This Week @ NLPL

Our regular programming ended last week and will resume November 9.

In the mean time, here's what's happening this week:

Tuesday:
Chess Club @ 4 p.m. for grades 1-8 (no registration required)

Wednesday:
Ghost Chasers @ 6:30 for ages 7 and up (registration required)

Saturday:
Come trick or treating at the library! Come by in your costume and get a cool treat!

Friday Fun: Meet the YS Staff

Wonder who it is that's helping with your reference question? Want to know more about the person leading your program? For the next few weeks, the New Lenox Kids! blog will be helping you get to know your YS staff.

This week, you get to meet Erin, one of the Youth Services Reference Assistants.

Name: Erin Hunter (no, not the author) :)

How long have you been at New Lenox Public Library? I've worked at NLPL since August 1999.

What's your favorite thing about working in a library? It's fun to see everyone get excited about reading, and I love being surrounded by books.

Do you run any programs? I run Treasure Hunters, the preschool program for 3 1/2-5 year olds on Monday afternoons at 1 P.M.

What is your favorite book? Kids: Where The Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls) and Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak). Adult: The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon) and The Rum Diary (Hunter S. Thompson)

If you could be any character from any book, who would you want to be? Ginny or Hermione from the Harry Potter series.

Do you have any pets? If so, what kind and what are their names? Edward, a 7-year-old orange, purring ball of fur. I adopted him just a few weeks ago. He's a little crazy, but I wouldn't trade him for anything!

Do you have any kids? No.

What is one random fact about you? I'm a bridge nut...I love reading about and taking black and white photographs of bridges.

What is your favorite food? I have two favorites: deep dish pizza from Gino's East, and my mom's homemade beef stew.

If you didn't work in a library, what would you want to do? I always thought it would be fun to be a teacher or a bookshop or bakery owner.

Have questions for Erin or any of the other YS staff members? Feel free to ask, or just stop by the reference desks to say "hi!"

Thursday Treasure: New Copiers

It may not sound too exciting, but the YS staff is happy to have a brand new copier for the public to use!

We're still learning the ins and outs of it, so be patient with us. If you need any help, feel free to ask at the Youth Services reference desk, and any staff member will be glad to assist you with your color-copying/enlarging/shrinking/double-sided needs!

Wednesday Spotlight: Treasure Hunters

Looking for a fun afternoon activity to keep your preschoolers entertained?

Let them join Miss Erin at the library on Monday afternoons (1:00-1:45) for Treasure Hunters, our new preschool storytime for 3½ - 5 year olds.

Every storytime has a completely different theme – from camping to pirates to scarecrows – complete with books, activities, fingerplays, rhymes, and a special art or craft project at the end! What kind of fun will be contained in the treasure chest this week?

There is no pre-registration for Treasure Hunters – just sign up your preschoolers on the Storytime Room door the day of the program. Space is limited to the first 15 children.

Good Reads Tuesday - 43 Old Cemetery Road

43 Old Cemetery Road, Book 1: Dying to Meet You by Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise
New Lenox Library Call Number: J KLI

Meet Seymour. Seymour's got some strange parents - they are paranormal investigators trekking through Europe...without Seymour. He stayed behind in the old mansion his parents are renting out. If Seymour's parents are strange, his friends are even stranger - a cat, a ghost named Olive and a frustrated scary-story writer.

This book, the first in a series, is told in a series of letters - from Seymour to Olive, from Olive to Ignatius (the grumpy writer), from Ignatius to his lawyer- a whole cast is introduced in a quick to read story.

It's not really a ghost story, even though there are ghosts in it. It's more of a funny read about how friends can come in all shapes and sizes. I, for one, can't wait to read book two!

-Miss Alissa

Homework Help Mondays

Want to know a great place to find all kinds of useful information? Try the New Lenox Library youth services reference collection!

We've got almanacs, encyclopedias, atlases and more for any school reports or just for finding some fun facts. These are special books, though, so the anything from the reference collection can be used in the library, but can't be checked out.

This Week @ NLPL

This is the last week of our Fall I session! The next six-week session will start November 9!

Monday:
Wiggle Worms @ 10:30 a.m. for babies (pre-walkers)
Movers & Shakers @ 11:15 a.m. for babies (walkers)
Treasure Hunters @ 1 p.m. for ages 3 1/2 to 5 years (registration required)
Art Club @ 4:30 p.m. for grades 1 and up (registration required)


Tuesday:
Itsy Bitsy Toddler @ 10:30 a.m. for toddlers between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 years
Pajamapalooza @ 6:30 p.m. for ages 6 & up (registration required)

Wednesday:
Simply Silly Storytime @ 10:30 a.m. for all ages
WordPlay: Young Writers' Group @ 4:30 p.m. for grades 3 and up (registration required)
Happy Books, Happy Cooks @ 7:00 p.m. for ages 3 and up (registration required)


Thursday:
Tales & Tunes @ 10:30 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. for ages 2 to 3 1/2 years
Girls Rock Book Club @ 6:30 p.m. for girls in grades 4-8 (registration required)