|
Join Our List
|  |
|
Featured Database: BookBrowse
| |
Looking for something new to read this summer? Check out BookBrowse, a database featuring recommendations, read-alikes, reviews, author bios and interviews, plus resources for book clubs. You'll discover the books you need to read before the movie is released, best books about multi-generational families, famous literary spats, and more.
|
|
Streaming
Movies & Music
| |
Take a movie or the latest music on your vacation with hoopla. Watch a classic comedy like The Big Lebowski or keep the kids entertained with LEGO: The Adventures Of Clutch Powers.
Escape the heat at home and check out a Roku device loaded with some of the latest movies, including Frozen, The Monuments Men, and Tyler Perry's Temptation.
Click here for more information.
|
|
Art Gallery
| |
Paintings by Willowbrook artists Charlotte Doyle Leavitt and Vicky Brown are on display in our second floor art gallery until the end of July. Vicky Brown does oil paintings of birds, and Charlotte Doyle Leavitt paints watercolors of birds and flowers. Visit our website for a full schedule.
|
|
People Are Saying...
| |
"For free services, this is the best-run, friendly, helpful place I know."
- Helen Gary, Darien
|
|
Contact Us
| 401 Plainfield Road
Darien IL 60561-4207
T 630/887-8760
F 630/887-8801
|
|
|
|
Congressman Foster Civil Rights Panel Discussion
| |
Congressman Bill Foster will host a panel discussion commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act next Monday, July 14, at 11 a.m. in the second floor meeting room of the library. The panel discussion, titled "Civil Rights: The Next 50 Years," will recognize how far our country has come since the passing of the Civil Rights Act as well as what still needs to be accomplished. The discussion, free and open to the public, will address income inequality, women's issues, equal pay, education, and the role churches played during the civil rights movement.
Panelists include Mario Lambert II, Dupage County Branch NAACP President; Rev. Kevin J. Bedford, Senior Pastor at Progressive Baptist Church; Lulu Blacksmith, Director of Federal and Cultural Relations at Waubonsee Community College; and Lorraine Guerrero of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will & Grundy Counties.
|
|
GenLit: A New Generation of Book Club
| |
Our GenLit book group for 20-30somethings meets for drinks, dinner, and discussion at various local restaurants on the fourth Wednesday of the month January through October. The group's July discussion will focus on The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. The group will meet on Wednesday, July 23, starting at 6:30 p.m. at Home Run Inn Pizza, 7521 Lemont Rd. in Darien. For more information, find GenLit Book Group on Facebook or call (630) 887-8760 x239.
|
|
Great Grilled Cheese Battle
| |
IPPL and Whole Foods are partnering to co-host the first-ever Great Grilled Cheese Battle this Saturday, July 12, at 1 p.m. at Whole Foods Market, 201 63rd St. in Willowbrook. Teen participants must craft the most delectable sandwich possible by choosing from a variety of fresh and natural ingredients provided by Whole Foods. Judges will then choose a winner based on taste, presentation, creativity, and difficulty. Teens in grades 7 through 12 can compete solo or as a team of two. Register here by Wednesday, July 9.
|
|
July Junction Programs
| |
This year, we are going beyond books and reading and encouraging people to expand their horizons by attending programs. Join us at the Junction - IPPL Junction! - to learn something new, create from scratch, and share your knowledge with your neighbors. IPPL card-holders who participate in designated Junction programs will earn entries into monthly and grand prize drawings, donated by the Friends of IPPL.
At the time this list is published, there are still openings in these programs. Each program is linked to its description and registration form. |
|
Make Some Noise Summer Reading Challenge
| |
We have created a unique summer reading challenge for kids and teens which runs through Aug. 2. Not only will participants earn rewards for reading books, but they will also be rewarded for making projects and attending special events and programs at the library! It's not too late to participate! Participants can sign up in-person at the library or online. Click here for more information or to sign up.
|
|
|
