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WINTER
READING CLUBS FOR ALL AGES |
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 Play
the Winning Hand
With Books!
Winter Reading Club
“Play the Winning Hand with Books” is the name,
and reading is the game! Sign up at the
Adult Services Reference Desk to receive your
game instructions for our adult and teen Winter Reading Program
starting January 17th. Read two
books and pick a prize. It’s that easy! The
Grand Prize for Adults is a $25 gift certificate
to Lettuce Entertain You, and the Grand Prize
for Young Adults is a gift certificate to
Gameworks. Everyone Wins @ Your Library!
Call us at 847-526-6225, ext. 204 for further
details.
Join us for these other Winter Reading Club activities:
Family Game Day
Saturday, February 19th from
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Was it Colonel Mustard in the
Library with the knife? You passed Go. Collect
$200. Can you make a double word score with J,
Q, F, I, E, R, and T? Come in out of the cold
and gather the family for an afternoon of your
favorite board games!
 Teen
Fear Factor
Friday, February 18th at 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Do
you like to eat gross things? Do you think you
know the Library at night? Face your fears
after hours at the Library. Team up and compete
in this T.V. inspired game to win great prizes.
 Family
Reading Club
The
Children's Services department is also offering a family reading club entitled,
“Snow Is Falling, Books
Are Calling!” This five-week program,
which begins Monday, January 17th, is designed to encourage a love of
reading and the sharing of good books among
family members. For
more information, please call Children's
Services at 847-526-6225, extension 212. |
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Reader's
Advisory - Settling In for a Long Winter's Read |
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It’s
time to settle in for
a long winter’s read
@ your library!
Whether you like cozy mysteries,
science fiction, or chick lit, the library has
all the resources you need to find the perfect
book.
NoveList
– From the Library website,
www.wauclib.org, click “Electronic
Databases,” where you will find the Novelist
database listed. Like a particular author?
Find more under Author Read-alikes. There are
book discussion guides, BookTalks, Reviews, and
Feature Articles for over 120,000 fiction
titles.
Hot Reads! – Click
on this link from the
Library’s homepage to
access the latest in book lists. There are
Notable Books 2004, New York Times Bestsellers,
Oprah’s Book Club selections, and more!
Our own
Reader's Advisory
webpage - Another great way to easily browse the
sometimes overwhelming possibilities for finding
just the book for YOU. We have compiled
this short list of some of the websites we think
are the best and easiest to use.
Create Your Own List
– Do you write down new titles on little slips
of paper and then try to remember where you put
them? Create your own electronic list instead!
Go to the
web-based
Library Catalog. Type in the title
or author of the book and click “Go.” Click on
the “Title in your Search Results.” Finally
click on the “Add to My List” button on the
right side of the screen. You just created your
list! To see the actual list, click on “My List”
in the upper right corner of the screen.
Book Discussions
– Bored with mysteries? Want to read something
different but don’t know what? Join our Adult
Book Club and let us decide for you. You can
pick up the Book of the Month at the Adult
Services Reference Desk. The Book Club meets at
the end of the month for thought-provoking
discussion. |
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Winter is officially here. You
can still go outside and play. Check out these
online resources for the best outdoor winter
activities.
The
Lake County
Forest Preserve Outdoor Recreation link
has year-round activities no matter what the
weather is. Find places to sled, ice skate, ice
fish, ski, and snowmobile.
Check the conditions before you
ski!
Weather Underground tracks weather
forecasts, amount of new snow, surface
conditions, and number of trails for all fifty
states.
www.enjoyillinois.com
– Send away for free Illinois travel kits, plan
a three day winter getaway, or search by region,
activity or date to see what’s going on in your
area.
www.inquiry.net/outdoor/winter/activities
- Want to have some fun with the kids? This
website has projects and ideas for the entire
family. Play fun winter games like “Search for
the Abominable Snowman” and “Broom Hockey.” Try
your hand at making snow ice cream or building
the biggest snowman! |
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NEW LIBRARY SERVICES! BrainPOP and
Literary Criticism Databases |
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 The
library now subscribes to “BrainPOP,” a
fun website
that features hundreds of educational topics
covering English, Math, Science, Social Studies,
Health and Technology for grades K-8. Topics
contain short movies, quizzes, experiments,
comic strips, and printable activity pages.
The library now subscribes to three
Gale Literary Databases: Contemporary Authors,
Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Dictionary
of Literary Biography. The databases can be
used either in the library or from home. |
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