Warhol and hometown heroes mural featured at the Lisle Library District

As part of a county-wide collaboration, the Lisle Library District is featuring Warhol-inspired programming all summer. The collaboration centers around the upcoming Andy Warhol exhibit at the College of DuPage McAninch Arts Center this summer.

The library, 777 Front St., will unveil a special pop-art inspired mural of four hometown heroes at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 20.

"We invite the entire community to join the LLD and the Lisle Warhol Committee to celebrate our hometown heroes. Learn about our local luminaries, enjoy a sweet pop art treat, visit the newly renovated Library, and walk away with a lovely booklet memento," said Tatiana Weinstein, library director.

Festivities continue all summer long with programs and a pop art-themed Summer Read.

Justin Witte, director and curator at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art, will explore Warhol's life and rise to stardom at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, at the library.

Adults can delve into a hands-on program to create their own pop art painting at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 23 in the library's meeting rooms and again at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 21 to create pop art paper flowers.

Teens will enjoy painting pop art donuts at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 16.

Children can explore pop art at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 12 at the library, and again on Monday, July 8 to create pop art collages. Older children in fourth to eighth grade can make an Andy Warhol-inspired self-portrait at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20 and craft comic pop art explosions on Tuesday, July 18.

Warhol has inspired the popular take and make kits at the library too. Children can pick up a Pop Popsicle kit the week of July 24-29 while older children can pick up a kit exploring Keith Haring figures the week of June 26-July 1 and a Warhol Shadow Painting kit the week of July 24-29.

The library has added Andy Warhol prints to the circulating art print collection, as well as books and movies about his life and work. #popinlisle