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Indian Prairie Library’s Upcoming May Programs
Hear From Popular Presenters, Learn New Skills, and Participate in a Blood Drive.
Indian Prairie Public Library has an assortment of online and in-person programs for all ages. Registration is required for most programs. View the full program calendar or use the links below to register for this month’s popular adult programs.
The Art and Life of Frida Kahlo
Wednesday, May 5, 7 p.m.
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Frida Kahlo created highly imaginative paintings that expressed the passion, struggle, and pain of her life. This lecture provides historical context for Kahlo's artistic production and examines the interrelationship between various events in the life of the artist.
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Thursday, May 6, 7 p.m.
Join in a fireside chat with journalist, author, and filmmaker Alex Kotlowitz. The chat is moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich. Alex and Mary provide a 45-minute discussion followed by 15 minutes to answer questions.
He is the author of four books, including his most recent, An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago. His other books include the national bestseller There Are No Children Here which the New York Public Library selected as one of the 150 most important books of the twentieth century. It received the Helen B. Bernstein Award and was adapted as a television movie produced by and starring Oprah Winfrey. It was selected by The New York Times as a Notable Book of the Year along with his second book, The Other Side of the River, which also received Chicago Tribune’s Heartland Prize for Nonfiction. His book on Chicago, Never a City So Real, will soon be released in paperback.
A former staff writer for The Wall Street Journal, Kotlowitz’s work has appeared in numerous anthologies and in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and on public radio’s This American Life. His documentary work includes The Interrupters, which premiered at Sundance and aired as a two-hour special on PBS’s FRONTLINE. His journalism honors – in all three mediums – include an Emmy, two Peabodys, two Columbia duPonts, a George Polk Award, and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.
Wednesday, May 12, 7 p.m.
This presentation celebrates the most popular singer of our time with behind-the-scenes stories and film clips from movies such as, Anchors Aweigh, Guys and Dolls, Ocean's Eleven, From Here to Eternity, and others that featured the legendary entertainer.
Motown: Music that Moved the World
Monday, May 17, 7 p.m.
In Detroit in the 1960's Motown Records produced 110 Top Ten hits. It was the Sound of Young America sung by performers like The Supremes, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder.
Using audio and visual content, we'll trace the amazing musical journey from Dancing in the Streets and I Heard It Through the Grapevine to Cloud Nine and What's Going On.
The above programs are sponsored by the Indian Prairie Public Library Foundation & Friends.
Ancestry Library Edition Beginner Demonstration
Monday, May 10, 7 p.m.
A representative from ProQuest will demonstrate the basics of searching Ancestry Library Edition.
At-home access to Ancestry Library Edition is currently available for IPPL cardholders until June.
Ditch the Diapers
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Unsure where to start with potty training?
Walkthrough a proven potty training method, and learn about additional resources to get through the transition. Please register for only one program date.
Blood Drive with Vitalant-Illinois
Thursday, May 13, 1 p.m.
Blood donation saves 12,000 human lives a day and is one of the easiest ways people can positively impact the world. Give blood and save lives through a blood drive at the library run by Vitalant-Illinois.
Must be over 16 to donate, at least 110 pounds, and be in good health. Those under 18 need parent permission.
Donors can schedule an appointment by calling Vitalant at 877/258-4825 or online. Use group code 398G.
For expert help from the library's staff, stop in, call 630/887-8760, email ippl@ippl.info, or use the chat service on the website- look for the green "we are here" icon.