Library
Name:
Onarga Community Public District Library
Location:
209 W
Seminary Ave, Onarga, IL 60955
Type: Public
Mission:
The
Onarga Community Public District Library will strive to meet the
informational and recreational needs of the community by offering, in a
fiscally responsible manner, a carefully selected and well-organized
collection
of library material. Said collection will be housed in an adequate
facility
with appropriate staff to manage all necessary library functions.
International best-selling author Jennifer Weiner, praised for taking “chick lit” to a higher level, will be at the Champaign Public Library to talk about her life and her books on Sunday, July 25. A book signing, open to the general public, will follow her 2 pm presentation.
Weiner’s 2001 debut novel, Good in Bed, quickly rose on the New York Times’ bestseller list. Her next book, In Her Shoes, became a major film starring Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette. Her newest novel, Fly Away Home, will be released July 13.
Free tickets for the program will be available for Champaign residents to pick up starting Saturday, July 10, at 10 am, at the library. Tickets must be picked up in person, with a limit of two per person. Recipients will be asked to show proof of their Champaign address. Seating to see the program via live video feed will also be available. Any tickets still remaining on July 21 will be released to the general public.
To help fans get ready for the book signing, copies of Weiner’s books will be sold at the library checkout desk starting Friday, July 9. Book sale proceeds will benefit the library.
For more information, call 217/403-2070. Weiner’s visit is sponsored by the Friends of the Champaign Public Library. Arrangements for the appearance of Jennifer Weiner made through Greater Talent Network, Inc., New York, NY.
Mission:
The purpose of the Paxton Carnegie Library is to serve the
informational, cultural, educational, and recreational needs of all Paxton
residents, regardless of age, sex, educational background, race, religion,
national origin, handicaps, or special library informational needs.
The St. Joseph Township-Swearingen Memorial Library invites children to "Scare Up A Good Book" this summer. The fun continues on Tuesday, June 22, with a drop in craft time 10 to 11am making Monster Boxes. This is for ages 2 and up.
On Saturday, June 26th, the library will have a Free Theater Time for children ages 7-12 to learn some basic acting skills and tips. This special activity is being led by a local 4-H teen who wants to share her love for the theater with children. The free program will begin at 1 pm.
Stop in Marshall Public Library where it’s cool and quiet to try out the new Internet Café in the library’s Dale McConchie meeting room. Each Saturday, anyone may enjoy the Internet Café during the library’s normal business hours from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Coffee is available for 50 cents per cup. Baked treats such as muffins, scones, and cookies made by Mandee Smith, of Happy Honey Muffins, are for sale for a nominal price as well.
You will enjoy the Internet Café as a quiet place to study, read, or use their computer online with a cup of coffee in hand. Try it out and let us know what you think! Days and times may be expanded depending on the popularity of the service.
For more information, please contact the library at 217-826-2535, or find us at www.marshallillibrary.com. The library is handicapped accessible; however, if special assistance is needed, please allow 48 hours notice.
Marshall Public Library invites you to get to know four very different authors this summer at our Late Summer Author Series on four Thursday evenings. Join us for a book talk by each author, conversation, and a chance to purchase a signed copy of his or her book.
The series begins with a visit from John and Mary Kilgore on July 8th, at 6:30 PM. The Kilgore’s authored Echoes from the Past: A Memoir of Family Heritage. This book is a memoir of family history that follows their adventures in genealogy and the unexpected pleasures that came with reconnecting with family long separated by both miles and years.
The Danville Public Library is a valuable asset to our community. Everyone is welcome to come in to use the multitude of resources available. For the residents who are unable to come to the library due to physical or mental limitations, their lives will be enhanced thanks to the generosity of Clifton Gunderson LLP. The Danville accounting firm will be providing funding to the Library Foundation to make sure that the Library’s Outreach Department has total wireless connectivity that will allow the staff and volunteers to access the patron and library databases that are necessary to complete transactions and maintain accurate inventory records no matter where they are located. Additional funds will be used to expand the Library’s Outreach services by adding books and materials in Braille and low-vision formats.
On Friday, June 25, at 3 p.m., in the library’s first floor Meeting Room, author and historian Bob O’Connor will give the Danville area audience a “sneak preview” of Ward Hill Lamon’s unpublished manuscript with a presentation and a reading. Copies of O’Connor’s four previous books about Lamon and the Civil War will be available for purchase and autographing.
Ward Hill Lamon was a Danville lawyer; Abraham Lincoln’s friend and law partner; a U. S. Marshal and personal bodyguard to the new President Lincoln. In 1872, he wrote The Life of President Lincoln; From His Birth to His Inauguration as President. At his death in 1893, he left an unpublished manuscript, The Life of Abraham Lincoln as President. This past year, O’Connor edited Lamon’s manuscript. It is scheduled to be published in Fall 2010.
