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	Take Note: Read a Notable Book April is National Poetry Month New Titles On Display Literary Events This Month

April is National Poetry Month

National Poetry month was introduced by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996 to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Since that time it has come to include thousands of businesses and non- profit featuring readings, festivals, book displays, workshops, and other events. In celebration of ten successful years, the Academy is launching a Poetry Book Club section on their website, designed to encourage local book clubs to include poetry in their discussions. Each April the library offers programs that celebrate National Poetry Month and this year is no exception. On Sunday, April 10 at 2 p.m. the library is featuring Chicago Rhythms & Rhymes a musical and poetic portrait of the City by Michael J. Miles. The following Sunday, April 17 at 2 p.m. three Glenview poets: Chris Chalk, Fran Podulka and Constance Vogel will be reading from their published works. Throughout the months of March and April the Youth Services Department is sponsoring a Poem Party. Glenview students in grades 3-8 are invited to submit original poetry. Awards will be announced at a special poetery event, featuring Bill Buczinsky of A Child's Voice. Teens are invited to participate in the library's Annual Teen Poetry Contest during National Library Week, April 10-16. Teens may submit up to two pieces of original poetry to the Adult Information Desk that week. Winners will be selected by a panel of teen judges and announced the following week. Prizes will be awarded to four lucky winners. Details and contest rules will be available at the Info Desk and at area high schools beginning April 1. For your appreciation and in celebration of the pleasures of poetry, here is a brief selection of volumes available at the library: The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer through Frost edited by Harold Bloom. An Invitation to Poetry: A New Favorite Poem Project Anthology edited by Robert Pinsky. Obliviously on He Sails: The Bush Administration in Rhyme by Calvin Trillin. Honku: The Zen Antidote to Road Rage by Aaron Naparstek. Hammer and Blaze: A Gathering of Contemporary American Poets Poetry after 9/11: An Anthology of New York Poets

New Titles

FICTION Lost Lake by Phillip Margolin When tabloid reporter Vanessa sees a little league brawl on the national news, she believes she has the ammunition to expose her father, a potential presidential candidate, as a traitor. Drives Like a Dream by Porter Shreve Her grown up children scattered around the country, a 61 year old automobile historian schemes to bring them back home to Detroit. March by Geraldine Brooks A portrait of the Civil War told by Mr. March, the absent father in Alcott's Little Women. The character of Mr. March is based on the journal and letters of Louisa May Alcott's father, Bronson Alcott. Empire Rising by Thomas Kelly A fictionalized account of the action and drama behind the construction of the Empire State Building in 1930's New York. NON-FICTION Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light by Mort Rosenblum A social, cultural and political survey of chocolate presented in a conversational style. Electric universe: The Shocking True Story of Electricity by David Bodanis The author of E=mc2 tells the story of electricity detailing discoveries, personalities and social impact.

On Display

Don't miss these displays in the library in March: Windy City Fiction Books For the Bereaved Birdies & Bogeys & Books, Oh My! (Golf) Twisted Fiction (with a twist at the end) Authors on display: Robert Lowell Gabriel Garcia-Marquez Douglas Adams Special Displays Don Quixote: 400th Anniversary Read My Lips: Books with Lips on the Cover

Literary Events This Month

@ the Library in March and April Wednesday, March 23 at 7 PM Spanish Club A discussion in Spanish about Spanish literary life and culture. Thursday, March 24 at 7 PM Writers Unlimited Writers are encouraged to attend and bring samples of their work. Friday, April 1 at 7:00 PM Mother-Daughter Book Discussion A discussion of Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie Tolan. For children in grades 4-7 with mom or other special adult. Friday, April 1 at 7 PM Travel With Me Enjoy a lively discussion led by Jean Goetzke of Round Ireland with a Fridgeby Tony Hawks. After a few drinks at a Pub, British Stand-up Comedian and Writer Hawks wagered with a friend that he could carry a "fridge" around the periphery of Ireland in a month. The journey has humor, descriptions of the countryside and colorful characters. Monday, April 4 at 1:00 PM Monday Afternoon Book Discussion Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich Monday, April 11 at 7:30 PM Monday Evening Book Discussion The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Wednesday, April 27 at 7 PM Spanish Club A discussion in Spanish about Spanish literary life and culture. Thursday, April 28 at 7 PM Writers Unlimited Writers are encouraged to attend and bring samples of their work. Glenview and Chicagoland Wednesday, March 23 at 7:00 PM Meet Lauren Bacall Borders, 830 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 573-0564 Lauren Bacall reflects on her life during and after the golden age of cinema in her autobiography, By Myself and Then Some. Bacall signs copies of her book. (Signing for new book only. No other books or memorabilia will be signed.) Events at the Book Stall Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka The Chicagoland Nextbook Writers Series Common Ground: Events Calendar WBEZ Stories on Stage Series