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December 2011 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Festival Night: Chicago Cossacks
- Interview with Joan Schwaba, a registered dietician and presenter of The Ultimate Diet Makeover, Tuesday, January 10 at 7:30 p.m.
- The Tai Chi Approach to Better Health
- Adult Book Recommendation: Nearing Home: Life, Faith & Finishing Well by Billy Graham
- Youth Services Book Recommendation: Greetings from Nowhere by Barbara O’Connor
- Trees & Seeds: An Intergenerational Book Discussion
- What’s Your New Year’s Resolution? Visitors set their sights on 2012!
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November 2011 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Crowd-pleasing Holiday Cooking
- Crafting Handmade Gift Tags and Bags
- Interview with professional horticulturist Peggy Garvin, owner of Garvin Gardens and presenter of Create a Holiday Centerpiece, Tuesday, December 13 at
7:30 p.m.
- Adult Book Recommendation: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
- Youth Services Book Recommendation: Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief by
Wendelin Van Draanen
- The Prospect High School Madrigals: A Holiday Concert
- What’s your favorite holiday tradition? Visitors share the best of the season!
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October 2011 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Sarah Susanka and the Not So Big House Series: The First Step in Sustainability
- Interview with Greg Galanos, a home performance contractor and presenter of Weatherizing Your Home for Comfort and Savings, one of a series of earth-friendly seminars at Green Fair 2011, held on Saturday, September 24.
- Green Fair
- Youth Book Recommendation: Saving Audie by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
- Teen Book Recommendation: Candor by Pam Bachorz
- MPPL Foundation Concert: “That’s Love” With BG Singers Encore!
- What’s your favorite love song? Visitors share melodic memories.
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September 2011 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- MPPL Foundation Presents: Amazing Music With the Kontomble Ensemble
- Interview with world traveler Bill Helmuth, presenter of Russia’s Great Cities: Moscow and St. Petersburg on Tuesday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m.
- Family Chess for Novices
- Youth Book Recommendation: Trouble-Maker by Andrew Clements
- Adult Book Recommendation: 97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement by Jane Ziegelman
- Super Saturday: Scales and Tails With the Frog Lady
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August 2011 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Music of the Civil War Era
- Interview with Mary Smith, head of Youth Services at MPPL, and Denise Henderson, founder of Square One Organics, with a preview of the New Parent Expo on Saturday, September 10 from 1-3 p.m.
- Exercise for Life
- Adult Book Recommendation: Let’s Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste by Carl Wilson
- Youth Book Recommendation: Nuts by Kacy Cook
- The Brothers Grimm, Bookworm Adventures
- What is your library card worth to you? Visitors to the Library weigh in.
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July 2011 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Cheese Tasting 101
- Interview with Marsha Heuberger, professional chef and presenter of Waste Not, want Not... Preserving Summer's Bounty on Tuesday, August 2 at 7:30 p.m.
- Chinese Folk and Classical Dance
- Adult Book recommendation: Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
- Youth book Recommendation: Toby alone by Timothee de Fombelle
- Boogie Oogie Baby Bop
- What is your favorite summer cuisine? Visitors to the Library share their tasty tastes fo summer.
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May 2011 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Pride and Prejudice: A Live Performance by Radio Players West
- Interview with Wayne Gerdes, owner and administrator of Clean MGG.com and presenter of Hypermiling:Techniques for Fuel Efficient Driving on Tuesday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m.
- Design Your Own Comic
- Adult Book Recommendation: Blood of Ambrose by James Enge
- Youth Book Recommendation: One-Handed Catch by MJ Auch
- Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros/Children’s Day, Book Day
- What is your favorite summer tradition? Why? Visitors to the Library share their summertime best.
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May 2011 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- A Midsummer’s Knight Read
- Interview with Greg Peerbolte, executive director of the Mount Prospect Historical Society and author of Randhurst: Suburban Chicago’s Grandest Shopping Mall. Peerbolte will present The Architect Behind Randhurst Mall: Victor Gruen on Thursday, June 16 at 7 p.m.
- Snapshot Day
- Adult Book Recommendation: The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
- Youth Book Recommendation: The Trader’s Gate by Avi
- LEGO Medieval Mania
- What is your favorite memory of Randhurst Mall? Visitors to the Library share their most-memorable mall moments.
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March 2011 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Duct Tape Creations
- Interview with Beth Randall, certified professional organizer and presenter of the April 5 program, Garage Sale Success. This program is part of Money Smart Week, a series of programs designed to help people of all ages save, spend, and borrow wisely.
- 30-minute Chocolate Desserts
- Adult Book Recommendation: War by Sebastian Junger
- Youth Book Recommendation: The Popularity Papers by Amy Ignatow
- A Musical Journey, Wiggleworms-style!
- How do the resources of this library enrich you? Visitors share their stories.
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February 2011 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Friends of the Library Book Sale
- Interview with Craig Pfannkuche, genealogist and presenter of the March 19 program, Dealing With Bad Guys in One’s Family Tree.
- Culinary Knife Skills
- Adult Book Recommendation: Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
- Youth Book Recommendation: The Wide-Awake Princess by E.D. Baker
- Smarty Pants’ Wild About Reading Balloon Show
- Who is your most notable ancestor? Visitors to the Library share their family connections!
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January 2011 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Read Up A Storm!
- Interview with Bob Podgorski, manager of Extension Services at Harper College and presenter of the March 21 program, Reenergize Your Job Campaign.
- Handcraft a Beaded Necklace and Earring Set: Jewelry Workshop
- Adult Book Recommendation: Dog Walks Man: A Six-Legged Odyssey by John Zeaman
- Youth Book Recommendation: Countdown by Deborah Wiles
- Sea Beast Puppet Company Presents “Surf and Turf”
- What is your favorite type of chocolate? Visitors to the Library answer oh so sweetly!
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December 2010 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Who Is Amy?
- Interview with Cindy Stec, a professional organizer and presenter of the January 11 program, Escape from Clutter.
- Book Crossing Celebration: Sister Cities Intercontinental Book Discussion
- Youth Book Recommendation: Guys Read: Funny Business edited by John Scieszka
- Adult Book Recommendation: Green Like God by Jonathan Merritt
- No Oven? No Problem With These No-bake Treats
- What is your 2011 New Years Resolution? Visitors to the Library have the answers!
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November 2010 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Celebrate the Season With Whole Foods Market – Gather round for the table for some fabulous holiday recipes.
- Creative Paper Crafts for the Holidays
- Youth Book Recommendation: The Magic Half by Annie Barrows
- Adult Book Recommendation: The Mom & Pop Store by Robert Spector
- Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America
- The Mount Prospect High School Madrigals: A Holiday Concert
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October 2010 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Storytime Favorites@ the Farmers’ Market
- Interview with Melissa Tanner, a paranormal investigator and presenter at the October 26 program, Paranormal 101: An Introduction for the Novice Ghost Hunter.
- Mad Scientists Club
- Youth Book Recommendation: Moving Day by Ralph Fletcher
- Adult Book Recommendation: Sophia Tolstoy by Alexandra Papoff
- Sing Yourself Silly
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September 2010 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- The Four Bettys
- Interview with Linda Kerr, District 214 Community Education Travel Manager, and presenter during October’s Cultural Series: A South American Carnival.
- Computer Animation for Kids
- Youth Book Recommendation: The Seer of Shadows by Avi
- Adult Book Recommendation: House Rules by Jodi Picoult
- Earthkeepers
- If you could travel anywhere in the world where would it be? Library visitors share their dream destinations
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August 2010 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- 4th Annual Sister Cities Celebration
- Interview with Julie Collins, reference librarian, and Brian Winters, an interpretative naturalist at the River Trail Nature Center, promoting the Green Fair being hosted by the Library on September 25.
- How to Draw Mythical Creatures
- Youth Book Recommendation: Scarlett by Cathy Cassidy
- Adult Book Recommendation: My So-Called Digital Life: 2,000 Teenagers, 300 Cameras, and 30 Days to Document Their World by Bob Pletka, EdD
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
- What is Your Library Card Worth to You? Visitors to the Library
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July 2010 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- 15 And A Published Author – Meet author Kieryn Nicolas
- Interview with Tell Us Your Story participants Norbert Barszczewski, president of JP NetQuest, Inc., and Evann Balmes, a retired teacher and longtime Library supporter.
- America in 1832: The Black Hawk War
- Adult Book Recommendation: How the Pigeons Took Manhatten… and the World by Courtney Humphries
- Youth Book Recommendation: Poor Little Witch Girl by Marie Desplechin
- Salad Dressings for Success – Program presented by Whole Foods Market
- How has the Library enriched your life? Visitors to the Library share their stories!
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June 2010 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Community Flavors: An International Cooking Class
- Interview with Joelle Brunemer and Jean-Christophe Nicolas of the
Bibliotheque – Mediatheque de Sevres, France.
- Book Crossing: An Intercontinental Book Discussion
- Young Yogis
- Youth Book Recommendation: The Red Blazer Girls by Michael D. Beil
- Adult Book Recommendation: Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brien
- Still Acting Up!
- What “green” steps do you take daily and why?
Visitors to the Library have some answers!
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May 2010 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- One Green World – Summer Reading Program
- Interview with Aggie Nehmzow, aka The Tomato Lady, and presenter at
the April 27 program, The Tomato Lady Returns.
- America During Revolutionary Times
- Adult Book Recommendation: Vanishing Act: A Jane Whitefield Novel by Thomas Perry
- Youth Book Recommendation: My Life in Pink & Green by Lisa Greenwald
- Juggling With a Side of Laughs
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April 2010 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- MPPL South Branch Storytime
- Interview with Leslie Goddard, Ph.D., historian and presenter at the April 6 program, Remembering Marshall Field & Company.
- Your Body’s Wisdom: Self-healing Movement
- Adult Book Recommendation: In the President’s Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agent in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect by Ronald Kessler
- Youth Book Recommendation: Adventures in Cartooning by James Sturm
- MPPL Foundation Presents: An Irish Concert
- What do you remember most about Marshall Field and Company? Visitors to the Library share their favorite memories.
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March 2010 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- In Praise of Gospel Music
- Interview with Jan Alberts, professional wardrobe consultant and presenter at
the March 2 program, Wake Up Your Wardrobe.
- Movie Discussion & Movies @MPPL
- Adult Book Recommendation: Brainfit by Corinne Gediman and Dr. Francis Michael Crinella, Ph.D
- Youth Book Recommendation: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
- Chocolatepalooza: A Teen Tasting Fest
- What is your favorite type of chocolate and why? Visitors to the Library have some sweet responses.
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February 2010 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Learn to Knit
- Interview with Clare O’Shea, Village of Mount Prospect senior planner, on the importance and logistics of the 2010 United States Census.
- Midway Ramblers: A Taste of Cajun Music
- Adult Book Recommendation: Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box by Madeleine Albright
- Youth Book Recommendation: Rule of Three by Megan McDonald
- Get Reel @ the Library: Teen Film Fest
- What is your favorite type of movie and why? Visitors to the Library have some answers!
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January 2010 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- It Pays to Read
- Interview with Pat Aichele, publicity and events assistant, and one of the organizers of the Unbelievable Chocolate Raffle, a MPPL Foundation sponsored event happening Feb. 3-14.
- Tapestry of Sound Concert: Music of the People, by the People, for the People
- Adult Book Recommendation: Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby
- Youth Book Recommendation: How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor
- Super Saturday: Fractured Fairytales
- What is your favorite fairytale and why? Visitors to the Library have some answers!
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December 2009 Library Life
This special 100th Anniversary episode of Library Life includes:
- A Library Life Retrospective
- Let’s Celebrate & Take 5
- Anniversary Montage – Interviews & Authors
- Youth Book Recommendation: The 39 Clues Book One: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
- Adult Book Recommendation: Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
- NASA Astronaut Landing @ MPPL
- Anniversary Montage – Performers & Entertainment
- What’s It Worth? Antiques Appraisals @ MPPL
- Urban Worm Girl: A New and Creative Way to Compost
- Anniversary Montage – Youth Services
- Dia de Los Ninos, Dia de Los Libros & Polish Children’s Day
- Anniversary Montage - Teen Zone favorites
- A Garage Band Happening
- Anniversary Montage - Library Art
- Mount Prospect Public Library South Branch Opening
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November 2009 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Home for the Holidays With Whole Foods Market
- MPPL Foundation Presents: The Arlingtones Barbershop Chorus Holiday Show including a melodious preview and interview with Geoff Sjostrom, chorus member at the December 14 holiday program.
- Meet Comic Book Artist Gene Ha
- Youth Book Recommendation: Luv Ya Bunches by Lauren Myracle
- Adult Book Recommendation: Norton I by William Drury
- The Prospect High School Madrigals: A Holiday Concert including a preview performance of the December 7 program
- What is your favorite holiday tradition? Why? Visitors to the Library have some answers!
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October 2009 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Wild Curiosity
- Interview with David Clark, author and presenter at the October 6 program, Get Your Kicks on Route 66. This program was part of the Library’s Annual Cultural Series.
- The Music of the Veena, India’s Lute
- Adult Book Recommendation: Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup
- Youth Book Recommendation: The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies by David Lubar
- Creative Cards: A Crafting Class
- What is your favorite hobby and why? Visitors to the Library have some answers!
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September 2009 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Grand Opening of the Mount Prospect Public Library South Branch & the Mount Prospect Community Connections Center
- Interview with Dr. Laurel Clark, president of the School of Metaphysics and presenter at the September 25 program, Developing Your Natural Intuition
- Super Saturday: Music for Wiggleworms
- Youth Book Recommendation: Go Go America by Dan Yaccarino
- Adult Book Recommendation: Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult
- Let’s Celebrate & Take Five
- What is your favorite aspect of the Mount Prospect Public Library and why? Visitors to the Library have some answers!
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August 2009 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- It’s a Jungle out There!
- Interview with Russ Goeltenbodt of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission and presenter at the September 15 program, Entering the College Zone: Financing Higher Education
- Wii Play All Day
- Youth Book Recommendation: Knucklehead by Jon Scieszka
- Adult Book Recommendation: How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
- Jungle Safari Party
- What is your favorite wild animal? Visitors to the Library have some answers!
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June 2009 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Battle of the Bands 2009
- Interview with Stephanie Davies, a.k.a. urban worm girl, an innovative composter talking about the June 16 program, A New and Creative Way to Compost. The program was one of several offered which provides information about going green and cutting your carbon footprint.
- Training to Be Top Dog: Guiding Your Pet to Good Behavior
- Adult Book Recommendation: Artisan bread in five minutes a day by Jeffrey Hertzberg and Zoe Francois
- Youth Book Recommendation: Theodosia and the serpents of chaos by R.L. LaFevers
- Super Saturday: Wee T’ai Chi
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May 2009 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Read on the Wild Side – 2009 Summer Reading Program
- Interview with Peggy Garvin, horticulturist, and presenter at the May 26 program, Create Your Own Container Garden. The program was one of several offered which provides information about going green and cutting your carbon footprint.
- NASA Astronaut Landing @ MPPL
- Youth Book Recommendation: Campfire mallory by Laurie Friedman
- Adult Book Recommendation: Now you see him by Eli Gottlieb
- Nippersink Rogues: Irish Music to Lift Your Spirit
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April 2009 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- The Tai Chi Approach to Better Health
- Interview with Daniel Tani, NASA Astronaut, and presenter at the April 14 program, NASA Astronaut Landing @ MPPL The program was part of National Library Week and this year’s theme, Worlds Connect @ your library®
- Spoon River Anthology: A Play with 20 Characters
- Adult Book Recommendation: Three cups of tea: one man’s mission to promote peace – one school at a time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
- Youth Book Recommendation: Middle school is worse than meatloaf: a year told through stuff by Jennifer L. Holm
- In Praise of Gospel Music
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March 2009 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Rediscovering Your Library
- Interview with Lars Wasvick, Associate Product Manager at Morningstar Investment Research Center, and presenter at the April 23 program, Money Smart Week: Be An Informed Investor. The Money Smart Week series is an annual event designed to provide information about investing, money and how to make better financial decisions.
- Super Saturday: The Incredible Stunts of Circus Boy
- Reference Book Recommendation: The driver: my dangerous pursuit of speed and truth in the outlaw racing world by Alexander Roy
- Youth Book Recommendation: The book of fairies, nature spirits from around the world retold by Rose Williams
- An Afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln
- National Poetry Month
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February 2009 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- How to Write Comic Books: A Workshop With DC’s Russell Lissau.
- Interview with Jim Uszler, Executive Director of Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce, and Attorney Mark J. Watychowicz, presenters at the February 18 program, Jump Start Your Business: Negotiating Leases. The Jump Start Your Business series, cosponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Library, was developed to support the success of local businesses.
- Discover Ceili Irish Dancing
- Adult Book Recommendation: Testimony by Anita Shreve
- Youth Book Recommendation: Animals in the house: a history of pets and people by Sheila Keenan
- Super Saturday: If You Take a Mouse to School
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January 2009 Library Life
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December 2008 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Your Guide to Reliable Investment Information
- Interview with Raymond Benson, author of several James Bond books and presenter of the November 19, 2008 program, 007 Author Raymond Benson Presents ‘The James Bond Phenomenon’
- Music of the Rat Pack Era With Jimmy Niteclub
- Young Adult Book Recommendation: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- Youth Book Recommendation: Escape!: the story of the great Houdini by Sid Fleischman
- Super Saturday: The Zany Magic Show
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November 2008 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Festival Night: British Export, a Beatles Tribute Band
- Interview with Prospect High School’s Director of Choirs Jennifer Troiano and a preview of The Prospect High School Madrigals: A Holiday Concert program which will be held on December 10, 2008 at 7 p.m.
- Grandparents Day Celebration
- Youth Book Recommendation: Room One by Andrew Clements
- Adult Book Recommendation: Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
- Something Is Brewing @ the Library! Tea Tasting and Scone Baking
- Click here the scone recipe prepared during this program.
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July 2008 Library Life
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June 2008 Library Life
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May 2008 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Get in the Game, Read! MPPL’s Summer Reading Program
- Interview with Theresa Coglianese, presenter of April 1 Program: Home Staging in a Competitive Real Estate Market
- Storytime at Caribou Coffee
- Take the Teen Jeopardy Challenge!
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April 2008 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Our Liaison With France: French Consul General Visits MPPL
- Interview with Bill Billimoria, presenter of April 22 Program: Investment Planning: How NOT to Find Yourself up the Creek at Retirement
- Roses & Lollipops: Memoir Writing
- Super Saturday: Dennehy Irish Dancers
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March 2008 Library Life
This episode of Library Life includes:
- Art at the Library
- Interview with Maureen Brady: Tracing a Chicago Family’s Roots: A Case Study
- African American Read-In Featuring Children’s Author Debbi Chocolate
- Sweet Perfection: Cookie and Cupcake Decorating
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February 2008 Library Life
This episode of Library life includes:
- Senior Session: Yoga in a Chair
- Interview with Steve Frenzel: And the Oscar Did NOT Go To…These Classic Films
- Guitar Hero Gaming Night
- Super Saturday: The Rope Warrior
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January 2008 Library Life
This episode of Library life includes:
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An Evening of Suspense With Those Were the Days Radio Players
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The Procrastinating Child: Parenting Strategies That Work
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Terrific Tunes for Teachers
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December 2007 Library Life
This episode of Library life includes:
- Homeschool Connection
- Book Publishing Your Way: A Self-Publishing Workshop
- Cuba: Music and More From the Forbidden Island
- Crazy for Chocolate
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November 2007 Library Life
This episode of Library life includes:
- Lost, Then Found: Illinois-Wisconsin Search & Rescue Dogs
- The Prospect Madrigals
- Tastes and Flavors of the Caribbean
- Super Saturday: Mark Hayward, Yo-Yo Champion
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October 2007 Library Life
This episode of Library life includes:
- Checkmate: Chess ‘Simul’ With Ilya Korzhenevich
- Basic Floral Design for Autumn
- Write On! Creative Ways to Keep a Journal
- Super Saturday: Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum’s “Astro Show”
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