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Free Summer Concerts are Back!
Every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in June, July & August. Click here for further details (pdf file).
View a calendar of upcoming events and programs at the library and connect to register online.
Programs for Teens
Wild about Warrenville Video Contest
June 1 – July 27, Ages 12 – 17
Based on the PBS show Wild Chicago , teens are invited to create a video about what is Wild about Warrenville. Click here for further details.
Wild Warrenville Film Festival
Friday, July 31, 7 p.m.
Come and enjoy the entries of our Wild about Warrenville Video Contest, produced and directed by our local teens. Registration not required.
Programs for Youth
Movie Mondays
Join us on Mondays at 2 p.m. for a movie and refreshments. Bring your family and friends. Registration not required.
July 6 Bolt (PG, 96 minutes)
July 20 Space Buddies (G, 84 minutes)
July 27 Hotel for Dogs (PG, 100 minutes)
Where the Wild Things Are
Thursday, July 2, 10:30 a.m. Ages 3 – 8
Join Max and the Youth Services Staff for a WILD time. Hear the story and discover your wild side. Dress like a Wild Thing and let the Wild Rumpus begin. Registration begins June 11.
Get Wild for Kindergarten
Thursday, July 9, 10:30 a.m. or Noon. For children entering Kindergarten in August.
Alleviate your child’s worries about starting school at this special program for new kindergarteners. Your child will discover learning is fun in this mini-session of activities. Two sessions are available. Registration begins June 22.
Storytime in the Garden: Cantigny Park
Thursday, July 16, 10:30 a.m.
Join Miss Penny for a special story time and picnic event at Cantigny Park. Stories, songs and rhymes will be shared. Bring a picnic lunch to eat after storytime and explore the park afterwards. We will meet at the Visitor’s Center. This program is free but for free parking, a parking ticket must be picked up before the program at the Youth Services Desk or click here to print ticket (pdf file). (Parking is $5 per day without ticket). Tickets must be presented at park entrance to receive the free parking. Cantigny Park is located less than 3 miles away from the Library at 1S151 Winfield Road in Wheaton. For directions call the park at 630/668-5161.
Wonder Pets to the Rescue
Thursday, July 23, 10 a.m., Ages 4 – 7
Enjoy a fun adventure with the Wonder Pets as they go and help one of their animal friends. We will read a story, play some games and finish off the program with a craft. Help Linny the Guinea Pig, Tuck the Turtle and Ming-Ming the Duckling on their mission. Registration begins July 2.
Folding and Flying Paper Airplanes
Thursday, July 30, 10:30 a.m., Ages 7 – 14
Learn to turn colorful paper into airplanes that can really fly in this 90-minute workshop. Test your flying skills by trying to fly your creations through targets suspended in the air and then try to land on the deck of a model navy aircraft carrier. Registration begins July 14.
For Adults
Read on the Wild Side and discover a great fiction or nonfiction book about exciting travel and road trips.
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Holiday Closings
The Warrenville Public Library will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 3 and remain closed Saturday, July 4 for Independence Day. The Library will reopen at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 5.
The Summer Reading Program, “Read on the Wild Side!” begins June 1 at the Warrenville Public Library. Participants of all ages are eligible for great prizes. Click here for more info.
Warren, the Library Lion
 Warren , our extra-large, extra-friendly lion, will be coming to Warrenville fresh from his latest safari to encourage Warrenville’s youngest citizens to keep reading! Each week a different community location will be featured on a poster at the library and library visitors will have a chance to guess where Warren was reading that week.
Passport to Adventure
Pick up your museum passport at the Library starting June 1! Visit area museums to win a prize from the Warrenville Historical Museum. For more information call the Warrenville Historical Museum at 630/393-4215 or the Library at
630/393-1171 x110.
Shop at the Book Sale
The Library recently introduced an ongoing book sale in the lower level lobby. Shoppers will find a variety of items including hardcover and paperback books, videos, computer software, and audio books. Hardcover books cost just $1 and include fiction and nonfiction titles for all ages - adults, teens, and children. Proceeds from the sales are returned to the Library's general fund to be used for materials, programs, and services.
Wireless Printing
Patrons who use the Library’s wireless network can print documents to the Library’s print station by visiting www.printeron.net/warrenvillepl/webprint. Follow the onscreen prompts to upload the document you wish to print and send the print job. Pre-pay for your printing at the Circulation Desk, then retrieve your document from the print station located across from the Adult Services Desk. Printing costs 10 cents per page.
 E-mail Newsletters
Library patrons may subscribe to any of 23 different e-newsletters, featuring suggested Library books on topics that range from History to Mystery. The newsletters are sent on a monthly or every other month basis, and include up to 15 titles. Subscribers can link directly to the library catalog from books of interest on the lists, and place a hold or request a title immediately. Even those library patrons without e-mail addresses can take advantage of the lists by viewing them online, either at the library or from home.
 Live Homework Help
Live Homework Help is a free, on-demand online tutoring service from Tutor.com that connects students in Kindergarten - 12th grade and introductory college students to expert tutors in math, science, social studies and English via the Internet. The new Adult Learner section supports those earning their GED, seeking grammar help with their resume and more.
Live Homework Help is available every day from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Spanish-speaking tutors are available in math, science, social studies and adult learning every day from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Get answers to your reference questions 24/7, even if you cannot visit the Library in person. Anyone who needs help finding information may submit a question. Questions are answered by staff at the Warrenville Public ibrary or by any librarian participating in a worldwide network of reference librarians.
Warrenville Public Library District residents may submit questions to the service via the Library website at any time, day or night.
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