | 2:00 p.m. amendment to share the story of this Drawing Workshop: Pastel Portraits* victory for women, including a profile of lead- Chair Yoga* Create your own color renditions ing suffragette Belle La Follette. Register. Joan McGee of Sun and Moon Yoga offers of vintage photos using oil and Sunday, May 12 | 1:00 p.m. the perfect mid-afternoon break. Stretch and chalk pastel. Led by artist Terri breathe your way to renewed energy. Murphy. Sponsored by Marion’s OFFSITE PROGRAMS No experience necessary. Register. Mark. All supplies provided. Tabletop Game Nights Wednesdays, March 27, April 24 & Max: 25. Register. Join friends and neighbors as we May 29 | 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 | 2:00 p.m. break out your favorite games. Have a laugh, learn something Living with Low Vision new, and meet other gamers. For In conjunction with the upcoming Low Vision adults only. Games sponsored by the Friends of Fair, Polly Abbott, Director of Rehabilitation the Library. Drop in. Services at Second Sense, will speak about Drop in. Thursdays, March 21, April 18 & May 16 | 6:30 p.m. living independently with limited vision. Beer on the Wall – 106 Main St., Park Ridge Tuesday, April 16 | 2:00 p.m. Morning Star Investment Research Discuss Morningstar Investment Research Library Pub Quiz Friday Morning Coffee Club: Center and how to use it to find information

Are you a books and movie buff Last Stand at Little Big Horn on stocks, mutual funds and more. Free to use The Battle of Little Big Horn is one of the most with a head full of trivial with your Library card! Register. knowledge? Show off your frequently depicted moments in American Monday, April 1 | 7:00 p.m. expertise and earn prizes by joining history, but the least understood and still a team for the Library Pub Quiz! Seating is shrouded in myth. Register. Savvy Social Security Planning limited to 30. Register. Friday, April 19 | 10:00 a.m. Matt Kosiek from Foresters Financial will Tuesdays, March 26, April 23 & May 28 | 6:30 p.m. discuss maximizing retirement income from The Harp & Fiddle – 110 Main St., Park Ridge Frederic Goudy, William Morris, and Social Security and other assests. Register. the Kelmscott/Goudy Tuesday, April 2 | 7:00 p.m. Press Open Knitting & Crocheting Nights Celebrate the 115th Protecting Seniors from Financial Scams Join the Park Ridge Fiber Artists for an open Anniversary of the Village Steven Wollack of Wollack Financial Services knitting session! Bring your own supplies and Press with local artist Rex will help seniors identify the most common settle in for free knitting advice and lively Parker and an original, scam, and how to protect against them. conversation. Third Floor Meeting Room. Drop in. illustrated program. Register. Register. Thursdays, March 7, April 4 & May 2 | 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 7 | 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 | 2:00 p.m. 6 FOR ADULTS

BOOK DISCUSSIONS Books are available at the Reader Services Desk two weeks before the discussion. Registration required.

Thursday Morning Group Wednesday Evening Group Nonfiction Group The Book of Joe by Jonathan Tropper The Shipping News by Annie Proulx Lincoln’s Last Trial by Dan Abrams After moving away Quoyle’s two-timing wife In 1859, Peachy Quinn and writing a novel dies and he retreats with Harrison went on trial for skewering his home- his two daughters to his murder and Abraham town, Joe Goffman ancestral home on the Lincoln was hired to returns after fifteen Newfoundland coast, where defend him. years to help care for a rich cast of characters all Friday, March 8 his ailing father. play a part in his struggle. 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 14 Wednesday, March 13 OR 28 | 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

Circe by Madeline Miller The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt Rocket Men by Robert Kurson A bold and feminist Two brothers and hired A gripping account of the retelling of the story of gunslingers find themselves 1968 Apollo 8 mission, the Circe, the Greek goddess on a journey through the astronauts involved and of sorcery, who was mountains and gold rush their families. pitted against vengeful towns of the 1850s frontier Friday, April 5 Olympians because of that tests their professional 10:00 a.m. her threatening power. and personal bonds. Thursday, April 11 Thursday, April 10 OR 25 | 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny Hum If You Don’t Know the Words by Bianca Marais The Feather Thief by Kirk Johnson A look at the challenges The paths of a young The story of a bizarre and of marriage, the delight white girl and a black shocking crime, and an and heartache of raising woman intersect when exploration of obsession children, and the temp- the violence of apartheid and man’s destructive tation to wonder about shatters both of their lives instinct to harvest the the path not taken. in 1970s Johannesburg. beauty of nature. Thursday, May 9 Wednesday, May 8 Friday, May 3 OR 23 | 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.

FILMS @ THE LIBRARY All seating is on a first come, first served basis. Doors open ½ hour before show time. Seating limited to 90. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Drop-in.

March April May A Star is Born Bohemian Rhapsody Green Book [R, 136 min.] [PG-13, 135 min.] [PG-13, 130 min.] Jackson Maine helps The story of legendary A friendship is formed be- a young singer find rock band Queen and tween an Italian-American fame even as his their lead singer Freddie bouncer and an African- own career takes a Mercury, culminating in American classical pianist downward spiral. their 1985 performance while on tour in the 1960s Starring Lady Gaga at Live Aid. Starring Rami south. Starring Mahershala and Bradley Cooper. Malek and Mike Myers. Ali and Viggo Mortensen.

Tuesday, March 12 | 1:00 & 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 | 1:00 & 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 | 1:00 & 7:00 p.m

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Technology & Resources

Register for these programs at any service desk, by phone at 847.720.3280 or on the Library’s website at: www.parkridgelibrary.org.

TECHNOLOGY CLASSES Intro to Library Apps SCORE Small Business Counseling Take a look at apps like Libby, Hoopla, and Hour long one-on-one sessions with a SCORE Drop-In Help Desk Kanopy, and learn how to enjoy library items on counselor on all aspects of small business. Representative of FireLogic will be on hand your mobile device. You are encouraged to bring Free. By appointment only. Register at: to answer your computer and tech-related your own phone or tablet, and download the apps www.score.org/find-mentor questions on a first come, first served basis. prior to the class. Max: 10. Register. 30 minutes. Drop in. Monday, March 11 & 25, April 22 OR May 13 Wednesday, March 20, April 17 OR May 15 6:30 p.m. OR 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, April 13 & May 11 1:00 p.m. OR 7:00 p.m. | Third Floor Meeting Room Study Room in Reader Services Department 9 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Third Floor Meeting Room DAR Genealogy Assistance One-on-One eBook Appointments RESOURCE PROGAMS Volunteer representatives of the 21st Star Meet with a member of the Reader Services Power Employment Workshops Chapter of the National Society of the department for a 45 minute session and get Join Illinois WorkNet Center speakers to Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) help learning to use Overdrive, Axis 360, or discuss setting SMART goals, using social media are available to answer your genealogy Hoopla on your mobile device or eReader. to connect with hiring managers, getting your questions. Free. Drop-in. Register. resume through the Applicant Tracking Thursday, March 21 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Mondays | 11:00am, Wednesdays | 1:00pm Systems and sharpening interview skills. OR Thursdays | 7:00pm Register. Max: 20. Friday, March 8, April 12 OR May 10 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Break provided) Third Floor Meeting Room

For Teens

Middle School & High School Programs, Grades 6 – 12 Register for programs at any service desk, by phone at 847.825.3286 or online at: www.parkridgelibrary.org.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Operation Gratitude Teen Ink Writing Club Write a card to say “thank you” to troops, Join other teen writers as we experiment and Cards for Hospitalized Kids veterans, new recruits, wounded heroes, and inspire your creative writing process. Max: 15. Help make handmade cards that will bring first responders for their service to our country. Wednesday, April 24 a smile to the face of a hospitalized child. Service hours available. Max: 20. Service hours available. Max: 20. 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Third Floor Meeting Room Friday, April 5 | 3 – 6:00 p.m. | Teen Loft Fridays, March 1 & May 3 After Hours Murder Mystery Party 3 – 6:00 p.m. | Teen Loft Project Linus Do you like to role play and solve mysteries? Make fleece tie blankets for Project Linus, an Join us after hours in the Library for a murder Teen Advisory Board organization that donates blankets to children mystery party! Max: 20. Help plan programs for summer 2019! in need. No sewing involved. Service hours Teen Loft Service hours available. Max: 10. Friday, April 12 | 5:45 – 7:00 p.m. | available. Max 10. Tuesday, March 12 Teen Craft Club Wednesday, April 10 | 7 – 8:00 p.m. | Teen Loft 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Third Floor Meeting Room Get ready to craft! Max: 20. DIY Animal Shelter Toys MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL Tuesdays, March 19 & April 16 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Third Floor Meeting Room Join us while we make tug toys and no-sew Avengers: Endgame Field Trip beds for animals at the TBD shelter. We will meet in the Teen Loft and walk over to Service hours available. Max: 10. the Pickwick Theatre together. Movie tickets Saturday, March 16 | 3 – 4:00 p.m. | Teen Loft provided! Max: 20. Saturday, April 27 | Matinee Showing 8

FOR TEENS

FREE Comic Book Day CLAIRE & Drop in anytime and pick up a free comic book MADDIE’S PICKS in the Teen Loft! While supplies last. Sponsored by Pastimes Comics & Games. Looking for your next read? Take a look at Book Madness | Teen Edition Saturday, May 4 our Teen Librarian’s picks! For personalized Be a part of the Book Madness Tournament! Fill out a bracket sheet by March 10 to be recommendations, pick up a Book Match Comic Book Workshop with Zach Lehner eligible to win one of three prizes. Be sure form in the Teen Loft or fill one out online. Grades 5 and up to cast your vote online each week for your Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka Zach Lehner, illustrator of the graphic novel favorite titles as they go head-to-head. In kindergarten, Jarrett series Junior Braves of the Apocalypse, will Visit our website for more information. Krosoczka’s teacher asks lead the group in making one big comic March 4 – April 14 him to draw his family, together! He’ll demonstrate different with a mommy and a storytelling techniques and you’ll use them Then & Now daddy. But Jarrett’s family in your own comic to share with the class. is much more complicated Registration begins Saturday, March 2. Max: 20. Then Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson than that.. Wednesday, May 8 7 – 8:15 p.m. | Third Floor Meeting Room Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Darius doesn’t think he’ll MIDDLE SCHOOL ONLY by Judy Blume Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card ever be enough, in America Pizza & Pages: Middle School Edition The Face on the Milk Carton or in Iran. Hilarious and Stop in for pizza and a chance to share your by Caroline B. Cooney heartbreaking, this current favorite books. Max: 15. Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher unforgettable debut Thursdays, March 14, April 11 & May 9 Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper introduces a brilliant new 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Third Floor Meeting Room Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan voice in contemporary YA. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

HIGH SCHOOL ONLY The Giver by Lois Lowry Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand Pizza & Pages: High School Edition Monster by Walter Dean Myers A lovelorn newcomer, a Stop in for pizza and a chance to share your Hatchet by Gary Paulsen grief-stricken pariah and current favorite books. Max: 15. Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick a privileged liar intersect Wednesdays, March 6, April 17 & May 15 The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin on the island of Sawkill 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Third Floor Meeting Room Holes by Louis Sachar The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Rock where they become High School Finals Study Night unlikely defenders against Study space and snacks provided. Max: 90. Now The Crossover by Kwame Alexander an insidious monster. May 20 – 22 I Will Always Write Back 4 – 9:00 p.m. | First Floor Meeting Room by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martina Ganda Graceling by Kristin Cashore The Selection by Kiera Cass TEEN MOVIES Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25 The Hate U Give Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse by Richard Paul Evans [PG-13, 133 min.] [PG-13, 133 min.] To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Starr witnesses the fatal Teen Miles Morales by Jenny Han shooting of her child- becomes Spider-Man Warcross by Marie Lu hood best friend at the of his reality, crossing Cinder by Marissa Meyer hands of a police officer. his path with five A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen Max: 20. counterparts from Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Fuzzy Mud Wednesday, March 20 other dimensions to by Louis Sachar Steelheart 6:30 – 8:45 p.m. stop a threat for all by Brandon Sanderson realities. Max: 20. Peak by Roland Smith Wednesday, May 29 Uglies by Scott Westerfeld 6:30 – 8:45 p.m. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon 9

For Children

Programs The following programs are for children and their caregivers. Register at the Children’s Services desk, by phone at 847.825.4527 or online at: www.parkridgelibrary.org. * = $3.00 non-refundable fee for non-Park Ridge Library cardholders.

DROP IN STORYTIMES Storytime for 2s & 3s | 2 – 3 years SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes for 2 Read to the Dogs | Grades 2 – 6 to 3 year olds! Siblings welcome. Dogs from Rainbow Mondays March 14 – April 18 | 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Assisted Therapy Storytime for 2s and 3s | 2 – 3 years Busy Bees Mini Storytime & Playgroup want to hear you Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes for 2 read! Sign up for a Birth – 4 years and 3 year olds! Siblings welcome. 15 minute session Join us for a mini storytime and lots of to read to a canine companion. Bring your own March 11 – April 15 | 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. playtime! Siblings welcome. book, or pick one out from the Library before Tuesdays March 14 – April 18 | 11 – 11:35 a.m. your turn. This program is for Park Ridge Library Preschool Storytime | 3 – 5 years Saturdays card holders. Registration for each is separate and Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes for by phone or in-person only. Max: 16. Family Storytime and Craft | All Ages 3 to 5 year olds! Siblings welcome. Wednesday, March 6 | 7 – 8:15 p.m. March 9 & April 13 | 10 – 10:45 a.m. March 12 – April 16 | 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Registration begins Friday, March 1. Sunday, March 17 | 1 – 2:15 p.m. Toddler Storytime | 1 – 2 years EARLY CHILDHOOD Registration begins Sunday, March 10. Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes, Harmonious Horizons Family Music Wednesday, April 3 | 7 – 8:15 p.m. plus playtime for 1s and 2s. Siblings welcome. Class | 1 month – 5 years* Registration begins Wednesday, March 27. March 12 – April 16 | 11 – 11:35 a.m. Join us for a family music class for children with LEGO Club | Ages 4 and up a parent or caregiver. It will include singing, Pajama Storytime | All Ages We’ll provide the LEGOs and you provide the dancing, instrument play, and just plain fun! Wear your p.j.’s and join us for bedime fun! Children not yet in Kindergarten must have a stories, songs, and rhymes! Monday, March 11 caregiver remain in the room. Drop in. 10:20 – 10:50 a.m. OR 11 – 11:30 a.m. March 19 & April 16 | 7 – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 & April 17 | 4 – 4:45 p.m. Registration begins Saturday, March 2. Wednesdays Monday, April 8 Thrilling Thursdays: Build It! Toddler Storytime | 1 – 2 years 10:20 – 10:50 a.m. OR 11 – 11:30 a.m. Grades K – 3 Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes, plus Registration begins Saturday, March 30. What can you build? Use your imagination and playtime for 1s and 2s. Siblings welcome. see what you can create! Registration begins STEAM Starts | Ages 2 – 6 Saturday, March 2. Max: 24. March 13 – April 17 | 9:30 – 10:05 a.m. Join us for self-guided exploration of science, Thursday, March 14 | 4:15 – 5 p.m. Preschool Storytime | 3 – 5 years technology, engineering, art, math and, of Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes for course, reading! Drop in. Thrilling Thursdays: Optical Illusions 3 to 5 year olds! Siblings welcome. Fridays, March 1 & April 5 | 10 – 11:00 a.m. Grades K – 3 March 13 – April 17 | 11 – 11:30 a.m. Prepare to be amazed as we explore optical Little Picassos | 2 – 5 years with adult illusions! Registration begins Saturday, March 23. Join us for an art project geared for little Pajama Storytime | All Ages Max: 24. Wear your p.j.’s and join us for bedime learners. Limit: one class. Registration begins Saturday, March 9. Max: 15. Thursday, April 11 | 4:15 – 5 p.m. stories, songs, and rhymes! March 13 & April 10 | 7 – 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 22 STEAMagination | Ages 6 – 12 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. OR 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. We’ll provide the materials: you provide the Thursdays curiosity in this self-guided exploration of Little Einsteins | 2 – 5 years with adult STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art Baby Storytime | 0 – 14 months Join us for a science project geared for little and Math) concepts. Drop in. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, plus learners. Limit: one class. Registration begins playtime! Siblings welcome. Doors open at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 13. Max: 15. Fridays, March 1 & April 5 | 4 – 4:45 p.m. March 14 – April 18 | 9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Friday, April 26 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. OR 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. 10

FOR CHILDREN

Book Bites | Grades 4 – 6 Picture Bingo Come talk about what you’re reading, get book School’s out, so join us for picture bingo! recommendations, and chow down on pizza. Learn new words and earn golden tickets for Registration begins Saturday, March 2. Max: 15. each bingo you receive. Golden tickets will be Book Madness | Grades 4 – 5 Tuesdays, March 19 & April 16 | 4:15 - 5:00 p.m. redeemable for a small prize. Drop in. Be a part of the Book Madness Tournament! Monday, March 25 | 11 a.m. – Noon Fill out a bracket sheet by March 10 to be Family Book Discussion | Grades 1 – 3 eligible to win one of three prizes. Be sure We invite young readers along with one or more Family Mobile Makerspace Drop-In to cast your vote online each week for your adults to read a book together and share their Families are invited to stop by during our drop- favorite titles as they go head-to-head. experiences. Registration begins Saturday, in sessions to explore our Mobile Makerspace Visit our website for more information. March 2. Visit the Children’s Services Department to and engage in fun and exciting STEAM March 4 – April 14 pick up copies of the book. Max: 10 kids with adults activities. Activities may include experimenting for each program. with robots, Snap Circuits, K’NEX Model Kids – Then & Now Building Set, Squishy Circuits, and more fun The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary Then Wednesday, April 24 | 6:30 – 7:15 p.m. stuff to explore and make.This program is designed for kids ages 4 – 12 and their families Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi Murder Mystery Party | Grades 4 – 6 (siblings welcome). Drop in. Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo The Giver Do you like to role play and solve mysteries? Saturdays, March 16 & April 27 | 10 – 11:30 a.m. by Lois Lowry Join us after hours in the Library for a murder Guinness Book of World Records mystery party! Registration begins Saturday, FEATURED PROGRAMS Hatchet by Gary Paulsen March 2. Max: 20. Holes by Louis Sachar Growing Book by Book | Ages Birth Fridays, March 8 OR April 12 | 5:45 – 7:15 p.m. How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor through Preschool Into the Wild: Warriors #1 by Erin Hunter FREE Comic Book Day Part of the nationwide Kristy’s Great Idea: Baby-Sitter’s Drop in anytime and pick 1,000 Books Before Club #1 by Ann M. Martin up a free comic book in the Kindergarten initiative, A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass children’s department! While Growing Book by Book encourages parents One Handed Catch by Mary Jane Auch supplies last. Sponsored by and caregivers to nurture a lifelong love of Running Out of Time by Margaret Haddix Pastimes Comics & Games. books by reading aloud to their little ones each The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson & Saturday, May 4 day. Families can earn rewards even if they the Olympians #1 by Rick Riordan read the same book more than once. Sign up The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin Comic Book Workshop with Zach Lehner at the Library or online at: The Westing Game by Ellen Ruskin Grades 5 and up https://parkridgelib.beanstack.org Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Zach Lehner, illustrator of the graphic novel You will receive a free growth chart and tote bag Now series Junior Braves of the Apocalypse, will just for signing up! This program is made possible The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths lead the group in making one big comic by a generous donation from Harold Schefdore. Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea together! He’ll demonstrate different Year-round Brave by Svetlana Chmakova storytelling techniques and you’ll use them Dog Man by Dav Pilkey in your own comic to share with the class. The Frog Lady’s Reptile and Amphibian Fish in a Tree Registration begins Saturday, March 2. Max: 20. by Lynda Mullaly Hunt Show* | Ages 4 & up Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar Wednesday, May 8 | 7 – 8:15 p.m. Learn the differences Ghost by Jason Reynolds and similarities I Will Always Write Back ALL AGES between reptiles and by Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda Crafternoons amphibians and meet The Last Kids On by Max Brallier Come make a craft in the children’s over 20 live animals Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown department! Drop in anytime between 4 & 5:00. that you will get to by Jeff Kinney Fridays, March 15 & April 19 | 4 – 5:00 p.m. touch and see up close! A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen Tickets available Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper beginning Saturday, Smile by Raina Telgemeier March 23. Siblings The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett welcome. The War That Saved My Life Saturday, April 6 | 11 – 11:45 a.m. by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley The Wild Robot by Peter Brown 11 NON-PROFIT ORG. BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE ECRWSS PAID PERMIT NO. 63 PARK RIDGE, IL Postal Customer Park Ridge, IL 60068

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20 South Prospect Avenue | (847) 825-3123 Low Vision Park Ridge, IL 60068 Patron Services & Operator (847) 825-3123 Children’s Services (847) 825-4527 Friday, April 26 Reference & Nonfiction (847) 720-3230 1 – 4:00 p.m. FAIR Reader Services (847) 720-3280 Teen Loft (847) 720-3286 Library Hours East Wing Glenview Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Senior Center – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 2400 Chestnut Ave., Glenview Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m. Library Closed: The Park Ridge Library—along with six other area libraries— Sunday, April 21, May 26 & Monday, May 27 presents the 11th Annual Low Vision Fair. Library Trustees Offering practical information for people with low vision, glaucoma screening will be Michael Reardon, President available and the Lions Club Vision Bus will be screening for Diabetic Retinopathy. Charlene Foss-Eggemann, Vice President Vendors of assistive technology and Low Vision support service agencies will be present. Gareth Kennedy, Secretary Admission is free. Drop in. Joseph Egan, Treasurer Karen Burkum Stevan Dobrilovic Joshua Kiem Patrick Lamb Lauren Rapisand Library Director Heidi Smith – [email protected] Design & layout – Stephanie Hill Fiction Non-Fiction Media BOOK SALE Cookbooks May 3 - 5, 2019 Travel & Art

The Friends of the Library are now accepting donations for the Spring Book Sale!