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Beyond Books
September Programs |
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Library Closings | | The Library will be closed on Sunday, September 2 and Monday, September 3 for Labor Day. No materials will be due on these dates. |
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Nominate HPL! | Harness the power of play for HPL through LEGO Duplo Read, Build, Play! project. The winning Library gets $5,000! The top 200 libraries will receive innovative early literacy toolkits. Nominations accepted through October 1, so vote daily!  |
| Voter Registration | |
Register to vote at the Library. Two forms of identification, one with current residence, are required. For more information, call Reference and Adult Services at 630.986.1982.
Celebrate National Voter Registration Day at the Library on Tuesday, September 25 with the League of Women Voters. Remember, the 2012 elections are November 6, and the deadline for voter registration is October 9! |
| Show Us Your Library Card, Hinsdale! | |
September 1-30
Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month in September! Show your Hinsdale library card to select businesses for a special offer:
Dips & Dogs, free mini cone with purchase
Fontano's, 20% off
Toni Patisserie, free sugar cookie with purchase
The Village Cellar, 10% off
Get a sticker at the Circulation Desk when you sign up for a library card! Then go to Youth Services to get your picture taken with a giant library card and receive a McDonald's coupon! |
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| Mission Statement |
We celebrate lifelong learning and foster community connections through innovative educational and cultural experiences. |
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An Evening with Chuck Goudie:
140 Characters, Creeps and Other Assorted Congressmen | |
 Join the Friends of the Hinsdale Library for an evening with Chuck Goudie, Hinsdale resident and award-winning investigative reporter for ABC7 News. Registration begins September 4 at the Library, over the phone or online.
Sponsored by BMO Harris Bank and BMO Private Bank. Refreshments provided by Whole Foods Market Hinsdale. 
Become a Friend
Become a Friend of the Hinsdale Library and help provide programs, services and materials. Applications are available at the Library and online. |
| We Have Macs! |
Borrow Macbook Pro laptops at the Library! 
The Hinsdale Public Library Foundation recently funded the purchase of six, 13- inch Macbook Pro computers. Four laptops are available for in-house checkout at the Reference and Adult Services Desk. Laptops will be loaned to HPL cardholders, high school age and older on a first-come, first-served basis. First time users will need to fill out an agreement form, and users 18 and under will need to fill out a permission form, as well. The MacBook Pro Agreement forms can be found online.
Two more Macbooks are installed in Youth Services for children's use. All six laptops are loaded with iWork and Office for Mac software.
Questions? Contact Reference and Adult Services at 630.986.1982 or reference@hinsdalelibrary.info |
| Fall Art Exhibit | |
Bring It All Back by Veronica Bruce
The fall art exhibit features work by Hinsdale native and local artist, Veronica Bruce. The exhibit includes work that shows an awareness of creating space through the physical. Bruce's photo paintings give insight into the creation of her sculptural process. Each piece enthusiastically engages the viewer with color and energy. The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular Library hours September 6 through November 30.
Veronica Bruce has pursued the practice of painting from an early age, beginning in the basement of her Hinsdale home. Her life-long pursuit has led her into multiple disciplines ranging from painting to sculpture to installations to, most recently, video.
Over the past few years she has shown her work in Chicago at Julius Caesar, Robert Bills Contemporary, the Nevica Project, Park Schreck Gallery and Casa Duno. Her work can also be found in DePaul University's permanent collection. |
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Banned Books Week | |
September 30-October 6
Library materials are often challenged as a way to protect others from difficult ideas and information. However, it is our own right to choose books freely for ourselves. Each year the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom records hundreds of attempts to have books removed from libraries and schools.
Have you ever read a "banned book"?? Did you love it? Would you recommend it? Are you surprised that the Harry Potter series made the list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of the Decade? Celebrate the freedom to read during our Banned Books Week writing contest! Your winning entry could be the key to freeing a collector's edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling which will be "locked up" in the Youth Services Display Case.
Readers of all ages and families, tell us why you love Harry Potter or would recommend the series to a friend.
Entries will be read by a panel of judges and then posted.
The grand prize winner will receive the collector's item and 3 runners-up will receive a cool HP prize.
Entry forms available September 24- October 6 in Youth Services. |
| Film Society | |
 Join the Hinsdale Public Library Foundation's Film Society for great movies and conversation on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room.
September 20, In Darkness (Poland)
October 18, Kinky Boots (U.K.) |
| Drop-In Tech Tuesdays | |
Are you curious about new devices, apps and technologies? Stop by the Teen Lounge with your eReaders, tablets and smartphones and/or any questions you might have. Your questions don't need to be limited to that day's topic.
Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
September 11, Try out Macbook Pro Laptops
September 25, eReaders and eBooks |
| Tech Talk Live: A MACnificent Introduction | |
Wednesday, September 12, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 13, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
The Library is very excited about the addition of six new Macintosh laptops to its technology offerings. For those more accustomed to Windows computers, librarian Mike Oetting will demonstrate how to perform basic functions on a Mac, noting the similarities and differences to Windows. He will also explain the Library's Mac laptop lending program so you can start borrowing! |
| Celebrate National Grandparents' Day | |
Sunday, September 9, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Calling all grandkids! Bring your grandparents, or special grown-ups, to the Library and create lasting memories! Decorate a paper quilt for display and then decorate a picture frame to take home. You provide the creativity and we will provide the art supplies. Refreshments will be served. Registration now open. |
| iCraft: Teen Craft Night | |
Wednesday, September 19
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Back to School Supplies
Stock up on your DIY school supplies. We will make pencils, pencil cases and journals. Registration begins September 5. Limit 25. |
| ACT and SAT Practice Tests |
Grades 9-12
Registration begins two weeks prior to each program
SAT- Saturday, Spetember 15, 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
ACT- Saturday, September 22, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
A practice test is crucial to ward off those Test Day jitters and to predict how you might score on the "real thing." Don't be surprised!! Come to the Library and experience firsthand what Test Day will be like. A certified proctor will provide a practice test and return scores with analyzed results. Give yourself every opportunity of scoring success by enrolling in this program! Seats are limited. |
| Storytime | |
Register online.
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| Kids Connection | |
PALS with the Hinsdale Humane Society
Saturday, September 8, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Kindergarteners through Fourth Graders
PajamaRama! Family Storytime
September 11, 6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Preschoolers with caregivers
Stay & Play Day
Friday, September 14, 10:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
Preschoolers and Kindergarteners with caregivers
Family LEGO Club
Sunday, September 16, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. |
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Coming Attractions
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New Fiction
Check out the new titles that will be coming soon to the Library! Subscribe to NextReads and get newsletters sent directly to your inbox. Newsletters include all kinds of fiction, nonfiction, books for kids and young adults, audiobooks and large type.
New CDs
Check out the CDs that will be arriving at the Library soon.
New DVDs
Check out the DVDs that will be arriving at the Library soon.
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| Museum Adventure Pass |  Did you know Hinsdale Public Library cardholders can receive free admission to 15 exciting museums and cultural institutions throughout the Chicagoland area? Check out www.museumadventure.org for the full list. This special opportunity is made possible by a generous contribution from Macy's and Innovation Experts. This program will continue through December 2012.
Visit the Library to pick up a one-week pass for the museum of your choice. They are available on a first-come, first-served basis. All you need is a valid Hinsdale Library card. One Museum Adventure Pass may be checked out per family, per loan period. For more information, go to |
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Hinsdale Public Library is here to support our terrific students and great schools. Stop by, call, click, follow us on twitter and facebook or text us!
Stop by: Hinsdale Public Library is located at 20 E. Maple Street.
Call: Our number is 630.986.1976.
Hinsdale Public Library: We are your community destination for literary and cultural enrichment and informational and educational support. We are here to help!
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