WATCH: Beware the Frog of Death
Check out the creativity from children at Wilmette Public Library.
A group of fourth and fifth graders created this stop-animation video at Wilmette Public Library on April 12.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Get Your Tickets for Jess Walter's Visit in Wilmette
As part of Wilmette Public Library's 'One Book, Everybody Reads' program, the library will host a discussion with Walter on his best-selling novel 'Beautiful Ruins' on May 5.
Wilmette Public Library will be hosting a discussion with author Jess Walter on his best-selling novel, Beautiful Ruins, on May 5 at the Wilmette Community Recreational Center Auditorium, 3000 Glenview Road, Wilmette. Starting April 27, Wilmette and Kenilworth residents can pick up a maximum of two free tickets at Wilmette Public Library. The event is the culmination of the library's One Book, Everybody Reads program and is sponsored by the Friends of the Wilmette Public Library. For more related events, read Wilmette Public Library's "One Book, Everybody Reads" Soon to Begin. Related Coverage
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Obituary: Rosella O’Reilly, Long-Time Wilmette Librarian
O'Reilly, 86, got her masters in library and information science while she had five young children at home. She became the head of reference services for the Wilmette Public Library. Her funeral is Thursday.
The following obituary is from Donnellan Family Funeral Services: Rosella O’Reilly of Wilmette, 86, long-time head of reference at the Wilmette Public Library, gregarious and loving mother of five children and ten grandchildren, and aunt to numerous nephews and nieces, died on December 29, 2012, in Evanston. She was the wife of the late Charles T. O'Reilly, Ph.D., and the sister of Edna Comiskey, who resides in Covington, Louisiana, with her husband Patrick Comiskey. She died of complications from a cardiac condition, her eldest son Terrance said. Rosella Catherine Neilland O’Reilly, born in New York City on April 30, 1926, graduated from Manhattan's Cathedral High School, Fordham University, and Columbia University's Graduate School of …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Greet the New Year with Jazz at the Library
The TerraJazz Project will perform at Wilmette Public Library at 7 p.m. on Dec. 28.
Information provided by Wilmette Public Library. Welcome 2013—albeit a little early—with the TerraJazz Project, two talented, young musicians, Matvey Kostukovsky, on clarinet and Paul Goldman, at the piano. Hear the duo’s interpretation of old favorites, as well as a variety of newer tunes. End the evening with a sparkling toast to the year ahead. No charge for this event; seating capacity 100. The duo will perform at Wilmette Public Library at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 28.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Ten Most Wanted Books at Wilmette Public LIbrary
Gone Girl remains top pick but a range of well-known authors are trying to reach that top spot.
Information provided by Wilmette Public Library. 10. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn 9. Winter of the World by Ken Follett 8. The Panther by Nelson DeMille 7. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh 6. How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiousity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough 5. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman 4. Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver 3. The Black Box by Michael Connelly 2. The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling 1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Going Green
Film Links Genetically-Modified Foods to Health Issues
The film, which explores genetically-modified organisms in our food supply, was screened at the Wilmette Public Library.
A film examining the controversy surrounding genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) was screened at the Wilmette Public Library on Nov. 14. “Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives" was shown as part of a Go Green Wilmette co-sponsored event. Since the 1970s, genetically-modified foods have flooded our food supply, and this film documents this development’s downside by making connections between GMO food and many of our current health problems. Genetically-modified plants, which are substances not found in nature, have been engineered to be herbicide tolerant and pesticide resistant, and they have taken over our food system. As consumers we need to know about the dangers we face from the altered end products we eat every day. “Genetic …
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Alzheimer’s CARE Training Session Tonight at Wilmette Public Library
The hour-long class will educate people on how to care for a loved one living with Alzheimer’s disease.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Wilmette Library Visitor Wins National Trivia Contest, Trip to Baseball Hall of Fame
The Wilmette resident took his father and son along for the memorable vacation.
The following information was provided by the Wilmette Public Library: This past summer Wilmette resident Stuart Wolf noticed a sign at the Wilmette Public Library announcing a national baseball trivia contest called “Step Up to the Plate.” He entered the contest, and last month found himself — along with his son and his father — as the contest’s grand prize winner on a V.I.P. tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Wolf knew that his father, 86-year-old Sherman Wolf of Chicago, who once worked for the Chicago White Sox, had always wanted to visit the Cooperstown, New York, Hall of Fame. This, plus Stuart Wolf’s frequent visits to the Wilmette Public Library, led him to enter the weekly online trivia contests. The contest, co-sponsored by the …
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Monday, November 19, 2012
Top Ten Kids' Books at Wilmette Public Library
Here are the ten kids’ books most requested this past week at the Wilmette Library.
Information provided by Wilmette Public Library. 10. How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg 9. Notes from the Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick 8. Walls within Walls by Maureen Sherry 7. The Way of the Samurai by Geronimo Stilton 6. If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch 5. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi 4. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin 3. Wonder by R.J. Palacio 2. Son by Lois Lowry 1. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Top Ten Most Wanted Books At Wilmette Public Library
Local author Gillian Flynn leads with three titles in the top ten outranking the powerhouses, J. K. Rowling and Lee Child.
Information provided by Wilmette Public Library. 10. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh 9. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed 8. Winter of the World by Ken Follett 7. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn 6. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn 5. How Childred Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough 4. A Wanted Man by Lee Child 3. The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman 2. The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling 1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
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