There are myriad upcoming events at or being organized by the Glen Ellyn Public Library, Friends of the Glen Ellyn Library, and the Glen Ellyn Public Library Foundation. The Glen Ellyn Public Library (GEPL) is located at 400 Duane Street in Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137.
The Swinging thru the Stacks miniature golf fundraiser will be held at the GEPL tonight (Friday, January 27, 2012). It will begin at 6:00 p.m., one hour after the GEPL closes, and last until 9:00 p.m.
The miniature golf course with eighteen book-themed holes will be in the stacks of the two-story library building. The fee is $5 per person to play. The organizers believe it will take forty-five to fifty minutes to play a round, and they can handle up to 300 golfers.
This fundraiser will benefit the GEPL’s Butterfly Garden, which is located between the north end of the GEPL’s parking lot and part of the Illinois Prairie Path. The Friends of the Glen Ellyn Library and the Glen Ellyn Public Library Foundation are sponsoring the event. For more information, check out www.gepl.org or call (630) 469-0879.
***English Conversation Group***
The English Conversation Group meets twice a month, every other Wednesday, on February 8th & 22nd, March 14th & 28th, April 11th & 25th, May 9th & 23rd from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. One of these dates – February 22, 2012 – is Ash Wednesday, so plan accordingly.
The GEPL states, “Practice English with other English language learners. Tutors from Literacy DuPage will lead this free, drop-in group.”
***Library Square Dance***
The GEPL will hold a Library Square Dance on Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Meeting Rooms A&B. The GEPL states, “Bring your dancin' boots to this event for all ages. The Golden Horse Square Dance Band will teach some basic steps and then lead us through a night of square dancing fun. Everybody is welcome for this event to brighten the dull days of winter.”
*** GEPL Events for 20 and 30-Somethings***
The GEPL “invites adults in their twenties and thirties to ‘get out to get in’ with the library with programs at local bars and restaurants, in addition to the library itself.” The Grown-up Cooking Class will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the GEPL Kitchen.
Books on Tap will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Tap House Grill in Glen Ellyn at 411 North Main Street. This will be the first meeting of a new book group. The first book to be discussed is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, which is being adapted as a major motion picture.
Trivia Night will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the North Side Sports Bar & Grill at 499 West Pennsylvania Avenue (formerly a Mexican eatery called Cantina). Danny Sronkoski, who also owns the Tap House in Glen Ellyn, decided to rebrand Cantina as a sports bar effective November 15, 2011 four months after Cantina opened in mid-July.
Sarah Smith reported in Glen Ellyn News on mysuburbanlife.com that on Monday, November 14, 2011, Sronkoski said at a village board meeting, “We decided after four months the overall concept… was not working out.” Another sports bar previously occupied the location, Curly’s Bar & Grill.
***Author and Vietnam War Veteran Shares His Story***
American-Vietnamese War veteran Thomas Pozdol will speak at the GEPL on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Meeting Rooms A&B. According to the GEPL, Pozdol will tell “the intimate story of his infantry company and their battle near Tam Ky. Pozdol will be here to discuss his experiences amidst the harrowing bloodshed of the Vietnam War.” His book, Tam Ky: The Battle for Nui Yon Hill will be available for sale and he will sign them for audience members who buy them. One must register for this event.
***Mike Royko’s Son Pays Tribute to Parents***
Michael “Mike” Royko (1932-1997) was a beloved newspaper columnist for the Chicago Daily News(1964-1978), the Chicago Sun-Times (1978-1984), and the Chicago Tribune (1984-1997) who won the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for commentary and numerous other awards. Mike Royko commented on local and national news with humor from a blue collar perspective. He emphasized the application of common sense and used his position to expose incompetence and corruption.
David Royko will talk about his father’s softer side with a spotlight on love letters to his mother published in Royko in Love: Mike's Letters to Carol, on Sunday, February 12, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Meeting Rooms A&B. The University of Chicago Press published this book two years ago.
According to the GEPL, David Royko will share the love letters Mike Royko had written “in 1954 to woo his future wife. David will share what it was like to ‘grow up Royko’ and show family photos of Mike and Carol from their early days.” One must register for this event.
***From Burgundy to Brazil: A Reed Trio Sampler***
From Burgundy to Brazil: A Reed Trio Samplerwill be held on Sunday, February 26, 2012 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in Meeting Rooms A&B. The GEPL states, “The sometimes under-appreciated reed trio of oboe, clarinet, and bassoon captured the imagination of some of the best composers from far-reach corners of the earth. In this program, Fifth House Ensemble's reeds will delight you with various works including the light and bubbly work of Jean Francaix alongside the haunting sounds of the jungle in a work by Hector Villa Lobos.” One must register for this event.
***American Movie Survey***
As part of the GEPL’s American Movie Survey, there will be a screening of film clips and discussion of Orson Welles (1915-1985), the stage and film director, stage and film actor, author, and stage magician who became internationally famous in 1938 with his radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic science fiction novel War of the Worlds. His tumultuous film career included the production of Citizen Cane (1941) and Touch of Evil (1958). This will be on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Meeting Room A. One must register for this event.
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