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A Free Movie and Another Poetry Slam!

2009-06-23T16:38:00.002-05:00

The Maywood Public Library and the Cook County Department of Public Health are pleased to invite you to a special screening of an award-winning film documentary entitled Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick. This film will be shown on Wednesday, June 24th, from 6:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m. in room 201, and will be followed by a dialogue and discussion.

If you are interested in coming to this event, please RSVP for it by contacting Carol Clover at 708-343-1847 x 21, or Jim Bloyd of the Cook County Department of Public Health at 708-492-2019 or jbloyd@cookcountygov.com.

Another Poetry Slam will be hosted at the Library on Monday, July 20th, 2009, from 6:00 until 8:00 pm. Syreeta L. Williams, author of Mamie's Sweet Potato Pie and Black Poet: Poems, will once again be present. For more information, please call us at 708-343-1847 x 21.

Book Club Meeting in June

2009-06-04T11:15:00.001-05:00

A 3-session Summer Book Club, sponsored by volunteers from the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority-Arts & Letters, and done in conjunction with the Maywood Youth Mentoring and the Maywood SafetyNet Works–Violence Prevention Program, will be beginning at the Maywood Public Library District. The Club volunteers will lead the participants in reading/discussing the book I Hadn’t Meant to Tell You This by Jacqueline Woodson.

The age group is 12-15 for approximately 20-25 youth (males and females). The schedule is as follows:

Maywood Public Library District:

Monday, June 15 6:30-7:30 pm
Monday, June 22 6:30-7:30 pm

The 3rd and final meeting will be held at Home Run Inn Pizza, 466 25th Avenue, Bellwood, Illinois, on Saturday, June 27, 12 noon to 2:00 pm.

The books will be provided by the sorority at the first session. Transportation is not provided. Ask about car pooling if needed.

Poetry Slam!

2009-03-25T19:08:00.002-05:00

CALLING ALL POETS

Young Adults and Adults Welcome

FREE Open MIC/
Poetry Slam!

Monday, April 13, 2009

6:00-8:45 pm in room 201

Featuring Local Poet and Author:
Syreeta L. Williams

Free Refreshments
Free Raffle for Performers
Free Event

A Tour of Health

2008-07-14T15:28:00.011-05:00

The Maywood Health Initiative Presents

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A Tour of Health
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Join us as we come together to share a day of food, fun, and learning. It's all about your health! Open to the community. All Ages are welcome.

There Will Be:

Free Health screenings
Free physicals for school kids
Great music and games
Fun activities for kids
Free health information
Health talks

Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008
Time: 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Place: Maywood Public Library
Cost: Free

People for a Healthier Maywood

Looking for Something to Read?

2008-06-12T11:59:00.009-05:00

Take a look at some of these books:

You can use the SWAN Online Catalog to see if they are available at the Library:

Fiction

Divine Confidential by Jacqueline Thomas
FIC/THO
And Sometimes Why by Rebecca Johnson
NEW/FIC/JOH
Living Consequences by Brittney Holmes
NEW/FIC/HOL
The King of Colored Town by Darryl Wimberley
FIC/WIM
Elizabeth’s Wish by Deborah M. Newton Chocolate
J/PB/CHO
Who am I Without Him: Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives by Sharon Flake
J/FLA
13: Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen by James Howe
J/THI
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
J/CRU
Slam Dunk by Sharon Robinson
J/ROB
Max the Mighty by W.R. Philbrick
J/PHI
The Pigman: A Novel by Paul Zindel
J/ZIN
Intensive Care by Stacie Johnson
J/PB/JOH
Money Hungry by Sharon Flake
J/FLA

Non-Fiction

A long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
921/BEA
The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream by Sampson Davis
610.92/DAV
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal edited by Jack Canfield
158.1/CHI
Battlefield of the Mind for Teens: Winning the Battle in your Mind by Joyce Meyer
248.83/MEY
Overweight: A Handbook for Teens and Parents by Tania Heller
618.92/HEL
Career Ideas for Teens in Government and Public Service by Diane Lindsey Reeves
NEW/331.702/REE
Careers Ideas for Teens in Education and Training by Diane Lindsey Reeves
NEW/331.702/REE
Career Ideas for Teens in Information Technology by Diane Lindsey Reeves
NEW/331.702/REE
The Story of my Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky by Farah Ahmedi
921/AHM
The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager’s Story by David J. Pelzer
362.76/PEL
Organizing from the Inside Out for Teens by Julie Morgenstern
646.7/MOR