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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Posted by eileen on June 16, 2010
A lot of rumors are going around about why the library is now closed on Fridays. To clear up any confusion, The Board of Trustees has written a message to all library users explaining this decision.
June 14, 2010 – MESSAGE TO ALL LIBRARY USERS FROM THE WPL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ABOUT FRIDAY CLOSINGS
Posted by eileen on May 20, 2010
Did you notice the new Book News tab on our Facebook page? Click it for recommended/new books (by genre), music, or movies, access to library newsletters, and much more. You can even join an online book club and receive pages of new books in your email!Are you on Facebook and aren’t a fan of WPL??? Go to http://www.facebook.com/wheatonlibrary and click Like at the top of the page!
Posted by eileen on March 11, 2010
Posted by eileen on January 18, 2010
from Biography Resource Center
Today we remember Martin Luther King, Jr. For those of you who need a refresher on his life, check out this summary from Merriam-Webster’s Biographical Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Incorporated, 1995:
1929-1968. American clergyman and reformer, b. Atlanta, Ga. Ordained Baptist minister (1954); led boycott of Montgomery, Ala., transit system to force desegregation of city’s buses (1956); founder (1957) and president of Southern Christian Leadership Conference; advocate of nonviolence and racial brotherhood; copastor with his father of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta (1960 ff.); major organizer of massive March on Washington where he delivered famous “I Have a Dream” speech (Aug. 1963); awarded Nobel peace prize (1964); assassinated at Memphis, Tenn.
For a more detailed biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., take a look at Biography Resource Center. This online bank of information is available to anyone from the computers in the library and anyone with a WPL card and PIN from home. Search by a person’s name, nationality, occupation, and many other qualities. Also, one can often find pictures of the person, websites about him/her, and news articles.
If you are planning on stopping by the library soon, try a catalog Subject search for King, Martin Luther Jr.
Posted by eileen on September 11, 2009
Beginning, Sunday, September 13, the library will again be open on Sunday afternoons from 1-5pm. We will also again have our Sunday Sampler Musical Series. Mark your calendars for the following dates:
Mark Dvorak – Old Songs and New People
Sunday, September 13 at 2:00 p.m.
West Plaza
Mark Dvorak is a folk singer who follows unerringly in the footsteps of Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy and Art Thieme. From the hundreds of songs in his repertoire, Mark’s family concert is certain to include at least one of your favorites. This concert is planned for outside, so tickets are not necessary. In case of bad weather, the concert will move to the library’s first floor.
October 18: Loose Change and Friends – Music of the Hills
November 8: Windy City Harmonica Club
December 13: Vienna Waltz Ensemble
January 10: Hammered Dulcimer – Dulcimer Tunes and Tales
February 21: Steve Askins – Golden Songs of the Silver Screen
March 14: Linda M. Smith – Artemisia: From Tragedy to Triumph
April 11: Trio Caprice – Chamber Music
Posted by eileen on May 20, 2009
Check out our newest Flickr pics! If you live in Wheaton, why not take advantage of the 80 degree temp. today and ride your bike down to the library? We have plenty of bike parking waiting for you!
Posted by eileen on April 21, 2009
Happy Money Smart Week everyone! Check out one of the library’s great programs this week:
Planning for Your Retirement – What You Need to Know
Wednesday, April 22 at 7:00pm
The recent economic downturn has people worried about their retirement dreams. Learn what you can count on from Social Security in this one-hour seminar, followed by a question and answer session. A Social Security representative takes you through the Social Security retirement program: how it works, how to apply, and what you need to know after your benefits have started. If you are between the ages of 50 and 65, this program has the answers you need about qualifying and filing for Social Security benefits.
Organizing Your Financial and Important Records
Thursday, April 23 at 2:00pm
Every family has vital information, such as bills, credit card numbers, insurance policies, birth certificates, and other important records to organize and keep safe. This program is presented by Kathy Reuter, University of Illinois Extension Educator, Consumer and Family Economics. Learn the importance of organizing records, where to store records, how to develop a storage system, what records to keep, how long to keep certain documents, and where to go to replace what has been lost or destroyed.
Please pick up free tickets at the Checkout Desk before attending these programs.
Posted by eileen on March 17, 2009
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, why not check out a book about Ireland?! The library has some great ones!
Posted by eileen on March 9, 2009
Become a fan of the Wheaton Public Library on Facebook! I recently created a page for the library. Find out about upcoming events, new library services, and much more right through your Facebook account. To go to the official Wheaton Public Library page, go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wheaton-IL/Wheaton-Public-Library/57884593331. Even if you don’t have a Facebook account, you can still see a lot of the stuff we’ve put up. If you do have one, just click on Become a Fan at the top! Don’t know much about Facebook? Find articles about it in one of the library’s awesome databases: http://www.wheatonlibrary.org/refdb/dbarticles.html
Posted by ben on February 26, 2009
Well, it’s time to trade in your old model and get a shiny new machine. But how much is your old car worth? How much are specific options worth? How does the mileage affect the value? You can find all this information in the NADA Official Used Car Guides. The library owns three different volumes of this guide: the Commerical Truck Guide, the Older Used Car Guide (1990-2001) and the Used Car Guide (2002-2009). All three are shelved at the Reference Desk, so be sure to ask a librarian for them.
If you are interested in fixing your car yourself, you can refer to the Motor Auto Repair Manual. The 2009 volumes are shelved at the Reference Desk, but older copies are available on the Second Floor (629.2 MOT) for checkout.
Another great resource is the Auto Repair Reference Center. This is a database that the library subscribes to, but you can access it for free from your home or from the library. For access from home you do need a valid WPL card and PIN. The database offers repair procedures, service bulletins and recalls, wiring diagrams, labor, specifications and maintenance intervals for American and foreign cars beginning with model year 1954.
