DuPage library calendar
Submit events at least two weeks in advance to Melynda Findlay via e-mail, mfindlay@dailyherald.com, or by fax, (630) 955-0895.
Today
• Spring Brook Nature Center's 2008 Ask the Expert series opens with a program titled "Gardening with Native Plants" at 7 p.m. today at the Itasca Community Library, 500 W. Irving Park Road. Nature Center staff member Bill Wickers will give a PowerPoint presentation and answer audience questions. The cost is $3. Registration is requested. Ask the Expert programs are offered the first Wednesday of each month through July and again in September. For details, call (630) 773-5572 or visit www.itascanaturecenter.com.
• Registered dietitian Tarvinder Ahluwalia will present "Fiber in Your Diet" at 7 p.m. today at the Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Road. Registration is requested. For details, call (630) 368-7725.
• Jean Cooper will lead Books and Bites at 10 a.m. today at the Villa Park Public Library, 305 S. Ardmore Ave. The group will discuss "Thursdays at Eight" by Debbie Macomber. For details, call (630) 834-1164 or visit www.villapark.lib.il.us.
• Wildlife habitat consultant Leslie Cummings will discuss how to certify your yard as a wildlife habitat at 7 p.m. today at the Villa Park Public Library, 305 S. Ardmore Ave. For details, call (630) 834-1164 or visit www.villapark.lib.il.us.
• Learn how to sell items on eBay at 6:30 p.m. today at the Warrenville Public Library, 28W751 Stafford Place. For details, call (630) 393-1171.
Thursday
• Annette Baldwin will present a slide program titled "The Carnegie Library: Treasures on the Illinois Landscape" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St. The event, sponsored by the Friends of the Wheaton Public Library, also will include a brief business meeting. For details, call (630) 868-7592.
• Folk, country and bluegrass singer Steve Justman performs at 7 p.m. at the 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Drive. Naperville. Free, but online registration required at www.naperville-lib.org or any of Naperville's three libraries. Justman is a founding member of Chicago's Pony Express Band.
• Best-selling author Elizabeth Berg will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday at Ashton Place, 341 75th St., Willowbrook. Berg will discuss her inspiration for "Dream When You're Feeling Blue," the research she did for it and how readers have responded. She also will read from her book, take audience questions and sign her book, which will be available to purchase at the event. Admission is free, but tickets are required. For details, visit the Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Road, Darien, or call (630) 887-8760, ext. 239.
• Ballet Folklorico Mexico will perform 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.
• The Improv Commandos will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday at the West Chicago Public Library, 118 W. Washington St. The group will perform PG-rated comedy. For details or to register, call (630) 231-1552, ext. 4.
Friday
• Got a library fine? If you're a Carol Stream Public Library patron, now is the time to take care of it and do some good at the same time. The library's Food for Fines program runs through May 15. Each nonperishable food item donated during that time at the library, 616 Hiawatha Drive, will clear $1 of overdue fines or processing fees. For details, call (630) 653-0755 or visit www.cslibrary.org.
Saturday
• Hard-Hat Tours of the new Addison Public Library, 4 Friendship Plaza, will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. The building is not yet complete, but patrons can see what's in the works. Children ages 9 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver 16 or older. For details, call (630) 458-3320.
• The AAUW-Downers Grove Area Branch will collect used books from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Eagle Storage, 555 Rogers St., Downers Grove. All books collected will be sold at the club's annual book sale June 12-14 at Henry Puffer School, 2220 Haddow Ave., Downers Grove. Proceeds will benefit the AAUW scholarship fund. For details, call (630) 415-2531; e-mail dgaaususedbks@yahoo.com; or visit www.aauw-il.org/downersgrove.
• Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear Radio Players will perform "Sunset Boulevard" at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Road. Registration is requested. For details, call (630) 368-7725.
• The Lombard Historical Society will offer trolley ride tours Saturday and Sunday, leaving from the Victorian Cottage, 23 W. Maple St. On Saturday, tours will visit sites related to the Lilac Community Read book, "Green Valley." Trolleys will leave from 11:30 to 1 p.m. and last about 25 minutes. The cost is $5. On Sunday, the annual Mother's Day tour of historic homes will be offered at 3 p.m. and will last one hour. The cost is $10. Reservations are required for both tours. For details, call (630) 629-1885 or visit www.lombardhistory.org.
Monday
• Villa Park Recreation's Readers' Theatre Group meets from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays at the 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.
• Naturalist John Stoddard will present "Coyote: Little Wolf on the Prairie" at 7 p.m. Monday at the Villa Park Public Library, 305 S. Ardmore Ave. For details, call (630) 834-1164 or visit www.villapark.lib.il.us.
• Beth Corrigan, a University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener, will present a program about shade gardening 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.