DuPage Co. library notes

Aug. 5

• Learn how to use the Internet at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Road. The class is free, but registration is required. Participants must have an Oak Brook Public Library card or a computer use card. For details, call (630) 368-7700 or visit www.oak-brook.lib.il.us.

• The Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, 110 W. Maple St., Lombard, will be closed for a staff in-service Aug. 5. For information, visit www.plum.lib.il.us or call (630) 627-0316.

• The Bookventure series will focus on multicultural fiction at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Wood Dale Public Library, 520 N. Wood Dale Road. Library staff will introduce a variety of works from different cultures. Participants also may share stories they've read and will be entered into a drawing to win the book "Education: Memoirs of People and Places Around the World" by David Pollard. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 766-6762 or visit www.wooddalelibrary.org.

• The Addison Public Library's book discussion group will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 at the library, 4 Friendship Plaza. This month, members will share thoughts about "On Beauty" by Zadie Smith. Copies of the book are available to check out. New members are welcome. For details, call Adult Services at (630) 458-3320.

Aug. 6

• A book club will meet to discuss and review "The Traveler's Gift" by Betty Murray at 7 p.m. Aug. 6 at Beacon Hill Retirement Community, 2400 S. Finley Road, Lombard. The program is free, but reservations are requested. For details, call Mary Jo Carlson at (630) 691-7666 or e-mail maryjo.carlson@lcrc.net.

• See the film "27 Dresses" at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 6 in the Friends Meeting Room at the Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Road. The movie, which stars Katherine Heigl of "Grey's Anatomy," is rated PG-13. Admission is free. For details, call (630) 368-7700 or visit www.oak-brook.lib.il.us.

• Grandparents Got Game, a drop-in program for children and their grandparents, will be offered from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays this summer at the Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park. Upcoming sessions include a picture frame and scrapbook craft Aug. 6; a beaded key ring craft Aug. 13 and Craft Extravaganza Aug. 20. For details, call (630) 529-1641, ext. 222.

• The Addison Public Library, 4 Friendship Plaza, will be closed Aug. 6-10 during Community Days. The drive-up book drop will be locked during that time, however, no materials will be due. For details, call www.addisonlibrary.org.

• The Lombard AAUW used book sale runs Aug. 6-9 at First Church of Lombard, 220 S. Main St. The pre-sale is from 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 6. Admission costs $7, $10 with a book scanner. The sale continues from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 7-8 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 9, when a bag of books will cost $7. Admission is free. Sale proceeds benefit a college scholarship fund. The League of Women Voters will be on hand to register voters from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 7; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 8 and 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 9. Copies of legislative voting records also will be available. For details, visit www.aauw-il.org/lombard.

• Literacy DuPage is offering a six-session volunteer tutor training course from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 6, 11, 13, 18, 20 and Sept. 3 at the Westmont Public Library, 428 N. Cass Ave. Volunteers must be 18 or older, have a high school diploma and be able to read, write and speak English fluently. No teaching experience is necessary. Volunteers must attend all six training sessions. Tutors meet with their learners at a time and location that is convenient for both. For details or to register, call (630) 416-6699 or visit www.literacydupage.org.

Aug. 7

• Local history expert Janis Arquette will lead an evening of sharing and remembering at 7 p.m. Aug. 7 in the Garden of Knowledge at the Bensenville Community Public Library, 200 S. Church Road. The library also is looking for the oldest living resident born in Bensenville and seeking help identifying class pictures from Tioga Elementary School, Blackhawk Junior High School and Bensenville High School taken in the 1940s to 1960s. For information, call the library at (630) 766-4642.

Aug. 8

• The High Strung will perform a free outdoor rock concert at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Bloomingdale Public Library, 101 Fairfield Way. The group will perform a full set, then write an improvisational song with help from the audience and take part in a question-and-answer session with the audience. For details, call the library at (630) 529-3120 or visit www.mybpl.org. For information about the band or to hear their music, visit www.thehighstrung.com or www.myspace.com/thehighstrung.

Aug. 9

• E-mail and Microsoft Word Basics, a hands-on computer class for beginners, will be offered from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 9 at the Glenside Public Library, 25 E. Fullerton Ave., Glendale Heights. Registration is required. For details, call (630) 260-1550 or visit www.glensidepld.org.

Aug. 11

• The Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tourney will be from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Addison Public Library, 4 Friendship Plaza. Teens entering grades six through 12 may compete. For details, call (630) 543-3617 or visit www.addisonlibrary.org.

• "Are You Smarter Than a Grade School Student?" will be offered from 7 to 8 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Addison Public Library, 4 Friendship Plaza. Participants will choose a grade level and answer trivia questions to compete for prizes. Registration is required. Children 9 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver 16 or older. For details, call the Ask Here Desk at (630) 458-3338 or visit www.addisonlibrary.org.