Calendar of Events

POPLAR CREEK PUBLIC LIBRARY’S 2011 ADULT WINTER READING PROGRAM

LIBRARY BINGO Jan 16– Mar 19, 2012

The annual Winter Reading Program will soon be under way! Registration begins January 16th with participants recording titles beginning January 23rd. Readers will be asked to read or to listen a total of six (6) Poplar Creek items. (Yes, you can read more than that!) In addition to reading books participants will be given the opportunity to play Library Bingo.

Additional information will be available after January 1st. Stop by the Reader’s Advisory desk or call 630-483-4925.

FEBRUARY/MARCH BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS
AT THE POPLAR CREEK PUBLIC LIBRARY

BOOKIES

(1ST Thursday of the Month at 7:00 PM)
February 2nd: False Friend By Myla Goldberg
March 1st: Sound of Language By Amulya Malladi

BOOKS AND BAGELS

(2ND Wednesday of the Month at 10:30 AM)
February 8th : Please Look After Mom By Kyong-suk Sin
March 14th : Coal Black Horse By Robert Olmstead

MYSTERY BY THE BOOK

(4TH Thursday of the Month at Noon)
February 23rd: Janissary Tree By Jason Goodwin
March 22nd: False Mermaid By Erin Hart

Refreshments are served at each meeting. Those attending
MYSTERY BY THE BOOKS should bring a brown bag lunch.

Books may be picked up one month prior to the program at the Reader's Advisory Desk.

All meetings are held at the
Poplar Creek Public Library
1405 S. Park Avenue, Streamwood, IL

Additional information is available by calling Linda: 630-483-4949.

Genealogy Club

The Genealogy Club meets at the Poplar Creek Library in Streamwood Below is a list of upcoming presentations.

January 16, 2012

7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Meeting Room One
If you are begining genealogy and would like some guidelines on where to begin, this meeting may help you.

March 19, 2012

7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Meeting Room One
Learn how to search Ancestry Library edition. A staff member will demonstrate how to search different records on ancestry.

If you have questions or are interested in attending any of the sessions, please call Janice at 630-483-4935.

Computer Classes

Microsoft Word 2007 -
January 28, 2012, Saturday, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Learn how to format a Word document. The class will cover copying and pasting, saving and printing. Class size limit is 7. Must be able to use a mouse. Registration required.

Microsoft Excel 2007 -
January 29, 2012, Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Learn how to set-up and format a basic spreadsheet and create a simple formula. Class size limit is 7. Must be able to use a mouse. Registration required.