News

DuPage library calendar

Posted October 06, 2008 11:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff Report

Submit your events by e-mail to dupageneighbor@dailyherald.com or by fax, (630) 955-0895.

Oct. 7

• Author and genealogy expert Jeff Bockman will discuss how to preserve your family history at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park St. Registration is requested. For details, call (630) 529-1641, ext. 211, or visit roselle.lib.il.us.

• "Bookventure: Ghost Stories" will be offered at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Wood Dale Public Library, 520 N. Wood Dale Road. Library staff and program participants will share their favorite ghost-themed books and stories. Everyone who attends will be entered to win a copy of the book "The Illinois Road Guide to Haunted Locations" by Chad Lewis, Terry Fisk and Scott Maruna. Registration is requested. For details, call (630) 766-6762 or visit wooddalelibrary.org.

• The Addison Public Library's book discussion group will share thoughts on Jeannette Walls' memoir, "The Glass Castle" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the library, 4 Friendship Plaza. New members are welcome. Registration is requested. For details, call (630) 458-3320 or visit addisonlibrary.org.

• Introduction to Digital Photography will be offered from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 7-28, at the Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St. Jeff and Donna Franklin will lead the free hands-on class. Topics will include camera basics, settings, focus and more. Participants must bring their camera and instruction book to the first session. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 868-7520.

Oct. 8

•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.

• The Warrenville Public Library will present the traveling exhibit, "Confronting Democracy's Boundaries: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates," from Wednesday, Oct. 8, to Wednesday, Oct. 29, during regular hours at the library, 28W751 Stafford Place, Warrenville. For details, call (630) 393-1171.

Oct. 9

• Elmhurst College's second annual GLBT lecture will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at Illinois Hall, inside the Schaible Science Center on the college's campus, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst. Elmhurst alumna the Rev. Dr. Joan M. Martin will deliver "Remembering Matthew W. Shepard: The Necessity of Historical Memory and the Virtue of Ordinary, Everyday Courage." Admission is free. For details, call (630) 617-3033 or visit elmhurst.edu.

• The Garden Club of Bensenville will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at the Bensenville Community Public Library, 200 S. Church Road. Jane Foulser and Pat Miller will lead a program titled "Monarch Way Stations." Prospective members are welcome.

Oct. 10

• Children in grades three through six can play Dance Dance Revolution and Nintendo Wii Sports from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at the Itasca Community Library, 500 W. Irving Park Road. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 773-1699 or visit itascalibrary.org.

Oct. 11

• Local author Glennette Tilley Turner will read from her newest children's book "An Apple for Harriet Tubman" at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St. Turner also will discuss how Tubman helped slaves escape via the Underground Railroad. Autographed books will be available to purchase. The event is free. For details, visit blodgettlegacy.org.

• The Heartland Blood Centers Bloodmobile will visit the Oak Brook Public Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in the library's parking lot, 600 Oak Brook Road. For details or an appointment, call the Reference Desk at (630) 368-7725.

• Submissions are due Saturday, Oct. 11, for the "Toss Us a Catchphrase" logo and slogan contest at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park St. Anyone who lives, works, studies or plays in Roselle may enter art or words that describe the library - what it means to them, what it is now and what it can be in the future. A prize of $100 will be awarded to winners in both the graphics and words categories. For details and complete rules, visit roselle.lib.il.us/contest/contest%20rules%202008.pdf or call (630) 529-1641.

Oct. 12

• Folk musician Alfonso Ponticelli will perform at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park. For details, call (630) 529-1641 or visit roselle.lib.il.us.

Oct. 13

• Introduction to Digital Photography will be offered from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 13-Nov. 3, at the Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Road. Jeff and Donna Franklin will teach beginners how to use their cameras and how to take better photos. The program is free. Registration is required. For details, call the Reference Desk at (630) 368-7725.

• Wheaton College will feature author Stephen Macek and "Urban Nightmares: Media and the Moral Panic over the City" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, in Blanchard Hall, Room 339, 501 College Ave., Wheaton. The lecture is free and open to the community. For details, call (630) 752-5886.