DuPage Co. library calendar
June 10
Slide guitar champion Kraig Kenning will perform country, folk and rock music from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 10 at the Glenside Public Library, 25 E. Fullerton Ave., Glendale Heights. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 260-1550.
Rex Newell of Rex's Antiques will do appraisals from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 10 at the Bloomingdale Public Library, 101 Fairfield Way. The first 40 people to register may have one item appraised free. Newell also will discuss how to identify and authenticate antiques. Spectators are welcome. For details, call (630) 529-3120 or visit www.mybpl.org.
The Literacy 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.
June 12
The Downers Grove American Association of University Women's 50th annual used book sale will be June 12-14 at Henry Puffer School, 2220 Haddow, Downers Grove. The presale will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Admission costs $5 and no children may attend. The sale continues from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, with all books priced as marked and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, with bag and box sale. Admission is free Friday and Saturday.
The Glen Ellyn Public Library will present the traveling exhibit, "Behind Barbed Wire: Midwest Prisoners of War in Nazi Germany," from 5 to 8 p.m. June 12 at the library, 400 Duane St., Glen Ellyn. For details, call (630) 469-0879.
Register by June 12 for the After-Hours Whodunit for teens from 6 to 8 p.m. June 13 at the Carol Stream Public Library, 616 Hiawatha Drive. Teens entering grades six through 12 will work on solving a mystery. Parental permission is required. For details, call (630) 653-0755 or visit www.cslibrary.org.
June 13
A volunteer from the DuPage Genealogical Society will be available to help patrons with family research from 7 to 9 p.m. June 13 at the Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St. For details, call (630) 868-7520 or visit www.wheatonlibrary.org.
Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint will be offered from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 13 at the Itasca Community Library, 500 W. Irving Park Road. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 773-1699 or visit www.itascalibrary.org.
June 14
The Gotta Write AuthorFest will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 14 at the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. Local authors will lead panel discussions about writing and publishing. Books by the authors will be sold, and authors will be available to sign them. A complete schedule is available at the library's Readers' Advisory Desk. For details, call (847) 923-3339 or visit www.stdl.org.
Cubs great Billy Williams and sportswriter Fred Mitchell will sign and discuss their new book, "Billy Williams: My Sweet Swinging Lifetime with the Cubs" at 2 p.m. June 14 at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson St., Naperville. For details, call (630) 355-2665 or visit www.andersonsbookshop.com.
June 15
Children can make Father's Day gifts during library hours June 15 at the Carol Stream Public Library, 616 Hiawatha Drive. For details, call (630) 653-0755 or visit www.cslibrary.org.
June 16
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.
Teens 13 to 18 can watch the horror movie "Cloverfield" at 7 p.m. June 16 at the Winfield Public Library, 0S291 Winfield Road. For details, call (630) 653-7599.