Upcoming Programs

Weekly Story Times continue this week! Feel free to drop in if you are looking for something fun to do Thursday morning! We offer Lapsit Story Time for very young children up to age 2 1/2 at 9:30 AM and again at 10 AM. 3-5 year-old Story Time is at 11 AM. If you stop in, you will get a chance to see how much the department has changed in the last couple of weeks! The new carpeting is in, and all the children's books are out of the Meeting Room and back in the department! Our new service desk is coming along, and you can see its permanent location as it is being constructed. When you visit, I am sure you will notice lots of other exciting changes!

Our Acorn Teen Corp is meeting Thursday evening in the Board Room upstairs at 7 PM. The group is open to all young adults, grades 6-12, interested in volunteering at the library, in their community and participating in fun group activities. This meeting, the group will work on some interesting and tricky brainteasers! As always, snacks will be provided.

Don't forget, our next Panera Story Time is next Wednesday, May 4. We read stories, participate in activity songs, and Panera generously provides a cookie and milk for each child. In April, we had a great turn out with 40 children and 20 adults attending! We'll be at the Panera Bread located at 15854 Harlem Ave. in Orland at 10 AM.

Young Adult Book Discussion Group

We had a great turn out at our last Young Adult Book Discussion Group of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Our next meeting will be on Friday, May 6 at 3:30 PM and we'll be discussing The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett. Copies of the book are available at the Youth Services Desk. To learn a bit about our next selection, take a look at out book trailer below!

"Create Your Own Story @ Your Library" Bookmark Contest

The winners have been chosen! We received lots of creative entries and had a hard time choosing our winners. In addition to getting their winning designs made into bookmarks, which are currently available in the Youth Services Department, winners also received an art supply kit and a certificate of achievement. Please stop in to see the winning designs on display now at the Youth Services Desk!

3rd and 4th Grade Category: Peyton Nielsen

5th and 6th Grade Category: Cherish Recera

6th 7th Grade Category: Emily Cooper

Museum Adventure Passes

Lots of people are on Spring Break this week, and if you are looking for something to do, don't forget Acorn offers Museum Adventure Passes. With your valid Acorn Library card you can obtain a pass at the Youth Services Desk or Reference Desk to one of 18 local museums and cultural institutions, including the Brookfield Zoo, The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn and the Morton Arboretum. Here is a complete list of participating institutions, including a listing of what each pass entitles. Passes are limited, and available on a first come, first serve basis. You must present your valid Acorn Library card in order to obtain the pass. You are limited to one pass at any given time, and each pass is valid for one week. Please call the Youth Services Desk (708) 687-3700 for more information or to check on pass availability.

Hunger Games Book Trailer

Take a look at the book trailer Mike created for our upcoming YA Book Discussion on Friday, April 8 at 3:30 PM. Copies of the book are available at the Youth Services Desk!

Young Adult Book Discussion Group

In April, we will discuss the award-winning, best seller…

THE HUNGER GAMES

by Susanne Collins

The Hunger Games is the first novel in the trilogy, and introduces readers to a futuristic dystopian society where an overpowering government controls the lives and resources in twelve different districts. Each year, as punishment for District 13's attempted rebellion, two children in each district are chosen by lottery to fight each other to the death in an arena. The event is called the Hunger Games and is televised for everyone in the Capitol to see; the winner is given food and a life of ease for themselves and their families, along with food and resources for their district. Katniss Everdeen’s little sister is chosen to fight, but Katniss volunteers to replace her and is taken to the Capitol with Peeta, a boy from her school, to fight other children in the Hunger Games.

Now is a perfect time to read, or re-read, the first in the Hunger Games trilogy and discuss it with fellow readers!

We will meet on April 8^th at 3:30pm. The group is open to all patrons in 6th grade or older, and copies of the book are available at the Youth Services Desk.

Great Reads for 3rd Graders

Recently, Ms. Janice conducted a visit and tour for a group of Cub Scouts. During their visit, she pulled some great books to show them--here's the list!

Interesting Non-Fiction Titles:

Great White Sharks by James Martin
J 597.31 MAR

Fairy Tale Feasts: A Literary Cookbook for Young Readers & Eaters by Jane Yolen
J 641.5 YOL

Entertaining Chapter Books:

Frindle by Andrew Clements
J FIC CLEMENTS

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
J PB DAHL

Danny, the Champion of the World also by Dahl
J FIC DAHL

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
J FIC DICAMILLO

Hachiko Waits by Leslea Newman
J FIC NEWMAN Blue Stem

If you are a fan of series books, check out Geronimo Stilton and The Time Warp Trio books!

Maybe you are in the mood to share a picture book:

Stellaluna by Cannon
EASY CANNON

The Junkyard Wonders by Polacco
EASY POLACCO

How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Priceman
EASY PRICEMAN

Zathura by Van Allsburg
EASY VAN ALLSBURG