Come to the Library
-Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
- Samuel Johnson
And of course, we think the Library is the best place to find the information you need--and the staff who can help you find it. Give us a try. Come in, call or send us an email to ask your questions.
- Susan McNeil-Marshall, Library Administrator
New Online Language Learning Resource
Mango Languages
Check out our new online language learning resource! With Mango Languages, you can learn Arabic (Levantine), Chinese (Mandarin), Dari, Farsi (Persian), French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Pashto, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Latin America), Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Arabic (Egyptian), Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Latin America) and Vietnamese speakers can use Mango Languages to learn English.
Research Your Stock and Mutual Funds Online
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Visit this well-regarded investment site and check up on your stocks and mutual funds. Quicktake Reports provide hundreds of financial data points on nearly 8,000 stocks and more than 13,000 funds. Additionally, over 50 stock and fund analysts provide guidance through a collection of Analyst Reports. This resource is available both from computers within the Library and remotely to patrons with a Woodridge Public Library card.
Video Console Games
The Library now offers access to circulating Wii, PlayStation3, and Xbox 360 games rated E (Everyone), E10+ (Everyone 10 and older), and T (Teen). The loan period is one week and renewals are not allowed. Blank cases for these games are displayed on a display unit in the front lobby. Blank cases can be exchanged for cases containing game discs at the Circulation Desk. Because of the popularity of these titles, you may want to browse our lists of titles (click on the above links) and place holds (requests) on those that are already checked out. Also, check back soon ... more games are arriving regularly.
Sign Up for Our New E-Newsletter!
 Are you interested in being kept up-to-date on Library happenings, including programs, exhibitions, selected new materials, and much more via email? Send us your email address and we’ll put you on the mailing list for our monthly e-newsletter.
Go to our newsletter sign up page and send us your email address!
The Big Read
 The bestselling novel The Help by Kathryn Stockett is the 2010 choice for The Big Read. Some libraries in the western Cook and eastern DuPage counties of Illinois will conduct book discussions and present programs around The Help during March and April 2010. Detailed listings are forthcoming.
The Big Read is a cooperative project of the Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Indian Prairie, La Grange, La Grange Park, Lisle, Thomas Ford, Westmont, and Woodridge public libraries that seeks to connect communities through literature. The Big Read encourages patrons at all ten libraries to read the same book with the goal of promoting reading, sparking discussion, and building community.
Registration is required for all library programs (unless otherwise noted) by calling or stopping by the Woodridge Public Library. Registration for all programs begins Monday, February 1. Space is limited. Patrons from participating libraries of The Big Read are welcome to attend any program. Some programs are offered at more than one library. Visit www.thebigread.org for more information.
Tracking Household Paper Clutter
Monday, February 8, 7:00 PM
 We all have paper that tends to pile up: newspapers, magazines, bills, junk mail. How can we organize it or get rid of it? Or, even better, stop getting it in the first place? Beth Randall, a professional organizer, can help.
Registration required. Register at the Adult/Young Adult Department Reference Desk or by phone at 630-964-7899.
Meet Harriet Beecher Stowe
Wednesday, February 10, 7:00 PM
 Help us celebrate Black History Month as Paddy Lynn, a professional storyteller and actress, portrays the author and humanitarian Harriet Beecher Stowe the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Harriet was a housewife with six children and a true abolitionist who wrote a novel so powerful that it would change the way people viewed slavery forever.
Registration required. Register at the Adult/Young Adult Department Reference Desk or by phone at 630-964-7899.
Ragtime Piano with Sue Keller
Sunday, February 21, 2:00 PM
 Sue Keller, ragtime pianist extraordinaire, will have us toe-tapping and finger-snapping with rollicking renditions of some of our favorite rags. She performs music by Irving Berlin, Scott Joplin, and Fats Waller, just to name a few. She might even throw in some blues and will take requests from the audience.
Registration required. Register at the Adult/Young Adult Department Reference Desk or by phone at 630-964-7899.
Black History Month Exhibit
 Sunday, February 14, Woodridge residents Van and Barbara Harris, and family, will display several personal collections in the Library lobby. The collections focus on the African-American experience in the U.S. within the larger culture.
Mr. Harris and his family are educators, and the exhibits will all be hands-on. Specific collections that will be on display are: African Art and jewelry, early 20th century household items and farm tools, materials and information related to Buffalo Soldiers, information on African-American pioneers, and Indian art and jewelry (including Navajo Kachina dolls).
The display will be in the lobby from 1:00 - 5:00 PM. No registration is required.
Book Discussions
 Join us for great reading and lively discussions at your Library, led by reference librarians. Register for any or all discussions and pick up a copy of the book at the Adult/Young Adult Reference Desk. Copies of the books will be available one month before the discussion.
Mornings – Third Tuesdays at 10:00 AM
February 16 The Outlander by Gil Adamson
Evenings – Fourth Tuesdays at 7:00 PM
February 23 The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
For information call the Adult/Young Adult Department Reference Desk at 630-964-7899.
Super Smash Brothers Melee & Brawl Tournament
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Presidents’ Day:
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Monday
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February 15
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1:00 - 4:00 PM
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Pulaski Day:
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Monday
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March 1
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1:00 - 4:00 PM
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Go to www.wplvg.org for winners, dates and photos ...
Maximum of 25 players. Please register at the Adult/Young Adult Department Reference Desk or by phone at 630-964-7899.
February Art Gallery Showing – Jacqueline Moore: Thread Art
During the month of February the Woodridge Public Library will be displaying
the works of Jacqueline Moore: thread art. February is Black History Month. The theme of Moore’s art exhibit focuses on black history from her own perspective as a black woman raised on the Westside of Chicago.
Jacqueline combined two of her greatest interests to begin her work with thread art, electronics and sewing.
For further information on the February showing or on upcoming exhibitions call the Adult/Young Adult Department Reference Desk at 630-964-7899 or email
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Winter Snow
As a public building, the Library tries to remain open through all kinds of weather. If it is necessary to close early or to open late, as it sometimes is this time of year, the changes in hours will be posted on our Web site at the top of the home page and will be reflected in our answering machine message.
We appreciate everyone’s patience at such times.
New Museum Adventure Pass Program
Learn about 17 museums and places of interest that have free or reduced admissions for Woodridge Public Library cardholders.
BookLetters
Sign up for one or more of our e-mail newsletters and you’ll gain access to upcoming book discussions, the hottest new titles and authors, and professional reviews. You can even link to titles within our catalog and reserve the items directly from your newsletter.
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