Off the Shelves

Sat, 17 May 2003 16:09:56 GMT

Congratulations to all the runners and walkers who participated in Run for the Roses. Well done.

Sat, 17 May 2003 15:55:52 GMT

It's here. The long awaited Friends of the Library Book Sale. Today and tomorrow, May 17 & 18, 10am-4pm Hope to see you!

Sat, 17 May 2003 15:36:41 GMT

Author Interview: Margaret Atwood, at Bookrepor .... Author Interview: Margaret Atwood, at Bookreporter.com. She's "written more than thirty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her latest novel is the stunning and provocative ORYX AND CRAKE. In this interview Atwood talks about her decision to include a male protagonist in ORYX AND CRAKE, her own spiritual philosophy and the application of humor in the novel's serious premise." [WPL: waterboro lib blog]

The book display and bibliography for the month of May is Animal Tales and Truths, an excellent website that deals with among other real issues, using animals in product testing, how to report animal cruelty, pet population and coping with the loss of a pet.

Fri, 16 May 2003 21:53:32 GMT

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE THIS WEEKEND!!

9 a.m. PreSale for Friends Members Saturday

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Fri, 16 May 2003 18:23:28 GMT

Harry Potter at the Witching Hour.

Plan to Potter Around Oak Park Next Month

"But you don't have to be a wizard, and you don't have to be in London to pay a visit to that fabled alley.

Just go to Oak Park Avenue and Lake Street in west suburban Oak Park on Friday, June 20. For that one night, a stretch of shops will be transformed into Diagon Alley to mark the first sale of the new Harry Potter book.

Starting about 9 p.m., the Magic Tree children's bookstore will become Flourish & Blott's bookstore, Cafe Winberie morphs into the Leaky Cauldron, and C. Foster Toys will take on the appearance of Quality Quidditch Supplies.
In fact, most of the businesses on the street will shed the mundane for the magical and start selling Harry Potter-inspired merchandise or refreshments.
Even US Bank will become Gringott's Wizarding Bank, with goblin-led tours to its basement vault.
Many characters from the book will be strolling about, as well....

The idea originated with a couple of her employees who noticed the success the nearby Oberweis Dairy had when it stayed open late for the release of the last Harry Potter book, which went on sale at midnight." [Chicago Sun-Times]

[The Shifted Librarian]

Fri, 16 May 2003 18:23:02 GMT

Why did the librarian cross the road?.

The Multnomah Public Library has a library joke of the month. Fun!! (via LII)

[Library Stuff]

Thu, 15 May 2003 21:35:59 GMT

Lunar Eclipse

There will be a lunar eclipse tonight. If the clouds go away, you should be able to watch it beginning around 10:05 p.m. You can find out more about the eclispe at Space.com

Thu, 15 May 2003 18:27:30 GMT

HIPAA Resource Website. From the HHS Office on Civil Rights, this comprehensive resource, Medical Privacy - National Standards to Protect the Privacy of... [beSpacific]

Tue, 13 May 2003 19:52:02 GMT

The Friends of the Library Book Sale is this weekend - Come early and buy lots of books!

Tue, 13 May 2003 15:36:59 GMT

What's a Library? What's a Librarian?: An articl .... What's a Library? What's a Librarian?:

An article at First Monday takes on these questions and their evolving answers. The thesis: "Libraries in the future will undertake local control, especially for long-term preservation and accessibility of digital as well as analog collections. Failure to embrace that role would cause libraries and librarians rapidly to lose relevance and value as Internet and other digital resources develop. Local control of collections is critical both to assure permanence and to provide a key degree of selectivity, which -- contrary to the irrational exuberance of making everything available to everybody -- is vital to providing service to communities of readers." via Library Link of the Day [WPL: waterboro lib blog]

Tue, 13 May 2003 15:28:33 GMT

Libraries are cool again [LISNews.com]

dkowalcz shared This One from the May 12th Edmonton Journal that says The Internet was actually supposed to make libraries obsolete. It didn't
Wendy Newman, president of the Canadian Library Association, blames seniors, kids and everyone in between. Modern retirees, says Newman, are healthy, energetic and actively engaged in the pursuit of hobbies, many of which require considerable knowledge. The library, says Newman, is where many do their research.

Mon, 12 May 2003 22:01:54 GMT

Run for the Roses

Have you registered yet for La Grange Park's Run for the Roses? The 5K walk/run takes place on Saturday, May 17 starting at 8:00 a.m. The Library has registration forms at the Reference Desk

Mon, 12 May 2003 18:43:46 GMT

Tom Clancy Novel This Summer: The New York Daily .... Tom Clancy Novel This Summer: The New York Daily News reports that Tom Clancy's next novel, THE TEETH OF THE TIGER, will be published this August, a year earlier than originally planned. The book features Jack Ryan's son and his two cousins, working for a secret government counter-terrorist unit, as they take on a coalition of a Muslim terrorist and a Colombian drug dealer. [WPL: waterboro lib blog]

Fri, 09 May 2003 17:04:18 GMT

A Rising Rock Star!

La Grange Park native and library user Kyle Andrews has 3 of his songs available on MP3.com: "Inspirational Action Figures"; "talk to me" ; and "defective" .

Hopefully this is the beginning of a long music career for Kyle.

There is a free registration required to listen to the songs.

Thu, 08 May 2003 19:23:06 GMT

Need Mulch?

The Village of La Grange Park is giving away free wood chips to La Grange Park residents this summer. Just contact the Village Hall, 354-0225, if you're interested.