Volume XI Issue IV

April is National Poetry Month!

Come celebrate by watching t h i s a w a r d - w i n n i n g documentary about a group of Chicago-area teens competing in the world’s largest poetry slam.

Monday, April 23 6:00 to 8:30 PM

North Meeting Room

Open Mic will directly follow the film!

Register at the Reference Desk TODAY!

Thursday, April 12 7:00 PM

North Meeting Room

Just in time for spring clean-up, Cindy Sykora will share the ins and outs of conducting a

successful garage sale. Learn tips and tactics to attract more buyers

and increase sales, by effective advertising, organizing and merchandising.

Please register at the Reference Desk today!

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Friday:

10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Saturday:

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Closed on Sundays

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April 2012

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YOUTH PROGRAMS

Thursday, April 5 4:00 PM Grades 3-6

We provide the Lego bricks, you provide your imagination! Your project might even go on display in the Youth Services Department. Pre-registration is necessary and begins March 22.

Saturday, April 7 2:00 PM Ages 5-7

Catch a ride on the Musical Story Go-Round with songs, stories, rhythm instruments and FUN! This program is part of the Library’s continuing effort to promote early literacy. Pre-registration is necessary and begins March 24.

Monday, April 9 6:30 PM Grades K-4

Cuddle up with a book and read aloud to a furry canine friend. The dogs are fully trained and certified by Power Paws for Kids. Tails are sure to wag! Pre-registration is necessary and begins March 26.

Monday, April 16 7:00 PM All Ages

Join us for an adventure in music, dance and fun for the whole family. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is necessary and begins April 2.

YOUTH PROGRAMS

Saturday, April 21 2:00 PM Grades K-2

We provide the LEGO bricks, you provide your imagination! Your project might even go on display in the Youth Services Department. Pre-registration is necessary and begins April 7.

Thursday, April 26 6:30 PM Ages 4-6

Hop to it! Join us for Peter Rabbit stories, games and a craft. Pre-registration is necessary and begins April 12.

Did you know the South Holland Library is open 24 hours a day? You can access our online resources with a valid South Holland Library Card. Go to www.southhollandlibrary.org, select Youth Services from the menu on the left. Then scroll down to select Online Resources. Check out the following valuable resources:

Found under the category: Education Learning Express Library—Educate yourself with practice tests, skill-building courses, e-books, and information you need to succeed. This resource also has skill building tests for adults as well as GED prep and software tutorials.

Found under the category: Homework and Research Grolier Online Kids—Explore encyclopedia and dictionary databases with a powerful search engine that makes finding information fast and simple. Also includes a section for Educators!

The South Holland Public Library’s Youth Services Department is happy to offer the Paws to Read Program. This program provides the opportunity for children to read to a trained therapy dog. Children read aloud to a dog accompanied by a volunteer. The dogs and volunteers are provided by Power Paws for Kids. Reading to animals builds the confidence of the children and provides them with an exciting environment to practice their reading skills. The dogs listen attentively, do not judge, criticize or laugh, allow children to proceed at their own pace, and are less intimidating than peers. Our next Paws to Read session will be held on Monday, April 9. Sign up now!

Microsoft Excel 2007 - Fundamentals

Wednesdays, April 11, 18, 25 & May 2 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

in the Computer Lab

Register TODAY! Limit 10 people.

WEDNESDAY “BEGINNERS” INTERNET SESSIONS

April 4, 11, 18, 25 1:30 - 3:00 PM

These 90 minute sessions are for BEGINNING computer users.

Session 1 = Overview of the Internet Session 2 = Overview of Email

Sessions 3 & 4 = Review Internet and Use Email.

Limit 10 people. Register for one or all sessions at the Reference Desk, or call 708-331-5262

Prerequisites: 18 years and older.

MONDAY FACEBOOK “OPEN FORUM” SESSIONS April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 7:00 - 8:00 PM

This is a drop-in session. Having a problem with “how to do something with a function in Facebook? For example, setting up Privacy Settings, adding pictures, etc. Drop in and we’ll figure it out together! No registration required.

ADULT PROGRAMS

Tuesday, May 8 7:00 PM

North Meeting Room

The Chansonettes are a choral organization founded in 1954 by a group of women from Park Forest. The group is now made up of women from several south suburban communities. They come together to sing in 3-part harmony, share friendships, and entertain others.

“When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough

Make a Quilt”

Wednesday, May 2 7:00 PM

North Meeting Room

Author of the Cobbled Court series: A Single Thread

A Thread Of Truth A Thread So Thin

Threading the Needle

And her newest, Book Five in the series: Ties that Bind

COMPUTER CLASSES

YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS

A HUGE “thank you” goes out to everyone who participated in our first Open Mic Night in February!

You ALL brought great energy and talent!

Don’t miss the next Open Mic directly following the screening of

Louder Than a Bomb on April 23, from 6:00 to 8:30 PM

Wednesday, April 11 3:30-5:30 PM

North Meeting Room

Make a recycled robot, doll or free-form sculpture with artist Dawn Jones.

Let your imagination be your guide!

Register at the Reference Desk today.

Saturday, April 28 11:00 AM

North Meeting Room

Space is limited, So sign up today!

Second Annual Youth Job Fair Richton Park Recreation Center

4455 Sauk Trail Richton Park, Illinois

Friday, April 6 10:00 AM — 2:00 PM

Sponsored by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) and

Hire the Future —————————————————

Chicago Career Fair

The Congress Plaza Hotel 520 South Michigan Ave

Chicago, IL 60605 Wednesday, April 25 11:00 AM — 2:00PM

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

By Rebecca Skloot

Saturday, April 7 2:00 PM

North Meeting Room

Stop by the Circulation Desk, check out the book and join the discussion!

For information, stop by the Reference Desk.

ADULT PROGRAMS LIBRARY NEWS

National Volunteer Week: April 15-21, 2012

We extend a BIG “THANK YOU”

to our WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS

who have helped us this past year!

Preserving Patron Privacy @ SHPL Did you know that librarians have a CODE OF ETHICS that we take very seriously? Part of our Code is that we pledge to protect your right to privacy and confidentiality in what you read, consult or borrow from us and that we uphold the principles of intellectual freedom and resist censorship.

Since it is our professional duty to support your right to privacy, what does this mean for you?

1. We do not sell your personal information.

2. We do not collect or share information about your reading habits or database use.

3. If you request a book be held for you at the library, we hold it for YOU. We do not allow anyone else to pick it up without your permission. If you want to give someone the right to pick up your books, we offer a release form that states whom it is OK for us to give your books. The release forms are at our Circulation Desk and you may fill one out in the library or take some home for your family to fill out. Come by and we will explain how this works.

4. We will not turn over our basic records, even to the police, without a court order.

5. Although we offer books, DVDs, CDs and other items for loan, we are not a commercial enterprise so we do not use your records to advertise or make money. We are a department of your Village government and your Library records are treated as confidential, much like your health and insurance records.

National Library Week is NEXT week!:

April 8-14, 2012

Make sure to visit your library!

DIRECTOR’S CORNER

Mondays & Wednesdays 3:30 to 5:00 PM

North Meeting Room

Play video games, do your homework, bring a snack. A librarian will be available to answer reference questions. Registration not required.

CHESS FOR TEENS

Mondays 6:00 to 8:00 PM

Grades 6-12 Grace Gowens Leaf Room

CHESS FOR ADULTS

Thursdays 6:00 to 8:00 PM

Grace Gowens Leaf Room

Memoirs of a

Geisha

Saturday, April 21 2:00 PM

North Meeting Room

Registration not required.

Rudy Maxa’s Japan: Tokyo

& Kyoto

Thursday, April 5 1:30 PM

North Meeting Room

Registration not required.

FILM PROGRAMS

Be on the lookout for video games at the South Holland Public Library!

In April, we will make popular game titles for PlayStation 3, XBOX 360 and

Nintendo Wii available for you to check out.

Swing by the Library for more details!

Re-Peats From the Green Committee:

As we float along the calendar toward Spring, it’s time for some reminders from the Green Committee! The state has prohibited the disposal of many common household electronics into residential waste and recycling bins. For a list of items included, see the December/January issue of South Holland Today, available at the Library or via the Village website. Local collection sites include South Park Hardware, O’Reilly Auto Parts, or South Suburban College. And for those who can’t wait to start planting, check out the current issue of the U. of Illinois Extension Service Gardener’s Corner newsletter: http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gardenerscorner.

CHESS PROGRAMS

COMING SOON...

S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S AT 1 2

TEEN TIME 3:30-5:00 PM (N)

TEEN CHESS 6:00-8:00 PM (GG)

FACEBOOK OPEN FORUM 7:00-8:00 PM (CL)

3 INGALLS HOSPITAL

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES

1:00-3:00 PM (LOBBY) KNITTERS

6:30-8:30 PM (GG)

4 BEGINNERS INTERNET

1:30-3:00 PM (CL) TEEN TIME

3:30-5:00 PM (N) E.C.H.O.

6:30-7:30 PM (GG)

5 TRAVEL MOVIE: RUDY

MAXA’S JAPAN 1:30 (N) LET’S GO LEGO-ING!

4:00-5:00 PM (SH) ADULT CHESS

6:00-8:00 PM (GG)

6

GOOD FRIDAY LIBRARY CLOSED

BOOK DROPS WILL BE OPEN

7 FRESH START

10:00 AM-12:00 PM BOOK DISCUSSION: IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS

2:00 PM (GG) MUSICAL STORY GO-ROUND

2:00-3:00 PM (SH)

8 HAPPY EASTER!

NATIONAL LIBRARY

WEEK!

9 TEEN TIME 3:30-5:00 PM (N)

MARJAN 6-8:30 PM (GG) TEEN CHESS

6:00-8:00 PM (N) PAWS TO READ

6:30-7:30 PM (SH) FACEBOOK OPEN FORUM

7:00-8:00 PM (CL)

10 DELTA SIGMA THETA

6:30-8:30 PM (N) KNITTERS

6:30-8:30 PM (GG)

11 BEGINNERS INTERNET

1:30-3:00 PM (CL) BUILD-A-BOT WITH DAWN

JONES 3:30-5:30 PM (N) MICROSOFT EXCEL 2007

6:30-8:30 PM (CL) COMMUNITY POLICING

7:00-8:30 PM (N)

12 ATLAS

9:30 AM-1:00 PM (N) ADULT CHESS

6:00-8:00 PM (GG) STRIKE GARAGE SALE

GOLD! 7:00 PM (N)

13 GIRL SCOUTS

4:00-5:45 PM (GG)

14 DELTA SIGMA THETA

1:00-4:00 PM (N)

15

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER

WEEK!

16 TEEN TIME 3:30-5:00 PM (N) VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION

6:00-7:30 PM (GG) SCRIBBLE JAYNE AND

SCRIBBLE JIM 7:00-8:00 PM (N)

FACEBOOK OPEN FORUM 7:00-8:00 PM (CL)

17 KNITTERS

6:30-8:30 PM (GG) DELTA SIGMA THETA

6:30-8:30 PM (N)

18 BEGINNERS INTERNET

1:30-3:00 PM (CL) TEEN TIME

3:30-5:00 PM (N) MICROSOFT EXCEL 2007

6:30-8:30 PM (CL) E.C.H.O.

6:30-7:30 PM (GG)

19 LIBRARY MEETING 10:00-2:00 PM (N)

ADULT CHESS 6:00-8:00 PM (TBA)

DELTA SIGMA THETA 6:30-8:30 PM (N)

PARENT CAFÉ FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING

6:00-8:00 PM (GG)

20 POST OFFICE

10:00 AM-3:00 PM (GG)

21 NKDG

10:00 AM-1:00 PM (N) MOVIE: MEMOIRS OF

A GEISHA 2:00 PM (N) DELTA SIGMA THETA

1:00-4:00 PM (N) LET’S GO LEGO-ING!

2:00-3:00 PM (SH)

22 23 TEEN TIME

3:30-5:00 PM (N) TEEN CHESS

6:00-8:00 PM (GG) LOUDER THAN A BOMB

& OPEN MIC NIGHT 6:00-8:30 PM (N)

FACEBOOK OPEN FORUM 7:00-8:00 PM (CL)

24 KNITTERS

6:30-8:30 PM (GG)

25 BEGINNERS INTERNET

1:30-3:00 PM (CL) VILLAGE UNITED HEALTH

CARE 3:00-6:00 PM (N) TEEN TIME 3:30-5:00 PM (GG)

MICROSOFT EXCEL 2007 6:30-8:30 PM (CL)

E.C.H.O. 6:30-7:30 PM (GG) SOUTH HOLLAND

CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY 6:30-8:30 PM (N)

26 ADULT CHESS

6:00-8:00 PM (GG) PETER RABBIT TALES

6:30-7:30 PM (SH)

27 GIRL SCOUTS

4:00-5:45 PM (GG)

28 PEOPLE TO PEOPLE

10:30 AM-12:30 PM (GG) KAPLAN

SAT PRACTICE EXAM 11:00 AM-4:00 PM (N)

29 30 TEEN TIME

3:30-5:00 PM (N) TEEN CHESS

6:00-8:00 PM (GG) FACEBOOK OPEN FORUM

7:00-8:00 PM (CL)

COLOR KEY TO

PROGRAMS

ADULT PROGRAMS CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS ALL AGES PROGRAMS

RESIDENT RESERVATIONS

LOCATIONS

CL = COMPUTER LAB GG = GRACE GOWENS

LEAF ROOM N = NORTH MEETING

ROOM SH = STORY HOUR ROOM

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