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PRINCETON — An after-school craft day will be rom 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Princeton Public Library. The book club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday.
A preschool story hour will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, and the theme will be fruits and vegetables. The program will be in the Youth Services Department. Preschool children and their parents or guardians are welcome.
Youth Services will celebrate the birthday of author Roald Dahl throughout the month of September. Each Tuesday, Rachel Bystry will read chapters from one of Dahl’s books from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Each Wednesday, Youth Services will show a Dahl movie at 3:30 p.m.
DEPUE — The Selby Township Library at DePue will host a flu clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. on Oct. 5. Registration is not required. The clinic is sponsored by St. Margaret’s Hospital. The cost for the flu shots is $25, however, Medicare will be accepted. To receive a flu shot, you must be 18 years of age or older. Please note the flu shot does not include the H1N1 virus, as those are not available at this time.
Through a program from Ameren Illinois, the library has received a kilowatt meter that can be checked out by patrons. This meter can be used to determine how much electricity is being used by home appliances like lamps. This is part of a program to promote energy conservation.
The library has a new display of sale items. If you are looking for VHS tapes, stop by and see what is available. They are just 50 cents each. Also, many books are available for sale at just $1 each.
The library has recently added these materials:
Books – “Hunted” by P.C. and Kristin Cast; “Smash Cut” by Sandra Brown; “Evil at Heart” by Chelsea Cain; “Finger Lickin’ Fifteen” by Janet Evanovich; “Barefoot” by Elin Hilderbrand; “Summer on Blossom Street” by Debbie Macomber; “Alex Cross’s Trial” by James Patterson; “206 Bones” by Kathy Reich; “The Battle of the Labyrinth” by Rick Riordan; and “The Last Song” by Nicholas Sparks.
Audio books — “First Family” by David Baldacci; “Mr. and Miss Anonymous” by Fern Michaels; “The 8th Confession” by James Patterson; “Cemetery Dance” by Douglas Preston and “Lincoln Child; Vision in White” by Nora Roberts.
SPRING VALLEY — The Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library will hold story times featuring author Kate McMullan Tuesdays throughout September. From 5:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, guest reader Monte Moreno will visit with his backhoe end loader and read the story “I’m Dirty.”
LAMOILLE — The LaMoille-Clarion Library would like to invite the public to an informational program on the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu) at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 30. This program will be presented by Sue Gorman, RN, infection control nurse at Perry Memorial Hospital.
New books for adults include: “Bookmarked for Death” by Lorna Barrett, “The Paper Bag Christmas” by Kevin Alan Milne, “92 Pacific Boulevard” by Debbie Macomber, “Little Bird of Heaven” by Joyce Carol Oates, “Think No Evil” by Jonas Beiler, “Ghost à la Mode” by Sue Ann Jaffarian, “Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Strout, “The Girls From Ames” by Jeffrey Zaslow, “The Last Song” by Nicholas Sparks, “Day After Night” by Anita Diamant and “Traveling With Pomegranates” by Sue Mon Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor.
Books for children: “Guinness World Records 2010,” “Bear Dance” by Jan Wahl, “Full Color” by Etienne Delessert, “blue moon” and “evermore” by Alyson Noel, “Road to Tater Hill” by Edith M. Hemingway, “Bear Flies High” by Michael Rosen, “The Magician’s Elephant” by Kate DiCamillo, and “A Season of Gifts” by Richard Peck.
LADD — There will be an organizational meeting at the Ladd Public Library at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for the book club the library is hoping to start. At the meeting, the group will discuss permanent meeting times and selection of books to read. All adults are welcome to join.
The library would also like to thank Deb Schultz from North Central Bank for presenting a program on identity theft. All in attendance agreed they learned some valuable information on the topic.
Also, the library holds preschool story times on the first and third Monday of each month at 10:30 a.m. These programs are designed for preschool aged children with a parent and include stories, activities and a craft.
SHEFFIELD — On Friday and Saturday, during the Sheffield townwide garage sales, there will be a sale to benefit the Sheffield Public Library at 137 E. North St. There will also be baked goods available. The sale will open both days at 8 a.m.
MINERAL — The Book Discussion at the Mineral Gold Library will meet on Tuesdays from 2 to 3 p.m. Contact the library for more information.
