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
• A program about container gardening will be offered at 7 p.m. today at the Wood Dale Public Library, 520 N. Wood Dale Road. Participants will learn how to grow herbs used in Persian cooking indoors. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 766-6762 or visit www.wooddalelibrary.org.
• The Roselle Public Library and Alexian Brothers Health Network will offer a free foot screening by a podiatrist from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the library, 40 S. Park. Appointments are required. For details, call AlexianConnects at (866) 253-9426.
• Joseph Orsolini of College Aid Planners Inc. will discuss how to finance a college education at 7 p.m. today at the Glenside Public Library, 25 E. Fullerton Ave., Glendale Heights. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 260-1550.
Wednesday
• Nancy McCully will present a travelogue titled "Michigan Beachtowns" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Itasca Community Library, 500 W. Irving Park Road. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Itasca Community Library. Registration is requested. For details, call (630) 773-1699.
• 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
• Illinois historian, author and retired university professor John E. Hallwas will present the May Tea Time Tour lecture, "Small-Town Heritage: Life in Illinois Communities, 1870-1920" at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Elmhurst Historical Museum, 120 E. Park Ave. Hallwas will discuss what life was like from just after the Civil War until after World War I. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. For details, call (630) 833-1457 or visit www.elmhurst.org/elmhurst/museum.
• As part of the "Based on the Book" series, the Bensenville Community Public Library and the village of Bensenville will present a screening of "The Painted Veil" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Bensenville Theatre, 13 S. Center St. The film is based on the novel of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham. It is a love story about a young English couple who marry in the 1920s and relocate to Hong Kong. Admission is free. For details, call the library at (630) 766-4642.
• Learn how to attract butterflies to your garden during a program at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bloomingdale Public Library, 101 Fairfield Way. Pat Miller from the University of Illinois Extension will lead the program. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 924-2730.
• Marna Rundgren will lead Books Worth Talking About at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Villa Park Public Library, 305 S. Ardmore Ave. Participants will share their thoughts about "The Ha-Ha" by Dave King. For details, call (630) 834-1176 or visit www.villapark.lib.il.us.
• Free career counseling is offered from 9 a.m. to noon the third Thursday of each month at the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard. A counselor from Lombard's Jewish Vocational Service will tailor a 30-minute session to each participant's needs. Possible topics include how to organize job searches, developing resumes and cover letters, practice interviews and more. Appointments are required. For details, call Adult Services at (630) 627-0316.
• Art historian Jeff Mishur will present "Images of the Jazz Age" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Winfield Public Library, 0S291 Winfield Road. The program will explore art of the 1920s portraying Flappers and other imagines of the era. The program is sponsored by the library and the Winfield Historical Society. For details, call (630) 653-7599.
Friday
• Friends of the Wheaton Public Library's Garden Day will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at the library, 225 N. Cross St. The event will include a sale of perennials and gardening items. University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions. Proceeds will benefit library programs. For details, call (630) 668-1374.
Saturday
• A women's self-defense workshop will be offered at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Bloomingdale Public Library, 101 Fairfield Way. Patrick Collins, a certified personal trainer and retired Chicago Police Academy instructor, will lead the program. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 924-2730.
• See the 2006 documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?" at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Glenside Public Library, 25 E. Fullerton Ave., Glendale Heights. Martin Sheen narrates the film. Admission is free; children 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. For details, call (630) 260-1550.
Sunday
• Local singer and songwriter Christy Ogilvie McCreary will perform at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 529-1641 or visit www.roselle.lib.il.us.
Monday
• Ying Stoller of Ying's Kitchen will demonstrate how to make Chinese appetizers at 7 p.m. Monday at the Villa Park Public Library, 305 S. Ardmore Ave. For details, call (630) 834-1176 or visit www.villapark.lib.il.us.
• Podiatrist Myron Wolf will lead a program about foot care at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Bloomingdale Public Library, 101 Fairfield Way. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 924-2730.
• 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.