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Reading Is So Delicious
June 2-July 28 |
SUMMER READING: Reading Is So Delicious!
Saturday, June 2, through Saturday, July 28
There are programs for children (birth – 5th grade), tweens and teens (6th – 12th grades), and adults (18 years +). The theme for children, teens, and adults is “Reading Is So Delicious!”
Each program has different requirements, but each has wonderful prices that can be earned or won just for reading books. When you come in to register, you will learn the rules.
The Children's Department has several reading contest this summer. Where's Addi and the Summer Reading Guessing Game are just for young readers, but the Delicious Book Cake Contest is for everyone who loves to bake and has a favorite book.
Where’s Addi this summer?
Each day during Summer Reading (June 2-July 28), we will be hiding a book with Addi’s picture on it. The clue for where she’s hiding will be at the Ask Here Desk. Children ages 3-10 can search for Addi each day, and the first person to find the Addi book that day will receive a prize. 
Summer Reading Guessing Game:
Most children stop at our desk each visit to guess how many candies are in our guessing jar. This summer, we will have an additional guessing game. During Summer Reading, children will put one item in the jar for each 1 hour that they read in our summer reading program. In August, the jar will be available for guesses, and the child who guesses most correctly how many hours were read during the summer will win a prize.
Delicious Book Cake Contest
 June 4 is almost here. What amazing cake have you planned for this contest?
Bake: Create a decorated cake based on a favorite book. One winning cake will be chosen from each of the following categories: family, children and teens, and adults.
Deliver: On Monday, June 4, between 9 am-9 pm, bring your cake to the library and fill out an entry form. A staff member will take a photo of each cake; then, you take the cake home to enjoy. Vote: Photos of all the delicious book cakes will be displayed in the library from June 5 through 30. During these dates, the public can vote for their favorite cake.
Prize: The winner in each category receives a $25 gift certificate for a local restaurant.
SUMMER READING SUPPORTERS
The library is able to give prizes for Summer Reading because many area businesses and organizations give us donations. The following list includes the names of all who have given at the time of sending this eNewsletter out. They are listed in alphabetical order.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
NEW ELECTRONIC LENDING SERVICES
The library's has new eBook and eAudiobook vendors. Staff members are ready to answer your questions, and they are trained to show you how to download both eBooks and eAudiobooks. If you need help, set up an appointment for downloading instruction (630-458-3318). Don't forget to bring your device.
eBooks
 Our new eBook lender is 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service. This new, free service begins with the latest in technology and gives us the opportunity to continue refining the product. You, the users, are encouraged to offer feedback.
Books check out for a two-week period. Just like print copies, there can only be one user per eBook at a time. For multiple users, the library has to purchase multiple copies.
Books can not be renewed; they may be returned and checked out again if no one is waiting. Since the titles we add belong to the Addison Public Library alone, those on the waiting lists will only be other Addison Public Library card holders.
You can download eBooks to any of the Apple products—iPad, iPhone, iTouch, etc.—to Android devices—Samsung Galaxy, Droid phones etc.—to Nook, Sony Readers, and Kindle Fire. Unfortunately, these eBooks cannot be downloaded to Kindles. However, 3M is working with Amazon to change this situation. We will let you know as soon as 3M and Amazon resolve this issue.
Downloadable Audiobooks
 Our new vendor for downloadable audiobooks is Recorded Books. You can select from many fiction and nonfiction titles for youth and adult listeners.
Books check out for three-week period. Recorded Books allows for unlimited simultaneous users. Books can be renewed.
All downloads are compatible with iPods and most MP3 players.
AMH PASSES FIRST TEST WITH FLYING COLORS
In past years it typically took the Circulation staff the better part of a w eek to catch up with the backlog of checking in following Memorial Day weekend. This year we had the expected gigantic pile of returned materials in the book drop room. Between closing time on the Saturday before Memorial Day and the library’s re-opening on Tuesday, a lot of people used the drive-up book drop to return items.
Using the new AMH (Automated Materials Handling) system, however, staff had the entire backlog—799 items—checked in and ready to go back to the shelves before 10 am Tuesday morning. With the help of a number of staff members working in Circulation, the AMH system helped us pass the first real “long weekend” test with flying colors.
Children under 10 years of age must be supervised by a parent or approved care giver 16 years of age or older. Unless otherwise specified, programs are for all ages. At programs, children must be accompanied by an adult.
Professional Performers
Summer Reading Kickoff: Reading Is So Delicious!
Robert Erdmann, aka Mr. E, brings his puppet friends—Shivers, Charlie, and Vern, the goofy bird—back for an afternoon of magic, stories, and lots of audience participation. You won’t want to miss this spectacular presentation! |
Saturday, June 2, 2-3 pm
Tickets available |
Sensational Science Show
Get excited about science with Steve Belliveau! His fast-paced science presentation incorporates surprising props, large scale demonstrations, humor, audience participation, and fun. |
Wednesday, June 13, 7-7:45 pm
Tickets available beginning June 2 |
Ed & Annette’s Monkeys & More
Ed and Annette’s joy of working with animals is sure to shine as they teach you why most exotic animals do not make good pets. Most of the animals used in the show have been rescued. If you would like to pet one of the animals they bring, you will have a chance to do so. |
Wednesday, June 27, 7-8 pm
Tickets available beginning June 16 |
Workshops
Entering Grades 2-5
Decorating Rice Crispy Treats
Rose Deneen of Food is Fun! is back to demonstrate how to decorate rice crispy treats. Children will create their own beach-themed rice crispy treat masterpiece. Join us for some great food fun! Space is limited. |
Tuesday, June 19, 2-2:45 pm
Registration begins June 9
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Chemfun©
Find out how much fun chemistry can be with the staff of High Touch High Tech of Chicago! Build your own chromatography chamber, and watch the colors separate before your very eyes. Make your own silly putty and gummy bears as you learn REAL chemistry |
Tuesday, July 10, 2-3 pm
Registration begins June 30
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Family Events
Pizza Party! (Bilingual-Spanish)
Reading is delicious and so is eating. Join the Pizza Party and enjoy games, crafts, stories, and a pizza tasting too. |
Saturday, June 9, 2-3 pm
Online registration, click here |
I Scream for Chocolate Ice Cream
Ice cream—especially chocolate ice cream—is a favorite treat during the long hot summer. Celebrate “Chocolate Ice Cream Day” with crafts, stories, and games. Enjoy chocolate ice cream sundaes as a dessert. |
Saturday, June 16, 2-3 pm
Registration begins June 2
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Preschool Story Classes
These classes develop early literacy skills. This 4-week session begins June 20 and ends July 18. There are no classes on July 4
Begin with Books
Birth-35 months with an adult |
Wednesdays, 10-10:30 am
Registration begins June 9 |
Preschool Story Class
3-5 Years |
Wednesdays, 10-10:30 am
Registration begins June 9 |
Library Classes for School-Age Children
Story Crafter-noon
Entering Grades K-1
Stories + Crafts in the afternoon = Story Crafter-noon! Join us for this fun new story time. |
Tuesday, June 12, 2-2:30 pm
Registration begins June 2 |
Young Monets Art Class: Food Painting
Entering Grades 1-5
Students explore the work of artists who create art based on food. They then create their own food-based art work. |
Wednesday, June 13, 2-3 pm
Registration begins June 2 |
Book-a-Mania: Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips by Debbie Dadey
Entering Grades 3-5
Books! Potato Chips! Games! Fun! Join the potato chip taste-off and vote for your favorite! Each child receives a copy of the selected book. |
Thursday, June 21, 2-3 pm
Registration begins June 9 |
Ready Readers: Pizza for Sam by Mary Labatt
Entering Grades 1-2
Sam discovers that people food tastes better than puppy food. |
Thursday, June 28, 2-3 pm
Registration begins June 16 |
Drop-In Events
Children must be supervised by an adult at all times. Space is limited. Entry passes are distributed at the Ask Here Desk 15 minutes before the program begins.
Drop-In Fun with Play-Doh
Every day is a great day for Play-Doh, a toy that is over 50 years old! We will provide the dough and tools to shape and mold it. We just need some creative kids to come in and have some fun turning the dough into food. |
Monday, June 4 and July 2, 2-3 pm |
Drop-In LEGO
Come to the library to build with LEGOs. We will also have stories relating to the theme of the month. Please do not bring your own LEGOs. We will use the library’s LEGOs, which remain at the library. |
Monday, June 11, 2-3 pm |
Drop-In Father’s Day Crafts
Father’s Day is June 17. Come in to make a gift for dad! Most crafts can be completed in 10-20 minutes. |
Friday, June 15, 2-3 pm |
Drop-In Wii
Entering Grades 1-5
Challenge your friends to some E (Everyone) rated games. Groups can play games like sports and Super Mario Bros. Wii games are reserved for 1st to 5th graders, but younger siblings and parents are welcome to watch. Board games are also available for play. |
Monday, June 18, 2-3 pm |
Drop-In Crafts
Reading is delicious this summer. So, join us to create your own pot holder or other food-related craft. Most crafts can be completed in 10-20 minutes. |
Monday, June 25, 2-3 pm |
En Espanol
I Heart Japan
Do you love manga? Interested in anime? How about Japan? We will watch some anime, check out some manga, have a few Japanese snacks, and make candy sushi! |
Wednesday, June 6, 3-5 pm
Register online, click here |
Smash Bros. Brawl Tourney
It’s been a while since we had a Smash Bros. Brawl tourney. Sign up to battle friends and strangers for the title of champion! Win the golden joystick and other prizes! |
Tuesday, June 12. 7-8:45 pm
Online not yet available |
Bleach T-Shirts
Use bleach to make stencil patterns on t-shirts. Bring your own DARK t-shirt (Yes, it must be DARK). If the shirt is brand-new, you must wash it first. For this indoor/outdoor craft, don’t wear your good clothes: You might get bleach on them! |
Wednesday, June 20, 2-4 pm
Online not yet available |
Decoupage Boxes and Masks
Bring pictures from magazines or printouts from the Internet to decorate boxes and masks. Or, use your imagination to draw your own decorations. Some magazines will be supplied as well as other art materials. |
Tuesday, June 26, 4-6 pm
Online not yet available |
Special Programs
Anniversary Movie: Shakespeare in Love (R, 122 minutes)
Celebrate the 1990s with this fast-moving romantic comedy about young William Shakespeare's inspiration for Romeo and Juliet. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1998. |
Monday, June 4, 2 pm
Register online, click here |
Recurring Programs
Book Discussion: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Help is set during the initial years of the Civil Right Movement in Jackson, Mississipps. Recent college graduate Skeeter Phelan decides to conduct interviews documenting the experiences of the neighborhood's maids. Copies of the book are available at the Adult Services Desk. |
Tuesday, June 5, 7pm
Register online, click here |
Transferable Skills!
What is the key to expanding your job search opportunities in a new industry, field, or role that "fits." Join career coach Jody Eriksen for this highly engaging and focused skill building session specifically designed to help you identify skills that can open new doors. Get the information and inspiration you need to expand your thinking and take your search to the next level. |
Tuesday, June 5, 7 pm
Register online, click here |
Craft Club
Bring a UFO (UnFinished Object) to work on and a completed project for show and tell. There is no registration for this informal program. |
Monday, June 18, 7 pm
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Monday Movie: The Big Miracle (pg, 107 min.)
This recently released feature film is based on a true story about the rescue of a family of gray whales in danger of being trapped the by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle. |
Monday, June 25, 2 pm or 6:30 pm
Register online: click here for 2 pm; click here for 6:30 pm |
Genealogy Club: Making Sense of the Census
Genealogy lecturer and writer Jeff Bachman will help make sense of the recently released 1940 census. What information is in the census? Who gave the information? Why doesn’t it all agree? What other records will help find your ancestors who are not in the census? |
Thursday, June 28, 7 pm
Register online, click here |
Computer Classes
No computer classes are scheduled in June.
One-on-One Computer Training
The Adult Services staff offers one-on-one basic computer training for Addison residents. If you are interested, contact Adult Services (630-458-3318) to schedule an appointment.
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Addison, IL 60101-2499
(Intersection of J. F. Kennedy Drive and Army Trail Road)
Main Phone:
630-543-3617
Children's Services:
630-458-3338
Circulation Services:
630-458-3326
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630-458-3318
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630-458-3320
Teen Services:
630-458-3319
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Mary Marshall
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