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Featured Database: Consumer Reports
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The holiday shopping season is upon us. Before you hit the stores, research your wish list with our Consumer Reports database.
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Thanksgiving Closing
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The library will be closed Thursday, Nov. 27, for Thanksgiving. Our book drops will be open, and our website, www.ippl.info, is available 24/7. You can also renew and reserve materials online.
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Giving Thanks
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The library is very thankful to Arthur E. Distasio, who bequeathed $25,000 to IPPL. Mr. Distasio was a longtime supporter of the library, and we are honored by his gift.
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Family Movie Event:
The LEGO Movie
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Join us for a family movie event featuring The LEGO Movie, LEGO fun, and popcorn on Friday, Nov. 28, at 10:30 a.m. Movie is rated PG (101 minutes). Register here.
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It's a Wrap!
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The Prairie Godmothers will show you how to make stunning yet low-cost gift wraps using natural and recycled elements on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 7-8:30 p.m. Register here.
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People Are Saying...
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"Zinio is the greatest! We are free to read periodicals anywhere without the paper edition."
- Donna Knepper, Darien
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Hours
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Monday-Friday
9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Saturday
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday 1-5 p.m.
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Contact Us
| 401 Plainfield Road
Darien IL 60561-4207
630/887-8760 |
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Check Out the New Emagazine Titles on Zinio
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IPPL offers free emagazines to our cardholders, and several new titles are now available, including:
- Architectural Digest
- Better Homes and Gardens
- Dr. Oz: the Good Life
- Glamour
 - GQ
- HGTV
- Midwest Living
- New Yorker
Emagazines can be read on computers, tablets, or smart phones through a provider called Zinio. All you need is an IPPL card and an email address. To get started, or to see a full list of the magazines available, visit our eLibrary page. Once you download a magazine, it's yours to keep!
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KidsTech Open House
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Join us for a KidsTech Open House on Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m. to noon. Families can try out the newest KidsTech that the library has to offer, including family Rokus, mid-kid Nooks, parent Kindle Fires, preschool and junior iPads (games and educational apps), and all of the LeapFrog products (LeapPads, LeapPad Ultras, LeapFrog Tag, and LeapFrog Tag Junior). Registration is required - register here.
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New Roku Titles
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IPPL offers Roku devices for checkout, and new titles are added to our devices weekly. Our newest titles include:
Movies Rokus 
22 Jump Street
A Most Wanted Man
Deliver Us From Evil
Hotel Transylvania
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Into The Storm
Jersey Boys
Sex Tape
Step Up All In
Tammy
Movies & More Rokus
22 Jump Street
A Most Wanted Man
Deliver Us From Evil
Into The Storm
Jersey Boys
Mad Men: The Final Season Part 1
Sex Tape
Tammy
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Family Rokus
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Rokus allow users to stream popular movies to their television. The devices require wireless Internet and a television with an HDMI connection. The loan period is seven days. To learn more about borrowing our Roku devices and to see the full list of titles, visit our eLibrary page.
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Local Authors Fair
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 Join us for our Local Authors Fair Sat., Jan. 17, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We are accepting author applications through Dec. 1. Writers of children's, teen, and adult fiction and nonfiction literature, as well as self-published writers, are encouraged to apply. To learn more about the fair, visit localauthorsfair.ippl.info.
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StoryShare Interviews
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The library will recognize the National Day of Listening on Nov. 28 by hosting family interviews. Community members can interview a family member while a trained volunteer operates the recording equipment. Participants will leave with a CD of the interview while the library keeps a copy to preserve for future generations. Interviews will last about 40 minutes, and the theme is "family." Families can book a one-hour time slot on Friday, Nov. 28, 1-5 p.m. or Saturday, Nov. 29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Register by calling the Ask Us Desk at 630/887-8760 ext. 239. For more information, click here.
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Homebound Delivery
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Home delivery of library materials can be arranged at no charge if an IPPL cardholder is permanently homebound due to age or disability, or temporarily disabled for at least one month due to illness or surgery. Books, including large print and audio, movies, music, and/or magazines can be provided. Please contact Mary Schueren at (630) 887-8760 x265 or homebound@ippl.info for more information.
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