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Meeting of Board of Library Trustees
Tuesday, July 27, 7p.m.

The board of trustees of the Thomas Ford Memorial Library will meet on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 7 p.m. in the small conference room west of the elevator to interview an architectural firm for future renovation projects. To read the agenda for the meeting, please click here.

Free Magazines

Thomas Ford has free deleted magazines available to all. These early 2008 issues of magazines, such as Golf, Vanity Fair, and Wood, can be found on the west wall of the reference area and are available now till the first week in August. Bring your own bags and take as many as you like.

Summer Reading Programs Continue

Registration is still open for our summer reading programs. "Make a Splash - READ!" is the theme for this year's Youth Services Summer Reading Club. Join this club and explore the world of water through activities about oceans, rivers, lakes and pools and creatures that live there. The Summer Reading Club runs from June 7 to August 6. Registration is downstairs in the Youth Services Area. "Tune In @ Your Library" is the theme for teens who have finished 6th through 12th grade. Sign up for this group is at the Reference Desk in the Adult Services Area. For adults, the theme is "Take Me to Your Reader: Science Fiction and Fantasy." Registration for this program is also at the Reference Desk in the Adult Services Area.

Thomas Ford's Triple Play Program

Show your Thomas Ford Memorial Library card when making a purchase with the following merchants and receive the designated discount through Summer 2010.

Clever Girl - 10% off regular priced items every Wednesday
The Competitive Foot – 10% off regular priced merchandise
The De-Clutter Box - $25 off your initial 2 hour home consultation. We walk through your entire home and develop solutions you can easily implement yourself, to tame the clutter in your home or office.
Snackers Café - Free order of regular-sized French fries with purchase of a specialty sandwich
Stems and Twigs - 10% off on Wednesdays
Studio Bliss Salon - 10% off retail purchases, excluding gift card purchases. The discount will not apply to payment for services and cannot be combined with any other offer.
Taste of Vino – 10% off lunch or dinner on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (excludes alcohol)
The Theatre of Western Springs - $8 off every Saturday matinee ticket

The Triple Play Program benefits our local businesses and organizations, the community and library patrons alike! If you would like to offer our patrons a discount, please e-mail laura@fordlibrary.org.

Sneak Preview: Books for August 2010

Consider these forthcoming books for summer reading:

Burn: An Anna Pigeon Novel by Neveda Barr
Crossfire by Dick Francis
Cure by Robin Cook
Hangman by Faye Kellerman
Last Talk with Lola Faye by Thomas H. Cook
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Cruise
No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Postcard Killers by James Patterson
Red Queen by Philip Gregory

Roy and Lillie by Loren D. Estleman
Scarlet Nights by Jude Deveraux
Sonderberg Case by Elie Wiesel
Spider Bones: A Novel by Kathy Reichs
Tough Customer by Sandra Brown
Twilight's Serenade by Traci Peterson
Veil of Night by Linda Howard

You may place requests for these books at the Checkout Desk or by calling 246-0520. Requests will be filled in the order that they were received.

Join the Thomas Ford Collection Club!

The Thomas Ford Library Board and Thomas Ford Library Foundation have unveiled a new way for you to support your library and community. Through the Thomas Ford Collection Club, you can designate gifts that will strengthen Library's collections. For further details, check our Thomas Ford Collection Club web page.

Museum Adventure Pass

Venture into an aardvark den or master a mythical maze. Come face to face with a human-headed winged bull and sit peacefully in a Japanese garden. Your pass to these adventures and many more is already in your hands. Continuing through the year, Thomas Ford Library card holders can receive free admission to 17 exciting museums and cultural institutions throughout the Chicago area, such as the Chicago Botanic Garden, Brookfield Zoo, Morton Arboretum and Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies.

This special opportunity is made possible by a generous contribution from Macy's in partnership with the Metropolitan Library System.

You must visit the Library to pick up a pass for the museum of your choice. Each museum is contributing four passes each week, good for two to four free admissions depending on location. They are available on a first come, first served basis. So many adventures await! All you need to take part in these learning adventures is a valid library card. Note: You can only check out passes from your home library. One Museum Adventure Pass may be checked out per person, per loan period.

For a full listing of participating institutions and for check-out guidelines, go to www.museumadventure.org, or ask a Reference Librarian the next time you visit the Library.