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August 3 thru August 9, 2008

• The Olympics have begun! Take a look at our new online display for kids about the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
• Registration for Fall Storytimes will begin on Tuesday, September 2.
• Skokie Public Library currently has several job openings.
• We've scheduled two additional showings of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly as part of our ongoing World Film Fest series.
• We've created a new screencast called Using the Magazine and Newspaper Locator. Other available screencasts include: Downloading eAudiobooks from the North Suburban Digital Consortium, Features of the Skokie Public Library Catalog and Searching for Obituaries Using the Library Website.
• The 2008-2009 Lyric Opera season will begin soon and we've put together a list of DVDs, CDs, librettos, and commentaries for this season's operas.
• Fans of Carl Hiaasen's zany crime capers set in the steamy South will enjoy the authors on our new Carl Hiaasen Read-a-Like list who mix humor and suspense in stories filled with outlandish characters and wacky plot twists.
• Take a trip down memory lane with some music from our new Motown Classics list!
• Each year at the Venice Film Festival the Golden Lion award is given to the best film shown at the festival. We've compiled a list of Golden Lion winners back to 1980; most of the winners are in the Library's collection.
• Fans of the new film version of Brideshead Revisited may enjoy some of the other titles on our new view-a-like list.
• The next Teen Movie Night will be held on Friday, August 29 and will feature Step Up 2: The Streets.

July 27 thru August 2, 2008

• Celebrate the diversity of Skokie! The Library now offers a Korean portal to our sites, in addition to the existing Russian and Spanish portals.
• The Library has quite a collection of Latin music. Check out some of the titles that have won Latin Grammys.
• We've added two new online displays for kids: Graphic Novels and Audiobooks.

July 20 thru July 26, 2008

• You can now visit the Library on Facebook!
• If you liked Mamma Mia! try one of the movies on our new view-a-like list.
• We've added new Adventure and Graphic Novels staff favorites booklists to our Reading Patch Club program.
• Teens: Make a note of our next Manga/Anime Appreciation Club meeting on Monday, August 18. We'll be discussing Spiral by Kyo Shirodaira.

July 13 thru July 19, 2008

• Planning a summer road trip? Check out our new list of Family Favorites, audiobooks that the whole family can enjoy.
• Celebrate Chicago's music! We've compiled a list of nationally known artists with roots in the Chicago music scene.
• Join us in August for one of our Activities for Kids and Families or for one of our Family Movies.
• The latest issue of our Mystery Authors You May Have Missed newsletter features Laurie R. King.
• Dog lovers take note! We've compiled a list of Dog Fiction. If you are more of a cat person you might like our previously published list of Cat Tales.
• The countries and territories of the West Indies have histories and cultures that provide rich fodder for fiction. We've put together a list of Caribbean Fiction, novels set in Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Jamaica, and Trinidad.

July 6 thru July 12, 2008

• Seniors: Join us on Tuesday, July 22 from 1:30 to 3:30pm for some exciting Wii Sports at the Library. We'll have a Nintendo Wii video game system set up with games like bowling, boxing, tennis, and golf!
• Our next Teen movie night on Friday, July 25 will feature the film Be Kind Rewind.

June 29 thru July 5, 2008

• You can now visit Skokie Public Library on Flickr to view photos of the 4th of July Parade, Library programs and art exhibits, and more! We've linked to some of these photos from our About the Library and Kids: What's Going On pages.
• Still planning your summer vacation? Our librarians have assembled a collection of links to useful Travel and Vacation Guides.

June 22 thru June 28, 2008

• If you have memories of former Chief Librarian Mary Radmacher to share, please fill out this form and we'll post the comments in an online tribute to her.
• The American Film Institute (AFI) recently announced their 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres. All of the titles are available for checkout at Skokie Public Library!
• If you are enjoying warm, sunny summer weather you may like one of the movies on our recently updated list of Warm Weather Films.
• Join us on Wednesday, July 9 on the Village Green (located on the east side of the Library) from 7:00 to 8:00pm to see BMX World Champion Matt Wilhelm perform amazing bike stunts.
• Ravinia comes to your Library on Wednesday, July 16 from 7:00 to 8:15pm for a presentation on Gustav Mahler's Eighth Symphony, which is the piece selected as Ravinia's "One Score, One Chicago" work for this season. A few lucky attendees will win free lawn passes to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performance of this symphony at Ravinia on July 26! Sign up online or call 847.673.3733 to register.
• Teens: Looking for something good to read? Need a cool place to do homework with your friends? Check out the Teen Corner at Skokie Public Library! Visit us or check out this video tour of the Teen Corner.
• There's still plenty of time to Get in the Game with our kids, teen, or adult summer reading clubs. The programs run through July 31. And new this year is a Summer Viewing and Listening Club for adults and teens.

June 15 thru June 21, 2008

• The June/July issue of the AV Newsletter is now available. Previous issues are also available.
• Skokie cardholders: Get your reserves in now for Recent and Upcoming Bestsellers and movies Coming Soon on DVD! These lists are now available as RSS feeds.
• Join us for one of our upcoming Tuesday Tech Talks or Computer Classes.
• Our first of several Skokie Nights was a big success! Make plans to stop by for one of our programs in July or August.

June 8 thru June 14, 2008

• The Skokie Public Library community is mourning the loss of former Chief Librarian Mary Radmacher who died on June 9th.
• The latest issue of our Mystery Authors You May Have Missed newsletter features Laura Lippman.
• Gather up the gang and head to the Library for one of our summer Family Movies!
• Fans of the Sex and the City movie will want to check out our new view-a-like list.
• June is wedding season; take a look at our updated list of Movies About Weddings and Engagements.
• The Alex Awards are given each year to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to teens. The Library has some of these award winning fiction and nonfiction books in the Teen Corner.