November 2009
 Children's Activities
Babygarten (0-12 months and a parent or caregiver)
When: Wed., Nov. 4th & 18th at 9:30 am (1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month)
Where: Library Meeting Room
About: Books, music, and rhyme
Tween the Garten (12-24 months and a parent or caregiver)
When: Fri., Nov. 6th & 20th @ 9:30 am (1st and 3rd Fridays of the month)
Where: Library Meeting Room
About: Books, stories, movement, and music
Beyond the Garten (24-36 months and a parent or caregiver)
When: Fri., Nov. 6th & 20th @ 10:45 am (1st and 3rd Fridays of the month)
Where: Library Meeting Room
About: Books, stories, movement, and music
Storytime School (ages 3-5)
When: Every Monday beginning Nov. 23rd @ 9:30 am or 10:45 am
Where: Children's Activity Room
About: Stories & crafts
Storyteller Gail Long (all ages)
When: Every Thursday @ 10:30 am
Where: Library Meeting Room
About: Stories by a dynamic and engaging storyteller!
Thanksgiving Make-n-Take Craft (all ages)
When: Sat., Nov. 21st, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Where: Children's department
For a complete listing of all programs for children & families visit the Library's website!
 Just For Teens
Teen Book Club
Tuesday, November 24th, 4:00-5:00 pm
Thanksgiving break will be here, but before you start on the stuffing come by the library for snacks and to talk about the book Paper Towns by John Green. This program is open to anyone who has read the book by the 24th, whether you finish it that day or read it last winter. The meeting in the small conference room. If interested, send an email to: christinegerrish@lcls.org, or sign up at the Youth Services desk.
For a complete listing of all programs for teens visit the Library's website!
 Adult Programs & Events
Finding Your Family History
Tuesday, Nov. 17th, 6:30 pm
Library Meeting Room
A discussion of the very best sources for researching Illinois ancestors on the Internet (a few pay, most free) with Tom Pearson, a member of the St. Clair County Genealogical Society. This is a good introductory program for anyone interested in genealogy.
Book Discussion Group
Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh is the book club pick for November 23rd. The book discussion group meets the 4th Monday of each Month (except December) at 7:00 p.m. in the small conference room. New members are always welcome!
Friends of the Library
Quarterly meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 10th, at 5:00 pm in the small conference room. New friends are always welcome!
For a complete listing of all programs for adults visit the Library's website!
 Library NewsNew Employment Assistance Center
The Library now has a collection of online resources available to help you with your job search! Eight computers in the training lab are now available for those seeking employment (except when lab is used for scheduled classes) and each computer has the following resources are available: - Career Transitions, an online career guidance center that walks users through the job-search process from beginning to end is now available!
- Vocations, Careers, and Technical Education Database, a collection of online journals that will help with career choices
- St. Louis area job websites
- National and International job websites
- Veterans Employment & Training service website
- Illinois Skills Match website
- Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) website
- State of Illinois Employment Opportunities website
- Microsoft Office Word 2007 resume and cover letter templates
No reservations are required, computers are available on a first come, first served basis. The computer lab is located on the second floor of the library, just stop at the reference desk. For more information contact Jamie Doil at the library.
New Database Available
 The library is pleased to announce that another database has been added to our collection.
Morningstar Investment Research Center is one of the leading independent sources for stock analysis and data in the world, helping investors make better decisions in today's volatile market. O'Fallon Public Library cardholders may now access this database from the library, or from home or work using the databases quick link. (Your last name and library barcode number will be needed to use outside the library.)
To see all Library news please visit the library's website.
 Recommended Books & DVDs
Copley's DVD Picks
The Big Sleep
Special features: "'The big sleep' comparisons 1945/1946" documentary, with UCLA archivist Robert Gitt analyzing differences between versions.
More info or to request
Evil Roy Slade
Spoof of the western film genre in which good triumphs over evil.
More info or to request
Police Squad
An ace detective and his captain solve the toughest cases in the big city.
More info or to request
You Kill Me
Ben Kingsley, Dennis Farina, Philip Baker Hall, Téa Leoni, Bill Pullman, Luke Wilson.
More info or to request
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
Traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years.
More info or to request
Director's Non-Fiction Book Picks
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America, by Timothy Egan
Narrates the struggles of the overmatched rangers against the implacable fire of August, 1910, and Teddy Roosevelt's pioneering conservation efforts that helped turn public opinion permanently in favor of the forests, though it changed the mission of the forest service with consequences felt in the fires of today.
More info or to request
Women, Work, and the Art of Savoir Faire: Business Sense and Sensibility, by Mireille Guilano
The bestselling author of French Women Don't Get Fat brings her delightful sensibility and practical advice to working women.
More info or to request
Eating Animals, by Jonathan Safran Foer
Brilliantly synthesizing philosophy, literature, science, memoir and his own detective work, Eating Animals explores the many fictions we use to justify our eating habits-from folklore to pop culture to family traditions and national myth-and how such tales can lull us into a brutal forgetting.
More info or to request
Lies My Mother Never Told Me: A Memoir, by Kaylie Jones
An acclaimed writer recalls her relationship with her alcoholic mother--particularly in the aftermath of the death of her father, novelist James Jones--in a memoir that explores the addictions of both mother and daughter.
More info or to request
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