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Holiday Closing
The Library will be closed Monday, September 6th in observance of the holiday.
The book drop will remain open for your convenience. |
COMPUTER CLASSES
Sign up for our Basic Computer Training Class. Learn the parts of the computer, how to use the mouse and keyboard, get started using Windows, and find websites on the Internet using search engines.
This hour long introductory class is offered one Saturday a month from 9:00 to 10:00 am.
The upcoming dates are:
- September 4th
- October 2nd
- November 6th
- December 4th
- January 8th
Contact the Reference Desk to sign up or ask questions.
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ARE YOU AN ADULT CONSIDERING COLLEGE?
Come to an Adult Information Session and let us show you the advantages of Community College as an adult student.
Join Debbie Wills of the Admissions Department of Moraine Valley Community College, on Sept 16th at 7:00 pm to: 
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Learn the benefits of a college education.
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Discover the many degree and certificate programs that can help you upgrade your skills for your current job or move in a new career direction.
- Learn about veterans' education benefits and the Moraine Valley Student Veterans' Association
- Hear about special programs to train low-income adults, displaced workers, or those returning to the workforce.
- Explore a new career or other interests after retirement.
- Find out about financial aid and get answers to all of your questions.
Refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact the Reference Desk at 535-2027. |
Adult Book Discussion 
September 18th at 10:00 am
Join us and discuss:
Girls of Murder City: fame, lust, and the beautiful killers who inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry NPR reviewed the book in part this way: "These days, almost no one knows that Chicago (the musical) was inspired by the trials and acquittals of Belva Gaertner, a former cabaret dancer who left the stage to marry one of America's leading manufacturers of scientific instruments; and Beulah Annan, a beauty whose favorite record was "Hula Lou," the tale of a "gal who never could be true."In The Girls of Murder City, Douglas Perry, the online features editor of The Oregonian, tells their stories in delicious and devilish detail. Although the number of killings by women in Chicago was increasing exponentially, Perry points out, jury members - all of whom were male during the Roaring '20s - remained favorably disposed toward "demure ladies with pretty figures and good pedigrees." Even when there was overwhelming evidence against them. Jurors let two blondes off scot free, he reveals, only to sentence to death Sabella Nitt..." |
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