May 2013 Newsletter

River Grove Library Newsletter

May 2013 Volume 3, Issue 5

ESL Conversation Café will take place at the River Grove Public

Library beginning on April 4. This class will be held on

Thursday afternoons from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. The class is offered

by the Literacy Volunteers of Western Cook County. You must

register for this class by calling 708-848-8499 or by e-mail at

[email protected].

Book Club

The book club will meet on Monday, June 3, at 7:00 p.m. This

month’s selection is Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Books are

available behind the circulation desk. Sign up is required for

this event.

Coming Events

5/8 Library Board meeting, 7:00 p.m. Public is welcome. 5/17 Knitting Club, 10:00 a.m.

River Grove Public Library District

8638 W. Grand Ave. River Grove, IL 60171

708/453-4484

Monday – Thursday 10:00 – 9:00

Friday & Saturday 10:00 – 5:00

Knitting and Crocheting Club

Come join the new River Grove Knitting Group. Whether you’re a professional or just a beginner, come join us for some knitting fun. Bring your own supplies, however, we will have knitting needles and yarn available. Don’t know what to knit? We can provide you with patterns and step-by-step instructions. Join us on Friday, May 17, at 10:00 a.m. Light refreshments will be available. Call the library to register.

Jigsaw Puzzle is Back Come and help us put it together

What: 1,000 Piece Say Cheese Puzzle

When: During the Library Hours

Where: The puzzle has its own carrying case so you can work on it anywhere in the library. Just close

the box properly and take it someplace comfortable for you. The puzzle stays intact for the next user.

MEET THE STAFF

Gino is currently a circulation clerk at the River Grove Public Library. He has been working at the

library since August 2012. Gino started as a page but switched to being a clerk in mid-October. His

daily library tasks are making sure we have a surplus of brochures, organizing the sale shelf, adding

books to our GoodReads.com page, and maintaining the OCLC website, which is a program that

allows libraries outside of our system to check out books. Gino also currently attends the Illinois

Institute of Art in Schaumburg to achieve his Game Art & Design Bachelor degree. His favorite

genres of books are young adult or adult science fiction. He also loves to draw and shoot pool in his

free time.

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NEW DVD’S

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Children’s Events: Evening Tales

May 1, 8, 15 at 7:00. For ages 5-8 years. **

Story Time

May 2, 9, 16 at 11:00 and 1:30. For ages 2-4 years. **

NO 1:30 Storytime on April 11

Mother’s Day Craft: Drop in to make a special gift for mom.

May 4. 1:00 – 3:00. For all ages.

**Registration is required.

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The Impossible

John Dies at the End

Safe Haven

Jack Reacher

Cloud Atlas

A Good Day to Die Hard

True Blood (season 5)

A FEW OF OUR NEW BOOKS

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Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris

Don’t Go by Lisa Scottoline

Fatal Descent by Beth Groundwater

Inferno by Dan Brown

Manuscript Found in Accra by Paulo Coelho

Starting Now by Debbie Macomber

Tapestry of Fortunes by Elizabeth Berg

The Crypt Thief: A Hugo Marston Novel by Mark Pryor

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