May 1, 2012 - May 7, 2012

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Lapsit Storytime - Join us for books , music and activities. Ages 18-24 months.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Toddler Time - Join us for books , music and activities. Ages 24-36 months.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Current Events Roundtable - Join your friends and neighbors in discussing issues of the day.
Location: Northfield Quiet Reading Room
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7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Fiction Book Club - Discuss "A Good Hard Look" by Ann Napolitano with Jane Levine. Books are available at the Checkout Desk a month prior to the discussion.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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A Good Hard Look by Ann Napolitano

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Storytimes with Miss Debbie - A half hour of fun, featuring Miss Debbie, songs, flannel board fun and lots of great stories!
Storytimes will not take place March 28 and April 18.


Location: Northfield Branch
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Bright Beginnings - Bring your baby to the library to enjoy books , songs, and activities! Ages Newborn to 17 months.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Board Study Session - Group meeting
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Thursday, May 3, 2012

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Afternoon Storytime - Join us for stories and fun!
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
PJ Storytimes Special French Edition! - Come in your PJ’s and bring your teddy bear as we read special bedtime stories in French and in English. Children ages 2 and up are invited to come and listen to stories accompanied by their favorite adult.

Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
First Grade Reading Party - We’re celebrating our new readers! All first graders are invited to attend. Registration required.
Location: Northfield Branch
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Friday, May 4, 2012

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
All Ages Storytime - A half hour of stories, songs, and fun for all ages!
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Make-N-Take Preschool Craft - Get Creative! Stay for 10 minutes or the whole hour and make a craft to take home. One project per child while supplies last.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Saturday, May 5, 2012

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
One Book Two Villages Book Discussion - Join Bronwyn Parhad in a discussion of THE YOUNG MAN AND THE SEA by Rodman Philbrick, this year's youth selection for ONE BOOK TWO VILLAGES family reading program.
Location: The Book Stall at Chestnut Court (566 Chestnut Street)
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Cinco De Mayo Celebration - Join our library Fiesta! Take the salsa challenge, make a pair of maracas, and show off your dance moves. Don't miss your chance for a whack at the pinata at 3:30.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Sunday, May 6, 2012

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Family Movie Afternoon! - The whole family is invited to watch "School of Rock." We'll provide the popcorn and apple juice. Ed McDougal, feature director and former film professor at Regent University, will lead a brief discussion after the showing. Best of all, it's free! Registration required.
Location: Northfield Community Room, 360 Happ Road, Northfield
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Nonfiction for a Sunday Afternoon: Author Visit - Discuss the book "Paris Without End: The True Story of Hemingway's First Wife" by Gioia Diliberto with the author! "Paris Without End" provides an intimate glimpse into the life of Hadley Richardson, Ernest Hemingway’s first wife, a woman who would have an inestimable effect on the author’s life and writing. During the talk, Gioia Diliberto will explore their passionate courtship, their family life in Paris with baby Jack, and their fiery, tumultuous relationship severely damaged by Hadley’s loss of the only copy of Hemingway’s first novel and ultimately destroyed by a devastating ménage à trois on the French Riviera. Books are available at the Checkout Desk a month prior to the discussion.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Young Man & the Sea Book Discussion - Barrett Gordon will lead a discussion of Rodman
Philbrick’s The Young Man and the Sea. Registration required.
Location: Northfield Branch
Registration required

Monday, May 7, 2012

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Monday Morning Crafts - Glitter, glue and more! A new craft each week!
There will be no Monday Morning Crafts on March 26.

Location: Northfield Branch
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Storytimes with Miss Debbie - A half hour of fun, featuring Miss Debbie, songs, flannel board fun and lots of great stories!
Storytimes will not take place March 26 and April 23.


Location: Northfield Branch
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Read with Bailey - No one pays attention quite like Bailey, who will listen to your every word. Children who are comfortable reading aloud may schedule one 15-minute session per month. Ages 6 and older. Please call Northfield Library (847-446-5990) to register.
Location: Northfield Community Room, 360 Happ Road, Northfield
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Winnetka Weeders - Garden Club Meeting
Location: Winnetka Library Lower Level
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7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Clue: A Mystery Club - Led by Melissa Morgan.
This month's selection: Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder
Location: Northfield Branch
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