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River Grove Library Newsletter
May 2013 Volume 3, Issue 5
ESL Conversation Café will take place at the River Grove Public
Library beginning on April 4. This class will be held on
Thursday afternoons from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. The class is offered
by the Literacy Volunteers of Western Cook County. You must
register for this class by calling 708-848-8499 or by e-mail at
Book Club
The book club will meet on Monday, June 3, at 7:00 p.m. This
month’s selection is Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Books are
available behind the circulation desk. Sign up is required for
this event.
Coming Events
5/8 Library Board meeting, 7:00 p.m. Public is welcome. 5/17 Knitting Club, 10:00 a.m.
River Grove Public Library District
8638 W. Grand Ave. River Grove, IL 60171
708/453-4484
Monday – Thursday 10:00 – 9:00
Friday & Saturday 10:00 – 5:00
Knitting and Crocheting Club
Come join the new River Grove Knitting Group. Whether you’re a professional or just a beginner, come join us for some knitting fun. Bring your own supplies, however, we will have knitting needles and yarn available. Don’t know what to knit? We can provide you with patterns and step-by-step instructions. Join us on Friday, May 17, at 10:00 a.m. Light refreshments will be available. Call the library to register.
Jigsaw Puzzle is Back Come and help us put it together
What: 1,000 Piece Say Cheese Puzzle
When: During the Library Hours
Where: The puzzle has its own carrying case so you can work on it anywhere in the library. Just close
the box properly and take it someplace comfortable for you. The puzzle stays intact for the next user.
MEET THE STAFF
Gino is currently a circulation clerk at the River Grove Public Library. He has been working at the
library since August 2012. Gino started as a page but switched to being a clerk in mid-October. His
daily library tasks are making sure we have a surplus of brochures, organizing the sale shelf, adding
books to our GoodReads.com page, and maintaining the OCLC website, which is a program that
allows libraries outside of our system to check out books. Gino also currently attends the Illinois
Institute of Art in Schaumburg to achieve his Game Art & Design Bachelor degree. His favorite
genres of books are young adult or adult science fiction. He also loves to draw and shoot pool in his
free time.
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NEW DVD’S
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Children’s Events: Evening Tales
May 1, 8, 15 at 7:00. For ages 5-8 years. **
Story Time
May 2, 9, 16 at 11:00 and 1:30. For ages 2-4 years. **
NO 1:30 Storytime on April 11
Mother’s Day Craft: Drop in to make a special gift for mom.
May 4. 1:00 – 3:00. For all ages.
**Registration is required.
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The Impossible
John Dies at the End
Safe Haven
Jack Reacher
Cloud Atlas
A Good Day to Die Hard
True Blood (season 5)
A FEW OF OUR NEW BOOKS
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Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
Don’t Go by Lisa Scottoline
Fatal Descent by Beth Groundwater
Inferno by Dan Brown
Manuscript Found in Accra by Paulo Coelho
Starting Now by Debbie Macomber
Tapestry of Fortunes by Elizabeth Berg
The Crypt Thief: A Hugo Marston Novel by Mark Pryor
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