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Waukegan Public Library
March 2012 Enewsletter
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Message from the director
When it rains, sell umbrellas. Supply and demand is an economics model that is alive and well at the Waukegan Public Library, even though all our materials are free. We want to make sure there is a demand for our items so our selection process relies heavily on patron input. Did you know that approximately 40% of our collection is purchased as a result of personal requests by our patrons? We do our best to anticipate the reading, viewing and listening demands of our citizens, but when you take the time to tell us exactly what you would like us to have on the shelves, we listen. Visit our website, click on 'catalog', then the 'suggest a purchase' tab.
Richard "my place is your place" Lee
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| Overwhelming response to Food for Fines | | |
 Our thanks and appreciation to everyone who participated in the Food for Fines program. During the month of February, the Waukegan Public Library deducted $1 off overdue fines for each nonperishable food item a patron donated. During the first 3 weeks of February alone, a whopping 2,948 pounds of food was collected for COOL Ministries food pantry in Waukegan. Thank you for making a difference in our community.
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| Patlan and WPL win ALA's Fyan Grant! | | |
Carmen Patlan and the Waukegan Public Library have been awarded the 2012 Loleta D. Fyan Grant for the program entitled "Promotoras Ambassador." The program will establish a team of ambassadors to reach out to the underserved Latino community and through the use of library services assist their integration into the community. Way to go Carmen! Read more.
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| Drop in Homework Help | | |
Stuck on a math problem (or two)? Need help studying for that history test? Drop by the library any Thursday or Friday (excluding March 8) from 4 to 5:30 pm for free homework help from volunteer high school students. Available in Spanish and English. For grades 1 to 8. Held in the Bradbury Room. Read more.
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| Night at the Library | | |
 There's an after-hours party at the library Saturday night, and you and your friends are all invited. Explore exhibits, watch a movie, eat popcorn, play FIFA on Wii, or just hang out and have fun. March 24, 7 to 11 pm. Register here.
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| View our mobile-friendly catalog | |
Did you know we offer our users a mobile-friendly way to access our catalog and website? With this site you can display our programs, ask-a-librarian, view our eBooks, and use the catalog to perform searches, place holds and renew items you have checked out, all in a simplified, mobile-friendly site. Using your  mobile device, go to our website www.waukeganpl.org or our catalog, http://catalog.waukeganpl.org and click 'yes' to the prompt to use the mobile app customized for your mobile device. For more info on this, email Pam. |
| Gallery 128 | |
 The Robert Morris University State Street Gallery Collection is on display at Gallery 128 now until April 19, 2012.
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| First Friday Concert | |
Free Performance
Jack Baron Quartet
Friday, March 2
Noon - 1PM
Ray Bradbury Room
Master saxophonist playing high-energy great jazz cuts with drums, piano, and bass. View concert schedule.
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| Early Learning Center Camps | |
 Come join our Early Learning Center Camps for preschool children ages 1 to 5. Each month brings new and creative projects sure to inspire curiosity; from painting valentines to learning what makes raisins dance to constructing creepy, crawly critters. Visit our website to view dates and times of camps offered.
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| Friends Used Book 2-Day Sale | |
Have you checked out the huge selection of used books for sale on our main level? On Thursday, March 15 (3 - 6 PM) and Saturday, March 17 (1 - 4 PM) the Friends will be having a giant sale:
Hardback fiction and nonfiction: 50 cents
Paperback fiction and nonfiction: 25 cents
Romance - One brown grocery bag full: $2.00
Elementary children's books: 5 for 25 cents
Hardback young adult, teen, and chapter books: 2 for 25 cents
 DVD: $1.00
VHS: 25 cents
Magazines: 4 for 25 cents
CDs: 50 cents
Cassette tapes: 25 cents
Books on tape: 50 cents
If you've ever considered becoming a Friend of the Waukegan Public Library and serving your library, now is the time. This spring the Friends will lose over half of their board due to the rules for term limits. If you would like to serve your library and community, please drop a note in the Friends' cash box mounted on the wall at the East end of the sale space or email Charles .
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| World Book Night | |
 World Book Night is April 23, 2012. Books donated by designated printers specifically for World Book Night will be organized at the Waukegan Public Library and distributed to registered "givers". On April 23, 2012, each "giver" will go to an area of their choice to offer people with limited access to books a free book from their selection. Be on the lookout for more information as to where our "giver's" locations will be in our area. More info on World Book Night.
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| Mark your calendar - The Day of the Child/El Dia de los Ninos/Libros | |
Sunday, April 22, 1-3 pm
The library is celebrating children! The library will be giving away books and raffling away bicycles for children. There will be fun, entertainment, and a visit from everyone's favorite Exploring Girl. More info to follow.
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| Hours | | |
Waukegan Public Library
128 N. County Street
Waukegan, IL
(847)623-2041
Mon-Wed 10am-8pm
Thu-Fri 10am-6pm
Sat-Sun 1pm-5pm
Hinkston Park Branch
800 N. Baldwin Avenue
Waukegan, IL
(847) 263-8077
Mon-Thu 10am-8pm
Fri-Sat 1pm-5pm
Take advantage of the branch on Thursday nights when the main library closes at 6PM!
2012 Library Closings
Jan 1-2, New Years
May 27-28, Memorial Day
Jul 4, Independence Day
Sep 2-3, Labor Day
Nov 11, Staff Day
Nov 23 (Library closes
at 5PM)
Nov 24-25, Thanksgiving Dec 24-26, Christmas
Dec 31 (Library closes
at 5PM)
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| Donor Corner | | |
Thank you to the top donors of the library in 2011!
Literacy Volunteers of Lake County
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Consumers Credit Union
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Sec. of State Adult Volunteer Literacy
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Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
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Office of the Sec. of State
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Sec. of State ESL Family Literacy
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Sec. of State Adult Basic Ed. Family Literacy
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North Shore Gas
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United Way Adult Literacy Learners
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Anonymous
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Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation
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Harold M. and Adeline S. Morrison Family Foundation
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Gorter Family Foundation
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| Contact Information | | |
Linda Gfesser
Waukegan Public Library
847-623-2041x244
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