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\ EVENTS
Winter/Spring 2005
Storytimes and
Kaleidoscope
Battle of
the Books
Battle of the Books is
made up of teams from local elementary schools. Books featured in the
Battle are now available for checkout and are housed in a special
location. For 4th and 5th graders. Meets take
place at the library beginning in late January through March on weekdays
at 4:00 or 4:30 p.m. Young Adult
Battle of the Books books are also available in Youth Services. Copies
of the Battle of the Books lists are available at the Youth Services desk.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day AM Program Special:
Bill Hooper
Monday, January 17: 11 am
Enjoy original
interactive music for children. Accompanied by guitar, Mr. Hooper
performs songs about music and motion, nature and feelings that resonate
with young audiences. A fun show for all ages. Seating is limited. No
tickets required.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day PM Program Special:
Magic for Muggles Monday, January 17: 1 pm
Professor Presto’s
Magic School: Magic for Muggles is a two-hour hands-on magic trick
workshop for kids. It teaches and supplies them with easy-to-do magic
tricks. Every child gets a magic wand, a “bag of tricks”, and a
Certificate of Wizardry. For age 7 & up. Registration begins Saturday,
January 8.
There’s
Snow Business Like Show Business
Tuesday, January 18: 10:30 am or 1:30 pm;
Wednesday, January 19: 10:30 am, 1:30 pm or 7pm;
Thursday, January 20: 10 am
Snow joke! Mrs.
M. and Mrs. C. are putting on a puppet show with songs and skits.
This is to
promote the winter Storytime classes which start the following week. For
all ages. No tickets required.
Puppets/Paper/Pop-ups
  
Thursdays, January
27 – April 14: 4 – 4:45 pm (No Class on 3/ 31 due to Spring Break)
Have fun and express your creative side in our new after-school program
with Mrs. M. For 3rd grade and up.
The following is an overview of each class:
1/27: Rubber Stamping Projects
2/3: Pop-up Cards
2/10: Valentine’s Day Special Projects
2/17: Little Boxes and Books
2/24: Hand Puppets
3/6: Sock Puppets
3/10 & 17: Paper Mache Puppets
3/24: Special Springtime Craft
4/7: Readers Theatre & Puppet Rehearsal
4/14: Readers Theater &
Puppet Performance: (Guests of all ages are welcome to come and enjoy the
performance on April 14.)
Registration begins
Saturday, January 15.
Saturday, January
29, & Sunday, January 30: 1 - 5 pm
This class is for ages 10-16 and is taught by
a certified teacher. Fun activities, small group discussions,
role-playing, and teacher-led discussions allow students to actively
participate in class. A nonrefundable fee of $5.00 will be due at
registration to cover a student reference book, along with other resource
materials. Bring a snack and a doll to class. This 8 hour class is
limited to 25 participants. Registration begins
Saturday, January 15.
Thursday, February 3: 7 - 8:30 pm
Need help in choosing the right school for
your child? Come to our annual Preschool Fair. We have scheduled this
program in advance of local preschool registration periods.
Representatives from local nursery school/day care centers will be here to
help you choose the best program for your child.
No registration necessary.
Winter Reading Program
February 5 – March 25
Youth Services’ Winter
Reading Program is co-sponsored by the Chicago Wolves Hockey Team. For
every 30 minutes that you read, you will receive a raffle ticket. Weekly
raffles will be held for Wolves prizes. For pre-school & up.
Saturday,
February 5: 9:30 am – 4 pm
Once again we have an extra incentive for
signing up early. Everyone who signs up on opening day will be
eligible for a special raffle. The raffle drawing is at 4:00 p.m.
Character Counts
Sunday, February 6: 2 pm
Character counts in Elk Grove Village! We are
inviting you to a special program with stories and crafts. For Families.
Registration begins Saturday, January 22.
Valentine's Day Drop-in-Craft
Saturday, February 12:
10 am - 4 pm
Drop
into Youth Services to do a valentine craft. Although you may come at
your convenience, please register so that we can be sure to have
sufficient supplies. For preschool & up.
Registration begins January 29.
Stranger Danger
Seminar
Saturday, February 19:
2 pm
This program will be presented by Dustin Kook and J. R.
Hudson of the National Karate Schools of Chicago. There will also be a
special guest from the Elk Grove Village Police Department. For ages.4-12;
parents are welcome. No registration necessary.
President’s Day
Program Special - Animal Encounters with Dr. Robert James
Monday, February 21: 11 am or 1:30 pm
A
zoologist, teacher, and author, Dr. James brings live animals such as a
porcupine, armadillo, alligator, ostrich, etc. Everyone may touch the
animals as he walks among the audience. For all ages but preschoolers/K
must be accompanied by a parent.
Seating in Kids Korner is limited: No
tickets are required.
Chicago Wolves Player Visit
Tuesday, February 22: 7 pm – 8 pm
Wolves center Cory Larose will give a talk, sign autographs, and show a
Wolves uniform. No registration necessary.
Spring
Fling – Bunny Hop and Hat
Parade 
Tuesday, March
22: 10:30 am or 1:30 pm
Wednesday, March
23: 10:30 am, 1:30 pm, or 7 pm
Thursday, March
24: 10 am
The Spring Fling
Parties are special events for preschoolers/kindergartners of Elk Grove.
These parties include seasonal stories, fingerplays, and a puppet show.
Hats are created at home out of paper plates, etc., and we parade around
the library showing off our fancy hats. Also, Spring Bunny will make an
appearance.
No tickets necessary
but instructions for making a spring bonnet to wear to the party will be
available beginning Saturday, March 5.
*No Book Babies or Lapsit on
Monday, March 21.
Monday: March
28: 11 am or 1 pm
Patti Gibson of Illinois Wisconsin Search &
Rescue Dogs will present: LOST...But Found, Safe and Sound, a
program developed by the Association of National Park Rangers, Inc. It is
a program for children on how not to get lost, how to stay comfortable if
they do get lost, and how they can be found more quickly. There will be a
video presentation and handout for parents. Patti will also be
accompanied by her two bloodhounds; both are trained Search and Rescue
Dogs. For all ages, but preschoolers must be accompanied by a parent.
No registration necessary.
Wednesday, March 30: 11 am
World Yo-Yo Champion Mark Hayward
does amazing yo-yo tricks, wacky juggling routines, top spinning, and
assorted tricks (some that include using perhaps the world’s largest
mousetrap.) Enjoy seeing famous yo-yo tricks like Atom Smasher, Brain
Twister, Walk the Dog, and Rock the Baby. For kids and adults of all ages,
but preschoolers must be accompanied by a parent. Seating is limited.
No tickets required.
Movie - The
Incredibles 
Thursday, March 31: 10 am
Youth Services will be showing
the Incredibles. For all
ages, but preschoolers must be accompanied by a parent. Check at the
Youth Services Desk for details. No tickets required.
National Poetry Month Program: Justin
Roberts: Song Writing Workshop
Thursday, April 7: 7-8:30 pm
Singer/Songwriter Justin Roberts (a 2-time
Parents Choice Gold Award winner) and classically trained
multi-instrumentalist Liam Davis will work with small groups of students
to help them through writing a verse to a song. Justin and Liam will
perform the song during the last 15 minutes; parents may come to this part
of the program. Four weeks later a CD will be available at the library.
For grades 6 thru high school. Registration, limited to 30, begins
Saturday, March 19.
National Library Week: April 10 -16
Paddy Lynn:
Color My World
Saturday, April 16: 11 am
Paddy Lynn’s storyacting program
combines the drama of a children’s theatre company with the intimacy of an
old-fashioned storyteller. In Color My World children act out
popular children’s books with Paddy. For all ages, but preschoolers must
be accompanied by a parent. No tickets required.
Mother’s Day Story &Craft
Saturday, May 7: 10 am or 2 pm
Come to Kids Korner for a special time of story and craft for Mother’s
Day. For all ages, but preschoolers must be accompanied by a parent.
Registration begins April 23.
May Movie: to be announced
Saturday, May 14: 10 am
Youth Services will be showing a movie in the Large Meeting Room.
(The title will be announced closer to the showing date.) For all ages,
but preschoolers/kindergarteners must be accompanied by a parent. Check
at the Youth Services Desk for details. No tickets required.
The library reserves the right to limit
program attendance to EGV residents.
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