Beach balls, hula hoops and bubble machines! Come on and have some fun in the sun on the front lawn of the library while Dave plays some Jimmy Buffet tunes. Play like it was yesterday while listening to some good music!

The most memorable parties begin with food. Join Fran Salemi, owner and instructor at Sicilian Kitchen Catering, as she gives us lessons in how to grill the perfect meats and fish with a Sicilian flair. Visit them at www.siciliankitchencatering.com/

China in the 1920's. A young woman is forced to marry a powerful lord who has three wives already. Her inclusion creates a deadly competition amongst them for his attention.

An enchanting fairy tale starring Amy Adams. A princess is banished from the magic kingdom to modern day New York City and becomes human. There she meets her true love in this delightful musical comedy.

The true story of Salomon Sorowitsch, master counterfeiter and free spirit. To survive his stay in a concentration camp he agrees to help the Nazis by setting up one of the biggest counterfeiting schemes ever. Winner of Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

Take the mystery out of reading nutrition labels on packaged foods at this hands-on, interactive program. Participants will compare real-life examples of grocery products to discern which is the best choice.

An eerie tale about a woman who buys the orphanage she grew up in and turns it into a refuge for disabled children. Then her young son begins to communicate with an unseen child and disappears.

Coming from a family that has members that wear the Chicago Police star, author Daniel P. Smith joins us to talk about his non-fiction book that details the lives of Chicago's men and women in blue who, "(try) to simultaneously balance work demands with the demands of their own private lives."

Based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi and winner of Best Animated Feature Film of the Year, this is a true story of an independent young woman growing up behind the veil in Iran.

Join us as officials from the Social Security office show us how to access and use their online site. Make your life easier and learn what information you can get without leaving your home or library computer. Visit them at Social Security Online.

Greg Bartoshuk returns to show us the huge variety of daylilies available for your garden or your dinner plate. As before, slides and tips will be given and there will be doorprizes following program.

Beginning in September, a new group will meet on the first Friday of every month to discuss contemporary adult non-fiction.

Governess Guinevere Pettigrew is unjustly fired from her position and winds up in thrall and employed by glamorous American singer Delysia Lafosse. With her she begins hobnobbing with the rich and famous in this light hearted romantic comedy. Frances McDormand and Amy Adams.

Beginning in September, a new group will meet in the evening on the second Wednesday of every other month to discuss contemporary adult fiction.

A lovely, lyrical film laced with Dickensian overtones, this modern fairytale set in New York City is about a musical prodigy using his gifts to search for his long lost parents.

The Daily Herald's Training to Be Top Dog advice columnist Alex Brooks comes to the library for a special program for 16 lucky dog owners. Training will last 45 minutes. Please bring scoops or baggies for accidents as this program will be held out on the library lawn. Rain date is the following Saturday on the 20th. Limit: 16
Click here to visit: Alex Brooks Canine Center.

Bill & Susan Goodman give a performance of the century regaling us with the best songs in a musical farewell to the 20th Century. Ragtime, swing, operetta, love songs, and hits from Broadway and Hollywood will be performed.

Solo dramatist Roberta Randall, who has a wide and varied background of dramatic experience, will present a portrayal of one of the finest First Ladies from her shy, lonely childhood through her development to a leading humanitarian.

Exciting Chicago author Marcus Sakey drops by to talk about his new book, Good People and the writing process. Copies of his book will be available courtesy of Burke's Books for sale and signing after the program. Click here to visit: Marcus Sakey's website or the Burke's Books website.

A regular performer here, Mark wants to fulfill his mission to, "share beautiful music with people through performance [so] they are left enriched…" listening to classical music. Visit his website by clicking here.
This program is being sponsored by The Friends of the Park Ridge Library.

Based on the true story of six MIT students who were trained by their professor to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions.

An Egyptian police force band gets lost on the way to Israel to play at an opening of an Arab arts center. Finding themselves stranded in a little Israeli town, they make the best of it and wind up making friends with some of the townspeople. In English, Hebrew & Arabic.

Roll out the barrels and start celebrating Oktoberfest with these "merry musicians" who will play a variety of German folk songs, waltzes and polkas.

The true story of Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who, after suffering a massive stroke, was able to communicate with only his left eye. With it, he was able to dictate his autobiography.

A Mexican chef at his family's restaurant discovers one the waitresses is unexpectedly pregnant. When she gets fired, he inexplicably quits. The two spend an incredible life changing day together along with his loving parents, who show Tammy the healing power of family.

A new group which meets on the first Friday of every month to discuss contemporary adult non-fiction.

Chicago native Roberta Miles entertains jazz enthusiasts with her unique interpretation of standards and romantic ballads accompanied by pianist Mike Thorn.

Successful and single businesswoman Kate Holbrook has a very loud biological clock ticking and hires a South Philly working girl to become her unlikely surrogate. Kate is thrown a curve ball when her Baby Mama shows up at her doorstep with no place to live in this comedy.

A new book discussion group which meets in the evening on the second Wednesday of every other month to discuss contemporary adult fiction.

Historian, educator and author Joseph Zurawski talks about his elegant new book that has eye-catching photos and excellent recipes from well-known restaurants and bakeries in the Park Ridge area. Pastries from the Oak Mill Bakery will be provided.

Listen to the ancient sounds of African drumming. The Chicago Djembe Project specializes in the djembe and bass drum tradition of the Malinke people of Guinea, West Africa. Click here to visit their website.

Recently widowed college professor Walter Vale unexpectedly finds a new lease on life when he discovers strangers living in his Manhattan apartment. When he becomes involved in their new life in America he rediscovers the true meaning of friendship and love.

Chicagoland's own ghostbuster, Dale Kaczmarek of the Ghost Research Society, will tell us about the ghosts he's personally come across as well as those that haunt the Chicagoland area. Click here to visit the society's website.

Classical Russian concert pianist Vladimir Leyetchkiss will perform familiar pieces of Mozart, Schubert, Chopin and Debussy for your afternoon listening pleasure.

Learn cake decorating tips from the winner of the 2007 National Wedding Cake Competition, Mark Seaman. Owner of his own cake service and bakery in Libertyville, Mark will let you sample a taste, too! Click here to visit his website.

Remember Svengoolie? Film and television historians Ted Okuda and Mark Yurkiw's program explores the heyday of the rise of local horror programming through fun, historic video collages and their own pop culture expertise.

A group of thrill seekers are offered $10,000 each if they survive spending the night in a haunted house in this campy horror classic starring Vincent Price.

The Wolfman, Dracula and Frankenstein's monster run rampant in this comedy/horror film where the plot really doesn't matter. Just sit back and enjoy the riotous antics of Abbott & Costello as they try to escape the monsters!