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Lest We Forget

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What's happening @ Blue Island's Public Library!

2433 York Street, Blue Island, Illinois 60406

LIBRARY EVENTS

Inglés Conversacional /Conversational English Miercoles @ 10:00 am Para los nuevos Inglés oradores de todos los niveles Este grupo no requiere registro. La gente puede venir a una caída en base o con más regularidad. Call Sonja Rodriquez, 1-708-388-1078 ext 23, srodriguez@blueislandlibrary.org

“A Summer Long Salute to Art Bell” or “Really Strange Stuff That Goes Bump in the Night”

June 17th @ 7:00 pm… “THE BEAST OF BRAY ROAD” Author, researcher & radio host Linda Godfrey asks the musical question, “Are there really Werewolves in the Wisconsin woods?”

July 15th… @ 7:00 pm…UFO's, Serious Business! Sam Maranto, Executive Director of the Illinois Mutual UFO Network, Talks About…uhhhh… UFO's!

August 6th… @ 7:00 pm…“Muldoon” a Real Chicago Ghost and a True Chicago Ghost Story! Author Dan Facchini talks about his dad who lived with the ghost!

Final Friday Nights in St. Francis Park @ York & Western Co-Sponsored with City of Blue Island Office of Special Events

Friday Night, June 27th @ 7:00 pm… Chris Camp, “The Whip Guy” Performs Stunts Worthy of Indiana Jones followed by the film “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” … Hey, How's that for carrying through on a theme!

Friday Night, July 25th @ 7:00 pm… Blue Island's Own Hispanic Pop/Rock Band, 'LaKauza” warm us up for “The Mark of Zorro” with Antonio Banderas & Kathryn Zeta Jones! Did you know Banderas is the first Hispanic actor to play Zorro? Well, now you do!

“Adults Only ” Summer Reading… Hey, reading is way to important to leave to kids… Great Monthly Prizes for Adults who like to read…All Summer Long!

Free Ravinia Lawn Passes to Select Summer Concerts While They Last! Just flash your Blue Island Library Card and if We Have the Date You Want, You've Got Em! And Much, Much More! For info, call Dan @ 1-708-388-1078 ext 30

TECH/TEEN STUFF For info, call Darren @ 1-708-388-1078 ext 28

KIDSTUFF Kids Summer Reading… Sponsored by City of Blue Island Office of Special Events Valuable prizes! Enjoy the fun when our kid's staffers help out each week at Friday Picnic…They'll be joined by hula dancers, magicians, reptiles, Mexican dancers, the U.S. Marine Corps Band, Governor Blago and Anna Stang….(Okay, okay, we're kidding about the Marine Band & Blago, but we are as serious as a heart attack about them hula dancers, snakes and Anna Stang) Call 1-708-388-1078 ext 22 for details

“Craft Table” (Martha Stewart Would Surely Approve) Wednesday Night s Starting @ 5:30… Call 1-708-388-1078 ext 22 for details

Pre-School Storytime Story, Craft Project & a Movie Mondays @ 11:00 am… Call 1-708-388-1078 ext 22 for details

Story Time en Espanol Story, proyecto craft y una película Martes @ 11:00 am…. Contacto, Sonja Rodriquez, 1-708-388-1078 ext 23 srodriguez@blueislandlibrary.org

Story Time in Memorial Park Sponsored by Blue Island's Park District Wednesdays @ 2:00pm Call 1-708-388-1078 ext 22 for details

Friday Bash Flix & Games Fridays @ 3;30 pm Kids under 14 Call 1-708-388-1078 ext 22 for details

“From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend on reading it.” - Groucho Marx

Blue Island's Library is handicapped accessible so there's never an excuse not to stop in!

Remember, if it's hap'nin at all, its' hap'nin at the Library!