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Welcome to the Woodridge Public Library's monthly e-newsletter, highlighting selected programs, collections, and happenings. For details on upcoming events
see the
WPL online calendar or open the spring edition of
Library Leaves. Newsletter editor Patti Naisbitt welcomes comments and can be reached by replying to this e-mail.
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 Closed for Easter Sunday: April 5
- National Library Week: April 12 - 18
- New Library Catalog (SWAN) debuts, PIN change: April 14
- District 99 Student Art Show opens: April 15
Please note changes: Free Practice ACT Test - Sat., April 4, 1:15 p.m. Location: Woodridge Public Library, 3 Plaza Drive Steve Justman Presents: The Music and Influence of Pete Seeger This program has been postponed. Steve will perform at the Woodridge Library this summer on Sun., August 16, 2 p.m. |
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From the Library Administrator
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The new SWAN catalog debuts this month!
We have some important notes
regarding
the migration of the old catalog to the new:
- The catalog migration will take place April 11 - 14
- Library materials can be checked out during this time
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Access to your library account and real-time accuracy of the library catalog will be
limited from April 11-13
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April 14 we will have access to the new SWAN catalog
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Also on April 14
the PIN you use to access your account will default to the last four digits of your phone number
- Your default PIN can be changed after you log in successfully
- We can help access your account or change your PIN
- Call 630-964-7899, email [email protected], or stop by the Library with any SWAN account questions
Visit new.swanlibraries.net for a look at the new catalog, answers to frequently asked questions and details about convenient new features including Integrated eBooks and Pickup Anywhere.
 Please note that patrons using the "My Wish Lists" feature should save their information by April 10. See My-Wish-Lists or call Adult/YA Reference at 630-487-2577 for assistance. Finally, you can help with the catalog migration. Please verify your phone number and email address prior to April 10 by logging into your account or calling Circulation at 630-964-7899.
National Library Week: Shelfies
We're celebrating National Library Week by asking everyone in Woodridge to show us their favorite bookshelves. Take a shelfie and send it to us. What is a shelfie? A shelfie is a photo of your bookshelf - with or without you standing in front:
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| YA author Rick Riordan's shelfie. |
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| NY Public Library patron shelfie. |
Share your shelfie with us and we'll share it with Woodridge. Reply to this newsletter with an email or message listing your first name, a few words about your chosen bookshelves and your shelfie. We'll accept shelfies posted to Facebook, Tweeted, dropped into Google+, sent to [email protected]... Spread the word. Get your friends, family or co-workers to take and send us a shelfie. You can even stop by and take your shelfie with a favorite Woodridge Public Library shelf. 
Visit
woodridgelibrary.org throughout
National Library Week, April 12-18
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Library Renovation Renovations at the library are now anticipated to begin in the fall. All of our spring programs and book discussions will take place at the Library as usual and plans are underway for our Summer Reading Programs.
Susan
McNeil-Marshall
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Children's Programs
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Visit
the 2nd floor
to see our seasonal book displays.
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Calling all families with babies, toddlers and preschoolers: register today for the read-with-me program that leads to lifelong reading success. Visit the Children's Reference Desk to get started.
Weekly Poetry Scavenger Hunts
We need the help of our K-6 graders to celebrate
National Poetry Month. Each week a new scavenger hunt will have you searching high and low for the poems hidden throughout the 2nd floor of the Library. Stop in anytime throughout April to participate, no registration required.
Bring a friend to Games Day on Thurs., April 2, 2 p.m. No registration required.
Teen Programs
- Teen Poetry Contest - Entries due April 4.
- Free Practice ACT Test - Sat., April 11, 1:15 p.m. Please note a change of venue and start time for this event. Testing will take place in the 2nd floor Meeting Room of the Library at 3 Plaza Drive. Participants must register.
Adult Programs
There are still a few seats left for this program discussing and sharing essential oils.
Our guest speaker will be amateur astronomer David Fuller. His webpage
eyesonthesky.com and
YouTube videos are not to be missed.
Have you discovered ReDiscover yet?
Film discussions, pet programs, home decorating, book discussions...there are over twenty free programs taking place in April. To see a complete list of ReDiscover programs at eight neighboring libraries, visit
re-discover.org
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| Click on the calendar for program details and to register. |
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To see all available computer classes, and to register, have your library card number ready and use this link:
Computer Classes Calendar
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Join us for a hands-on introduction to the new Library Catalog.
We'll take a look at the new features, cover basic search techniques, learn how to place holds, and review the My Account features.
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To see all upcoming book discussions, and to register, use this link:
Co-sponsored by Indian Prairie Library, this discussion is held at Home Run Inn Pizza in Darien. 
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April's Recommended Resource
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Health & Wellness Resource Center
One of the challenges of researching topics related to your own health or the health and wellness of family or friends is finding reliable, proven information. The
Health and Wellness Resource Center is a respected, fact based database that gives you access to encyclopedia-like articles, straight forward medical definitions and short video overviews of important health topics.
The Center covers diseases, injuries, symptoms, diagnosis, drug facts, and alternative medicine. A great place to begin a search for medical information, Health and Wellness allows you to directly share the articles you find through email or to continue your research with trusted Internet sites. Enter your library card number to access this easy-to-search and credible resource.
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| District 99 Annual Art Show |
The Woodridge Public Library Gallery will host its 6th Community High School District 99 Student Art Show beginning Wednesday, April 15. The show will feature works in five categories. North and South High students submitted their art pieces to judges at each school. From those entries, pieces have been selected for display at the Library. Prize winners in each category will be announced during the Opening Reception, which will be held from 6 - 7:30 p.m. in the Library Gallery.
Members of the public are welcome to attend the reception and meet the student artists, their families, art faculty and other representatives from District 99.
The show will remain on display for two weeks following the opening and the public is invited to view the outstanding student works during regular Library hours. The Woodridge Library is pleased to offer the community the opportunity to support and foster the fine arts goals of our local schools:
 
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| Gardener and Chicago Tribune contributor Nina Koziol recommends backyard habitat guides on March 19. |
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| Lee Murdock sings of "home" to a full house on March 22. |
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Library Hours
Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 9 PM
Saturday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Sunday: 1 PM - 5 PM |
630-964-7899
[email protected]
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