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PRINCETON — The Princeton Book Club will meet at the Princeton Public Library at 4 p.m. Thursday to discuss “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. “We The People” will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
A preschool story hour will be held Tuesday with the theme “Laugh.” The program will be held in the Youth Services Department, and preschool children and their parents or guardians are welcome to attend. Also on Tuesday, Gamma Phi will meet at 4:30 p.m. and the Princeton Area Home Educators will meet at 7 p.m.
The Early Beginnings will meet for playgroup at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 15.
SPRING VALLEY — “Recipes from the Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway” is being sold at the Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library for $18. The Illinois River Road connects more than 100 nature-based destinations in the Illinois River Valley, beginning in the community of Ottawa and ending 140 miles south in Havana. Many of the communities have business that participated in this recipe book. One page discusses the business along with a drawing and the other page contains recipes submitted by that business. It is 146 pages of information and tasty recipes.
Also, a book sale is continually going on throughout the year, with many items added each week.
LAMOILLE — The LaMoille-Clarion Library is pleased to invite the public to learn about the history of LaMoille. A slide presentation narrated by LaMoille’s own historian, Neal Drummer, will be held at the library at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Registration is not required, but we’d appreciate it if you’d give us a call at (815) 638-2356. Refreshments will be served.
Also, we’ve added the following new books to the shelves;
For children: “This Land Called America” a collection of books on each of our 50 states; “Rapacia: the Second Circle of Heck” by Dale E. Basye and “Odd and the Frost Giants” by Neil Gaiman.
For adults: “The Christmas List” by Richard Paul Evans; “The Book of Illumination” by Mary Ann Winkowski and Maureen Foley; “Her Fearful Symmetry” by Audrey Niffenegger; “Evidence” by Jonathan Kellerman; “Once in a Blue Moon” by Eileen Goudge; “The Year of the Flood” by Margaret Atwood; “Whistlin’ Dixie in a Nor’easter” by Lisa Patton; “Home” by Marilynne Robinson; “Hothouse Orchid” by Stuart Woods; “The Murder of King Tut” by James Patterson and “The Time of My Life” by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi.
WYANET — October’s 2nd Thursday@the Library is coming up at the Raymond A. Sapp Library. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dexter Brigham will be here, talking about “Hiking the Appalachian Trail.” Each summer since 2002, Brigham and has father have worked on their goal of completing the 2,170 mile Appalachian Trail, which winds from Springer Mountain, Ga. to the summit of Mt. Katadin, Maine. Brigham will share stories of life on the trail as well as pictures of some of the most beautiful, untouched lands in the country. And as always ... there will be delectable refreshments provided.
The Computer Users Group will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Doreen Stalter will share her knowledge of search engines and all that they entail. The group is open to the public. Call ahead with questions to (815) 699-2342 and the staff will get them to Stalter.
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.
OHIO — The next Family Night@the Library will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the Ohio Public Library, 112 N. Main St. Children and adults are invited to hear the book “Little Red’s Autumn Adventure” read by a special guest reader and then watch “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.” Popcorn and punch will be served.
Also, a copy of the Future of Ohio High School study 2009-10 is available for review at the library. All community members are invited to stop in and take a look at this document. Simply ask for the copy at the circulation desk. For further information or should you have any questions, contact Justin Mapes, library director, at (815) 376-5422.
TISKILWA — The October children’s story time at the Tiskilwa Public Library will feature “Slightly Scary Stories,” at 4 p.m. Oct. 19. A special program is planned with an indoor campfire, stories and s’mores. The library’s programs are free to anyone interested. For more information, call (815) 646-4511, e-mail us at tisklib@comcast.net, or visit at 119 E. Main St.
BUDA — The Mason Memorial Public Library in Buda has added the following items to the library:
For adults: “The Last Song” by Nicholas Sparks; “Have a Little Faith” by Mitch Albom; “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown; “Sydney Sheldon’s Mistress of the Game” by Tilly Bagshawe; “Alex Cross’s Trail” by James Patterson; “South of Bend” by Pat Conroy; and “That Old Cape Magic” by Richard Russo.
For children: “Silly Street” by Jeff Foxworthy; “A Season of Gifts” by Richard Peck; “The Seer of Shadows” by Avi; “Before Columbus: The Americas Before 1942” by Charles C. Mann; “The Sorcerer of the North” by John Flanagan; “Al Capone Shines My Shoes” by Gennifer Choldenko; and “The Land of the Silver Apples” by Nancy Farmer.
DVDs: “Monsters vs. Aliens,” “The Soloist,” “17 Again,” “Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death” and “Last Chance Harvey.”
We have a new assistant, Angie Joos. Come in and meet her when you check your items or use one our public access computers. We also have Wi-Fi.
LADD — The Ladd Public Library holds pre-school story times on the first and third Monday of each month at 10:30 a.m. These programs are designed for pre-school aged children with a parent and include stories, activities and a craft.
DEPUE — The Selby Township Library will host the monthly blood pressure and blood sugar check from 8:30 until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. These tests are free and open to the public.
HENRY — The Henry Public Library fall series concludes at 7 p.m. Thursday with Bucky Halker’s “Illinois Songs of Death and Dying.” Illinois has a rich folksong tradition that includes a large body of songs related to death, and tornadoes, murders, hangings, floods, shipwrecks, gang violence, assassinations, fires and train wrecks have all claimed victims. Join us for a performance-lecture that features a sampling of these lively songs and insightful commentary on their history, importance and function in the Prairie State. For more information, call (309) 364-2516.
