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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.

June 1 thru June 7, 2008

• Did you miss one of our recent computer classes? Do not despair! Materials from Technology Presentations are available online.
• Teens: If you're looking for books to read as you complete the Teen Summer Reading Club, try one of the titles on our Books for Teens by Teens booklist.

May 25 thru May 31, 2008

• There are currently several Job Openings at Skokie Public Library. Applications for both paid and volunteer positions are available Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm in the Administration Office on the third floor of the Library.
• Did you like Iron Man? Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? If so, you may like one of the other titles on our new view-a-like lists for these movies. We've also created View-a-Like lists for many other recent popular films.
• Our brand new Summer Listening and Viewing Club began this week! The theme for all of our summer clubs this year is Get in The Game and to get you started we've created lists of Movies About Games and Puzzlers, and we've updated our list of Sports Movies.