Library News
Our January/February newsletter is available!
The library will open at 1 p.m. on Friday, February 3 due to a morning staff development session.
On Sunday, January 29 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Central Time, our catalog will be unavailable due to an infrastructure upgrade.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Reading "Fur" Fun
Saturday, February 4, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Read to a dog! For children who are already reading and would like to practice reading, or be comfortable reading out loud. Come in with your book and read to a licensed therapy dog. Sign up at the Question Desk for a time slot. Dog owners will be present.
Winter Storytimes -- "Everyday Things" -- Starts Monday, February 6
There are still some openings in some of our Storytime sessions. Check our calendar for details on ages/date/times and to register.
Ten Money Rules to Live By
Wednesday, February 8, 7-8:30 p.m.
What is the formula for financial success? Karen Chan, Certified Financial Planner and Consumer & Family Economics Educator with University of Illinois Extension, will share Ten Money Rules to Live By, based on her real-life experience working with people from all walks of life. By following these basic rules, you can protect yourself from major financial mistakes, prepare for your future, and keep things simple in the process. Come and get your own financial rule-book. Register here.
FREE Sunday Afternoon Movie @ the Library -- "Super 8"
Sunday, February 12, 1-3 p.m.
In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Rated PG-13. No registration necessary.
Winter Reading Program 2012 -- "Carry Out a Good Book"
Now through Thursday, February 16
For grades K-8 AND adults 18 & up! Kids, pick up a Reading Bingo Card at the Questions Desk and cross off squares as you read. Win prizes for each BINGO you get! The last Bingo card is due on February 16. One lucky child will win a Grand Prize of a Pizza Party Pack. Adults sign up beginning January 9 and read on their own. By signing up, they get one entry to win the Grand Prize, which is a pizza stone, pizza cutter and pizza cookbook! All winners will be drawn on Feb. 17.
College Students/Parents -- Complete Your FAFSA Today!
The FAFSA – or Free Application for Federal Student Aid – determines eligibility for need-based grants, scholarships, loans and work-study programs. Awards are made on a first-come, first-served basis.
The FAFSA takes about an hour to complete, and requires much of the same information required in a tax return. The FAFSA is available online – www.fafsa.ed.gov – or in paper form, and in Spanish.