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Danville Library Offers Program About Lead Safety May 6

John Dreher, Community Development Manager with the City of Danville, will present “What’s all the fuss about lead?” on Wednesday, May 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the first floor Meeting Room of the Danville Public Library.  Dreher is also an Illinois licensed lead risk assessor (Lic. #L-008111).  He will bring equipment to demonstrate how lead levels are determined.  Participants may bring an item to be tested as part of the demonstration.

Danville Public Drawing for Symphony Tickets

The Danville Public Library is holding a drawing for two free tickets to the Danville Symphony Orchestra’s May 9 concert, “With Strings Attached”, featuring Buddy Wachter on the banjo. 

The drawing will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6.  Tickets are provided compliments of the Danville Symphony Orchestra.  Entry forms are available at the Checkout Desk on the first floor of the library.

Spring Used Book Sale at St. Joseph Library

The St. Joseph Township-Swearingen Memorial Library announces its Spring Used Book Sale.  The book sale will begin Monday, May 4^th and end Thursday, May 28^th.  Paperbacks are 25¢ and hardbacks are 50¢. There will be adult fiction, non-fiction, mysteries, science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, adventure, biographies, crafts as well as children’s fiction, non-fiction picture books and encyclopedia sets.  There will also be 16mm movies, dvds, videos, audiobooks and magazines.  The sale will run during normal library hours:  Mondays & Wednesdays 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesdays & Thursdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Fridays 1 pm to 7 pm; Saturdays 9 am to 3 pm.  The library will begin accepting donations after May 5^th.  For more information, contact Susan McKinney at 469-2159.

Danville Library Presents "Lincoln and Cinco De Mayo" program April 29th

 Kevin R. Young will present a program on “Lincoln and Cinco de Mayo” on Wednesday, April 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the first floor Meeting Room of the Danville Public Library.  The program is free.

On the 5th of May 1862, Mexican soldiers under General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated Napoleon III’s French forces at the battle of Puebla.  This Mexican victory was the start of a long conflict by Mexican president Benito Juarez to stop the French occupation of Mexico and to defeat the puppet government of Maximilian I.

Danville Library Offers Comic Book program April 25th

Local comic book collector David Laker will present “Catch All the Action!:  A Celebration of the Great American Comic Book” at the Danville Public Library on Saturday, April 25, from 2 to 4 p.m.  The free program will be held in the first floor Meeting Room and is sponsored by the Danville Public Library Teen Advisory Board.  The program is open to all ages.

Great Books to Great Films

People tend to say “the book was better than the movie,” but is this necessarily true?  Find out with Great Books to Great Films, an original book/movie discussion series presented monthly at the Danville Public Library from May 2009 to April 2010.

Each month, participants will read a classic novel and view an acclaimed film adaptation of that book.  A discussion will follow each film screening.

Free VHS Security Cases

The Lake Land College Library has over 100 VHS Security cases to give away. If you would like to make arrangements to pick some up contact Scott Drone-Silvers at sdronesi@lakeland.cc.il.us

Danville Library Hosts Book Signing

Local poet Yolanda S. Duckworth will help the Danville Public Library celebrate National Library Week and National Poetry Month with a book signing on Saturday, April 18.  From 2 to 4 p.m., Ms. Duckworth will have copies of her latest book of poems, Poetry for Ducks, for sale and autographing.  She will be located at a table across from the Checkout Desk on the first floor.

Ms. Duckworth lives in Danville and attended Danville Area Community College.  She’s currently studying for a bachelor’s degree through Eastern Illinois University.  She is the mother of four children and aspires to own her own business.

Money Smart Week Illinois Seminars in St. Joseph

The St. Joseph Township-Swearingen Memorial Library will be hosting some free seminars as part of the Money Smart Week Illinois.  These seminars are to help people with general finance planning.  For more information, please contact Franklin Financial Planning at ffp.plan@gmail.com or 337-7526.

Tolono Public LIbrary Board Meeting

Joe Sciacca and Jan Ison attended the Tolono Public LIbrary Board meeting on April 7th.  Seven dedicated trustees and 2 staff members were in attendance.  The board discussed the increased library programming, tax rates and tax revenue, reciprocal borrowing, and an open house planned for April 15th.  The board and staff have done a great job in promoting and advertising this event.  Everyone should take an opportunity to visit the library on the 15th to see what the library has to offer and celebrate having taxes completed.