Summer Programs at the Library
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
All Young Adult programs require registration. This allows us to plan for you – to buy enough pizza and pop, set up the popcorn machine, gather enough supplies – you see what we mean. Please feel free to spread the word and bring a friend – and be sure to sign up your friend, too! Call Noël or Deb at the library at 708-352-0576 (ext.35), email us at ya@lagrangelibrary.org, or AIM us at lgpublib.
FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC + MOVIES
Fridays, May 2 through June 27, 8:30 - 11 pm
Every other Friday night in May and June, Young Adult Services will host a pizza party featuring new CD releases from the YA collection followed by movies with music.
5/2: Best episodes of HBO’s Flight of the Conchords with audience karaoke
5/16: The Animation Show and The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine
5/30: High School Musical 2 – MST3K-style with open mic audience comments
6/13: Frankenweenie and The Nightmare Before Christmas
6/27: The Rocky Horror Picture Show with free props bags for the authentic audience participation experience.
This series is recommended for ages 14 and older due to strong language and sexual content in several of the films. Registration is required.
BABYSITTING CLINIC
Monday, May 12, 4 - 6:30 pm and Monday, May 19, 4 – 5:30 pm
Instructor George Scukanec from the Willowbrook Park District will be your guide through this 4-hour, hands-on clinic, covering baby and child care, first aid, and babysitter training. If you attend both sessions, you will receive your official Babysitting Certification at the end of the second class! Cost: $10.00, payable at the first session. Open to ages 11-15. Registration is limited to 20 and ends May 5.
THE COMPLETE JANE AUSTEN: REDUCED!
Saturday, May 24, 2 - 3 pm
See all six of Jane Austen's novels performed as five-minute plays. The production is written and acted by three talented local teens who will also teach the audience one of the dances from A & E's renowned production of Pride and Prejudice. High tea will be served. Oh, Mr. Daaah-cy, do come! Registration is required. Suggested for ages 12 and up. Adults are welcome, too.
BOY SCOUT EAGLE SCOUT CLINIC
Thursdays, June 5 through August 14, 7 – 8:30 pm
(no meeting July 3)
Are you a serious Scout, but running out of time to work on your merit badges? Instructor Larry Regan offers this 10-week clinic with you in mind! This clinic is designed to present information about and assist in obtaining requirements for the following merit badges: Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Personal Management, Family Life, and Communications. Class is limited to 15; must be a minimum of 1st Class. To apply for a spot in this clinic, submit your name, current Boy Scout rank, and any merit badges held to larryregan1958@hotmail.com. For details, call Noël at 352-0576 x 35.
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MORPHING TRASH INTO TREASURE
Mondays, June 9 through July 11, 11:00-Noon
Hold it – don’t throw away that Snapple cap! Bring it to the library instead, where we’ll turn it into a nifty photo magnet! Our craft series explores ways to turn everyday trash into items both beautiful and functional (they make nifty gifts, too!). Check the website for details on each week’s craft. Register by Thursday, June 5 for the first session.
WAY COOL FILM SCHOOL
SCREENWRITER’S WORKSHOP
Wednesdays, June 18 – July 9, 10 – 11:30 am
Screenwriting is different than any other kind of writing, and it’s WAY COOL! Learn the basics by watching some great movie scenes and short films and doing in-class exercises. No homework! Everyone who comes to all four classes will receive a WCFS tee-shirt. Recommended for ages 12-14. Registration is required.
YA Assistant Deb Mitchell will lead the workshop. Her first screenplay was one of twelve finalists in the comedy category of the 2007 International Filmmakers screenwriting competition.
WORLD CUP QUIDDITCH TEAM MEETING
Saturday, June 21, 2-3 pm
Join our quidditch team and meet the La Grange Park library’s team for a high-flying World Cup tournament to be held in Kiwanis Park on Saturday, July 12. Come to the team meeting for more details. The tournament will be tied to the summer reading program, meaning players can earn bonus points for their teams by writing short reviews of any books they read over the summer. Registration is required.
METAMORPHOSIS FILM SERIES
Fridays, July 11 through August 8, 8:30 – 11 pm
7/11: The Giant Gila Monster
Teenagers save their small town from a mutant lizard.
7/25: The Fly
Vincent Price in the all-time metamorphosis classic. “Help me! Help me!”
8/8: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The original (and scariest) film version of this alien possession tale.
Films will be shown in the Dierkes Community Room on the lower level of the library. Fresh-popped popcorn and soft drinks will be provided. Vintage cartoons start at 8:40 pm. The feature presentation begins at 9 pm. Registration required.
I’VE CREATED A MONSTER! CONTEST
Entry deadline: Monday, July 7, 9 pm
Design your own monster movie poster or make an original creature model, and we’ll display all the artwork in a special exhibit here at the library. The exhibit will open on July 11, and prizes will be awarded before the screening of The Giant Gila Monster on the same date at 8:30 pm. Posters and models can be any size. Please make sure the artist’s name and phone number is on each entry. You must be 12 – 18 years old to enter.
END OF SUMMER READING PROGRAM PARTY
Thursday, July 18, 2-4 pm
Give yourselves a pat on the back, a round of applause, and an ice cream sundae at our third annual End-of-Summer-Reading-Program Party! Work up an appetite playing Cosmic Twister – the game you know and love, played with glow-in-the-dark mats! Undergo a facial metamorphosis – get your face painted --with phosphorescent paint, which will look SO cool under blacklights! Finally, help yourself to our do-it-yourself sundae bar – all to celebrate the end of six wonderful weeks of reading! And of course – registration is required.
