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PRINCETON — Early Beginnings will meet at 10 a.m. today, Thursday, at the Princeton Public Library in the Youth Services Department.

Also today, the Friends of the Princeton Public Library will begin its book sale at the Bureau County Fairgrounds from 7 to 9 p.m. with a preview night. Those wishing to attend must be a member or pay a fee at the door. The sale continues from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday; from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; and with Bag Day from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

An American Girl tea will take place at 11:30 a.m. Saturday with the focusing being Felicity. This is a reservations only tea, so please call (815) 875-1331 for reservations. There is limited space for this program.

Also, Saturday is the last day for the Smithsonian Between Fences program.

Gamma Phi teachers will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday.

A preschool story hour with the theme planting/gardening will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The program will be held in the Youth Services Department and preschool children and their parents or guardians are welcome to attend.

The library board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The public is invited to attend.

TISKILWA — Did you know that Eric Carle’s book, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” is 40 years old? The Tiskilwa Public Library is going to celebrate that at the next children’s story time from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. “Catch the Reading Bug” is the theme, and Head Librarian Karyn Stark invites children in kindergarten through the sixth grade to come investigate some of the insects Carle introduced.

“We will watch bugs, read about bugs, create bugs, and ....eat bugs?’ Stark said.

Also, during these times of economic hardships, Stark wants to remind people that the Tiskilwa Library is still one of the best values around. She invites people to visit, check out books and use the high-speed computers.

For more information, call (815), send an e-mail to tisklib@comcast.net, or visit at 119 E. Main St.

SPRING VALLEY — The Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library is celebrating National Library Week by asking patrons to return any overdue items to the library now through April 25. They will be charged nothing, providing the items are in good condition. The items may be dropped off in the drop box outside the west entrance. If patrons have accumulated fines, they may bring in one nonperishable food item for every $1 owed in fines. The food will be donated to the Hall Township Food Pantry, and the library will wipe the fines from the records.

Also, there will be a story time from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

OHIO — The Ohio Public Library will hold Family Night @ the Library at 6 p.m. Monday. All are invited to hear the book “Miss Nelson Is Missing” read by Ohio third-grade teacher Kathy Sondgeroth and then watch Disney’s “Sky High.” Popcorn and fruit punch will be provided. Children are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed lion. For further information or if you have any questions, please contact Justin Mapes, library director, at (815) 376-5422.

MINERAL — Worlds connect @ your library: celebrate National Library Week at the Mineral Gold Library, now through Saturday. The staff invites you to stop by for refreshments and other activities during National Library Week!
The Mineral Gold Library Book Discussion Group will meet from 2 to 3 on Tuesdays through April 28.

LASALLE — The LaSalle Public Library will offer “The Poet and the President: Whitman and Lincoln as Allies across the Political Divide” at 10 a.m. Saturday. In the decade before the Civil War, Walt Whitman and Abraham Lincoln — one a Democrat and the other a Republican — struggled with the existence of slavery and the overwhelming racism of their audiences. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, call Laura Frizol at (815) 223-2341.

LAMOILLE — The LaMoille-Clarion Library would like to invite its patrons of all ages to help celebrate National Library Week, which runs through Saturday this year, by writing about or drawing a picture of their favorite book or what they most like to do at the library.

DEPUE — The Selby Township Library District will have free blood pressure and blood sugar checks every month on every fourth Wednesday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. individuals are asked to fast before having their sugar checked. For more information, call the library at (815) 447-2660.

WYANET — Raymond A. Sapp Library has added the following books to its shelves:

• Juvenile/Young Adult fiction - “Frostbite: A Vampire Academy Novel” by Richelle Mead, “The Thing about Georgie” by Lisa Graff, “Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life” by Wendy Mass, “Home of the Brave” by Katherine Applegate, “Crossing the Wire” by Will Hobbs, “Dragon Slippers” by Jessica Day George, and “Shark Girl” by Kelly Bingham.

• Juvenile / ya non-fiction - “Freedom Walkers” by Russell Freedman.

• Adult fiction - “Till the End of Tom: An Amanda Pepper Mystery” by Gillian Roberts, “The Other Boleyn Girl” by Philippa Gregory, “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” by Jamie Ford, “Handle with Care” by Jodi Picoult, and “Sway” by Zachary Lazar.

• Large print - “Divided in Death” by J.D. Robb, “Point Blank” by Catherine Coulter, “Firestorm” by Iris Johansen, and “Predator” by Patricia Cornwell.

SHEFFIELD — Over the past few months, the Sheffield Public Library has received the following new non-fiction books: “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch, “Cloning” by Tamara L Roleff, “The Longest Trip Home” by John Grogan, “The Evangelist: The worldwide impact of Billy Graham” by Lewis A. Drommond, “Made to Stick” by Chip and Dan Heath, “America’s Global Influence” by David Haugen and Susan Musser, “Remember the Sweet Things” by Ellen Greene, “Hot, Flat and Crowded” by Thomas Friedman, “The Trouble With Boys” by Peg Tyre, “Mountains Beyond Mountains” by Tracy Kidder, “Body-The Complete Human” by Richard Restak MD, “Detox Strategy” by Brenda Watson CNC, “Holy Smokes” by Jean Flora Glick, “Stem Cells” by Peggy J. Parks, “Against Medical Advice” by James Patterson, “The Ultramind Solution” by Mark Hyman MD, “Mistaken Identity” by Don and Susie Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak, “Seed to Seed” by Suzanne Ashworth, “Bliss to You” by Trixie and Dean Koontz, “Green Living for Dummies” by Yvonne Jeffery, “Dinner a Day: Slow Cooker” by Margaret Koeter, “2008 Taste of Home Annual Recipes”, “Reading Magic” by Mem Fox, “Ragged But Right: The life and times of George Jones” by Dolly Carlisle, “Sports Bloopers” by Mark Huebner and Brad Wilson, “Nascar Now!” by Timothy Miller and Steve Milton, “Dogs Have More Fun” by John Grogan, “Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries of Africa and Arabia” and “Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries of South America” both by David Hatcher Childress, “The Romanovs” by Lindsey Hughes, and “An Uncommon History of Uncommon Things” by Bethanne Patrick and John Thompson.