Library News

Tuesday, March 4, 2014 4:00-5:00pm We’ll start with an introduction to the elaborate festivities associated with Mardi Gras all around the world.  Participants will learn to sparkle up their artistic skills while designing and making a mask they can wear to share in the world-wide party.  This program is for kids age 8 and older.  (read the rest…)

Saturday, March 1, 2014 2:00 to 3:00pm Based on the Nate the Great series by Marjorie Sharmat, this trouping show introduces the sharpest kid detective ever to solve his neighborhood’s mysteries.  Come watch Nate, along with his friends and his faithful dog Sludge, solve all of the everyday mysteries he encounters, while always remembering to both (read the rest…)

Attend the program “Additional Career and Funding Resources for the Adult Learner” on Monday., Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Library. A representative from the College of DuPage will provide information on funding resources for the adult learner returning to college, whether preparing for a career change or enhancing existing skills. Program attendees will (read the rest…)

Edgar-nominated mystery novelist Bryan Gruley will speak on “De-Mystifying Mysteries” at the Villa Park Public Library February 4th at 7 pm.  Gruley will discuss how he planned (or didn’t plan) his accentual trilogy based in the fictional northern Michigan town of Starvation Lake. He will answer questions about whether or not to outline, how to (read the rest…)

Re-launching your career is a major undertaking, especially during these harsh economic times.  Expert help is available at the Career Re-Launcher Workshop (The CREW) on the following Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. at the Villa Park Public Library: February 1st, March 15th and April 5th. The morning-long workshop is designed to provide practical, actionable and relevant (read the rest…)