UPCOMING EVENTS AT SKOKIE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Starting a Small Business in Illinois

When: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Business Center

This workshop will acquaint you with the basic procedures for opening a business in Illinois. You will also receive information designed to answer your questions about the legalities, regulations, and requirements of opening and operating a small business.

Photoshop Elements

When: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Digital Media Lab

Say goodbye to red eye and crooked horizons! This class will teach you how to digitally enhance your digital photos with a little TLC. Sample images can be provided but participants are encouraged to bring their own photos to work with.

Lit Lounge Book Discussion - Influencing Machine by Brooke Gladstone

When: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Off-Site

Join us for another meeting of the Lit Lounge! We'll be discussing "Influencing Machine" by Brooke Gladstone. You can check out a copy of the book at the Readers' Services desk!

Book Discussion: The Rebel Wife

When: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Book Discussion Room

Join Skokie Public librarians as they read and discuss new books each month. Skokie residents can pick up copies of the book to be discussed on the fifth day of the month preceding the discussion.

Meet with CJE Senior Life

When: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Community Services Office

Do you have questions about retirement and health insurance options? Are you facing a life changing decision, or concerned about long-term supports? Resource Specialists from CJE SeniorLife (CJE) provide counseling to adults age 60 and over, their families and caregivers. Counseling includes topics such as the selection of appropriate retirement benefits, picking the right health insurance and Medicare programs, determining housing needs, identifying supportive resources, and much more.

Book Discussion: The Paperbark Shoe

When: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Book Discussion Room

Join Skokie Public librarians as they read and discuss new books each month. Skokie residents can pick up copies of the book to be discussed on the fifth day of the month preceding the discussion.

Talking Books Discussion Group

When: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Book Discussion Room

People with visual impairments are invited to take part in this monthly Talking Books program. Led by librarian Gary Gustin, this group discusses fiction and nonfiction works. Prior to the discussion, Library staff mails out the Talking Books cassettes from the Library of Congress to all participants signed up for the discussion.

Hello, iPad

When: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Mary Radmacher Meeting Room

Need some help getting started with your iPad? This class will take you on a tour of the basic features and functions of your iPad. We’ll also cover how to download library books to your device. Class is lecture-based.

Pages Through History

When: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Mary Radmacher Meeting Room

Love history? Want to discuss recent history books with fellow history lovers? Then, join our Pages Through History book discussion group as we discuss The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt on May 22nd. Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, Swerve shows how the discovery of a lost work of an ancient Roman scholar changed the world forever. Please join us to discuss this thought provoking title. Copies of the book will be available for pick up from the Readers Services Desk.

Book Discussion: The Rebel Wife

When: Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Book Discussion Room

Join Skokie Public librarians as they read and discuss new books each month. Skokie residents can pick up copies of the book to be discussed on the fifth day of the month preceding the discussion.

Are You Fit to a T?

When: Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Mary Radmacher Meeting Room

If you had to think twice about what a T-score is, chances are you are not alone! Join us for an informative session about osteoporosis and your bones. If you want to shop ‘til you drop, golf ‘til your legs ache and line dance ‘til you’re 84 – knowing that your bones won’t let you down – here’s what you need to know.

Book Discussion: The Paperbark Shoe

When: Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Book Discussion Room

Join Skokie Public librarians as they read and discuss new books each month. Skokie residents can pick up copies of the book to be discussed on the fifth day of the month preceding the discussion.

Movie: Playing for Keeps

When: Friday, May 24, 2013 - 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Petty Auditorium

George Dyer, a “washed-up” professional soccer player, wants to make up for past mistakes. He takes a job coaching his son’s soccer team, thinking that it will get him closer to his son and ex-wife. Much to his surprise, George becomes a big hit with the soccer moms, which leads to all sorts of complications. Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Dennis Quaid, and Catherine Zeta-Jones star.
Released 2012 – 105 minutes – PG-13 for some sexual situations, language and a brief intense image

Cellist Ben Lash: Dvorak and Tchaikovsky

When: Friday, May 24, 2013 - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Petty Auditorium

Cello Concerto in B minor, Opus 104 by Antonín Dvoøák (1841-1904)
I. Allegro
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Allegro moderato

Variations on a Rococo Theme by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Thema: Moderato assai quasi andante
Variation I. Tempo della thema
Variation II. Tempo della thema
Variation III. Andante sostenuto
Variation IV. Andante grazioso
Variation V. Allegro moderato
Variation VI. Andante
Variation VII. Allegro vivo

Benjamin Lash began studying cello at the age of six with Dean Bachus and Tanya Carey. In his early teens, as a first place winner of multiple Chicago area competitions, he performed concertos by Saint-Saens, Shostakovich, Hindemith, and Haydn. At age 17, Benjamin performed Bloch’s Schelomo with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra in Symphony Center. More recent concerto performances include Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations and Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major with the Colburn Orchestra. He has performed recitals on the Music in the Loft Series in Chicago and in Texel, Netherlands. Radio broadcasts include two appearances on NPR’s From the Top as well as WFMT’s Introductions. An active chamber musician, his performances include the Mendelssohn Octet with Ani and Ida Kavafian and a radio broadcast of the Mendelssohn Quartet Op. 41, No. 1 on American Public Media Performance Today. Benjamin has participated in summer festivals in the U.S. and Europe including the Sarasota Music Festival, Taos, Aspen, Holland International Music Sessions, and Fortissimo Fest in Sofia, Bulgaria. Benjamin taught in the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA) mentorship program for two years and was a Colburn Teaching Fellow. In May 2013, Benjamin graduated from the Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles where he studied with Ronald Leonard. In the fall, he will begin graduate studies with Ralph Kirshbaum at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. Recent appearances include a Dame Myra Hess Concert series recital at the Chicago Cultural Center broadcast live on WFMT and a performance of the Dvorak Concerto with the Brentwood Symphony Orchestra. This summer Benjamin will be an orchestral fellow at the Aspen Music Festival.

Pianist Matthew Hagle is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory (B.M.) and of Yale University (M.M., M.M.A., D.M.A), where he received prizes in piano, accompanying, and music theory. Currently he is on the faculty of the Music Institute of Chicago, where he teaches piano and composition and is the head of the Musicianship department. A frequent and noted performer in solo and collaborative/chamber roles, his performances have been heard at the Ravinia Festival's Martin Theater, Symphony Center in Chicago, Chicago Cultural Center, National Gallery of Art, venues in England, Australia, and Japan, and throughout the United States. Mr. Hagle often appears with violinist Rachel Barton Pine, with members of the Chicago Symphony, and with his wife Mio as a piano duo. His teachers include Claude Frank, Robert Weirich, Donald Currier and Maria Curcio Diamand.

Family Fun @ Your Library: Untuned, Unplugged Game Day

When: Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Where: Skokie Public Library at Youth Services Department

Find out how much fun games can be when we play without joysticks, computers, or handheld gizmos and gadgets. Come to the Library and challenge your skills with some "unplugged" games. No registration is required.

Library Closed

When: Monday, May 27, 2013 - All Day
Where: Skokie Public Library

Memorial Day