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New Art League Display on 2nd Floor
The La Grange Art League has a new display of artwork on the second floor of the Library. Stop by and see work by our talented local artists. The display will change in March.
 
Check Out Video Games 
 
The Library circulates 
video games in three game formats: Nintendo DS, Wii, and XBOX 360. To view or place a hold on the video games on our website, select
New/Recommended, 
select New Materials and then select the game format:
 



Upcoming Events

Knack for Knitting or Knot
Monday, March 15, 2010
7:00 PM
Voluntary Simplicity Group
Monday, March 15, 2010
7:00 PM
AARP Driver Safety Program- 2 Day Class
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
1:00 PM
Fun With Books
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
3:45 PM
BIG READ PROGRAM: Art of the 1960s: Pop, Funk, and The Hairy Who
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
7:00 PM
AARP Driver Safety Program- 2 Day Class
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
1:00 PM
West Suburban Handwriting Association
Thursday, March 18, 2010
12:00 PM
Great Books Discussion: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Thursday, March 18, 2010
7:00 PM
Classic Film Club - Mister Roberts(1955)
Friday, March 19, 2010
1:00 PM

The Book Report for March/April will be as delivered to residents soon. If you don't receive a copy, please contact Bridget Bittman at (708) 352-0576 ext. 33 or bittmanb
@lagrangelibrary.org.
*Please note there was incorrect date for the Sassy Southern Cooking in the recent Book Report. The correct date is Monday, March 29 at 7 p.m.
 
 
Don't miss your opportunity to support the Friends of the Library. Join us today!


Improve Your Driving in 2010!
 
The Library now offers the AARP Driver Safety Program to all adults.  This two-day safety course can help improve your driving skills and may qualify you for a discount on your car insurance. Classes will be held on March 16 and Wed., March 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. Cost is $12 for AARP and $14 for nonmembers.Registration is required for the March Class.

Encore Search  

Friends to Host Book Sale
on Saturday, March 13
 

On Saturday, March 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Friends of the La Grange Public Library (FOL) will hold a Mini Book Sale on the lower level of the library in the Dierkes Room. A bag sale will take place from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Wide variety of books and other media:
  • Fiction and non-fiction for adults and children
  • Reference books
  • Magazines
  • VHS tapes, CDs, cassette tapes, books on tape
Several areas of interest: 
  • Best sellers
  • Cooking 
  • Mystery
  • Travel
  • Romance
  • Parenting
The money raised at the Mini Book Sale will be used by the FOL to support library programs and activities such as the children's summer reading program and The Big Read.

Can't make it to the sale? Be sure to support the FOL by stopping by the ongoing book sale on the first and second floors of the library.

For more information on the FOL Mini Book Sale, ongoing book sale and other programs at the La Grange Public Library, visit the Library's Calendar of Events or call the Library at (708) 352-0576.


Big Read Programs Begin in March 
Programs for The Big Read 2010 will begin the first week of March with programs at 10 area libraries. This year's book is The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Request this popular book online or place a hold at any of the desks at the Library. The following programs will take place at the La Grange Public Library:
 
Tuesday, March 16 at 7 p.m. in the Dierkes Room
Art of the 1960s presented by art historian Jeff Mishur
 
*Monday, March 29 at 7 p.m in the Dierkes Room
Sassy Southern Cooking presented by chef Andrew Comens
*Please note there was an incorrect date in the March/April Book Report.
 
Registration is required for all Big Read programs. For more information on The Help or programs at other libraries, visit The Big Read's website.