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Upcoming Programs & Events
All events are open to the public.
(R)=Registration required. May be canceled if fails to meet minimum number.
(P)=Registration preferred. May be canceled if fails to meet minimum number.
($)=Fee or deposit required. May be canceled if fails to meet minimum number.
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F E A T U R E D   E V E N T

Director’s Pic Director’s Pick Book Discussion: Sarah’s Key (P)
Lansing Public Library
Feb 15, 10:00 a.m.
Register Online or call (708) 474-2447.

Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Tatiana will be joining us via the wonders of technology (Skype) from
her home in France.


This is a compelling tale that begins in Paris, July 16, 1942 the evening known as the Veledrome d’Hiver roundup of Jewish families
from their homes during the Nazi occupation of France in World War II.

We hope that many of you will join us in a rare chance to ask the author
questions about her work.

Discussions are always open to new members!

Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the discussion.

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TAB Teen Advisory Bo TAB Teen Advisory Board
Activity Room (Lower Level)
Feb 9, 5:00 p.m.

[Grades 6-12] Stop by the library every 2nd Tuesday @ 5 for our monthly TAB meeting. This is your chance to tell us what you think and give us some feedback. We are waiting with open ears and snacks! 

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Toddler Time: 24 thr Toddler Time: 24 through 36 months with caregiver (R)
Youth Programs & Events
Feb 10, 11:30 a.m.

24 through 36 months with caregiver.

Join Miss Rebecca for stories and fun!

Registration required.

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Craft & Storytime (R Craft & Storytime (R)
Youth Programs & Events
Feb 10, 4:00 p.m.
Grade K-3 Valentine’s Day Craft & stories. Sign-up required.
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Purls of Wisdom Knit Purls of Wisdom Knitting & Crochet
Community Room (Lower Level)
Feb 10, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

The popular knitting and crochet circle "Purls of Wisdom" meets in the Community Room. Bring your own supplies. Beginners always welcome!

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Networking in 2010 ( Networking in 2010 (P)
Community Room (Lower Level)
Feb 11, 10:00 a.m.
Register Online or call (708) 474-2447.
Networking has taken on a new element made possible by the use of social networking websites. Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn can allow you to establish or reestablish connections with colleagues and build or strengthen your professional network. 
 
Businesses are leveraging the power of the social media websites to create brand awareness, as an online reputation management tool, for recruiting, to learn about new technologies and competitors, and as a lead gen tool to intercept potential prospects.
 
Lansing Public Library’s Head of IT, Kelli Staley will demonstrate the basic features and a sample account on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Instructions on opening your own account will be provided.
(Note, this is not a hands-on class.)
 

Please register, minimum 10.

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Pre-K Storytime: Age Pre-K Storytime: Ages 3-5 (R)
Youth Programs & Events
Feb 11, 11:30 a.m.

Ages 3-5

Join Miss Rebecca for stories and fun!

Registration required.

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Chicago Architecture Chicago Architecture Tours Slide Presentation (P)
Community Room (Lower Level)
Feb 11, 6:30 p.m.
Register Online or call (708) 474-2447.

Huette Kaplan, a docent for the Chicago Architecture Foundation, will present an overview of many Chicago tours. These tours include:
 
Frank Lloyd Wright by Bus-
Hear about the tour which visits the neighborhoods where Wright lived and where he developed the prairie style of architecture. Many of the neighborhoods referenced in the book, Loving Frank, will be discussed.
 
Devil in the White City Bus Tour-
Hear about the tour based upon Erik Larson’s book and which explores the events that occurred in Chicago and their lasting impact upon us: the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and the emergence of America’s first mass murderer.
 
Lights, Camera, Architecture-
Hear about many of the walking routes feature Chicago’s architecture, seen in movies such as Batman, Road to Perdition, Weather Man, Untouchables and the Blues Brothers.
 
Come and join us for this fun and informative program. Register for this free program at our web site,
or by calling or stopping by the  Adult Service Desk.

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Movie: August Rush Movie: August Rush
Community Room (Lower Level)
Feb 12, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

100 min. -- Rated PG
The touching story of an orphaned musical prodigy who uses his unique talent to reunite with his birth parents.

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4th & 5th Grade Book 4th & 5th Grade Book Club: The White Giraffe
Youth Programs & Events
Feb 13, 1:30 p.m.

4th & 5th graders, there is a book club just for you! Each month we will read a different book and gather at the library. This is a good chance to hang out with friends, listen to music, have snacks and talk about books!   Call or stop by the library to join.

The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John
Martine’s parents are killed in a fire, and she must leave her home in England to live on a wildlife reserve in Africa with a grandmother she never even knew she had. As soon as Martine arrives at the reserve, she hears whisperings of a mythical animal living there – a white giraffe. No one has ever seen the animal, but it leaves footprints behind. Her grandmother insists that the white giraffe is just a legend, but then, one stormy night, Martine looks out her bedroom window straight into the eyes of the tall and silvery animal. The white giraffe is real! But why is everyone keeping the white giraffe’s existence a secret? Does it have anything to do with the rash of poaching going on at the reserve? To find out, Martine will use all of her courage and smarts, and an emerging gift for healing, in a daring adventure to save her new friend.

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