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Fight summer boredom by embarking on reading quest at the library this summer! Kids of all ages, from kindergarten to 102, are invited to join the library's Read Like a Hero Summer Reading Program and earn great prizes, just for reading! And, with the partnership of the Winnetka-Northfield Rotary Club, school-age kids can be superheroes to children who cannot afford books...just by reading! Ask us about Reach Out and Read Illinois to find out how your child can be a hero to other children this summer. |
The Help Events
Tickets are now available for the Cocktail Reception and Book Lecture with Kathryn Stockett (July 15). To purchase a ticket, visit http://kstockett.eventbrite.com.
Before Kathryn Stockett arrives, join us as we explore The Help from every angle.
June 15:Southern Cooking, Corner Cooks Style.
Samples for everyone! Registration required; call (847) 446-7220.
June 24: The Help: The South in the Sixties featuring Jim Kenney at the North Shore Senior Center
June 27: R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Sounding Out The Wide Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s with Northwestern University's Michael Kramer
July 9: Sixties Rock, a concert featuring hits from the sixties by Josh and the Empty Pockets at the Northfield Branch
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An Artful Summer
 3:30 p.m. · Sundays · Winnetka Main Library
Explore the influence of Alexander Calder, the innovation of Frida Kahlo, and the signature traditions of Japanese art with lectures from Chicago's leading art experts.
June 27: Calder and Contemporary Art Lecture by the Museum of Contemporary Art's Susan Musich
July 18 : Frida Kahlo Lecture by the University of Chicago's Miranda Hofelt
July 25 : Impressions of Japan Lecture by the Art Institute's Lucas Livingston
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Dine & Discuss:
The Ascent from Plato's Cave: Walker Percy's The Moviegoer
12-2 p.m. · Friday, June 11 · Corner Cooks · Tickets $25
In the second half of the twentieth century, where does one go to find out what the world is all about and how a person out to lead his life? Professor Joe Alulis will explore The Moviegoer, Walker Percy's novel that draws competing visions from the profound, the Judeo-Christian tradition, to the dream machine of Hollywood and triumphant Yankee materialism. Call (847) 441-0134 to join us as we dine and discuss!
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Avian Friendly Yard  7 p.m. ∙ Monday, June 14 ∙ Northfield Branch Tim Joyce, manager and "birdscaper" at Wild Birds Unlimited in Glenview,will talk about creating a habitat for birds, and ways to attract a variety of species to your yard. Registration is required; call (847) 446-5990 to register.
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