January 2010

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Sunday, January 3

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Nonfiction Book Club - This discussion group meets periodically on Sundays at 2:00 in the Lloyd Room to discuss interesting new nonfiction titles. For more information call the Main Library at (847) 446-7220 and ask for Juli.
Book: Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder

Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Monday, January 4

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Monday Morning Crafts - Make seasonal decorations, sticker collages, glitter creations and more, using a variety of craft materials.
Location: Northfield Branch ( 1785 Orchard Lane, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Storytimes with Miss Debbie - Hear a book, sing a song, do fingerplays, and more!
Location: Northfield Branch ( 1785 Orchard Lane, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Tuesday, January 5

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Current Events Roundtable - Join your friends and neighbors on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 1:30 to 3pm to discuss issues of the day.
Location: Northfield Branch ( 1785 Orchard Lane, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Wednesday, January 6

9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Storytime Registration Begins - The registration for the Winter Registered Storytimes will begin on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 9 AM. You can register in person or by phone. For additional information, please check out our latest edition of the Source. If you have any additional questions, CONTACT US at (847) 446-7220 and ask for Youth Services.
Location: Winnetka Library - Youth Services Department ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Storytimes with Miss Debbie - Hear a book, sing a song, do fingerplays, and more!
Location: Northfield Branch ( 1785 Orchard Lane, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Thursday, January 7

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Basic Excel 2007 - Learn the basics of Microsoft Excel 2007 including a description of what a spreadsheet program does and different ways to use a spreadsheet for work and home.
Registration Required
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Friday, January 8

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Crafternoons - Unwind from school and get your creative juices flowing with an afternoon craft.
Registration Required
Note: Grades K-2
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Sunday, January 10

1:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Extended Library Hours - The Main Library in Winnetka will be open from 1-9 on Sunday, January 10 for the benefit of students studying for exams.
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Using Children's Literature to Teach Finance - Money Masters founder and president, Lisa Dworkin, will show parents and children how to help raise their financial IQ together.
Registration Required
Note: Grades K-4
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Monday, January 11

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Strategic Planning Committee Meeting - Meetings of the Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District Strategic Planning Committee.
Strategic Planning Committee Meeting -

Strategic Planning Committee Meeting

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Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Great Decisions Discussion Group - Join the Great Decisions discussion group, sponsored by the League of Women Voters Winnetka-Northfield-Kenilworth and the Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District, beginning in January of 2010.

Great Decisions topics for 2010 include special envoys, global crime, U.S.-China security relations, the global financial crisis, adn peace-building and conflict resolution.

If you would like to join this year's discussion group, please contact Arline Doblin at (847) 446-4525 by December 16 so that you can arrange to purchase the briefing book for $16
Registration Required
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Reading is the Spice of Life - This discussion group meets in the North Shore Senior Center at 1:00 pm on the second Monday of each month. Participants must be members of the North Shore Senior Center. If you need a copy of the book or have any questions, please call Kristin Carlson at 847-446-5990.
Book: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

Location: North Shore Senior Center ( 161 Northfield Road, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Storytimes with Miss Debbie - Hear a book, sing a song, do fingerplays, and more!
Location: Northfield Branch ( 1785 Orchard Lane, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Tuesday, January 12

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Drop-In Winter Glitter and Glue - Arrive any time during this hour to make a glitter and glue craft. All ages welcome.
Note: Ages 2 and Up
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Don't Pay the College Sticker Price - Certified financial planner Joe Orsolini will teach you the ins and outs of the college financial aid system, college savings plans and how to target the right colleges for merit-based financial aid.
Registration Required
Location: Northfield Branch ( 1785 Orchard Lane, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Wednesday, January 13

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Storytimes with Miss Debbie - Hear a book, sing a song, do fingerplays, and more!
Location: Northfield Branch ( 1785 Orchard Lane, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Reading for a Cozy Afternoon - This discussion group meets in the North Shore Senior Center at 1:00 pm on the second Wednesday of each month. Participants must be members of the North Shore Senior Center. If you need a copy of the book or have any questions, please call Donnette Jensen at the Northfield Branch at 847-446-5990.
Book: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid : a Memoir by Bill Bryson

Location: North Shore Senior Center ( 161 Northfield Road, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Thursday, January 14

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Meet, Greet and Eat Local - Reap the rewards of living in this talented community.
Bill Kurtis - Bill Kurtis has been earning the respect of viewers, colleagues and competitors in television journalism for over 30 years, on CBS and A&E as well as at the anchor desk at WBBM-TV Chicago. In 2005, Bill founded the Tallgrass Beef Company devoted to grass-fed cattle ranching. Bill will discuss his career, along with his new book Prairie Table Cookbook, over lunch at Corner Cooks.
Note: Lunch is $25 and registration is required. To register, call Corner Cooks at (847) 441-0134.
Location: Corner Cooks ( 507 Chestnut, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Intermediate Excel 2007 - This more advanced Excel class will cover cross-sheet calculations, charts and graphs, conditional formatting and many functions. A solid grasp of basic Excel concepts is required.
Registration Required
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Friday, January 15

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Crafternoon Plus - Unwind from a week of school by unleashing you creativity! Learn card stamping techniques and paper quilling. Space is limited.
Registration Required
Note: Grades 3-5
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Sunday, January 17

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Mother-Daughter Book Discussion Planning Session - Calling all mothers and daughters! Girls in grades 4 and up may come with their mothers to talk about a NEW Mother-Daughter Book Discussion group at the Main Library. Please register so we will have enough snacks! Come with ideas, your calendars and book suggestions.
Registration Required
Book: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

Note: Grades 5 & Up
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Monday, January 18

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Lapsit Storytime - For children aged 18 to 28 months to share with parent/caregiver.
Registration Required
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Toddler Time - For two year old children and parent/cargiver to share.
Registration Required
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Great Decisions topics for 2010 include special envoys, global crime, U.S.-China security relations, the global financial crisis, adn peace-building and conflict resolution.

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Storytimes with Miss Debbie - Hear a book, sing a song, do fingerplays, and more!
Location: Northfield Branch ( 1785 Orchard Lane, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Library Board Meetings - Monthly meeting of the Library Board. Public is welcome.
Library Board Meetings -

Please click here for the complete board packet.

Download Minutes ( Adobe PDF - 59.7K)

Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Tuesday, January 19

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Current Events Roundtable - Join your friends and neighbors on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 1:30 to 3pm to discuss issues of the day.
Location: Northfield Branch ( 1785 Orchard Lane, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Wednesday, January 20

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Bright Beginnings - For children ages 0-17 months with a parent/caregiver.
Registration Required
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Storytimes with Miss Debbie - Hear a book, sing a song, do fingerplays, and more!
Location: Northfield Branch ( 1785 Orchard Lane, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Foul Play: Lunchtime Brown Bag Mysteries - Bring your lunch and enjoy a spirited discussion! Drinks will be provided.
Book: Death of a Mystery Writer by Robert Barnard

Location: Northfield Branch ( 1785 Orchard Lane, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Thursday, January 21

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Preschool Storytime - For children aged 3-6 and a parent/caregiver to share.
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon Storytime - A storytime for kindergarten age children (ages 4 and up).
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
P.J. Stories - This is a family drop-in program for 3-6 year olds Pajamas and teddy bears welcome.
Surprise
Location: Winnetka Library - Youth Services Department ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Friday, January 22

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
All Ages Storytime - All ages welcome.
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Dine and Discuss - Hear local experts talk on their field of expertise over lunch at Corner Cooks.
"A Room of One's Own" - Claudia Traudt, professor of humanities at the University of Chicago Graham School and Columbia College Chicago, will discuss Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own. Infused with Woolf's characteristic wit and vitality, A Room of One's Own contains insights into the experience of women writers as well as the art of fiction that are as searching and as relevant today as they were when the book was first published.
Note: Lunch is $25 and registration is required. To register, call Corner Cooks at (847) 441-0134.
Location: Corner Cooks ( 507 Chestnut, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Saturday, January 23

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Hip-Hop Workshop - Danny Kushnir and his nationally-known Hip-Hop and R&B band, SwampHouse, will teach you how to use Fruity Loops software to create hip-hop beats on the computer.
Registration Required
Note: Teens Only
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Beauty and the Beast - The entire family is invited to Roberts Marionettes production of Beauty and the Beast.
Note: Ages 4 and Up
Location: Winnetka Library - Youth Services Department ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Sunday, January 24

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Strategic Planning Committee Meeting - Meetings of the Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District Strategic Planning Committee.
Research/Survey Firm RFP Study Group -

RFP Study Group Meeting

Download Minutes ( Adobe PDF - 4.2K)

Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Lyric Opera Lectures - Lectures on each of the operas in Lyric Opera's Season Related Websites:
The Elixir of Love - The Elixir of Love at Lyric Opera 2009-2010

Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Monday, January 25

Great Decisions topics for 2010 include special envoys, global crime, U.S.-China security relations, the global financial crisis, adn peace-building and conflict resolution.

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Storytimes with Miss Debbie - Hear a book, sing a song, do fingerplays, and more!
Location: Northfield Branch ( 1785 Orchard Lane, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Tuesday, January 26

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Facebook Fantastic! Basic - Learn what Facebook is all about and how to get started. Attendees should have an email address.
Registration Required
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Never Ending Stories - Have you ever read a book that you didn't want to end? Keep the magic of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory alive with a chocolate taste test, or prepare a survival suitcase just like the Boxcar Children.
Registration Required
Note: Grades 3-4
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Strategic Planning Committee Meeting - Meetings of the Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District Strategic Planning Committee.
Strategic Planning Committee Meeting -

Strategic Planning Committee Meeting

Download Minutes ( Adobe PDF - 46.1K)

Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Wednesday, January 27

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Storytimes with Miss Debbie - Hear a book, sing a song, do fingerplays, and more!
Location: Northfield Branch ( 1785 Orchard Lane, Northfield, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Thursday, January 28

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Preschool Storytime - For children aged 3-6 and a parent/caregiver to share.
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Art in the Park(ing Lot) - Create different artworks in the parking lot of the Main Library.
Registration Required
Lego Mania
Note: Parents and Kids Age 7 and Up
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Friday, January 29

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
All Ages Storytime - All ages welcome.
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)

Sunday, January 31

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Popcorn & Movies Film Discussion Series - Join local actor and director Toby Nicholson for our popular film discussion group. Check out the film, watch it at your leisure, and then join us at the Library to discuss the movie.
Bonnie and Clyde
DVD: Bonnie and Clyde
Location: Winnetka Library - Lloyd Room ( 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093 - Map This!)