Green Hills Public Library District May/June 2021 Newsletter

reading colors your world!

summer reading Challenge Monday, June 14–Saturday, August 7 Virtual Summer Reading Kick-off with Strange Brew Cafe: June 14–18 More information on page 4.

May/June 2021

Available Services To find out what Library services are currently available, call 708-598-8446 or visit us online at greenhillslibrary.org/covid-19.

Contact Us Green Hills Public Library District 10331 S. Interlochen Dr. Palos Hills, IL 60465

So Long, Overdue Fines!

That’s right, GHPLD is now a fine free Library! On February 15, the Library Board of Trustees voted to remove the assessment of fines on overdue materials. These changes went into effect on March 11.

We value inclusiveness and strive to ensure that all community members have the opportunity to utilize and benefit from materials, programs, and services. Removing the assessment of overdue fines helps to eliminate barriers for Library card use.

As a way to give back to the community, we have waived all existing overdue fines on GHPLD Library accounts, giving community members a fresh start.

Email: ghpl@greenhillslibrary.org

What does it mean to be fine free?

Web: greenhillslibrary.org

The Library’s fine free structure is based on an “our house, our rules” configuration. Any user checking out materials at GHPLD, resident or not, can benefit from the removal of overdue fine assessments. GHPLD cardholders should be aware that they are subject to the lending policies, including any applicable fines, of other surrounding libraries that they visit.

Phone: 708-598-8446 Circulation Desk: ext. 110, 112 Adult Services Desk: ext. 120 Youth Services Desk: ext. 117

Contents Announcements..............2-3 • Checkout Rewards • Community Care Kits • Family Movie in the Park • Fine Free Library • From the Director • Geocaching Competition • Program Registration • Retro Video Consoles

Instead of being charged for overdue fines, an alert will be placed on user accounts once an item is overdue for 14 days or longer. This alert will prevent future use of the card, but once the overdue item is returned, no fines are assessed and the card is free to be used again. The Library will continue to assess charges for materials that are lost or damaged.

Along with the removal of overdue fines, the Library’s lending policies were updated to create more consistency among the overall circulation structure. Please visit the Library’s website for a complete list: greenhillslibrary.org/library-cards.

Summer Reading..................4 • Summer Reading Details • Summer Reading Kick-off!

Adult Programs....................5 Youth Programs....................6 Teen Programs......................7 Back Cover ..........................8 • Library Board Information • Special Hours • Upcoming Titles

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From the Director I hope you enjoy reading our newsletters as much as I do! I especially enjoyed this one, not only because of the great news that we are now a fine free Library and the amazing programs put together by our staff, but also because of how wonderful it looks with all of the vibrant colors. So, my compliments to our newsletter designer, Brittany Ramos; well done on another great newsletter design.

I am very grateful to our Library Board of Trustees who approved our fine free policy. There are currently 31 libraries out of all the 100 SWAN libraries that are fine free, and 40 libraries that are temporarily fine free in response to COVID-19. Being fine free ensures our patrons get access to all our Library services.

Please remember that if you check out materials from another Library, you will be subject to their policies. If you have any questions, please call the Library and staff will be happy to assist you.

Our 2021 Summer Reading Challenge begins on June 14, and as usual, we will have some great prizes including gift cards to support our local businesses. If you register during the first week of the Summer Reading Challenge, you will receive a voucher to use at our local Strange Brew Cafe.

We are still operating on our reduced hours and services but things can change quickly, so please contact us by phone, 708-598-8446, or visit us online at greenhillslibrary.org for more details.

Jane Jenkins jjenkins@greenhillslibrary.org

Checkout Rewards A fun way to try out something new and get a treat! Check out an item from the month’s featured collection, and receive a themed snack. Please inform staff at the Circulation Desk of this promotion when checking out the material to receive your Checkout Reward.

May Feel like a kid again! Check out a retro video game console or a video game and get a juice box and fruit snacks.

June Check out a true crime book or movie and get a mini box of cereal.

Family Movie in the Park Friday, June 18 • 7pm Location: Bennett Park, 10801 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills

Multi-Library Geocaching Competition Tuesday, June 1–Monday, August 2 If you want to get out of the house with your family while maintaining physical distancing, try the 2021 Multi-Library Geocaching Competition. This year, the competition is modified due to COVID-19, so even if you have participated in previous years, it will be different for this summer.

To play, download any QR reader app onto a smartphone.

Next, visit the Geocaching website for your clue card and more information on how to play. Each cache you locate will enter you into raffle ticket for a $25 gift card. No need to touch anything or come in contact with anyone. All QR code caches are visible on library property even if the building is physically closed to patrons.

There is additional information on the Geocaching website including a general map of participating libraries and a FAQ page. This program also has a Facebook page with regular updates so make sure you like and follow. Good luck to all and happy hunting!

Web: multilibrarygeocache.weebly.com Facebook: facebook.com/MultiLibraryGeocaching

Join the Library and the Palos Hills Resource & Recreation Department for a night out at the movies! Join us at Bennett Park where we will be screening Disney’s Onward! All ages welcome.

Community Care Kits Want to help make the world a better place? If so, you can help out with our new Community Care Kits! The Library will provide residents with all the supplies, informational materials, and directions on how to complete and utilize projects to better our community! Limit one per household. For more information, please contact Brittany Ramos at 708-598-8446 ext. 118.

May: Native Plant Gardening Kit Pollinators are in severe decline, not only around this area, but around the world. Planting native plants is crucial and helps save the habitats of pollinators. Help the ecosystem and add beauty to our community with this complete gardening kit! Register online or call 708-598-8446 ext. 120. Registration starts Monday, May 3 at 10am.

June: Sustainable Silverware + Straw Kit Billions of plastic forks, sporks, knives, and spoons are thrown away each year, and plastic cutlery can take centuries to break down naturally. In the U.S. alone, one estimate suggests 500 million straws are used every single day. You can actively reduce plastic waste with this neat stainless steel silverware and straw travel kit. Register online or call 708-598-8446 ext. 120.

Registration starts Monday, June 7 at 10am.

Retro Video Game Consoles

Program Registration

Ready for a fun throwback? Check out a retro video game console and feel the nostalgia. During the month of May, if you check out a game console or video game, you’ll get a juice box and fruit snacks as a Checkout Reward! We have the following consoles available:

To protect the health and safety of our community and staff, program registration will take place online. Visit greenhillslibrary.evanced.info/signup/calendar to sign up for programs. There is no in-person or phone registration unless otherwise noted.

• NES Classic • SNES Classic • Playstation Classic • Famicom Mini • Atari Flashback 8 • Sega Genesis • C64 Mini

Programs marked with an asterisk (*) require registration. An email is required at registration to receive the Zoom link.

Unless otherwise noted, registration is live. Can’t attend a live program?

Select program recordings are available to view after the program.

Scan to visit our event calendar.

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reading colors your world!

Virtual Summer Reading Kick-off with Strange Brew Cafe!

Summer Reading Challenge 2021 Monday, June 14–Saturday, August 7 We invite youth and adults of all ages to sign up and participate in this program.

Log your reading online to earn virtual tickets for a chance to win one of our grand prizes! Registration starts Monday, June 14 at 10am online at greenhillslibrary.org.

You can conveniently log your reading through our website, the Beanstack app, or over the phone by calling the Library at 708-598-8446.

Web Beanstack Mobile App

our local businesses!

• Gift cards to local restaurants, shops, and more for Youth and Adults.

• Youth Prizes: Toys, DIY kits, games, activities, and more.

• Adult Prizes: 23andMe DNA kit, camping set, smart TV, and more.

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How to Participate greenhillslibrary.beanstack.org

Prizes Gift card prizes are from local businesses. We

Don’t miss our Kickoff promotion! Register online or by phone between Monday, June 14 and Friday, June 18 to receive a coupon for your choice of a free iced latte or berry smoothie from Strange Brew Cafe! Limit one per person. Must pick up in person at the Library by Sunday, June 20.

Beanstack Tracker, Zoobean Inc.

Phone

708-598-8446

ADULT PROGRAMS How to Recycle*

Craft Kits*

Grill It!*

Thursday, May 19 • 6:30pm

Format: Take & Make Learn cool new DIY techniques with our craft kits! Limit one per person. Ages 18 and up.

Tuesday, May 24 • 6:30pm

Format: Live Zoom + Recording The Cook County Department of Environment & Sustainability’s Community Outreach Coordinator, Kate Carney, will join us to talk about how to recycle a variety of household waste and materials.

Learn where your recyclables go when they leave your home and guidelines to follow when making decisions on how to dispose of items. Q&A to follow. Ages 18 and up. Limit 90.

May: Hanging Planter Learn how to create a cool hanging planter. Registration starts Monday, May 3 at 10am.

Format: Live Zoom + Recording Fire up the grill! Kristyn of Mealtime Memories will demonstrate some great grilling recipes to get us cooking outdoors. The recording will be available to view May 25-31. Ages 18 and up. Limit 90.

June: 3D Chicago Skyline Wall Art

Yoga for Self-Care*

Learn how to create your very own 3D Chicago skyline wall art by layering paper and vellum.

Registration starts Monday, June 7 at 10am.

Format: Recorded Link Step onto your mat and into your highest potential with yoga poses, breathing exercises, and meditations that emphasize self-care. All levels are welcome. Videos will be available to view for one week. Ages 18 and up.

Week 1 Video Available June 15-21 Week 2 Video Available June 22-28

An Introduction to the Museum Of Bad Art*

Tropical Sunset Paint Along*

Monday, June 14 • 7pm

Video Available Starting: Monday, May 17

Format: Live Zoom + Recorded Link The world’s only museum dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition, and celebration of bad art in all its forms. The growing collection of works of bad art awaits your discerning eye. Join Louise Reilly Sacco, founding member of the Museum Of Bad Art in 1993, as she shares this introduction to the collection.

Louise retired from a career in marketing and now works summers as a Fenway Park usher. Ages 18 and up. Limit 90.

Format: Recording + Kit Join us online with instructor Heather Vandermolen to create a beautiful tropical sunset painting just in time for summer! Pick up your painting kit and follow along at your own pace online.

Registration is required for limited kits, but the YouTube video is available for all. Limit 60. Ages 18 and up.

Registration starts Monday, May 3 at 10am.

iPhone and iPad Basics*

Outdoor Drop-in DIYs

Tuesday, June 29 • 6:30pm Format: Live Zoom + Recording Learn everything you need to know to get started with an iPad or iPhone, from basic navigation to customizing to handy tricks. The recording will be available to view June 30-July 6. Ages 18 and up.

Limit 90.

Author Event with Alex Kotlowitz* Thursday, May 6 • 7pm Format: Live Zoom Join us for a fireside chat with journalist, author, and filmmaker Alex Kotlowitz. Alex’s most notable books are An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago and the award-winning national bestseller There Are No Children Here. Our fireside chat will be moderated

by Pulitzer Prize winner and Chicago Tribune columnist, Mary Schmich. Alex and Mary will have a 45-minute wide-ranging discussion followed by about 15 minutes to answer your questions. Ages 18 and up. Limit 50.

Location: North Patio Join us outside for a fun DIY project and a refreshing drink.

These drop-in projects are designed to be quick and fun!

Drop-in anytime between 2-4pm. Quantities are limited and projects are available as supplies last. Face masks are required to be worn. There may be a wait to maintain social distancing. Ages 18 and up.

Herb Propagation 101 Thursday, May 27 • 2–4pm Drop in and learn how to easily propagate plants and take home your own set of herbs ready for propagation!

Terrarium Design Friday, June 25 • 2–4pm Learn how to create and design your very own terrarium to take home!

Adult: Programs marked with an asterisk (*) require registration. An email is required at registration to receive the Zoom link. Unless otherwise noted registration is live.

Register at greenhillslibrary.evanced.info/signup/calendar or call 708-598-8446 ext. 120 for non-virtual programming. Select program recordings are available to view after the program.

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YOUTH PROGRAMS Chalk the Walk*

Pebble Monsters DIY

Family Movie in the Park

Thursday, June 24 • 4–6pm

Available Thursday, May 27 • 3pm

Friday, June 18 • 7pm

Location: Walking Path Beautify the Library walking path with your chalk art! Bring along your whole family and decorate a piece of the walking path as a fun outdoor activity. Each family will receive a box of chalk to keep when they are done! Masks are required while in the program. You may drop in any time between 4–6pm. There may be a wait to maintain social distancing.

Register one person for the entire family. Limit 25.

Format: Take & Make Get creative and reimagine these pebbles as little monsters to decorate your room or garden!

Pickup available while supplies last. One per child. All ages.

Location: Bennett Park, 10801 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills Join the Library and the Palos Hills Resource & Recreation Department for a night out at the movies! Join us at Bennett Park where we will be screening Disney’s Onward!

All ages welcome.

Family Cooking Class: Ballpark Foods*

Family Storytime on the Patio*

Wednesday, June 16 • 4:30pm

Wednesday, May 12 • 11am Wednesday, June 9 • 11am

Format: Live Zoom Let’s make some homemade ballgame food! Cooking teaches kids valuable lessons like following directions, reading, math, science, and problem solving.

Recipes will include soft pretzels, nachos, and caramel corn and will be provided

by PDF to follow-along. Register one person per family. Limit 30.

Location: North Patio Come to the Library and have some fun with stories, songs, and more! Limit 10. Masks are required. All ages welcome.

Family Birdhouse

Drop-in Craft

Nature Sun Prints with Beverly Arts Center*

Available Thursday, May 13 • 3pm

Location: North Patio Available until supplies last.

Drop in any time between 4–6pm.

Parents must accompany children younger than 7.

Tuesday, May 25 • 3:30pm OR 5pm

Format: Take & Make Decorate a birdhouse for your feathered friends to hang outside your home! Pickup available until supplies last. One per family.

All ages.

May the 4th Be With You: Paper Plate Millennium Falcon Tuesday, May 4 • 4–6pm Rainbow Twirligig Tuesday, June 1 • 4–6pm

Location: North Patio Join us with Beverly Arts Center’s teaching artist Rebecca Memoli as we play with the sun and nature to create beautiful art! In this hour-long workshop, students will make cyanotypes, or sun prints, using objects and materials collected from the outdoors. This fun and easy photographic process uses the sun to imprint the shape of objects placed on the sensitized fabric. The fabric is then rinsed in water to reveal a brilliant blue-toned print! Please register for one session only. Limit 10 each session. Ages 6-9.

Youth: Programs marked with an asterisk (*) require registration. An email is required at registration to receive the Zoom link. Unless otherwise noted, registration is live. You can register at greenhillslibrary.evanced.info/signup/calendar. Check out the Library’s YouTube Channel for more programs.

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TEEN PROGRAMS Book Craft Club*

Calligraphy Techniques

Tuesday, June 8 • 4pm

Format: YouTube Video Learn how to create fun and professional calligraphy art with tips and tricks from Miss Cristina. All you need to start is paper and a writing utensil! This program is best for ages 10–17.

Format: Live Zoom Join us at this virtual social book club that will have fun games, craft ideas, and a chance to share and talk about your favorite books! We will be reading Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable. Books will be available to pick up at the Youth Desk starting a month before the program. An email is required for registration to receive the Zoom link. Limit 15. Ages 10–17.

Colorful Calligraphy Quote Available Tuesday, May 25 at 3pm

Gold Lettering Outdoor Meditation*

Available Tuesday, June 22 at 3pm

Tuesday, May 19 • 4pm Location: Southwest Green Space Looking for ways to manage stress and become more mindful? Join us at the Library for a meditation session outside in nature! Limit 10.

Ages 8 and up.

Native Flower Seed Bomb DIY*

Painted Acrylic Tray DIY

Tuesday, June 15 • 4:30pm

Available Monday, June 28 • 3pm

Location: Bennett Park, 10801 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills Join the Library and the Palos Hills Recreation Department to learn about native local plants while you make your own seed bombs to plant at home!

Masks are required. Limit 30. Ages 10–17.

Format: Take & Make Paint an acrylic tray to elevate your desk space to the next level! Paint along with the provided designs or create your own! Pickup available until supplies last. One per person.

Ages 10–17.

Clay Bowl DIY

Drop-in Craft

Cookie Decorating Techniques*

Available Monday, May 3 • 3pm

Location: North Patio Drop in between 4-6pm to make a quick DIY craft! Masks are required.

There may be a wait to maintain social distancing. Ages 10–17.

Tuesday, May 18 • 6pm

Format: Take & Make Shape and design your own bowl using air dry clay! The kit includes paint and other tools to help take your design to the next level!

Pickup available until supplies last.

One per person. Ages 10-17.

Pressed Flower Bookmark Thursday, May 11 • 4–6pm

Donut Coasters

Format: Live Zoom In this beginner sugar cookie decorating class, we will make decorated sugar cookies that will wow your friends and family! The live, interactive class will focus on how the recipes were prepared with step-by-step instructions to make royal icing and create a delicious art form you can eat! Recipes will be provided via PDF. Sugar cookies will need to be baked and cooled before the program for decorating. Ages 10–17.

One registration per person. Limit 30.

Thursday, June 3 • 4–6pm

Teen: Programs marked with an asterisk (*) require registration. An email is required at registration to receive the Zoom link. Unless otherwise noted, registration is live as of this printing and you can register at greenhillslibrary.evanced.info/signup/calendar. Check out the Library’s YouTube Channel for more programs.

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10331 S. Interlochen Dr. Palos Hills, IL 60465

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Library Hours

Upcoming Titles •

Library hours may be affected by COVID-19. Please call 708-598-8446 or visit us online at greenhillslibrary.org for the most accurate hours.

May

Library Board of Trustees Rick Kelleher, President Stephen Culen, Vice President Tom Hanes, Treasurer Noula Angelos, Secretary Steve Stratakos Azmi Mohammad Jane Jenkins, Library Director Upcoming Board Meetings: Monday, May 17 • 5:30pm Monday, June 21 • 5:30pm

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Publication dates are subject to change.

21st Birthday by James Patterson The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews Find You First by Linwood Barclay A Dog’s Courage by W. Bruce Cameron Basil’s War by Stephen Hunter Tiny Tales by Alexander McCall Smith The Lady Has a Past by Amanda Quick Family Reunion by Nancy Thayer That Summer by Jennifer Weiner The Final Twist by Jeffery Deaver Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica Arctic Storm Rising by Dale Brown The Saboteurs by Clive Cussler The Unforgiven by Heather Graham The Stepsisters by Susan Mallery Legacy by Nora Roberts

Special Hours Sunday, May 31 • Memorial Day Closed Friday, June 11 • Staff Development Closing at 5pm

Green Hills Public Library District 10331 S. Interlochen Dr. Palos Hills, IL 60465 Email: ghpl@greenhillslibrary.org Web: greenhillslibrary.org Phone: 708-598-8446 Circulation Desk: ext. 110, 112 Adult Services Desk: ext. 120 Youth Services Desk: ext. 117

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The Maze by Nelson Demille A Study in Crimson by Robert Harris Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand Unfinished Business by J.A. Jance Sustaining Faith by Janette Oke The Eagle’s Claw by Jeff Shaara Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams Jackpot by Stuart Woods The President’s Daughter by James Patterson The Bullet by Iris Johansen Castle Shade by Laurie R. King Someone to Cherish by Mary Balogh The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich Murder at Sunrise Lake by Christine Feehan The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths Double Threat by F. Paul Wilson

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