Food Glorious Food

food glorious food Library resources to keep things cooking all winter long

We’ve all been spending more time at home, and with that comes more opportunities to try something new, including expanding your culinary horizons! The library is here to help you get cooking. It’s quick and easy to learn more about food and discover delicious recipes at ahml.info. Check out all of the cookbooks, cooking programs, food history and more you can access online, on demand anytime, just by using your library card.

Visit ahml.info/borrow/ebooks to access:

Flipster and RBdigital – Read all of your favorite magazines online including Bake from Scratch, Bon Appétit,

Cook’s Illustrated, Food Network Magazine, Taste of Home and more. hoopla – Take a look at hoopla’s assortment of cooking eBooks, audiobooks and programs including Dinnertime by Ree Drummond, The

James Beard Cookbook by James Beard, Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Eats,

Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and more.

Kanopy – Stream thousands of films and documentaries, including more than 300 food-related videos.

Visit ahml.info/onlinelearning to access:

A to Z World Food – Learn recipes and discover overviews of food from around the world.

Creativebug – Award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists, including baking, cake decorating, and canning and preservation classes.

GCFLearnFree.org – Free tutorials, designed by

Goodwill, including interactive food and cooking lessons.

ONLINE BOOK DISCUSSIONS Join the conversation.

Call 847-392-0100 to reserve a copy. You must register to participate. You will receive a link to participate in the online discussion by email one day prior to the event. All discussions held on Zoom, unless otherwise noted.

MYSTERY BOOK DISCUSSIONS

The Order by Daniel Silva Monday, January 11 7:30–8:30 p.m. / Zoom

Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter Monday, February 8 7:30-8:30 p.m. / Zoom

BOOKS AND BREWS BOOK DISCUSSION

The Greatest Beer Run Ever by John “Chick” Donohue, J.T. Molloy Wednesday, January 20, 7:30–8:30 p.m. / Zoom

SCIENCE FICTION BOOK DISCUSSION

More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon Wednesday, January 27, 7:30–9 p.m. / Zoom

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo Tuesday, January 12, 7–8:30 p.m. (new time) / Zoom

Author Claire Lombardo will join our Zoom discussion to share insights about her bestselling novel, The Most Fun We Ever Had. The first part of the program will feature the author sharing insights about the book and her writing, and she will take audience questions. This will be followed by a book discussion moderated by library staff.

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Tuesday, February 9, 7:30-8:30 p.m. / Zoom

AUTHOR VISIT

READ AND REFLECT BOOK DISCUSSION

Becoming Duchess Goldblatt by Anonymous Monday, February 1, 7–8 p.m. / Zoom

Becoming Duchess Goldblatt, written by an anonymous Twitter personality known to her fans as Duchess Goldblatt (@duchessgoldblat), is an inspiring memoir plumbing the depths of loss: lost marriage, lost job, lost house, lost friends. As we confront challenging losses in our own lives, many spurred on by the pandemic, we can turn to the Duchess for warmth and wit. Join us in reading and reflecting on experiences of grief, depression, survival and community.

FRIENDS & FOUNDATION Support the library.

The Arlington Heights Memorial Library Foundation is a not-for-profit, 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization that provides support to the library by securing and managing donations from individuals, businesses and foundations to support the library above and beyond what public funding provides. Learn more at ahml.info/about/foundation.

The AHML Foundation is looking for the community to support one of four different initiatives this fiscal year: Senior and Accessible Services, Services to Youth and Families, Makerspace and Where the need is greatest. This month, Senior and Accessible Services are featured.

Your contribution to the Senior and Accessible Services fund will improve the library’s ability to reach some of our best customers who have enjoyed library visits and materials for decades but have become unable to continue those visits.

To support this or other library services, visit the Foundation website at ahmlfoundation.org/donate or send a check to:

AHML Foundation, c/o Treasurer 500 N. Dunton Ave. Arlington Heights, IL 60004.

SENIOR & ACCESSIBLE SERVICES

The library operates a Reading Room at the Arlington Heights Senior Center with popular materials available for checkout and provides unique events, programs and technology classes for older adults.

Virtual and phone-in discussions, online art sessions with supply kits available at the library’s drive-up window, and essential tech classes with individualized assistance have helped our most vulnerable and isolated customers maintain and even build connections in today’s environment.

Library delivery services (in demand now, more than ever) provides advisory services and deliveries of books, music, movies and more to persons unable to visit the library or bookmobile due to a temporary or permanent condition and supports customers with disabilities in obtaining free services like Talking Books. Each month, materials and programming are supplied to residents and staff in assisted senior living, skilled nursing, and memory care communities throughout the village.

The library’s bookmobile also visits Cedar Village, Luther Village and the Moorings of Arlington Heights senior communities.

The library routinely evaluates and adds new assistive devices to our collections for residents to borrow and works to enhance library accessibility for all users, most recently through the addition of live closed captioning for popular virtual programs.

Be a Friend

Join the Friends of the Library, and pay for your membership at ahml.info/about/friends The Friends of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library (FOL) is a nonprofit organization that raises funds to provide gifts (programs, materials, equipment and artwork) for the library. The Friends sponsor three yearly used book sales and maintain a book boutique (located on the first floor) offering used books and magazines for sale throughout the year.

If you are interested in learning more about the Friends of the Library contact the FOL at friends@ahml.info.

Visit ahml.info/about/friends

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Greg Zyck • President 847-507-2336 • gzyck@ahml.info Carole Medal • Vice President/Secretary 847-506-2683 • cmedal@ahml.info John Supplitt • Treasurer 847-506-2685 • jsupplitt@ahml.info Trustees: Andi Ruhl 847-506-2684 • aruhl@ahml.info Debbie Smart 847-494-3707 • dsmart@ahml.info Christine Tangney 847-506-2686 • ctangney@ahml.info

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mike Driskell

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Mary Hastings

EDITORIAL SUPERVISOR April Harder

WRITERS Pat Aichele William Tolan

GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Brian Benson Colleen Mele Stephanie Battista

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