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10 Things You Might Not Know About the Library
- We have TV series on DVD. Come in and check out Glee, Modern Family, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Vampire Diaries, The Office and more.
- You can take practice tests for the ACT, PSAT, SAT, AP Exams and more using our Testing and Education Reference Center. You can also see in-depth information about college programs. Just click here to access the Testing Center. Your user ID is your Winfield Library card number.
- We’ve got a Flickr photostream with pictures from library events. Check it out at www.flickr.com/photos/winfieldpubliclibrary.
- If you forget your library card, but you have your school photo ID with your name on it, you may still check out library materials.
- Our all ages chess club meets once a month. The next meeting is Saturday, December 11 at 10:00 a.m. The club meets in our Youth Services department, but adults, teens, and kids are all welcome to join.
- If you need to do research for a school project, click here to access Encyclopedia Britannica to get biographical information, timelines, atlases, country comparisons and for general research. You can even make your own custom charts to compare information. Your password is your library card number.
- Back issues of magazines may be checked out for two weeks. Check out the teen magazines, like Alternative Press, Shonen Jump, Mad Magazine, Teen Voices, Seventeen, Game Informer and more.
- If you need a book but we don’t have it, you can request an interlibrary loan and we’ll get it for you from another library. Just ask for a form at the front desk.
- If you have to write a paper about a social issue, like abortion, cloning, global warming, or another controversial issue, SIRS Knowledge Source is perfect for you. A quick call to the library will get you the password information if you have a Winfield Library card.
- We have a suggestion box in the teen area of the library. Drop in a card with the names of books you want me to buy, ideas for library programs, or general comments. If you want a personal response, put your name and number or email on the card. Anonymous suggestions are welcome, too!
Team Stefan or Team Damon?
| Can’t get enough of The Vampire Diaries? Check out the books by L.J. Smith: |
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| If you’re trying to remember everything that happened last season on The Vampire Diaries, you can always check out season one on DVD at the library. |
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| Team Damon all the way, Katie |
TV on DVD
We’re slowly but surely adding some TV series on DVD to the library. We’re getting the first six seasons of Lost and NCIS, but what else do you think we should have? Comment me and let me know what TV shows you want the library to buy on DVD and I’ll do my best!
Katie
Go Glee
Can’t get enough of Rachel’s insane drive to be the best, Finn’s sweet gullibility, and Mercedes and Kurt’s fab friendship? Well, don’t worry if you can’t wait until next week’s episode for your next Glee fix -the soundtrack is at the library!
Check it out for songs including “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Gold Digger,” “Somebody to Love,” “Bust a Move,” and more of your favorites from this season.
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I can’t believe Sesame Street is 40 years old! For all of you who love the Street, here are some fun facts you may not know:
Oscar the Grouch was originally orange!!! Seems impossible, but the garbage-can dweller was orange for the 1969-70 season.
- James Earl Jones was the first celebrity guest.
- Muppet creator Jim Henson was the original voice of Kermit, Ernie, and game show host Guy Smiley (“Here is your life!”).
- The classic counting tune ”one-two-three-four-five, six-seven-eight-nine-ten, eleven, twelve” was recorded by the Pointer Sisters.
Why not tune in to this classic show and relive your younger years or introduce a kid to the wonders of the muppets? Come on, you know you can rock out to “Rubber Ducky!” Who’s your favorite muppet? Snuffleupagus was mine!
The Vampire Diaries
Are you already hooked on The Vampire Diaries TV show? Find more juicy details about Elena, Stefan, and Damon in the books by L.J. Smith. We have the first two books, The Awakening and The Struggle, now available at the library, and the next two, The Fury and Dark Reunion, are being processed. Don’t let the drama end! Check out the books now at the library.
Chicago Comic-Con 2009
Hey everyone! This is Tressa. I’m taking over Katie’s blog for just a moment. A couple of weeks ago I went to the Chicago Comic-Con and it was unbelievably awesome! The whole conference floor was jammed pack with comic book collections, games, specialized toys, t-shirts…you name it, it was there!!!
The best part was seeing everyone dressed up in costumes. Before you even got into the conference area, people were walking around dressed as characters from Star Wars, Batman, Spiderman, Watchmen, etc. Next year I am totally dressing up!
Another fun part was seeing some somewhat-famous celebrities: Michelle Rodriguez (“Anna Lucia” from LOST) was there; Peter Brady from “The Brady Bunch”; Ray Park (Darth Maul), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrission) from “Star Wars”; the original Incredible Hulk, Lou Ferrigno; …oh, and some kid named Cameron Bright who will be Alec, one of the Volturi, in the next Twilight movie. 
Anyway, it was a ton of fun!! If you guys ever get the chance to go, it is definitely worth it!! More pictures after the jump… (more…)
A new hero for TV
Have you heard that Stan Lee and Showtime are developing a show based on Hero by Perry Moore? The book is about Thom Creed, the gay son of a disowned superhero, who finds that he, too, has special powers and is asked to join the very League that rejected his father. More details at The Escapist.
Don’t be the last one to read the book! Hero by Perry Moore is available at the library in the young adult fiction.
To future Olympians
If you aren’t watching the Olympics, you may have missed the silver-medal winning swim of Lake Forest’s Matt Grevers, but don’t miss your chance to cheer on other Illinois athletes! Check out Brad Guzan, a soccer player from Homer Glen, Brian McBride, a soccer player from Arlington Heights, or Sean Rooney, a volleyball player from Wheaton. There are plenty more great athletes from Illinois, and who knows what future Olympians are in our midst.
Go to www.nbcolympics.com for all the background info on the athletes, as well as streaming video covering just about every event. The Summer Olympics come just once every 4 years, so enjoy while it lasts!
Katie
Oh TV, how I’ve missed you…
Yeah, yeah, I know. This is a library blog. Isn’t it all about the books? Well…this week, not so much. I totally understand if all you want to do this week is check out the new TV shows – I know that’s what I’m doing.
My new guilty pleasure: Gossip Girl (based on a book series, so that counts, right?). And I’m kinda liking Reaper, about a kid whose parents sold his soul to the devil, so now he has to be the devil’s bounty hunter. Pretty funny! Oh – and Heroes is back! I may have to check it out this season; Tressa tells me how great it is.
Tell me what you’re into this fall, or if you scorn TV and all it stands for…
Katie
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