DuPage County library notes

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

Today

• Teacher and antique appraiser Karl Gates will speak at 7 p.m. today at the Itasca Community Library, 500 W. Irving Park Road. He will discuss the history of appraising and current trends in the industry. Participants may bring one item to be appraised, but coins, weapons and stamps will not be allowed. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 773-1699.

Wednesday

• Author Firoozeh Dumas will discuss her book, "Funny in Farsi," at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Bensenville Community Public Library, 200 S. Church Road. The book, a "Bensenville Reads!" selection, chronicles the lives of both Dumas and her family. Copies of both "Funny in Farsi" and Dumas' new book, "Laughing Without an Accent," will be available to purchase at the event. A book signing follows. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 766-4642.

• The College of DuPage AAUW's book, music and movie sale will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the college, SRC 1480, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. For details, call (630) 942-2709.

• Jason Hill, associate professor of philosophy at DePaul University, will deliver Elmhurst College's annual Niebuhr lecture, "Permanent Residence as a Human Right: A Kantian Inquiry," at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the college's Founders Lounge in Frick Center, 190 Prospect Ave. Hill, who is an immigrant to the United States, currently is focusing research on permanent residency as a human right. He also is the author of "Becoming a Cosmopolitan: What It Means to be a Human Being in the New Millennium." Admission is free. For details, call (630) 617-3033 or visit www.elmhurst.edu.

• Genealogist Mike Karsen will present "Write Your Family History Now" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Warrenville Public Library, 28W751 Stafford Place. Registration is requested. For details, call (630) 393-1171.

Thursday

• Donations for the Bensenville Community Public Library's spring book sale will be accepted until Thursday at the library, 200 S. Church Road. For details, call (630) 766-4642.

• The Carol Stream Public Library's Food for Fines program runs Thursday through May 15 at the library, 616 Hiawatha Drive. For each nonperishable food item donated, patrons will clear $1 of overdue fines or processing fees to a maximum of $15. However, fees for lost or damaged materials will not be waived. For details, call (630) 653-0755.

• Pastry chef Rose Deneen of Wilton Industries will present a program about chocolate at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Carol Stream Public Library, 616 Hiawatha Drive. She'll also share ideas for Mother's Day treats. Registration is requested. For details, call (630) 653-0755.

• Patrons may share their thoughts about the book "The Other Side of the Bridge" by Mary Lawson at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Warrenville Public Library, 28W751 Stafford Place. The next book up for discussion will be "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See at 1 p.m. May 14. For details, call (630) 393-1171.

• The 47th annual Wheaton/Glen Ellyn AAUW used book sale will be Thursday through Saturday at the Glen Ellyn Civic Center, 535 Duane St. The presale will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Admission costs $5, $10 for dealers with scanners and free for children. The sale continues with free admission for everyone from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, when a bag of books costs $5. Proceeds will be used for fellowships and scholarships for local women. For details, call Sarah Peck at (630) 469-4726.

Friday

• Drop-in chess for children in grades one through eight will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. The program is aimed at home-schooled students, as well as other children who have the day off. Chess sets will be provided. For details, call (630) 627-0316 or visit www.plum.lib.il.us.

Saturday

• The Teen Pizza Taste-Off will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Addison Public Library, 2 Friendship Plaza. Participants will taste pizza from local restaurants, then vote on which one they like best. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 458-3338 or (630) 458-3320.

• A women's self-defense class will be offered at 1:30 p.m. Saturday 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.

• A preview reception for the exhibit "The Oak Brook Public Library Celebrates Commercial Oak Brook" will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the library, 600 Oak Brook Road. The exhibit, which celebrates Oak Brook's 50th anniversary, will be on display at the library through August. It includes architectural photographs by local artist Conrad Truedson that show important historic and business structures in the village. For details, call (630) 368-7700 or visit www.oak-brook.lib.il.us.

Sunday

• Jewelry artists Dana Perea-Thiakos will help mothers and their daughters make crystal-beaded charm bracelets at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Itasca Community Library, 500 W. Irving Park Road. The cost is $8 and registration is required. For details, call (630) 773-1699.

• Performer Mary McClenahan will give a dramatic musical presentation of Anne Morrow Lindbergh's book "Gift from the Sea" at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. Reservations are requested. For details, call (630) 627-0316 or visit www.plum.lib.il.us.

• Chefs Pina and Edward from Pina's Culinary Experience will present "Remembering Mom's Cooking" at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park. The cost is $5. In-person registration at the library is required. For details, call (630) 529-1641 or visit www.roselle.lib.il.us.

Monday

• The Lira Ensemble will help celebrate Polish Constitution Day at 7 p.m. Monday at the Wood Dale Public Library, 520 N. Wood Dale Road. The narrated program will include Polish dance in native costumes and music from the region. Registration is requested. For details, call (630) 766-6762 or visit www.wooddalelibrary.org.

• A mother-daughter scrapbooking program will be offered from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park Ave. Girls in grades two through six and their moms will learn new techniques to make family-themed scrapbook pages. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 529-1641, ext. 351, or visit www.roselle.lib.il.us.