To sign-up just come to the Library and we’ll fill out a Reading Log for you, which we’ll keep on file.

Then read 2 books during January, come to the Library to log your books and you’ll be entered into a raffle to win prizes.

Read 2 more books during February, come to the Library to log those books and you’ll be entered into the prize raffle again!

Our prizes include Chicago Wolves Hockey tickets and other Chicago Wolves paraphernalia.

So get out your cocoa, curl up underneath a blanket and read the winter blues away!

We also hope that you made a New Year’s Resolution to visit the library more and check out more books and stuff this year!

The Salvation Army is doing their annual Angel Tree program.  So just use the gift tag to select a gift for a needy child, and then return the unwrapped gift to the front Circulation Desk by Monday, December 12th.

Merry Christmas!

In a blink of an eye we are in the month of November!

We read the following stories:

Bark George by Jules Feiffer

Ivan the Terrier by Peter Catalanotto

Five Silly Turkeys by Salina Yoon

The Doghouse by Jan Thomas

We did our first Thanksgiving puppet show.  From across the sea the Mayflower performed on our stage singing, “Sailing, sailing over the ocean blue with a ship full of pilgrims looking for somethings new.  He couldn’t stay long because he has a long journey ahead of him.  Our pilgrim girl met her first Indian. They had a lot to talk about.

We danced to our annual turkey dance,  The Turkey Waddle. We give every child  a “turkey on a stick” & we all become TURKEYS.   We waddle like a turkey and we hide from the farmer.

Our craft was purchased from Oriental Trading Co.  It was a scarecrow with a 3D pumpkin with stickers.  It was very popular with the kids and parents!

Come help us celebrate at our Anniversary Sockhop featuring Chicago Radio Legend Dick Biondi.

Saturday, November 19, 2001 @ Elmcrest Banquets (7370 W. Grand Ave.)

Cocktails at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Entertainment/Dancing until midnight.
Open bar.

Early Bird Single Ticket Price (Before October 15th) $45.00
Single Ticket Price (After October 15th) $50.00

For your first time just text “AskEPPL” to 66746 to get instructions.

Then ask away!

Check out our New Stuff page to see all the Superman, Batman, Thor, Captain America and Runaways comics that just came in.

Check back soon as more comic books are on their way, not to mention the DVDs of the all this past summer’s blockbusters!

The check-out length is a week, the same as a DVD.  It even comes with a case that enables you to hang it between the front car seats so that everyone in the backseat can watch a movie!

So maybe you’re going somewhere the Labor Day weekend and are going to have a long car trip?  Checking out a Portable DVD Player from the library plus some movies would be a great way to pass the time!

Just ask at the front desk!

Are you finding you need a little extra help?  Why not try some online tutoring?

The Library subscribes to a program called Brainfuse, where you can get live, online help with grades k-12 in math, science, social studies and English/language arts.

You chat with a tutor to ask a question, use an interactive, online chalkboard to get help with geometry or equations, or submit a paper to their writing lab and get helpful feedback via email.  There are also skills building lessons, practice tests, and a language lab.

Give it a try today!  Come in to the library and access Brainfuse on our computers, or try it through our website by visiting our database page.