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News and Information From Mount Prospect Public Library November/December 2013

Saturday, December 7 10 a.m.-noon

Tell us what You Join in the fun as the Library celebrates the think … 33rd Annual Teddy Bear Walk! Bring your favorite Teddy Bear and see nationally known story-performer Chris Fascione act out best- loved stories . We will also sing along with Parents’ Choice Gold Winner Mark Dvorak Have you tried as he brings some of your favorite tunes to life . Ted E . Bear will then lead the march over

Express Checkout? to the Village Hall to welcome the arrival of With two terminals located in the Santa and Mrs . Claus, escorted by our own Lobby and one in Youth Services, Mount Prospect Fire Department . This program is sponsored by the Friends of the you may have learned how easy Library. Be sure to register for this popular event! and quick it is to check out Library materials without waiting in line . Circulation Assistant Victor Dula explains Now we are asking how we how easy it is to use Expresss Checkout. can make Express Checkout more convenient . Recently one terminal was moved to the Circulation Desk where From November 11-December 8 Give the Gift of Reading this you can pick up any materials on hold and even chat with one of our Circulation holiday season by bringing new or like-new unwrapped books for Assistants while still enjoying the ease of Express Checkout . local children in need, ages 6 and younger . Containers are located Pick up a comment card at the Registration Desk and let us know what you in the Circulation Lobby and Youth Services . Donations of books think . And remember—however you choose to use our services, Library staff is in English and Spanish are greatly appreciated . committed to making your experience here positive and enjoyable . Foundation Member Retires at 105 The Library Foundation bids a fond tickets for the Foundation’s fund- Saturday, December 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. farewell to Harold Weary, who retired raisers and quickly became the TOP Just in time for the holidays—both adults and kids will discover a treasure trove of from the Foundation Board on his seller of MPPLF items—from note quality, used books . Easy parking and a warm atmosphere will give you time to browse 105th birthday in October . A founding cards to teddy bears, and Moravian for that special someone. Funds raised will help the Friends member, Mr . Weary suggests “it is stars to cookbooks . “We tease him support additional programs, events, and services . time for a younger person, with new that he waited until retirement to find ideas and more energy, to have the his calling as a super salesman!” says The Friends can help you cross some names off your holiday opportunity to contribute to the Marilyn Genther, Executive Director . gift list . Stop by MPPL and purchase gift certificates redeemable important work that the Foundation Through 50 years of volunteer work, he at any of their upcoming book sales . Certificates are sold does for the Library ”. Pat Aichele, exemplifies how one’s enthusiasm and a individually for $1 each or a book of five certificates for $5 . Public Relations Assistant, calls Mr . desire to better the community and the Gift certificates give back in more ways than one . Not only Weary “a true people person . I have Library create a legacy . does your purchase support the Friends, but it also means some lucky book lover witnessed time and again how his gets a shopping spree at an upcoming sale, where $5 equals five hardcover books or love of the Library encourages others 10 paperbacks! to support the Foundation ”. Harold What’s Gift certificates are available at the Circulation Desk or at Friends Book Sales . relished the opportunity to sell raffle Inside Adult Events ...... 2 Books & Movies ...... 4 The Library will be closed: Tuesday, December 24 Calendar ...... 5 • Christmas Eve Friday, November 1 The Library will close at 5 p.m. Library Life Schedule ...... 3 • Staff In-service Day Wednesday, December 25 Tuesday, December 31 Thursday, November 28 • Christmas Senior Session ...... 3 • Thanksgiving Wednesday, January 1 South Branch Programs . . . 7 & 8 South Branch will be closed • New Year’s Day Teen Zone ...... 7 Friday, November 29 Youth Activities ...... 6 Adult Events (R) Registration required (NR) No registration necessary Page 2

Please sign up for programs on the Internet at www.mppl.org, at the Library, or by calling 847/253-5675, unless otherwise noted (NR) . Priority registration is given to Mount Prospect cardholders for programs with limited attendance . Please have your MPPL card when registering . The Library requires at least a one-week notice if special accommodations are needed. …Made Easy Money Smart: Keep It powerhouse . A representative from People of all ages are keeping in touch and Safe: Your Rights as a LexisNexis will discuss how to search even building friendships online through state and federal cases, statutes, codes social media . This two-part series will Consumer and regulations, and law reviews and introduce you to some of the major online Monday, November 4, 7 p.m. journals . You’ll get a demonstration of sites where families meet and people share At year’s end, we are often spending the product’s features, discover search interests and conversations . more on holiday purchases or strategies, and have a chance to ask contemplating our financial needs questions . (R) for next year . Protect your financial Online Life: Facebook Online Life: Instagram, future by learning to guard against Pretty Packaging Paper and Twitter Tumblr, and Pinterest predatory lending practices and identity Crafting: Holiday Edition Monday, November 4, 7 p.m. Monday, November 18, 7 p.m. theft . David Gehrke, Vice President Find out the differences between Instructions on how to post online with Tuesday, November 12, 7 p.m. and Retail Branch Manager of Village Facebook and Twitter . (R) Instagram, Tumblr, and Pinterest . (R) Don’t miss this special paper crafting Bank and Trust, will discuss laws and class! Give your gifts a distinct touch regulations that safeguard your deposits this season with holiday bags and boxes and your loan information . (R) and coordinating tags . Paper crafting Digitally Repair Your instructor Tina Gary will provide Photographs and you with the instruction, guidance, and materials for these projects using is also a great time to find out about for a triumphant holiday show . (R) Documents With stamps and accessories . Please bring ® Library services, including how to Photoshop Elements a pair of scissors and a glue stick; all download e-magazines from Zinio . No Create a Holiday Tuesday, November 5, 7:30 p.m. other supplies are included in the registration required—just drop in! For Centerpiece You may have irreplaceable photos $10 nonrefundable material fee. For help with e-books, please bring your Tuesday, December 10, 7:30 p.m. or documents that represent family participants 16 years and older. Space is e-reader and any necessary cords . (NR) Peggy Garvin will show you how to memories or history, but over time they limited. Stop by the Registration Desk create your own festive centerpiece have become bent, stained, or damaged . to reserve your spot (online and phone Fall Floral Design With complete with fragrant greenery, red Larry Pepper, a professional photo registration are not available) . Payment Busse’s Flowers berries, and a candle . Please bring a pair restoration expert, will show you how is due at registration . (R) Tuesday, November 19, 7:30 p.m. of garden gloves and pruners or strong to rescue these possessions . Instruction Get ready for autumn by creating a scissors; all other supplies are included will include scanning tips, settings, Computer Learning Lab floral arrangement with help from in the $18 nonrefundable material fee. available tools, and how to darken Thursday, November 14, 4-6 p.m. Paul Seils of Busse’s Flowers and Gifts . Space is limited. Stop by the Registration or lighten photos using Photoshop Tuesday, November 19, 4-6 p.m. This handmade combination of fresh Desk to reserve your spot (online Elements 10 . (R) Wednesday, December 18, 4-6 p.m. seasonal flowers and foliage will make registration is not available) . Payment Stop in anytime between 4 and 6 a welcome addition to your home’s is due at registration . Cosponsored by Legal Research With p .m . and bring your questions about table or hearth . Please bring a pair of Friends of the Library. (R) Word®, Excel®, PowerPoint®, e-mail, or LexisNexis scissors and a small knife or pruner; Wednesday, November 6, 7 p.m. e-books . Our trained staff will help all other supplies are included in the LexisNexis, one of the most popular you troubleshoot problems, practice $15 nonrefundable material fee. For online resources, is a legal reference your skills, or work on a project . This participants 16 years and older. Space is limited. Stop by the Registration Desk to reserve your spot (online and phone registration are not available) . Payment Apps & Gadgets Fair is due at registration . (R) MPPL Foundation Presents: Monday, November 11 A Holiday Concert With 7-8:30 p.m. The Harmonaires You’ll be ready for Black Friday Tuesday, December 3, 7:30 p.m. after visiting this open house Led by Alberta Fischer, this group of ladies to learn about the latest and You could from throughout the Northwest suburbs Ignite the greatest tablets, e-readers, win a tablet/ will showcase their three- and four-part Motivation Within and applications . Stop by e-reader! harmonies as they sing your holiday Monday, December 16, 7 p.m. any time between 7 and 8:30 Sponsored by favorites at this memorable event . (R) Life Coach Antonette Taylor will p .m . to discover new devices Friends of the discuss how to spark momentum and learn what you can do with Mount Prospect The Prospect Madrigals: in your job search . She’ll focus on them . Vendors will be available to Public Library A Holiday Concert steps to get you moving forward, demonstrate tablets and e-readers, Monday, December 9, 7:30 p.m. including finding clarity, telling and MPPL staff will show you the Prospect High School’s a cappella your story, creating an action plan, services you can use to download e-books, singing group, the Madrigals, is a feast and using the tools available to e-magazines, apps, and other content . (NR) for both the eyes and ears . Wearing you, including Mount Prospect traditional Renaissance costumes, these Public Library . (R) entertaining revelers return to MPPL (R) Registration required (NR) No registration necessary Page 3

of the act take effect, how the law is already impacting your benefits, how individuals will purchase insurance, A Visit With understanding the and more . (R) Affordable Health Care 411: The John Billheimer Affordable Care Act — Thursday, December 5, 7 p.m. Care act Author John Billheimer stops Explained by to talk about his new book, Wednesday, November 20, 7:30 p.m. A Player to Be Maimed Later, Insurance experts from Midwest the second book in the mystery Certified Insurance Agency, Inc . will series featuring midwestern break down the federal Affordable sportswriter Lloyd Keaton . In Care Act and how it impacts group and A Player to Be Maimed Later, individual insurance choices . Topics Keaton—who killed a successful to be covered include new regulations sportswriting career with a for insurance companies, extended gambling addiction—gets a Health Care Reform coverage for children, employer and the Insurance second chance when Blaze Stender, a retired major-league superstar, asks him to requirements, and the upcoming write his biography . But when Stender disappears, Keaton discovers some dark Marketplace Affordable Insurance Exchanges secrets that make him a moving target . Billheimer’s previous books include Field of Thursday, November 14, 7 p.m. that enable the consumer to shop for Schemes, Contrary Blues, and Dismal Mountain. (R) The time is now to sign up for insurance and compare health plans . health insurance under the Patient (R) Protection and Affordable Care Act . Senior Session Kris Sadur, Constituent Advocate for Affordable Health Care Rep . Jan Schakowsky’s office, will Act Open Lab Screening of the Film bring us up to speed on the Affordable Tuesday, December 3, 1-3 p.m. Care Act . Giovanni Gomez of the Monday, December 9, 7-9 p.m. Veteran’s Day 11-11-11 Illinois Department of Insurance Our computer lab is open for you to Tuesday, November 19, 1:30 p.m. will walk us through the Illinois stop by and research or sign up for Veteran’s Day 11-11-11 is a film that Insurance Marketplace, which will health care as part of the Affordable tells the story of how we celebrate have a number of plans for those Health Care Act . Staff will be present veterans . Photographers from across seeking health insurance under the to help you with the computers but the country submitted stories which Affordable Care Act . The seminar will cannot offer advice on health care were brought together by faculty at address when the major provisions plans . (NR) Loyola University to make this special film about how veterans continue to contribute to the story of America . Roy Limbach, a Vietnam veteran and a volunteer with the Pritzker Military Library, will host this screening . (R) Learn to Download Free eBooks With Winter Holiday Music on the Hammered Dulcimer Tuesday, December 17, 1:30 p.m. Welcome the holiday season with the beautiful sound of the hammered dulcimer . Phil Passen showcases traditional and modern melodies with songs a computer, browse and search for …to a Kindle celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, titles, add them to your cart, check Thursday, December 5, 4 p.m. Kwanzaa, and the winter solstice . out, download to your computer, and This hands-on training session will Reels, spirituals, carols, and family transfer titles to your NOOK . Space is teach you how to use MyMediaMall to favorites are among Passen’s limited to 10. (R) browse and search for Kindle books, repertoire . After the performance, add titles to your cart, check out, Passen invites the audience to come and sync your Kindle to download …to a Tablet Thursday, December 12, 4 p.m. take a closer look at the dulcimer . (R) the book . You will be connecting to All you need to get started is an MPPL Amazon, so be sure you have your card, your Library PIN, your Tablet, Amazon com. account information . Be le on and your App Store or Google Play Availab sure to bring your cord to connect to Library Life account information . This hands-on www.mppl.org the PC . Space is limited to 10. (R) training session will teach you how to November December …to a NOOK download MyMediaMall’s app as well Festival Night: Bollywood 70th Anniversary Event: Year in Tuesday, December 10, 4 p.m. as the Kindle app, browse and search & More: Dances of India Review Enjoy free Library e-books on for titles, add them to your cart, check your Barnes & Noble NOOK using out, and download titles directly to Healthy Holiday Food Exploring Indian Cooking With MyMediaMall . All you need to get your Tablet . Space is limited to 10. (R) Books & Bites Family Book Club: Anupy Singla started is a MPPL card, your Library Mystery Mania! SUPER Saturday! : Groovin’ With PIN, and your NOOK (and the cord Have e-reader questions The Prospect Madrigals: Ajanta to connect it to a PC) . This hands- and can’t make it A Holiday Concert on training session will teach you to the class? Come to a Catch us on WOW (Channel 6) and Comcast (Channel 15) at 2 p .m . and 10 p .m . Computer Learning Lab! how to download and register Adobe Features subject to change. Digital Editions software, authorize See page 2 for dates and times . (R) Registration required (NR) No registration necessary Page 4

Books and Conversations Movies and More Food for Thought Coffee, Books, & More Movies @ MPPL Please register for only one of the Books are available 30 days prior to each discussions . Registration will be open discussion at the Fiction/AV/Teen Desk. two months before the discussion Flight Behavior date . Books are available to MPPL by Barbara Kingsolver cardholders at the Fiction/AV/Teen Wednesday, Desk . Registration for a discussion is November 20, 10 a.m. required to receive a book . Tired of living on a The Dovekeepers failing farm and suffering The Heat Paranoia by Alice Hoffman oppressive poverty, bored housewife [2013; Rated R; 117 minutes; Action, [2013; Rated PG-13; 106 min; Comedy, Crime] Wednesday, November 6, Dellarobia Turnbow, on the way to Drama/Thriller] noon or 2 p.m. Starring Sandra Bullock, Michael McDonald, Starring Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, meet a potential lover, is detoured by a Melissa McCarthy. Harrison Ford. A tale inspired by the miraculous event on the Appalachian Directed by Paul Feig. Directed by Robert Luketic. tragic first-century mountainside that ignites a media and Wednesday, November 6, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 4, 7:30 p.m. massacre of hundreds of Jewish people religious firestorm and changes her life Thursday, November 14, 1 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 1 p.m. at Masada, this is the story of a hated forever . (NR) An uptight FBI Special Agent is paired An entry-level employee at a powerful daughter, a baker’s wife, a girl disguised with a foul-mouthed Boston cop to take corporation finds himself occupying a as a warrior, and a medicine woman 2014 Planning Meeting down a ruthless drug lord . (R) corner office, but at a dangerous price: who keeps doves and secrets while Wednesday, December 18, 10 a.m. he must spy on his boss’s old mentor Roman soldiers draw near . (R) This month’s meeting is a planning to secure for him a multi-billion dollar session to determine titles for discussion advantage . (R) The Tiger’s Wife in 2014 . We welcome your input . (NR) by Tea Obrecht Movie Discussion Wednesday, December 4, noon or 2 p.m. The Bicycle Thief Moon Remembering [1948; not rated; 93 minutes; Drama] [2009; Rated R; 97 minutes; Sci-Fi] Starring Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Starring Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, childhood stories her Lianella Carell. Dominique McElligott. grandfather once told Directed by Vittorio De Sica. Directed by Duncan Jones. her, young physician Natalia becomes Wednesday, November 13, 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 11, 7 p.m. convinced that he spent his last days Book discussion A man and his son search for a stolen Astronaut Sam Bell has a searching for a vagabond who claimed bicycle vital for his job . In Italian with quintessentially personal encounter to be immortal . As Natalia struggles kits for adults English subtitles. (NR) toward the end of his three-year stint to understand why her grandfather, In a book club or want to start one? on the Moon . (NR) a deeply rational man, would go on Try one of our Books-to-go kits. such a farfetched journey, she stumbles The kits include multiple copies of across a clue that leads her to the popular titles, information about the extraordinary story of the tiger’s wife . author, and discussion questions. (R) . The six-week loan period gives everyone plenty of time to read. Stop by to check out the available titles and host your own book discussion!

Coffee & Conversation Friday, November 15, 7:30 p.m. Topic: Drones and the Future of War In the battle against terrorism, the amazing effectiveness of drones used to attack individual targets has changed the way war is waged . Now, soldiers sitting in a control center in the United States can engage the enemy in Afghanistan and elsewhere . How will wars be fought in the future? Friday, December 20, 7:30 p.m. Topic: The Good News Comics aren’t just for kids . Graphic Novels—long form or anthologized comics A Coffee & Conversation tradition continues . At our December meeting, we discuss in a book format—can deal with topics as varied as love stories, the Holocaust, some of the things that have gone right in the past year . Bring a piece of good news economics made easy, and zombies . Featuring clever writing and vivid to share from the international, national, local, or personal happenings of the illustrations, Graphic Novels give storytelling a visual twist . This November last year . our Fiction/AV/Teen staff wants you to experience the thrill of discovering a Coffee & Conversation, MPPL’s monthly current events discussion group, provides an open, new genre and of exploring our expansive Graphic Novel collection . Draw a nonpartisan forum for community members to share their views . This moderated discussion suggestion from the jar at the Fiction/AV/Teen Desk (or choose your own from strives to encourage greater understanding of diverse viewpoints and offers a venue where people can participate in honest discussion . The evening’s coffee is generously provided by Starbucks the Adult or Teen Graphic Novel collections) . Check out your Graphic Novel Coffee, Mount Prospect . Coffee & Conversation is sponsored by Mount Prospect Public Library and read it . Then stop back at the desk to be entered into our drawing and to Foundation. (NR) tell us about the Graphic Novels you have been enjoying . Movies @ MPPL: The Heat Coffee, Books, & More 14 Thursday, 1 p .m . A 20 Discussion: Flight Behavior November Computer Learning Lab by Barbara Kingsolver Wednesday, 10 a .m . (NR) Graphic Novels for Grown-ups Legal Research With LexisNexis Thursday, 4-6 p .m . (NR) A A All month Wednesday, 7 p .m . A 1 Health Care Reform and the Health Care 411: The Affordable Care Library and SB South Branch Movies @ MPPL: The Heat Insurance Marketplace Act—Explained Wednesday, 7:30 p .m . Closed for Staff In-service Day Wednesday, 7:30 p .m . A Thursday, 7 p .m . A A Friday Teen Knitting/Crocheting Club Create-a-Craft: Fantastic Library Board Meeting Thursday, 7 p .m . Crafts for Day of the Dead / 8 Friday, 4-6 p .m . T 15 Fall, Friday, 11:30-5 p .m . (NR) Y 21 A Manualidades Para Día de los 2 Books and Bites Family Book Club: Coffee & Conversation: Wii Play Video Games Muertos, Saturday, 2-3 p .m . Y Pajama Party! Drones and the Future of War 22 Friday, 4:30-6 p .m . Y Job Seeking for Teens Friday, 6:30-7:30 p .m . F Friday, 7:30 p .m . (NR) A Family Gaming Sunday, 2-3 p .m . T 3 Gift of Reading Begins Super Saturday: 24 Sunday, 2-4 p .m . (NR) F SB Game On! Wii and Xbox 360 Monday, November 11- 11 16 Emerald City Theatre Teen Advisory Board Meeting Monday, 4-6 p .m . Y Sunday, December 8 4 Company Featuring Llama, Llama 25 Monday, 4:30-5:30 p .m . (NR) T Online Life: Facebook and Twitter SB Polish Independence Day Craft | Saturday, 11-11:45 a .m . F Program dla dzieci z okazji Święta SB Make & Take Craft: Monday, 7 p .m . A Catching Fire Movie Release Niepodległości Polski 27 Thanksgiving Money Smart: Keep It Safe: Your Party, Sunday, 2-4 p .m . T Monday, 4-6 p .m . (NR) Y 17 Wednesday, 4-5:30 p .m . (NR) Y Rights as a Consumer Book Voyagers: The Monday, 7 p .m . A Apps and Gadgets Fair Library and SB South Branch Wonderful World of Weather Monday, 7-8:30 p .m . (NR) A 18 28 Closed for Thanksgiving SB Healthy Holiday Food Monday, 4:30-5:30 p .m . Y Thursday Pretty Packaging Paper 5 Tuesday, 5:30 p .m . A Online Life: Instagram, Tumblr, and Crafting: Holiday Edition SB South Branch Closed Digitally Repair Your Photographs 12 Pinterest, Monday, 7 p .m . A Tuesday, 7 p .m . A $10 fee Day After Thanksgiving, Friday and Documents With Photoshop® 29 Screening of the Film Elements, Tuesday, 7:30 p .m . A Movie Discussion: Magic: The Gathering Club Veteran’s Day 11-11-11 The Bicycle Thief 19 Friday, 4-5 p .m . T Food for Thought Book 13 Tuesday, 1:30 p .m . A Wednesday, 7 p .m . (NR) A 6 Discussion: The Dovekeepers Computer Learning Lab by Alice Hoffman, Wednesday, Tuesday, 4-6 p .m . (NR) A Noon OR 2 p .m . A Fall Floral Design With Busse’s Click & Create: Flowers, Tuesday, 7:30 p .m . A $15 fee Computer Animation for Kids Wednesday, 4:30-5:30 p .m . Y

Adult A Teen T Youth Y Family F Please sign up on the Internet at Registration is required for all programs except those denoted by (NR) . Programs are held at the Library unless otherwise noted . Fees, when applicable, must be paid All Ages G South Branch SB www.mppl.org/events, at the Library, at the Registration Desk and are not refundable unless the program is canceled . (NR) No registration necessary or by calling 847/253-5675. The Library requires at least a one-week notice if special accommodations are needed.

Movies @ MPPL: Paranoia SB Family Board Game Night 12 Thursday, 1 p .m . A 19 Thursday, 4-6 p .m . (NR) F December Library Board Meeting How to Download Free Books From Polish Holiday Storytime Teddy Bear Walk the Library Using a Tablet Thursday, 7 p .m . A 2 Monday, 6:30-7:30 p .m . F 7 Saturday, 10 a .m -noon. F Thursday, 4 p .m . A Coffee & Conversation: Affordable Health Care Act Open Gift of Reading Ends Create-a-Craft: 20 The Good News 3 Lab, Tuesday, 1-3 p .m . (NR) A 8 Sunday 13 Holiday Hullabaloo, Friday, Friday, 7:30 p .m . (NR) A MPPL Foundation Presents: 11:30 a .m -5. p .m . (NR) Y SB Game On! Wii and Xbox 360 Giftable Crafts A Holiday Concert With The 9 Monday, 4-6 p .m . (NR) T Friends Holiday Book Sale Saturday, 2-4 p .m . T Harmonaires, Tuesday, 7:30 p .m . A 21 Winter Storytime Lottery Begins Saturday, 10 a .m -2. p .m . 14 SB Make & Take Craft: Food for Thought Book Monday Y Your Job Search: Ignite the Holiday, Monday, 4-6 p .m . Discussion: The Tiger’s Wife 23 4 Chat & Chew: Museum of Thieves Motivation Within (NR) Y by Tea Obrecht, Wednesday, 16 by Lian Tanner, Monday, 6-7 p .m . Y Monday, 7 p .m . A noon OR 2 p .m . A Library and SB South Branch Affordable Health Care Act Open Lab SB Teen/Adult Holiday Crafts Closed for Christmas Eve Movies @ MPPL: Paranoia 24 Monday, 7-9 p .m . (NR) A Monday, 4-6 p .m . TA Tuesday Wednesday, 7:30 p .m . A The Prospect Madrigals: A Holiday Senior Session: Winter Library and SB South Branch A Visit With John Billheimer Concert, Monday, 7:30 p .m . A Holiday Music on the Closed for Christmas Thursday, 7 p .m . A 17 25 5 How to Download Free Books Hammered Dulcimer Wednesday How to Download Free Books From From the Library Using a Tuesday, 1:30 p .m . A the Library Using a Kindle 10 Magic: The Gathering Club NOOK, Tuesday, 4 p .m . A Coffee, Books, & More Thursday, 4 p .m . A 27 Friday, 4-5 p .m . T Create a Holiday Centerpiece Discussion 18 Library and SB South Branch Teen Knitting/Crocheting Club Tuesday, 7:30 p .m . A $18 fee Wednesday, 10 a .m . (NR) A Friday, 4-6 p .m . T 31 Closing Early for New Year’s 6 Movie Discussion: Moon Computer Learning Lab Eve, Tuesday, 5 p .m . 11 Wednesday, 7 p .m . (NR) A Wednesday, 4-6 p .m . Youth Activities (R) Registration required (NR) No registration necessary Page 6

Please sign up for programs on the Internet at www.mppl.org, at the Library, or by calling 847/253-5675, unless otherwise noted (NR) . Priority registration is given to Mount Prospect Fun With Books cardholders for programs with limited attendance . Please have your MPPL card when registering . The Library requires at least a one-week notice if special accommodations are needed. Open Storytime • Tuesdays, 6:30-7 p.m. • Wednesdays, 9:30-10 a.m. Crafts for Day of the Dead • Fridays, 10:30-11 a.m. Saturday, November 2, 2-3 p.m. Children ages 6 and younger and their families are • for 2nd-5th graders invited to attend these sessions that feature stories and El día de los muertos/Day of the Dead is a Mexican and songs . An adult must accompany children younger than Latin American holiday to honor people we love who are age 3. These sessions run November 5-December 13 . (NR) no longer with us . Many children celebrate by creating traditional folk art and crafts—and you can too! Join us at the Main Library to Winter Storytime Lottery decorate a sugar skull, construct your own papel picado (“perforated paper”), and From December 9 to January 9, parents can register their children—birth through learn more about this joyous holiday . (R) age 6—for the Library’s Winter storytime session . This session, with a variety of times and age groups, will run January 20-February 28 . Due to the popularity of Click & Create: these storytimes, registration is determined by lottery and is reserved for Mount Computer Animation Create-a-Craft Prospect Public Library cardholders . To participate in the lottery, please sign up in —for all ages for Kids person at the Youth Services Desk . Wednesday, November 6, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Children younger than age 9 must be accompanied by an adult. No registration is • for 4th-6th graders necessary; just drop in. (NR) Book Voyagers Want to create simple animations, —for 1st-3rd graders computer games, and music videos—or Fantastic Fall almost anything else you can imagine? Drop into MPPL and “leaf” with This group is for young adventurers who like You can do all this and more with some amazing art for autumn, November 11– to listen to stories, eat snacks, and participate in fun activities. Limited to 30 voyagers. (R) “Scratch,” an easy-to-use, fun, and free created by you! December 8 Friday, November 15, 11:30-5 p.m. program . We’ll teach you the basics Give the Gift of in our computer lab, and then you get Holiday Hullabaloo Reading this holiday The Wonderful to design your own masterpiece . This Visit our special workshop to craft a season by bringing new or World of program is reserved for Mount Prospect wonderful wintry work of art . like-new unwrapped books for local Weather Public Library cardholders . (R) Friday, December 13, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. children in need (ages 6 and younger) . Monday, November 18, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Donations of books in English and Will today’s weather include rain, Wii Play Video Games Spanish are greatly appreciated . wind, or snow? Since we live near Friday, November 22, 4:30-6 p.m. Chicago, we never know! Come learn about all different types of weather . • for 3rd-6th graders If You Like… Get ready for some fierce competition with loads of racing, sports, and mini- game challenges . We’ll have multiple players set up on Wii, Playstation 3, and Percy Jackson series Xbox 360 with Kinect, some on big screens . This program is reserved for Mount why don’t you try… Prospect cardholders. (R) Children of the Lamp Family Gaming series by Philip Kerr Monday, December 2 Sunday, November 24, 2-4 p.m. Theodosia Throckmorton Adventures series 6:30-7:30 p.m. • for all ages by R .L . LaFevers The Library invites children ages 3-7 Drop in and challenge your family to some competition with loads of Keys to the Kingdom series and their families to a special holiday racing, sports, and mini-games . Children younger than age 9 must be by Garth Nix storytime in Polish and English . accompanied by an adult. No registration necessary; just stop in! (NR) The Kronos Chronicles series This program is open only to Mount by Marie Rutkoski Prospect Library cardholders. (R) Leven Thumps series by Obert Skye Super Saturday! Young Heroes series by Jane Yolen —for all ages Teddy Bear Walk by our own Mount Prospect Fire Chat & Chew Saturday, December 7, Department . This program is sponsored —for 4th-6th graders 10 a.m.-noon by the Friends of the Library. (R) Don’t Chew on some good food while chatting about a great book! Spend an hour talking about miss the Emerald City Theatre favorite characters, villains, and story lines while participating in theme-related activities. Books ultimate Company Featuring are available at the Youth Services Desk. (R) BEAR Llama, Llama BASH as Saturday, November 16, 11-11:45 a.m. Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner we celebrate the 33rd Annual Teddy Enjoy a day in the life of little Llama Monday, December 9, 6-7 p.m. Bear Walk! Bring your favorite Teddy and his Mama as Chicago’s own Goldie Roth, like all other children in the city Jewel, has never done Bear and see Chris Fascione act out Emerald City Theatre combines books anything on her own. How can you when you are required to wear a best-loved stories . We will also sing with play to create a performance that guardchain connected to your parents or the Blessed Guardians until along with Mark Dvorak as he brings will enchant fans of all ages! From your Separation Day? When Goldie’s Separation Day is cancelled, some of your favorite tunes to life . Ted school to bedtime, it’s going to be an she takes a great risk and runs away, stumbling into the mysterious Museum E . Bear will then lead the march over to all-out Llama drama featuring an of Dunt, a place protected by thieves and filled with strange, shifting rooms, as well the Village Hall to welcome the arrival adaptation of the family-favorite books as dangerous secrets. Can Goldie and the museum’s residents keep the leader of the of Santa and Mrs . Claus, escorted by Anna Dewdney . (R) Blessed Guardians from destroying the museum…along with everyone they love? (R) Registration required (NR) No registration necessary Page 7

Teen Advisory Board Teen Zone (TAB) Meeting Monday, November 25 News and activities for teens in grades 6-12! 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 3, 2-3 p.m. Find the resources and learn the strategies that can help you get Saturday, December 21, 2-4 p.m. Catching Fire the job you want . Business Reference Librarian Patti Smolin will Need gifts for the holidays? Want Movie Release Party Sunday, November 17, 2-4 p.m. show you how to use the Library in your job search and will share them to be unique and handmade? Celebrate the movie release of Catching job-seeking strategies especially for teens . Then, you can ask your We’ve got you covered . Join us for Fire, the second in the Hunger Games questions about getting a job . While all teens are welcome, this this craftstravaganza where you can trilogy . Learn how to make yourself session is geared toward teens 16 and older. (R) make a no- over with our own Cinna, create a craft, sew scarf, a and test your knowledge of Suzanne wood-block Collins’ series . You might even win Teen Knitting/ painting, a prize! Dress up like your favorite Crocheting Club or a paper character from the series and enjoy Friday, November 8, 4-6 p.m. ornament . snacks and refreshments . (R) Friday, December 6, 4-6 p.m. Friday, November 29, 4-5 p.m. (R) Are you an expert with knitting or Friday, December 27, 4-5 p.m. crochet needles, just learning, or Has “Magic: The Gathering” cast a spell want to learn? Then come to the Teen on you? Join other planeswalkers for Knitting/Crocheting Club . We’ll have this role-playing card game at MPPL yarn, needles, and the know-how on the last Friday of each month . Bring to teach the basics of knitting and your friends, or just stop by and and see crocheting . You can also bring your what the game is all about . Snacks and South Branch Events (R) Registration required. | Inscripción requerida. (NR) No registration required. | No inscripción requerida. own supplies —and your friends—for refreshments will be supplied, but teens an afternoon of sharing ideas and must provide their own decks to play. (R) conversation . (R) Polish Independence Family Board Game Day Craft | Program dla Night View of dzieci z okazji Święta • for youth up to 6th grade and families Niepodległości Polski Thursday, December 19, 4-6 p.m. Teen Challenge friends and family members • for kids up to 6th grade and their families to a variety of board games . No Events Monday, November 11, 4-6 p.m. registration needed. (NR) South Branch staff will read stories post and like It’s kind of celebrating this holiday . Participants and share them as well . like Twitter… but with pictures. Or will enjoy songs and make crafts . Make & Take Craft: “We try to get photos of events maybe a shorter, quicker Facebook. Presented in English and Polish . (NR) Holiday | Hazlo y Describing Instagram in words or things as they are happening, and provide interesting and informative Llévatelo: Celebraciones is not always easy . But that’s OK, Make & Take Craft: de Diciembre because Instagram is all about pictures . descriptions for the photos,” Thanksgiving | Hazlo y • for kids up to 6th grade and their families Our teen librarians have been using Seisser says . Llévatelo: Día de Acción Monday, December 23, 4-6 p.m. Instagram this year to communicate For example, an enthusiastic Bring your family to the South Branch with teens about programs and services crowd enjoyed a visit with author de Gracias to make a special craft for the holidays . and to tell the world about the awesome Holly Black in September and Seisser Wednesday, November 27, 4-5:30 p.m. No registration necessary; just drop events going on at MPPL . posted pictures on Instagram . Those No registration necessary; just drop in! Children under age 9 must be Instagram is a smart-phone app who could not make it were still able to in! Children under age 9 must be accompanied by an adult. (NR) that allows you to take a photo and post share in the excitement . accompanied by an adult. (NR) it to an account . Your “followers” can “We saw the greatest increase in followers over the summer when Game On! Wii and “heart” or like the photo or comment For Teens & Adults on it, and you can do the same with we incorporated Instagram into our Xbox 360 their posts . Mostly, it is a great way to Summer Reading program,” Seisser • for kids in grades 3-6 Teen/Adult Holiday tell everyone what you are doing and says . She and Fitzgerald let teens know Monday, November 4, 4-6 p.m. Crafts | Creaciones how you feel about it . if they are using a specific hashtag at • for teens in grades 6-12 Monday, December 9, 4-6 p.m. Navideñas Para Adultos Teen Librarians Colleen Seisser an event, which will make it easy to Need a break from school? Take a few y Adolescentes and Barbara Fitzgerald decided to try find the photos . The general hashtag is hours off and spend it with a Wii, an • for teens 13 and up and adults Instagram when they noticed that teens #mpplteen. Xbox 360, a big screen, your friends, Monday, December 16, 4-6 p.m. were taking photos of their creations at Follow Teen Services on Instagram and food . All games are rated E for Make a special gift for the holidays . our craft programs and posting them . at @MPPLTeen. The profile is public, so everyone—T for teens for teen session We’ll have the supplies—all you need Also, they knew that teens would be anyone on Instagram can interact with only . 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