DuPage County library events

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

Today

• Nurse midwife Therese Doyle, director of Midwest Midwifery, will discuss women's health issues at 7 p.m. today at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park. The program is sponsored by Alexian Brothers Hospital Network. Registration is required. For details, call AlexianConnects at (866) 253-9426.

• Author Jeff Libman will discuss his book "An Immigrant Class: Oral Histories from Chicago's Newest Immigrants" at 7 p.m. today at the Addison Public Library, 2 Friendship Plaza. Registration is required. For details, call the Fiction Desk at (630) 458-3320.

• Oak Brook Public Library staff member Mary Duncan leads a group of fellow knitting enthusiasts at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the library's lobby, 600 Oak Brook Road. For details, call (630) 368-7725.

• Jordan LaVallee of the Chicago Wolves will make a local visit at 7 p.m. today at the Winfield Public Library, 0S291 Winfield Road. LaVallee, the hockey team's left wing, will talk about the Read to Succeed program and sign autographs. Read to Succeed is a national program that aims to promote children's literacy by teaching them that reading is fun. For details, call (630) 653-7599.

• Michelle Linn-Gust will sign and discuss her book "Ginger's Gift: Hope and Healing Through Dog Companionship" at 7 p.m. today at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson St., Naperville. For details, call (630) 355-2665 or visit andersonsbookshop.com.

Wednesday

• The Literacy Volunteers of DuPage English Conversation Groups for ESL students and their tutors meet from 10 a.m. to noon the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Naper Boulevard Library in the lower-level meeting room, 2035 S. Naper Blvd., Naperville. The program is free. For details, call Mary Bannon at (630) 961-4100, ext. 2231.

Thursday

• Ron Vesely, official photographer for the Chicago White Sox, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wood Dale Public Library, 520 N. Wood Dale Road. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 766-6762 or visit www.wooddalelibrary.org.

• Virginia Stewart will present "Visionaries of Elmhurst" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S. Prospect Ave. The slide show and lecture is based on the book "Visionary: An Elmhurst Retrospective." The program is co-sponsored by the library and the Elmhurst Historical Museum. Copies of the book will be sold for $25. Registration is requested. For details, call the library at (630) 279-8696.

• Local residents Jeff and Donna Franklin will present a digital photography class from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Road. Registration is requested. For details, call (630) 368-7725.

• Author and college professor Dennis Cremin will present "Reading the Landscape: The Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Winfield Public Library, 0S291 Winfield Road. For details, call (630) 653-7599.

Friday

• Life coach Ann M. Babiarz will lead a workshop titled "The Art of Writing Your Story" from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at Friendship Village of Schaumburg, 1100 S. Roselle Road; from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Spa Vargas at The Garlands of Barrington, 1000 Garlands Lane and from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Hilton Chicago-Indian Lakes Resort, 250 W. Schick Road, Bloomingdale. The workshop at Indian Lakes Resort also will include a book signing of "Graveyard Gambit," written by Babiarz and her husband, Michael. Reservations are required. For details about the Schaumburg event, call (847) 755-7918; for the Barrington event, call (847) 277-9250 and for the Bloomingdale event, call (630) 307-1100. For information about Babiarz, visit energyiskey.com.

Saturday

• Families can watch Disney's "Enchanted" at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. The film, which stars Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey, is rated PG. Children 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. For details, call Young People's Services at (630) 627-0316 or visit helenplumyouth.blogspot.com.

Sunday

• "Thomas Paine: Voice of the American Revolution" will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Addison Public Library, 2 Friendship Plaza. Local actor R.J. Lindsey will portray Paine, best-known for his 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense," which advocated colonial America's independence from England. Registration is requested. For details, call the Fiction Desk at (630) 458-3320.

• The Friends of the Villa Park Public Library will show the film "French Kiss" at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the library, 305 S. Ardmore Ave. The 1995 film is rated PG-13 and stars Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 834-1176 or visit www.villapark.lib.il.us.

• Nancy McCully will present a travelogue about beach towns in Michigan at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St., Wheaton. Admission is free, but tickets are required. For details, call (630) 868-7592.

Monday

• World traveler Bill Helmuth will give a virtual tour of Thailand at 7 p.m. Monday at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 529-1641 or visit www.roselle.lib.il.us.

• The Helen M. Plum Memorial Library and the Lombard Historical Society will sponsor the village's first Lilac Community Read. The book chosen for the program is "Green Valley," published in 1919 by Lombard author Katharine Reynolds. The book may be purchased by Monday at the Plum Library for $15, which also includes lectures and book discussions. A Green Valley trolley tour also will be offered and costs $5. The novel can be downloaded free at gutenberg.org/etext/18801. Reynolds settled in Lombard in 1905 and started the village's first newspaper, "The Lombard Breeze" in 1912. She wrote "Green Valley" to combat homesickness while visiting South America. For details, call the library at (630) 627-0316, the historical society at (630) 629-1885 or visit www.plum.lib.il.us or www.lombardhistory.org.

• "Toilet Tales," a display of items that have been flushed down local toilets, will be on display through Monday at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park. The display, which includes a collection of children's toys, was assembled by the village of Roselle Public Works Department's Wastewater Treatment Division. The exhibit is designed to remind residents that whatever they flush or pour down drains affects rivers and lakes. For details, call the library at (630) 529-1641 or visit www.roselle.lib.il.us.

• Learn how to bring butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden at 7 p.m. Monday at the Villa Park Public Library, 305 S. Ardmore Ave. Bill Karges from Pioneer Garden and Feed Supply in Villa Park will lead the program. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 834-1146 or visit ww.villapark.lib.il.us.

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