RGPL Newsletter August 2014

River Grove Library Newsletter

August 2014, Volume 4, Issue 8

Classic Movie Friday

Join us at the library on August 8, at 12:00, to watch West Side Story with other patrons. Popcorn and refreshments will be served. You may drop in to watch the movie, but registration is preferred. Please register at the front desk or by calling 708-453-4484.

Book Club

The Book Group pick for August is Country Girl by Edna O’Brien. Join us for a lively discussion over cookies and tea on Monday, August 25, at 7:00 p.m.! Copies are available for pick-up at the library. Please register in person or by phone (708-453-4484), although drop-ins are welcome.

Coming Events

8/8 West Side Story movie, 12:00 p.m.* 8/13 Library Board meeting, 7:00 p.m. Public is welcome 8/25 Book Club, 7:00 p.m.* 8/30 – 9/1 Library closed for Labor Day

*Registration is required.

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

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One-On-One Computer Classes Are you interested in learning how to use Microsoft Office programs or just want to know the basics of using email, uploading photos and more? No matter what your skill level or questions, the River Grove Library can help! The library will be offering free One-On-One Computer Classes by appointment on Tuesday evenings from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Please register for a 30 minute session at 708-453-4484.

Wondering About What to Read Next? (Originally written for the library column in the Senior

Connection)

Tibetan Peach Pie by Tom Robbins

The author Tom Robbins, best known for his 1976 novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, shares

stories from his fascinating life. From growing up in Depression-era Appalachia to his travels in

India and participation in the psychedelic drug culture of the 60’s and 70’s, the humorous,

spiritual, and often irreverent Robbins stands out as just as fascinating a character as those in

his novels. Whether the reader is familiar with Tom Robbins’ work or not, Tibetan Peach Pie is

worth picking up.

Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable

Geographies by Alastair Bonnett

In Unruly Places, Alastair Bonnett has chronicled geographical oddities such as Wittenoom,

Australia (a blue-asbestos mining town which officially ceased to exist in 2007 because the

level of carcinogens had made it uninhabitable) and Holy Mountain, Mount Athos, where

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females --both human and animal-- are banned from setting foot. For readers plagued with

late-summer wanderlust, Unruly Places will take them on a journey to the forgotten, banned,

beautiful and hidden places of the world.

Suspicion by Joseph Finder

In order to afford the private school his daughter loves, single father Danny Goodman

accepts a loan from Thomas Gavin, a wealthy money manager and father of his daughter’s

best friend. Almost immediately after the money is wired to Goodman’s account, the DEA

approaches him with an unappealing choice: either indictment for accepting cartel drug

money or work undercover in order to build the government’s case against Gavin and the

infamous Sinoloa cartel. For fans of thrillers, Suspicion is a great page-turning pick.

A FEW OF OUR NEW DVD’S

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Divergent

God’s Not Dead

The Amazing Spider Man 2

Californication, Season 7

Boardwalk Empire, Season 4

A FEW OF OUR NEW BOOKS

A FEW OF OUR NEW E-BOOKS

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The City by Dean Koontz

The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

The Long Way Home by Louise Penny

Mean Streak by Sandra Brown

The Vacationers by Emma Straub

The Hurricane Sisters by Dorothea Benton

Frank

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

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The Nazi Officer’s Wife by Edith Hahn-Beer

Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater

Tibetan Peach Pie by Tom Robbins

Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd

…KIDS…KIDS…KIDS…KIDS…KIDS…KIDS…KIDS…

August 7 at 5:00 p.m. Come and enjoy snacks while watching the film, Divergent. Plus enter a raffle

to win a copy of Insurgent, signed by the author, Veronica Roth. Ages: 12 and up.

August 16 at 2:00 p.m. Come to watch and discuss anime with friends during our Anime-zing

Afternoon. Ages: 12 and up.

River Grove Library 8638 W. Grand Ave., River Grove, IL 60171 708-453-4484

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