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Programs and Registration Main Library Adult Programming |
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Summer Reading 2009: Read on the Wild Side |
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We are sorry for the inconvenience. We look forward to offering more classes in our new and expanded computer training lab. Look for the grand reopening! |
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Monday, June 1 – Friday, July 31 All district cardholders, ages 2 through adult, are invited to join the Summer Reading Program “Read on the Wild Side” at the Palatine Public Library District. Join this summer’s animal madness of reading, fun and prizes. Bring your Palatine Public Library District card and sign up at the Main Library, Freeman Road Branch or Rand Road Branch beginning Monday, June 1. Bookmobile sign up will begin Saturday, June 6. Everyone who completes the program will receive a grand prize T-shirt, generously provided by the Friends of the Palatine Library. The program ends on Friday, July 31 at the respective closing time of each location. As always, participants will have an opportunity to “Read On” in August. Wanted: Household Who "Read on the Wild Side" Grab the whole household and come to the
Main Library wearing your “Read on the Wild Side” T-shirts and you will receive
a movie theatre gift card. We’ll take your photo, or bring in your own wild
household photo, and then we’ll display it on our gallery of Wild Side Summer
Readers at the library and online. All members of a household must complete the
requirements by Friday, July 31 to be eligible for this prize. Are You Prepared to Go Wild?
All library cards will be checked for validation at time of registration. Ravinia Tickets Adults who sign up for Summer Reading within the first three days, June 1, 2, or 3, will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a pair of Ravinia tickets!
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Please register for all non-fiction, adult programming by using our online calendar, stopping by the 2nd floor Reference Desk, or calling 847-358-5881, x167. |
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30-Minute Chocolate Desserts
Pastry Chef Rose Deneen will demonstrate 4 easy-breezy chocolate desserts, including chocolate mousse in a chocolate cup and a white chocolate raspberry trifle. Recipes and samples included! Register, valid District cardholders only. Baseball in the Movies Wednesday, June 24, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Calling all baseball fans! Celebrate the greatest all-American pastime with a spectacular collection of clips from classic baseball movies and commentary from film historian, Steve Frenzel. This program is sure to please all baseball fans from the young to the young at heart! Adults, children, and families welcome!
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Please register for all non-fiction, adult programming by using our online calendar, stopping by the 2nd floor Reference Desk, or calling 847-358-5881, x167. |
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Florence: The Cradle of the Renaissance
Forty percent of all the art in Europe is found in Italy, and forty percent of all Italian art is found in just one city, Florence. Visit the Baptistry of St. John and its world famous bronze doors by Ghiberti, the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Flower, Giotto’s Campanile, Ponte Vecchio, the Uffizi Gallery, and more in this exciting travel lecture by Al Popowits. Petra: The Rose Red City Wednesday, August 26, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Petra flourished as the capital of the Nabateans between the 4th century B.C. and the Roman occupation in 106 A.D. Located at the crossroads of international commerce in the center of the caravan trade, this once-thriving city is remarkable for its rose red colored architectural forms carved out of the stratified rock. Learn about this stunning ancient city in this Art Excursions lecture presented by Jeff Mishur.
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Friday Morning Adult Book Discussion Fridays, 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. |
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer Copies of the book will be available at the Reader Assistance Desk beginning Friday, August 7.
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Monday Evening Adult Book Discussion Mondays, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. |
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Copies of the book will be available at the Reader Assistance Desk beginning the third Monday of the month before each meeting. September 21 (Title available August 17) Eventide by Kent Haruf
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Tuesdays, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. |
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Join us for a special senior event on the third Tuesday of each month featuring books, sharing and refreshments. Bring a book you’ve enjoyed - on any topic - and tell us about it! We’ll have new library books on display for you to check out. Register, ext. 166 or ext. 108. June 16 July 21 August 18
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Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. |
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Tuesday, September 15 A Passion in the Desert by Honore de Balzac The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe
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Tuesdays, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. |
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Non-fiction can contain characterizations, style, pace, and plot that can please even someone who usually reads fiction. Questions, call ext. 106 or ext. 166.
Thursday, September 10
This is a vivid glimpse of the twilight of the Edwardian era and of a nation losing its innocence from the viewpoints of a debutante, a suffragette, a trade unionist, a butler, a politician, the queen, and others. Copies of the book will be available beginning Thursday, August 13 at the 2nd Floor Reference Desk.
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Due
to the renovation of the second floor of the library, 
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Before
you “Read on the Wild Side”, check to be sure your library card is valid and has
less than $5.00 in fines and fees. A quick check at the circulation desk can
tell you if your card is in good standing. To participate, patrons aged 14 or
over need their own card to register for the Summer Reading Program. To sign up
for a new library card, please provide proof of residence in the Palatine Public
Library District.
Tuesday,
June 16, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Thursday,
June 11, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
September
4
Have
you been promising yourself that you’d get around to reading some really good
literature, and want a chance to share the experience? We will be reading from
the Short Story Omnibus (which has 39 selections)
during the next few years. Copies of the book will be available at the 2nd Floor
Reference Desk after Wednesday, July 1. The discounted cost is $30. Questions,
call ext. 166.
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the discussion on our
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Perfect Summer: England 1911, just before the storm This page was last updated on Wednesday, 03. June 2009.