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Vol. 35 No. 4
July/August 2021
Discoveries
Downers Grove Public Library
In This Issue
Staff Picks������������������������ pg. 2
Future Best Sellers������� pg. 2
Programming���������� pg. 3 – 4
SRC Crayon
Scavenger Hunt������������� pg. 5
New Catalog��������������������� pg. 5
Doggy Storytime: Bark in the Park raised the "ruff" at Fishel Park on June 9, 2021.
Virtual Book & Thanks to all our furr-iends that visited... It was totally paw-some!
Movie Discussions�������� pg. 6
Director’s Note
Since March 2020, it seems DGPL has done
nothing but change. Better change is in sight
with widespread availability of vaccines and the
relaxation of pandemic restrictions. As mask
wearing becomes voluntary and social distancing
eases, your library will slowly return to a new
normal. Some things will take longer to come back,
like play areas and toys. Others returned sooner, like Study Rooms and
newspapers.
One of the biggest changes to library use in the pandemic was
The roof renovation is now complete! Curbside Pickup. This allowed us to serve you even when the building
Photo: May 10, 2021. was not open to the public. It was a fantastic workaround when needed,
but very staff-intensive. Curbside Pickup will be transforming late this
summer into something new: Holds Lockers! A new locker system near
the Curtiss Street entrance will provide the convenience of curbside
Library Hours service with 24/7 availability.
Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. As you probably noticed, library programs continue to be outdoors
or online through the end of Summer Reading Club in August. With
Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. the months of advance planning necessary for public programming, it
Sunday 1 – 5 p.m. will take time for in-person programming to resume. Look for smaller
programs to make a comeback first, with larger audience programs
returning a little later. With the popularity of virtual programming,
Library Closings some things may remain online or go to a hybrid format.
Sunday, July 4 Independence Day Thank you for your patience and support as we navigate the
adjustment back to our new normal. It may not look the same as it did
before the pandemic, but the changes will be positive!
Find your next title with the library’s Staff Picks collection. Staff
members from all departments share their favorite books, movies, music,
and video games. Look for Staff Picks on their shelf on the second floor
or in the stacks marked by a special “Staff Picks” sign. Check online each
Wednesday for recommendations: dglibrary.org/staff-picks, Facebook,
Instagram, and Twitter. Follow and use the hashtag #DGPLreads to keep
up with the freshest picks.
July: Audiobooks On-the-Go August: Delicious Reads
Organization of the Month
July August
Wellness House West Suburban Humane Society
Wellness House envisions a West Suburban Humane Society’s (WSHS)
community where all people affected by cancer thrive. mission is to work towards the day when all dogs and
Their programs are offered at no cost, as a complement cats are loved and cared for, and pet owners have access
to medical treatment. Programs aim to educate, support, to essential resources so they may enjoy a fulfilling
and empower participants so they will improve their relationship with their pets. They strive to provide
physical and emotional well-being. Wellness House compassionate care for cats and dogs, engage the
helps cancer patients, family, friends, and caregivers community as a resource and volunteer opportunity,
to adapt to a new life after a cancer diagnosis. Downers and strengthen the human-animal bond through
Grove represents one of the largest western suburban advocacy, humane education, and promotion of animal
communities in which Wellness House participants welfare initiatives. 2020 was a busy year for WSHS.
reside, and is also the home of their executive director! In March, they opened a brand new Adoption Center,
Volunteers are needed to support Wellness House at the matched over 540 animals with new families, and
consignment shop, special events, and summer camps. provided local food pantries with over 2,600 lbs of food.
To get involved, email cmixa@wellnesshouse.org or visit Learn more, volunteer, and donate at wshs-dg.org.
wellnesshouse.org.
Future Bestsellers
These titles are sure to be hot when they arrive! Contact the Ask Us Desk to place a hold.
Nonfiction Fiction
Fiction Fiction
2 Discover • Grow • Play • Learn
Registration opens two weeks
Programming Highlights prior to event date.
P Prerequisite required.
R Advance registration required.
Visit dglibrary.org/events for a full list of virtual and pickup programs.
D Drop-in Program
Many programs are recorded and will be available after the event date.
Virtual Program
For Adults:
The History of the Beach Boys R Grab & Go Crafts for Adults D
Wednesday, June 30, 6:30 p.m Adults now have their own Grab & Go crafts, offered
Bask in the history of The Beach Boys, focusing on the once per month. Check out the events calendar for when
years 1962-1967. Includes interviews and performance it’s happening each month. Available while supplies last.
clips.
Virtual Cooking with Chef Michael Niksic
Researching at Appomattox Court House: R Learn a new recipe each month from the world famous
Genealogy Through the Lens of the Civil War Food Mercenary. Classes will include a streaming video
Thursday, July 15, 6:30 p.m. and printed recipe, available to watch for the entire
Civil War era records aren’t just about soldiers and month.
sailors. Before, during, and after the war, a wealth of
different types of unusual records were produced that Adult Summer Reading
tell the story of a whole generation. May 23 – August 1
Magazine Giveaway D Read three books or eighteen
Saturday, July 17, All Day hours to win prizes. Prizes
Help us reuse and recycle the library's old magazines! include a “Reading Colors My
Bring your own bag and help yourself to these free World” tote bag and entries
magazines, while supplies last. for a variety of raffle prizes.
Keep reading for more entries
Al Capone and the 1933 World's Fair R into raffles for gift cards
Wednesday, July 28, 6:30 p.m. and more! Log your reading
Journey back to the era of Al Capone and experience online with READsquared.
how Chicago fought the hold that organized crime had
on the city to be able to put on the 1933 World’s Fair.
Shinrin-yoku / Forest Walk R Job Workshops: R
Thursday, August 12, 10 a.m. With partner People’s Resource Center
Offsite at Maple Grove Forest Preserve
Resume vs. Robots
Rejuvenate yourself with Shinrin-yoku, or forest walk,
Thursday, July 1, 10 a.m.
to connect with nature, quiet the mind, and reduce
stress. Meet at the Maple Road entrance at 9:45 a.m. Managing Stress During the Job Search
Thursday, July 15, 10 a.m.
Free Comic Book Day D
Saturday, August 14, All Day Repetition Leads to Success! 1:1 Mock Interviews
Stop by the library for a free comic book. Thursday, August 5, 10 a.m.
Children's titles will be in the Kid's Room; Thrive in a Multi-Generational Workplace
adult and teen titles will be on the second Thursday, August 19, 10 a.m.
floor. While supplies last.
Introduction to the Enneagram of Personality R
Thursday, August 19, 6:30 p.m. Kids Summer Reading
Therapist Priscilla Dean of Evergreen Counseling walks May 23 – August 1
through the 9 basic personality types of the Enneagram, There’s still plenty of time to read
followed by a Q&A. this summer! Kids of all ages can join
the Summer Reading Club. With two
programs, Read-to-Me and Readers,
everyone can earn prizes. Log your
reading online with READsquared.
Discover • Grow • Play • Learn 3
For Teens:
Maker Mondays 2 Go
Grades 7–12. Visit every Monday for a new activity! Check the events calendar to see upcoming projects. Can’t make
it on Mondays? Extra bags will be available on Saturdays! Available while supplies last. Upcoming projects: 3D Paper
Ball Ornament, Cardboard Owl, Sand Art, Create Like Tyree Guyton, & more!
Pickup Programs
Grades 7–12. Register for a program kit on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Participants will receive a bag
with supplies and instructions to complete the activity. Check out the events calendar for specific programs each
month. Upcoming projects: Bee Watering Station, Needle Felting (Live), & more!
Virtual Cooking with Chef Michael Niksic
Learn a new recipe each month from the world famous Food Mercenary. Classes will include a streaming video and
printed recipe, available to watch for the entire month.
For more programs, check out the events calendar at dglibrary.org/events!
Teen Summer Reading
May 23 – August 1
There’s still plenty of time to start reading this summer! Read
three books or six hours to win prizes and raffle tickets. Prizes
include mood cups, screen cleaners, pop sockets, and a tote bag
with book. Keep reading for more entries into raffles for gift
cards and more! Log your reading online with READsquared.
Virtual Computer Classes:
Word 2016 R P Word 2016 Intro R
Intermediate Tuesday, August 3, 2 p.m. Classes Presented with People's
Tuesday, July 6, 11 a.m. Resource Center:
iPad Basics R The following classes are six weeks long,
Organizing Your R Wednesday, August 4, 2 p.m. except for Word 2, which is seven weeks.
Files and Folders
Google Sheets R
Class size is limited. Call Amy Zurita at PRC
Wednesday, July 7, 3 p.m.
Thursday, August 5, 1 p.m. 630-682-5402 ext. 267 to enroll.
Google Drive R Word 1 R P
Getting Started R
Overview Mondays, August 2 – September 13, 6 p.m.
with Zoom
Thursday, July 8, 1 p.m.
Thursday, August 19, 1 p.m. Excel 1 R P
Facebook R Wednesdays, August 4 – September 8, 6 p.m.
Word 2016 R P
Marketplace
Intermediate Excel 2 R P
Thursday, July 15, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, August 24, 2 p.m. Wednesdays, August 4 – September 8, 7 p.m.
Google Docs R
Windows 10 Basics R Word 2 R P
Tuesday, July 20, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, August 31, 2 p.m Thursdays, August 5 – September 16, 9:30 a.m.
Excel 2016 Intro R
Tuesday, July 23, 11 a.m.
Scan this QR code for the PRC
Artificial R Computer Class Interest Form.
Intelligence (AI)
Tuesday, July 27, 2 p.m.
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Hold up! LAST CALL!
What are those?! Help document the pandemic and other
community events in the Life in the 2020s
Brand-new Holds Lockers
project. The library invites members of
will be installed outside of
the DG community to contribute original
the library! Located to the
photos, videos, journal passages, letters,
right of the Curtiss Street
drawings, songs, etc. to create a “picture” of
entrance, next to the book
Life in the 2020s. Learn more and submit
return, patrons can find
at dglibrary.org/life-2020.
their holds in the lockers any
time—day or night. This is a
Design for the new Holds Lockers
new method for patrons to Introducing Poster
pick up their items without having to come into the library. Printing
Holds Lockers will replace the library’s Curbside Pickup
service, which was a temporary service the library provided to DGPL is thrilled to announce a new
accommodate patrons during the COVID-19 pandemic. The service to patrons: poster printing! The
introduction of lockers is another way the library is evolving library’s large format printer, a Canon
to be accessible; a busy schedule or a car full of kids no longer ProGraf TA-30, can print posters up to
needs to keep patrons from using the library. To pick up items 36 inches wide, and up to 10 feet long for
using the Holds Lockers, patrons should select Downers Grove patrons. Pricing begins at .50 cents per
Public Library - Holds Lockers as their hold location. Just like inch. To learn more and submit an order,
before, an email will be sent when materials are ready to be visit dglibrary.org/poster-printing.
picked up.
Find the Missing Crayons!
Local downtown Downers Grove
For mobility impaired patrons, curbside will
businesses have partnered with the library
continue to be available, as it was prior to the
for a Summer Reading scavenger hunt!
pandemic. Call the Circulation Department at
Crayons can be found in the windows of
630-960-1200 for more information.
downtown businesses. Find each of the
crayon colors and fill out the scavenger
A New Way to Search hunt form to enter the raffle. Three winners
will each get $50 Downtown Dollar Gift
The SWAN Libraries catalog is Certificates.
officially transitioning to the Aspen
Catalog! The new catalog will enhance Pick up a form at the Ask Us Desk
patrons’ search experience through the or Kids Desk, or download one from the
following features: library’s website at dglibrary.org/src.
• Redesigned pages with easy-to-understand
results and material statuses;
• Grouped results: find options for books, audiobooks,
and ebooks all in one place;
• Curated lists by DGPL librarians to help you find the
best reads;
• And more!
DGPL librarians and staff are excited about this
transition. The new catalog will allow patrons to enjoy an
easier browsing experience of the library’s materials.
The Downers Grove Public Library is one of ten libraries
from the SWAN consortium that participated in beta testing
the Aspen Catalog for six months. 75% of surveyed patrons
have expressed a preference for the new Aspen Catalog.
Aspen will be the DGPL's primary catalog by the end of July.
To use the catalog and find your next title, visit dglibrary.org.
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Virtual Book R Foundation Donates Summer
and Movie Discussions: Reading Prizes
Titles are available for digital and print The Library Foundation is pleased to support the
checkout four weeks prior to discussion. Adult Summer Reading program (now through August
1st) with raffle prizes. Among this year’s reading rewards
will be four Downtown Dollars gift cards and one
The Peanut Butter Falcon personalized 4”x 8” commemorative Garden Walk brick.
Thursday, July 8, 6:30 p.m.
Make a lasting impact on the library you love by setting up a
one-time or recurring donation to the Foundation or by purchasing a
brick of your own. To learn more, please visit dgplfoundation.org.
How Beautiful We Were
by Imbolo Mbue
Thursday, August 12, 6:30 p.m.
Between Two Kingdoms:
A Memoir by Suleika Jaouad
Thursday, September 9, 6:30 p.m.
Sign Up to be an Organization of the Month!
Do you know an organization that should be featured for our
monthly organization spotlight? Visit the following link, fill out an
Register: dglibrary.org/events
application, and let us know! dgpl.fyi/orgofthemonth.
R Advance registration required.
New Cover to Cover Podcasts
July – Movie Review: First Cow (2020). Available at the library as a Blu-ray and DVD combo pack.
August – Reopening and Services with Lizzie Matkowski, Adult & Teen Services Manager;
Book Review: All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Available in the library and Libby by Overdrive.
Cover to Cover is produced in the library’s Media Lab. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or on
the library’s website at dglibrary.org/cover-to-cover-podcast.
Discoveries brings news of services and
activities at the Downers Grove Public Library
Julie M. Milavec, Library Director
Brian Ruane, Editor
Grace Goodwyn, Graphic Designer
Questions or comments? Email us at
publicrelations@dglibrary.org
Library Board of Trustees
Jonathan Graber, President
David Humphreys, Secretary
1050 Curtiss Street
Carissa Dougherty Downers Grove, IL 60515
Swapna S. Gigani 630-960–1200
Barnali Khuntia dglibrary.org
Kim Stapleton
The Board of Library Trustees meets
Wednesdays, July 28 and August 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Agendas, complete meeting information, and
recordings of past meetings are available online.
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