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DuPage Co. libraries calendar

Posted November 26, 2007 10:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff Report

• Submit events at least two weeks in advance to Melynda Findlay via e-mail, mfindlay@dailyherald.com, or by fax, (630) 955-0895.

Today

• Make a Victorian holiday ornament at 7 p.m. today at the Addison Public Library, 2 Friendship Plaza. The program is geared to older children and adults. The cost is $3, which includes materials to make two ornaments. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 458-3320.

• The Community Ringers of Lombard will perform a holiday concert at 7 p.m. today at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. Community Ringers play three octaves of handbells and chimes. For details, call (630) 627-0316 or visit www.plum.lib.il.us.

• Wiesbrook Elementary School's Book Fair runs today through Friday at the school, 2160 Durfee Road, Wheaton. For details, call (630) 682-2190.

• Author Jordan Sonnenblick will sign and discuss his new novel, "Zen and the Art of Faking It," at 7 p.m. today at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. For details, call (630) 355-2665.

Wednesday

• Anthony Bourdain, chef, author and star of the Travel Channel's "No Reservations," will sign copies of his book, "No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach," at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borders Books and Music, 830 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. For details, call (312) 573-0564.

• The Book Brunch Discussion Group will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Bensenville Community Public Library, 200 S. Church Road. This month's book is "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys. Child care will be available, but reservations are required. Copies of discussion books are available at the circulation desk. For details, call (630) 766-4642.

• Library staff will discuss what's new in adult fiction at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Bensenville Community Public Library, 200 S. Church Road. For details, call Kelly Watson at (630) 766-4642 or e-mail kelly@52books.org.

Thursday

• Computer Basics will be offered at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday at the Addison Public Library, 2 Friendship Plaza. Participants will learn how to open, close and resize Windows; how to create shortcuts for the desktop; how to save to different drives; and how to cut, copy and paste text. For details or to register, call (630) 458-3318.

• Chet Spiewak will sign copies of his new seasonal adventure book, "An Ornament's Tale," at 7 p.m. Thursday at Barnes and Noble Bookseller, 590 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg. For details, call (847) 310-0450.

Friday

• The Congregation of St. Joseph of LaGrange Park is seeking volunteer tutors for its adult literacy program, School on Wheels. A training session will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 1515 W. Ogden Ave., LaGrange Park. Tutors work one hour per week in Cicero, Hodgkins, Lombard, Summit, Westmont and Woodridge. Second language skills and teaching experience are not necessary. For details, call (708) 482-5060 or (708) 482-5085.

• Enter by Friday to win two free tickets to see the musical "The Phantom of the Opera" at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago. The contest is open to library card holders 18 and older at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. Winners will be notified the first week in December. For details, call (630) 627-0316 or visit www.plum.lib.il.us.

• Joel Ostrow, head of the political science department at Benedictine University, will sign copies of his new book, "The Consolidation of Dictatorship in Russia: An Inside View of the Demise of Democracy," at 7 p.m. Friday at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 47 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. For details, call (630) 579-0200.

Saturday

• "Muslims 101" will be offered from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Glenside Public Library, 25 E. Fullerton Ave., Glendale Heights. Asra Yousufuddin will discuss the religion, art, culture and geography of Islam. For details or to register, call (630) 260-1550.

Sunday

• The Movie Matinee program continues at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Villa Park Public Library, 305 S. Ardmore. This month's films include "The Milagro Beanfield War," directed by Robert Redford, and "O. Henry's Full House," a film featuring five of the author's best-known short stories, including "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Ransom of Red Chief." Admission is free. For details, call (630) 834-1164.

Monday

• Villa Park Recreation's Readers Theatre Group meets from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays at Community Recreation Building, 320 E. Wildwood Ave. The program, led by local resident Joe Schrantz, offers an opportunity to perform without memorizing scripts. Participation is free. For details, call (630) 834-8970 or visit www.vprd.org.