Cook Co. library calendar
To have an event listed in this calendar, e-mail the details at least two weeks in advance of the event or registration deadline to nbrcalendardailyherald.com. Please put "Books" in the subject line.
Get in the Game READ: Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave. Sign up for the library's summer reading club to enjoy books, activities and prizes. Open to kids from infancy through grade 8. The Reading Games is the Teen Summer Reading Program, and Read for the Gold is the adult program. Register in Kids' World and play the game of the week. Teens and adults register at www.ahml.info. (847) 506-2640.
Tour Chicago: 7 p.m. June 26; Hendrickson meeting room of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave. Author Owen Hurd offers tips on planning a do-it-yourself tour of Chicago's historic sites at a free program. Designed for grade-school children and their parents. To register, go to programs at www.ahml.info or call (847) 392-0100.
"Everything I Know About Pirates": 6:30 p.m. June 25; Mount Prospect Public Library, 10 S. Emerson St. Art director and children's author/illustrator Tom Lichtenheld describes how he "accidentally" wrote his first book, "Everything I Know About Pirates." To register, visit www.mppl.org/events or call (847) 253-5675.
Chit, Chat, Chew: 7 p.m. June 24; Prospect Heights Public Library, 12 N. Elm St., Prospect Heights. Come discuss your favorite book, movie, game, event, etc. Or show off your special talent. Open to ages 13-18. Send an e-mail to kendall@phpl.info with Chit, chat, Chew in the subject line. To register, call (847) 259-3500 ext. 35, or register at www.phpl.info.
From Bibs to Books: 9:30 - 10:15 a.m., June 27; Mount Prospect Public Library, 10 S. Emerson St. Rhymes, simple stories, and songs for children ages 23 months and under. Time is allowed at the end of the session for book sharing, playing with toys, and child interaction. No registration is required. Call (847) 253-5675.
Book Chat at Caribou: 7 p.m., June 30; Caribou Coffee, 90 E. Northwest Hwy., Mount Prospect. Members of the Library's Readers Advisory Group l lead an informal book discussion of David Liss' "The Coffee Trader. Set in seventeenth-century Amsterdam, Miguel Lienzo is desperate to recover his lost fortune. He enters into a partnership to introduce coffee to the city and, in the process, confronts a ruthless adversary. No registration is required. Call (847) 253-5675 for more information.