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August News |
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Friends of the Joliet Public Library
will
be hosting a
book sale Saturday, August 7,
outside the Main Library
during the
Downtown Joliet KidzFest.
Scanners are now available at both the Main
Library and Black Road Branch. Prices are 10 cents per page
for black and white and $1 per page for color copies.
Text notifications: Stay up-to-date on all your Library account
activity! Sign up for this free service and receive updates on items
on hold for you that are ready to be picked up, overdue notices, and
courtesy notices for items that will be due soon. You can even send
a text message to renew your items. Sign up by texting the message SIGNUP to jolietlib@shoutbomb.com.
The Zonta Club of Joliet
recently donated a
poster and funds to purchase books on women's history to the Library. The poster is titled "American Women," and features
pictures and bio's of prominent American women. The poster is
currently displayed for viewing on the second floor of the Main
Library.
Need help finding legal
information? You can use our Job
Search/Legal Self Help computers located in
the Internet Computer Center on the Lower Level of the Main
Building to connect to
Illinois Legal Aid for resources
including the Will County Legal Self-Help
Center.
Live
Homework Help is
available online
everyday for all Joliet
Public Library
cardholders: students in
K-12th grade, College
Introduction classes,
and adult learners.
Click here for more
information.
Job hunting? Need to
increase your computer
skills? Searching for
educational opportunities?
Joliet Public Library has
the resources and computers to help you.
We are also an Illinois workNet partner
site.
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Book Clubs
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Adult Book Discussion Group
Tuesday, August
17, 10am, and Wednesday, August 18, 7pm, Black Road Branch. We will discuss
Murphy's
Law by Rhys Bowen More info
"Notable Books" Book Club
Wednesday, August 18, 6pm, Main Library. We will discuss
Pictures at a Revolution by Mark Harris. This
new book
club meets monthly to
discuss titles from the
American Library Association's "Notable Books" list. |
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Adult
Programs |
Adult Computer Basics Class
Thursday, August 19, 7:30pm, Black Road Branch. Friday,
August 20, 9:15am, Main Library-Lower Level. Registration required. For
more information or to sign up, please call
815-740-2666, ext.1050.
Adult Internet Class
Thursday, August 26, 7:30pm, Black Road Branch.
Friday, August 27, 9:15am, Main Library-Lower Level.
Registration required. For more information or to sign up, please call 815-740-2666,
ext.1050. |
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Teen Programs |
RuneScape
Friday, August 13, 6pm, Black Road Branch.
Grades 6-12. No registration
required. |
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Children's Programs |
Self Defense
Tuesday, August 3, 10am. Black Road Branch. For
children ages
4-11 with their parents. Registration is limited.
Sign-up begins on July 26th. Sponsored by Dybas
Martial Arts.
Dewey Duck where are you?
Saturday, August 7, 10am-4pm, Main Library. Grades
K-5. Join magician Chris McBrien and friend Dewey Duck
for a show all about libraries! No registration is
required but seating for the shows is limited.
Pokémon League
Monday, August 16, 4:30pm, Black Road Branch. All ages.
No registration required but anyone who wants to “duel”
should bring their own deck of 60 cards. |
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Coming Soon |
September is 'Library Card Sign Up Month'
Library
Card
Sign-up
Month
is a
time
when
the
American
Library
Association
and
libraries
across
the
country
remind
everyone
that
a
library
card
is
the
most
important
school
supply
of
all
and
the
“smartest
card”
in
every
wallet.
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