May
June
2009

WELCOME TO OUR E-NEWSLETTER
We have included a schedule of special programs planned from May 15 through July 15. Details about the programs can be found on our Web site.

SUMMER HOURS
Summer hours begin Memorial Day weekend. The library will be closed on Sunday, May 24, and will remain closed on Sundays until September 13, the first Sunday following Labor Day.

Friday hours change following Memorial Day. From May 29 through September 4, the library will close 1 hour earlier on Fridays. The summer hours are 9 am to 5 pm.

LIBRARY BOARD TRUSTEES SWORN IN
On Thursday, April 30, 2009, Lisa Knauf and Marianne Fotopoulos took their oaths of office at the Community Swearing-In Ceremony. Lisa is a returning board member. Marianne replaces retiring trustee Wanda Rhodes. Congratulations and good luck to all of you.

At the May 19 board meeting, officers for the current year will be elected.

SUMMER READING PROGRAMS BEGIN JUNE 6
There is a summer reading program for every Addison Public Library card holder. This year the children and teens will Read on the Wild Side, while adults will Go Green @ Our Library. Everyone reads for fun and prizes.

Registration begins June 6 at the Ask Here Desk, the Teen Desk, and the Adult Services Desk.

ARTIST OF THE MONTH
The artist of the month for May is Annette Leiber. Annette is an award-winning artist who is the founder and past-president of the Addison Art Guild. The paintings in this display are acrylic mixed media abstracts. Annette embraces contemporary techniques while combining concepts, materials, and images from many sources.

In Annette's own words, "Art has many meanings. Each individual understands and appreciates art from an intensely personal point of view. My goal is to present my views of beauty and meaning."

Annette's paintings can be found in places as diverse as The White House in Washington, D.C., and Architects Limited in Las Vegas. On a more local level, her works are found in the Elmhurst Art Museum, Addison Municipal Offices, and the Historical Museum of Addison, to name a few.

If you are interested in displaying your artwork at the Addison Public Library, please contact Sally Schuster, 630-458-3303. She will explain the library's policy for displaying artwork and arrange a month for you.

BURNHAM 100 CENTENNIAL PARTNER
In honor of the 100^th anniversary of Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago, the Burnham Plan Centennial Committee and the Newberry Library have created a photopanel exhibit entitled Make Big Plans: Daniel Burnham’s Vision of an American Metropolis. Curated by the Newberry, the show will be displayed simultaneously in libraries and other venues throughout the Chicago metropolitan region.

From the middle of June you can enjoy this 10-panel display right here, at the Addison Public Library.

This exhibition commemorates the publication of Daniel H. Burnham and Edward H. Bennett’s 1909 Plan of Chicago and emphasizes its relevance to metropolitan development through the 20^th century and into the future. Photographic reproductions of compelling images from the plan and other sources will show the history and implications of Burnham’s regional vision.

 The exhibition will focus on five central themes:

• Planners and the Burnham Plan will offer an introduction to the plan, its historical context and creators, and its impact nationwide.
• Transportation will focus on how the plan envisioned Chicago’s transportation infrastructure and how Burnham’s design crystallized the transportation issues that faced American cities throughout the 20^th century.
• Open Space will explore the role the plan played in expanding metropolitan Chicago’s public parkland and the lakefront, and its national legacy for open space.
• City and Region will examine Burnham’s insistence that the plan address problems of the city and the region as a single unit and the historical challenges to its regional vision.
• Into the Future will depict some of today’s bold plans for addressing critical regional issues—including solutions to challenges in areas such as transportation, conservation, energy, water, and sustainable design.

In addition the library has planned several special programs, the first of which is Jeff Mishur's City Beautiful: Celebrating the Burnham Plan Centennial on Tuesday, June 30, at 7 pm. You can see the exhibit and learn more about Burnham and his plan.

AROMA DOLCE CAFÉ OPENS
The long awaited library café opened for business in April. The café is located in the lobby. It opens at 9 am Monday through Friday and at the same time as the Library on Saturday and Sunday. Each day it closes when the library closes.

There is a great selection of coffees, lattes, smoothies, teas, and more. Breakfast items, sandwiches, sweet treats, fruit, and snacks are available throughout the day.

As soon as the furniture arrives, you will be able to enjoy your café purchases on the patio.

MANGO LANGUAGES
Would you like to learn another language? Mango is an online language-learning system that teaches actual conversation skills for 12 different languages: Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish or English as a Second Language from Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish. ??

??SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR MAY 15 – JULY 15