The Budding Bookworms are Having a Blast!

The Budding Bookworms had an awesome time at story time today! Below are photos of our Budding Bookworms attendees after our ribbet-ing frog story time.

Budding Bookworms Wanted!: Lapsit Story time (1-2 Year Olds) Topic: Frogs

"Spring Into Reading" with a bright and interactive song and dance-filled story time. Welcome to Budding Bookworms Lapsit Story time (Mondays at 10 am), where story time and play time are combined. We'll shake our wiggles out, sing, tell flannel board stories, read a book or two and have loads of fun. We use items such as egg shakers, streamers or bubbles to bring our story time to life. Bring your doll or teddy bear along so they can enjoy this story.

This week's story time topic is frogs. We will bring the story time alive by reading one or two of these books: Fribbity Ribbit! by Suzanne C. Johnson, The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner and Down by the Cool of the Pool by Tony Mitton. 

Here's a sneak peek at our Froggy Princess or Prince and a croak-tastic song!

Green Frog (Tune: She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain")

Oh a green frog sat upon a lily pad

Oh a green frog sat upon a lily pad

He went croaky, croaky, croaky

and he sounded okey-dokey

Oh a green frog sat upon a lily pad.

Royally cool!

*Registration is required so that all children may receive a craft. Please register by calling the youth services reference desk at 630-368-7734.

For the Love of Libraries: Celebrating National Library Week (April 10-16)

It's that time of year again when everyone shows their love for the library. Join us during the week of April 10th through 16th and celebrate in style. We have a wide array of interesting and informative events that will suit all ages. See the list below for more details.


Suspense on Sunday 
Bryan Gruley will discuss his novels Starvation Lake and The Hanging Tree (2 pm)


Music on Monday
Tony Ingrisano will play piano favorites in the Lobby (1:30-3:30 pm)


Tea on Tuesday
Take tea with the Library Commissioners (1-3 pm)


Wave Fines on Wednesday
Bring your overdue items to the Circulation Desk and fines will be forgiven (All Day)


Take a Look, Buy a Book
 Friends Used Book Sale starts today (noon-8 pm)


Free Films on Friday
Check out a DVD with no charge (All Day)


Saturday Cartooning
Alan Ozark will lead children in grades K-5 in drawing their favorite characters (2 pm)






"Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better."

Sidney Sheldon
Author

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Author Bryan Gruley Visits the Library on Sunday, April 10th at 2 pm

Bryan Gruley

We are honored to be hosting a very special guest. Author Bryan Gruley will help us kick off National Library Week (April 10-16th) with Suspense on Sunday in the Friends Meeting Room at 2 pm.

Mr. Gruley is the author of Starvation Lake and The Hanging Tree which have received kudos from many literary critics. These books are centered around hockey, Midwestern small town life and the newspaper industry.

His literary genius owed him a nomination by the Mystery Writers of America. The prestigious Edgar Award nomination was for Best First Novel for Starvation Lake. Starvation Lake is now in its eighth printing.

Gruley will discuss the previously mentioned books and will give us insight into what the third installment of the Starvation Lake series, titled the Skeleton Box is all about.

You will be captivated by the skillful prose of Gruley's writing style which has been compared to Dennis Lahane. Books will be available for purchase.

Oak Brook's Got Talent! Open Mike Talent Show on April 20th

What's your talent? Do you sing, write poetry, play an instrument or dance? If you do this show is for you. Grab your dancing shoes, poetry journal, sheet music, or violin and visit the library on Wednesday, April 20th at 7 pm for a memorable night of the performing arts in all its forms. In this program, you're the star of the show! Open to those in grades K-12.

For more information contact the Y.S. Reference Desk at 630-368-7734

Hey There Superstar!

Story time at the Library!

Story time may be over, but the fun is just getting started. Our Preschool Reading Robins Story time attendees are just having a ball. 

Let's Make a "Reading Rainbow" out of building blocks!

April 6th Story Time Topic: Birds

Tweet, tweet, ain't that sweet?  Join us on April 6th at 4:30 pm when the Reading Robins Preschool Story time topic is birds! We'll be reading bird-themed stories, singing pretty songs, creating a cool craft and dancing our story time away.  This story time is definitely for the birds!

Here's a sneak peek at our Blueberry the Bluebird craft and a song that will have you peeping and cheeping all day long!

Birds (Tune: "Here We go Round the Mulberry Bush")
This is the way we scratch for worms, scratch for worms, scratch for worms. 
This is the way we scratch for worms so early in the morning. 
This is the way we peck our food, peck our food, peck our food. 
This is the way we peck our food so early in the morning. 
This is the way we sit on our eggs, sit on our eggs, sit on our eggs. 
This is the way we sit on our eggs so early in the morning. 
This the way we flap our wings, flap our wings, flap our wings. 
This is the way we flap our wings so early in the morning. 
This the way we fly away, fly away, fly away. 
This is the way we fly away so early in the morning. 

Blueberry the Bluebird

*Registration is required so that all children may receive a craft. Please call the library at 630-368-7700 to register. 

Budding Bookworms Wanted!: Lapsit Story time (1-2 Year Olds) Topic: Birds

"Spring Into Reading" with a bright and interactive song and dance-filled story time. Welcomto BuddingBookworms Lapsit Story time (Mondays at 10 am), where story time and play time are combined. We'll shake our wiggles out, sing, tell flannel board stories, read a book or two and have loads of fun. We use items such as egg shakers, streamers or bubbles to bring our story time to life. Bring your doll or teddy bear along so they can enjoy this story.

This week's story time topic is birds. We will bring the story time alive by reading one or two of these books:  Wee Little Chick by Lauren Thompron, Whose Chick Are You? by Nancy Tafuri or Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri.

You'll feel like chriping after you sing this song!

Birds Fly High (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)

Birds fly high and bees fly low,

Caterpillars crawl and river flow,

Cats meow and cows go 'moo'.

Puppies bark and babies 'coo'.

So many things to see and hear,

I use my eyes and I use my ears.

Big Crafts for Little Hands: Introducing Crafts During Budding Bookworms 1 and 2 Year Old Story time

Little hands deserve big crafts too. We are now introducing developmentally appropriate crafts for our littlest patrons. Budding Bookworms, our lap sit story time for one and two year-olds will now contain a craft that will help memorialize the fun we had in story time. Get ready to get your wiggles, giggles and jiggles out during our half-hour program filled with songs, dance, fingerplays, games, a craft and of course, books!


*Registration is required so that all children may receive a craft. Please register by calling the youth services reference desk at 630-368-7734.


Here's a sneak peek at our Birdie in a Nest craft:

Tweet, tweet ain't that sweet?

We're Taking A Break and Creating A Craft!

The library is buzzing with activity! Check out these photos of the crafty creations made by some of the children who came to our open craft program "Take a Break and Create a Craft" this week. The glitter, glue sticks, and stickers were certainly put to good use.

Stamp Happy!

Just stamp it!

Look what I made!

An artiste at work!

Smile for the camera!

Lounging at the library!

Let's read a book!

Check out these cool crafts!

Turtle says hi!

Fishy wishes!