A walk down memory lane as we celebrate the 200th Episode of Library Life.
An interview with Botanist and Professor of Environmental Studies, Glen Adelson, PHD, about his May 22 program, The Astonishing Beauty and Wisdom of Wildflowers.
A hefty helping of crazy chemistry inside the Family Science Clubhouse.
Youth Services Staff Recommendations include art and architecture: Her Right Foot, by Dave Eggers; Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing, by Kay Haring; Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Masterpiece, by Marc Harshman; Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines, by Jeanne Walker Harvey; and The World is not a Rectangle, by Jeannette Winter. Best book pick within this theme: Dazzle Ships by Chris Barton.
Adult Services Best Book Recommendation: Inside the O’Briens, by Lisa Genova. Other books featuring illness and loss include: A Partial History of Lost Causes, by Jennifer DuBois; The Sweetest Halleluiah, by Elaine Hussey; Mimi Malloy, at Last, by Julia MacDonnell; My Sister’s Keeper, by Jodi Picoult; and Did you Ever Have a Family, by Bill Clegg.
A front row seat to Super Saturday: Blues Concert with Fruteland Jackson.
Patron Interview: What is your favorite type of flower and why?
Another round of Library Mini Golf with a fundraiser for the Mount Prospect Public Library Foundation.
An interview with mindful vagabond Brian Micholski about his May 29 program, Vagabonding Around the World.
Highlights from the 75th Anniversary Art Exhibit Celebration.
Adult Services Best Book Recommendations: The Flintstones, by Mark Russell. Other graphic novels include: Demon, by Jason Shiga; Paper Girls, by Brian K. Vaughn; On The Camino, by Jason; Sex Criminals, by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky; and The Manhattan Projects, by Jonathan Hickman.
Youth Services Staff Recommendations include funny reads for home and school: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, by Betty MacDonald; Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and other Scary Things, by Lenore Looks; The Adventures of a South Pole Pig, by Chris Kirtz; Yours Sincerely, Giraffe, by Megumi Iwasa; and Fables You Shouldn’t Pay Any Attention to, by Florence Parry Heide and Sylvia Worth Van Clief. Best book pick within this theme, I’m Just No Good At Rhyming and Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-ups by Chris Harris.
A front row seat to Super Saturday: Puppet Place Presents The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Patron Interview: What is your favorite memory of Mount Prospect Public Library and why?
Recipes and techniques to help Enjoy a Smoothie and Enhance Your Health.
An interview with Tim Joyce from Wild Birds Unlimited about his program, Inviting Songbirds Into Your Yard.
An intersection of technology and creativity in 3-D Printing: Design a Potted Planter.
Adult Services Best Book Recommendations: Sourdough, by Robin Sloan. Other books with a mix of high-tech and old world: Where’d You Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple; Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan; The Lemon Jell-o Syndrome, by Man Martin; Startup, by Doree Shafrir; and The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender.
Youth Services Staff Recommendations include 2018 Rebecca Caudill Award Nominees: Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman; Listen, Slowly, by Thanhha Lai; Fuzzy Mud, by Louis Sachar; Beneath, by Roland Smith; and Last in a Long Line of Rebels, by Lisa Lewis Tyre.
A front row seat to Super Saturday: Improve Playhouse Presents Stone Soup.
Patron Interview: What is your favorite practice for staying healthy and why?
Details of the Winter Reading Program: Connect with Your Library from the Library’s Youth, Teen, and Adult Services Departments.
An interview with financial planner John Daly about his program, Financial Forecast for 2018.
Travel back in time to Picasso and Paris: A Salon with Gertrude Stein.
Adult Services Staff Recommendations include books featuring the plight of immigrants: Girl in Translation, by Jean Kowk; A Manual for Cleaning Women, by Lucia Berlin; How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents, by Julia Alvarez; The Leavers, by Lisa Ko; and We Never Asked for Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Best Book Pick within this theme: The Book of Unknown Americans, by Christina Henríquez.
Youth Services Best Book Recommendations: I Will Always Write Back, by Caitlin Alifirenka. Other books featuring friendships bridging division: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, by Russell Freedman; A Friend Called Anne, by Carol Ann Lee; Understanding the Holy Lane, by Mitch Frank; Three Wishes: Palestinian and Israeli Children Speak, by Deborah Ellis; and Ship of Dolls, by Shirley Parenteau.
An invitation to the Library’s Star Wars Party.
Patron Interview: What do you appreciate most about Mount Prospect Public Library and why?
The beautiful music of pianist Charles Billington during Le Piano Enchanté: French Piano Masterworks.
An interview with certified professional organizer Lynn Gooding, outlining tips for Organizing Your Home, Papers, and Time.
A seat at the kitchen table of Julia Child: Her Life in France.
Adult Services Staff Recommendations include captivating life stories: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, by Mindy Kaling; Unsinkable: A Memoir, by Debbie Reynolds; Paddle Your Own Canoe, by Nick Offerman; Symptoms of Withdrawal, Christopher Kennedy Lawford. Best Book Pick within this theme: This is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare, by Gabourey Sidibe.
Youth Services Best Book Recommendations: Wolf Hollow, by Lauren Wolk. Other books featuring stories of overcoming life’s challenges: Booked, by Kwame Alexander; Knights of the Lunch Table, by Frank Cammuso; Matilda, by Roald Dahl; Blackbird Fly, by Erin Entrada Kelly; and Slob, by Ellen Potter.
Super Saturday: Stories, Songs and Dances of the Voyageur.
Patron Interview: What is your 2018 New Year’s Resolution and why?