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The Book Report LA GRANGE September/October/November 2019 PUBLIC LIBRARY September Is Library Card Sign-Up All Ages Exhibits Month! Are you a new La Grange resident or do Lyn Tietz Presents Pictures of Nature you have an expired card? During the On display through Friday, September 20 month of September, sign up for a Lower Level Gallery La Grange Public Library card or Oak Brook artist, Lyn Tietz, enjoys painting renew an expired card and you’ll get a flowers, birds, children, animals and chance to spin our prize wheel. New landscapes using oil, watercolor and pastels. card holders will also be entered in a “I love all the wonders of nature and am inspired by the many scenes special drawing for more great prizes. throughout the four seasons.” D Visit our front desk to get started! Illinois Archaeological Awareness Month Display Free With Your Card: Streaming Month of September, Stairwell Display Cases See stone, animal bone, shell and pottery artifacts found Services in Cook County that date to the prehistoric period, plus Are you cutting the cable cord or informative timelines and reading materials. Courtesy of searching for more top-notch films the Illinois State Archaeological Survey. D and TV? We offer terrific sources for streaming content! AcornTV has the best in British television, Qello offers music concerts, Hoopla streams movies & TV shows and Kanopy Carole Cech Presents Life in Color and Water boasts the best in classic and documentary films. A $500 per year value Thursday, September 26-Thursday, November 7 free with your card! Visit lagrangelibrary.org/elibrary for more info. Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 2, 6:30-8:00pm Lower Level Gallery Carole’s lifelong dedication to the love of family and Library Delivery For Homebound Adults friends, as well as her passion for the natural world, The La Grange Public Library works with will be evident in the art work on display. Enjoy Interfaith Community Partners to provide seemingly simple images that capture the beauty of everyday life, materials to older adults who cannot get to the whether a world away, or just outside the window. D Library. Every two weeks, volunteers will deliver books and other library materials to your door. After two weeks, a volunteer will pick them up and drop off a new Local History Displays by La Grange Area batch. To sign up, contact Leslie Hartoonian at 708-215-3206 or Historical Society [email protected]. Months of October and November Stairwell Display Cases Thank you to our summer reading program donors! Learn (and see!) how La Grange has developed and changed since its D Anderson’s Bookshop La Grange Theater founding in 1879. Applebees Lillet’ Candies Aracely’s Bakery Mak’s House Sandra Ragan presents Rock ‘n’ Roll Baker’s Square McDonald’s Route 66 and Colorful Wanderings Blackberry Market Morton Arboretum Wednesday, November 13-Tuesday, January 7 Brookfield Zoo Nothing Bundt Cakes Opening Reception: Thursday, November 14 Chicago Fire Red Mango 6:30-8:00pm Santiago’s Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn Lower Level Gallery DuPage Children’s Museum Sky Zone Influenced by a trip down the famous roadway, Sandra’s collection of Fannie May Starbucks photographs from Route 66 will take you on a visual journey of Fireside Trader Joe’s American history. Also an ardent Beatles fan, she has won 15 awards for Forest Lanes Bowling Alley Waterlemon art work submitted to The Fest for Beatles Fans, and an oil portrait of Flying High Gym We’re Nuts Ringo Starr was featured in a traveling exhibit on display throughout Galloping Ghost Italy. Enjoy a collection of the Fab Four-inspired art in this exhibit. D www.lagrangelibrary.org Learn. Explore. Connect. HometownAdult Holiday Programs Programs Register in-person at any service desk, by calling 708-215-3220 or La Grange Writers Group online at lagrangelibrary.org/events. Wednesday, September 11 & 25, October 9 & 23 & November 13, 6:30-8:30pm Ongoing Programs Feeling creative? Join the La Grange Writers Group! Get feedback on your work and give feedback to Scrabble Club other local authors. D Tuesday, September 3 & 17, October 1 & 15, November 5 & 19, 6:30-8:30pm Whether you play for fun or for the challenge, come Medicare Seminar enjoy some classic wordplay! All skill levels are Saturday, September 14 & November 9 welcome. We’ll provide Scrabble boards, dictionaries 10:00-11:30am and refreshments. D Learn about Medicare changes and how to select the best Medicare Supplement plan and Part D Drug plan. Especially important for those age 65 and older and those French Conversation Class approaching 65. Presented by Bill Scanlon and Courtenay Erb of Access Wednesday, September 4 & 18, October 2 & 16 and Benefit Plan Consultants. R November 6 & 20, 2:00-4:00pm Join Silva Melkonian, former manager at Lions Clubs International and speaker of several languages, in this Caregiver Grief Support Group fun and interactive French conversation class. In Thursday, September 19, October 17 & addition to teaching French language skills, Silva will November 21, 1:30-3:00pm delve into the culture, history, geography and culinary Participants will share issues and concerns, and receive emotional world of France. She will also share her traveling support from others experiencing similar challenges. Groups are experience throughout Europe, Asia, Canada and Australia. facilitated by a Caregiver Specialist from Aging Care Connections. Registered participants will be contacted by phone prior to the This is an ongoing class where students are expected to attend each program. R bi-weekly session, either at the beginning or intermediate level. New students are encouraged to join. The first hour of the class is devoted to Special Programs beginning level instruction, and the second hour of the class is devoted to intermediate level instruction. R Learning the Night Sky Wednesday, September 4, 7:00-8:30pm Lactation Station: Breastfeeding Clinic Join David Fuller, host of YouTube’s Eyes on Thursday, September 5, October 3 & November 7 the Sky and member of the Chicago 1:30-2:45pm Astronomical Society, for a fun-filled and This is a welcoming group where you can meet other informative presentation about constellations, breastfeeding moms, ask questions and get hands-on galaxies, nebulae and more. Perfect for anyone age 14 and up interested assistance and support. The clinic is led by Vanessa Prinz, in learning how to see more in the night sky. Weather permitting a large Board Certified Lactation Consultant. A hospital grade scale is telescope will be available for viewing the night sky after the talk. R available to check weight gain after feeding to determine milk transfer. All nursing moms and babies welcome! R Unity Rally Film Screening: BlacKkKlansman Friday, September 6, 5:30-8:45pm Knack for Knitting or Knot Join us for a screening and discussion of Spike Lee’s Every Monday, 7:00-8:30pm Oscar-nominated BlacKkKlansman, the true story Bring your needlework projects! Enjoy of Ron Stallworth, the first African-American conversation, and learn and share tips with detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department. other crafters. D Set in the 1970s, the plot follows Stallworth as he plans to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan chapter. Refreshments will be served at 5:30pm and the screening will begin Daytime Knitting Club shortly thereafter. A discussion will follow the screening. Presented in Wednesday, September 11 & 24, October 8 & 22 & November 13 & 27 partnership with the CommUNITY Diversity Group of La Grange. D 2:00-3:30pm Calling all knitters! Bring your project and enjoy the company of fellow crafters. All skill levels are welcome. D R=register D=drop in program The Book Report September/October/November 2019 Adult Programs Home Sellers Workshop Securing Social Security Monday, September 9, 7:00-8:30pm Wednesday, September 25, 7:00-8:00pm Planning to put your house on the market This presentation will help to educate you on the many decisions soon? Acorn Design Group Landscape involved in claiming Social Security benefits, as well as their Architects, The Home Inspection Team, consequences, and suggest strategies that can offer an opportunity to Jody Wise Real Estate and McMahon + maximize the benefits received. Presented by Centaurus Financial. R Dunne Interior Design will cover market trends, curb appeal, essential maintenance and repair, staging and The 50th Anniversary of The Beatles’ Abbey Road marketing. You’ll also get insider tips to maximize the value of your Friday, October 4, 7:00-8:00pm home. Registration is encouraged but drops ins are welcome, space After the turmoil ofThe White Album permitting. R and Let It Be, The Beatles put their differences aside to record one of their My DNA Kit Is Back: What To Do Now? most popular albums that still sounds Tuesday, September 10, 7:00-8:00pm fresh and vital 50 years after its release. How do you use your DNA results to rev-up your family history Each member shone brightly from research? Genealogist Suz Bates returns to walk you through the Lennon’s funky Come Together, to Harrison’s sublime Something, to resources and tools available on Ancestry and Family Tree DNA. R McCartney’s galloping side 2 medley–a virtual rock ‘n’ roll symphony. Using audiovisual content, we’ll review the stories behind the album’s Time Matters: A Women’s Retirement best-known songs and celebrate The Beatles final gift to music lovers all R Outlook over the world. Monday, September 16, 7:00-8:00pm This presentation is specifically tailored for Mary’s Craft Corner: Halloween women who are preparing for, or have Thursday, October 10, 7:00-8:30pm recently retired. Learn about retirement Create a vintage Halloween craft and enjoy some sweet income strategies, including perspectives around Social Security and treats.