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Library closings
The library will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Our book drops will be open, and our website, www.ippl.info, is available 24/7. You can renew and reserve materials online, or visit our eLibrary.
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It's not too late to make a
year-end gift
As you make your year-end contributions, please consider making a donation to the IPPL Foundation, buying a brick for the reading garden path, or buying a leaf for the donor tree in the lobby.
The Foundation's mission is to support the library as an essential center of learning, inspiration, and community pride. It provides funds to support diverse programs and classes, enrich the library's collections, and provide cutting-edge library enhancements. Learn more about the Foundation here. |
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Learn something new with lynda.com in 2016
Celebrate the start of a new year by learning something new with lynda.com! Discover how to navigate that new device (tutorials on Apple and Android products), improve your productivity or photography, or learn online marketing tools or Microsoft Office products. All of this and so much more is available through the library's subscription to lynda.com. Start learning today and get 2016 off to a great start! |
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eLibrary Drop-in
Did you get new tech for the holidays? Stop by the lobby to learn how to get FREE ebooks, emagazines, emovies, and emusic with your IPPL card next Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2-4 p.m. Bring your tablet, smartphone, or ereader.
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Lights, camera, action!
Learn how you can make family videos, take professional-looking photos for eBay and/or Etsy, create a podcast, and even convert old VHS tapes to DVD using the library's digital media equipment on Saturday, Jan. 9, 10-11:30 a.m. You'll learn about the hardware and software available for use in the library to create videos, record sound, and edit pictures. Register here. |
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Thank you!
Thank you to those who contributed to our Giving Tree and Food for Fines programs. Our Giving Tree program collected 15 scarves, 76 hats, and 143 pairs of gloves, and our Food for Fines drive took in 2,484 items.
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Get ready for our January book discussions
Love to read? Join one of our book discussion groups in 2016!
Novel Idea is for readers who like to delve into a book's characters, plots, setting, and themes. Drop in at the library on the second Wednesday of the month (September-May) at 7 p.m.
Next meeting: Wednesday, Jan. 13, 7-9 p.m.
Book: The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon (2014)
Crime Readers is for readers who like unraveling clues, interpreting evidence, and analyzing characters. We partner with the Woodridge Public Library to bring crime readers together on the third Thursday of the month (September-May). Meets at 6 p.m. for dinner (optional) and 7 p.m. for discussion at Home Run Inn Pizza, 7521 Lemont Rd. in Darien.
Next meeting: Thursday, Jan. 21, 6-9 p.m.
Book: Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh (1978)
GenLit is for 20-30 somethings. Join us for drinks, dinner, and discussion on the fourth Wednesday of the month (January-October) at 6:30 p.m. at various local restaurants. Find GenLit on Facebook.
Next meeting: Wednesday, Jan. 27, 6:30-9 p.m. at
Giordano's, 641 Plainfield Rd. in Willowbrook
Short on Time is our new group for those who can't commit to lengthy books and monthly meetings. Meetings take place every other month (except summer) and the group will read novellas and short stories. Drop in at the library.
Next meeting: Wednesday, Jan. 27, 10 a.m.
Book: Dear Life by Alice Munro (2012)
Learn more about our book discussion groups.
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Programs through Jan. 12
At the time this list is published, there are still openings in these programs. Each program is linked to its description and registration form (when required). Drop-in programs have an asterisk (*).
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10 AM
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10 AM
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6 PM
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2 PM
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1/7
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1:30 PM
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10 AM
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1/11
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9:30 AM
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2 PM
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6 PM
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6:30 PM
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1/11
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7 PM
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1/12
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9:30 AM
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1/12
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9:30 AM
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1/12
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11 AM
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Teal: Kids & Families
Blue: Mid-Kids
Purple: Teens
Red: Adults
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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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