Library Closings:
Monday, May 28 -- Memorial Day
Wednesday & Thursday, May 30 & 31 -- Closed to public for parking lot asphalting & striping. Possible rain date Friday, June 1.
All book returns -- including the drive-up one -- will be unavailable. Due dates will be adjusted to June 2. Check our website for the latest updates or call 815-385-0036.
Upcoming Events
Good Food Fast: The 20th Century Dining Revolution
Tuesday, May 15, 7-8:30 p.m.
This program tells the story through words, photos, and music, of how our favorite dining establishments evolved from Fred Harvey railroad dining cars and urban lunch counters. From carhops to cookie-cutter franchises, from familiar foods to unique eats, this program will satisfy a thirst for knowledge although it may leave you hungry for more!
Fort Dearborn and Beyond - War of 1812 Bicentennial
Wednesday, May 16, 7-8:30 p.m.
Join Nancy McCully as she presents timely information about the massacre at Fort Dearborn, the home of Chicago’s earliest residents, and one of the early battles in the War of 1812. She’ll discuss this important event in Chicago’s history and learn what happened next. See how Midwestern battles at Mackinac, Detroit, the River Raisin, Fort Meigs, and Put-in-Bay helped determine the future of our region and America.
This Land is Your Land: Woody Guthrie and the Great American Folksong
Sunday, May 20, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Celebrate Woody Guthrie's centennial birthday with music and stories about Woody featuring Bucky Halker. Bucky Halker is a performer, songwriter, and recording artist.
Chasing Venus Across the Sun, Tuesday, May 29, 7-8:30 p.m. For ages 13 and up. Until June 8, 2004, no one alive had seen a transit of Venus — a rare phenomenon in which we can see Venus as it passes across the face of the Sun. After the next transit on June 5, 2012, chances are high that no one alive today will see the next one in 2117. Michelle Nichols, from Chicago's Adler Planetarium, will highlight past Venus transits and what we learned from them, explain how you can see the June 5 transit, and show how transits are being used now to find planets around other stars. Michelle Nichols is Master Educator for NASA Forum Programs at The Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois.
Dream Big this Summer at Your Library!
Summer Reading Kickoff is Saturday, June 2, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Games, prizes, entertainment and refreshments! Sign up for one of four reading programs -- early reader, junior, teen/tween and adult. Great Grand Prizes. Summer reading ends July 26. Summer Reading is exclusively for MPLD cardholders.
Free Movie @ Your Library , Sunday, June 3, 1-3 p.m.
Showing "Midnight in Paris" starring Owen Wilson. Rated PG-13. For ages 18 and up. No registration needed.