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Downloadable Audiobooks & eBooks!
Download an eBook to your computer or add an audiobook to your i Pod or mp3 player! If you have a current EPLD library card and know your PIN number, just follow the directions below.
Follow these steps to begin today!
Step 1: Use this link to browse the website and see what is available!
Step 2: Check out! Add your selections to your cart. At this point you will be asked for your library card number and PIN. (The PIN is the same as the pin you use on our website to put books on hold, renew items, etc. If you have not used your library card on-line or do not know your PIN, you will need to call EPLD at 467-2922 and ask for yourPIN). The Overdrive website will take you through downloading Overdrive Media Console (software) if you need this software.
Step 3. If a title is not available, you may a place a hold on the title and you will receive an email when the title is available for checkout.
You can request and download 2 titles at a time. New titles are added to the collection each month.
COMING SOON! A download station will soon be installed at the Library, making it easy for you to bring your audio player here for downloads! As soon as we have it up and running we will be happy to help you with downloading!
September 2010 Newsletter now online!
The September Newsletter is now available! You can read it by clicking on the file in the left-hand column, or email us at areeves525@gmail.com and we will be happy to email you a copy! Printed copies can be picked up at the Library.
2010 Events Calendar
September Events
Thursday
Sept 2, 10 am - noon. Workforce Network Open House at EPLD! Workforce will be here to answer questions and provide light snacks for those coming in during these 2 hours. Workforce is a fantastic resource for our community! Please stop in and talk with Chris about what Workforce can do to help you.
Thursday Sept 2, 1:30 pm Adult Theatre Thursdays. Come and enjoy a movie! Ask at the Circulation Desk for a list of the September movie titles.
Thursday Sept 2, 6:30 – 8:30 pm “Retire
with Coupons” with Kimberly McCormick. Kimberly will show you
how to save a fortune using coupons the right way! She’ll also share where to
find the best coupons and how to keep track of what works. Cost for this very
informative workshop is $10 and the workshop is limited to 15 people.
Labor Day, September 6 LIBRARY CLOSED.
Thursdays (1:30 - 2:30 pm) September 9,16, 23, 30th and October 7 and 14th!
Workforce Network representative Chris Johnson will be holding a series of basic computer classes here at EPLD. He will cover all the basics, including getting started, email accounts, Internet searching, job resumes and address all your questions. The classes will be small and will be held here in our computer area. Talk with Chris if you know someone who needs this class!
Thursday Sept. 9, 1:30 pm Adult Theatre Thursday Ask at the Circulation Desk for a list of the September movie titles.
Thursday Sept 9, 6:30 pm “Cleaning up the Garden for Winter” Master Gardeners Pamela Terry and Gretchen Strauch will talk about what needs to be done in the fall to insure you have a successful spring garden. This program is free and open to the public.
Library resumes Saturday hours (9 am – 2 pm) beginning on Sept. 11.
Monday Sept. 13, 10:30 am– 1:30 pm Chef Katie’s Kitchen on the Corner!
Tuesday Sept 14, 6:30 pm Sit and Stitch Sit and Stitch is moving to the 2nd and 4th Tuesday.
Thursday
Sept 16, 1:30 pm Adult Theatre Thursday Ask at the Circulation Desk for a list of September movie titles.
Thursday September 16, 6:30 pm Writing and Selling Your Words, Freelance. Are you looking for ways to sell what you write, either online or to a magazine? We will have two speakers, one who has experience selling her articles to magazines, the other writing and selling articles online through Textbroker, an online writing service that pays money to those willing to write on a variety of topics. This workshop is free!
Friday Sept. 17 & Saturday Sept. 18 Remember the Woodford County Heartline and Heart House 2nd Annual Quilt and Textile Show at the Farm Bureau Park, Friday 5-7pm and Saturday, 9 am - 3 pm. Advance tickets ($5) are available at the Library!
Monday Sept. 20, 10:30 am– 1:30 pm Chef Katie’s Kitchen on the Corner!
Tuesday Sept 21, October 5 and October 25, 6 pm - 8 pm Working with Your Favorite Vacation Photos!Professional photographer Jeff McSweeney will work with you and your digital photos in Picnik, an online photo-editing program. He will show you how to turn your favorite photos into a professional looking profile! Three evenings, $25…small class to ensure time for plenty of individual help!
Thursday
Sept 23, 1:30 pm Adult Theatre Thursday Ask at the Circulation Desk for a list of September movie titles.
Thursday Sept 23, 7 pm “Save Money by Diversifying your Landscape with Trees”. This telenet is facilitated by the University of Illinois Extension. A $5 donation is suggested. To register for this program please call the Woodford County Extension Office at 467-3789.
Friday Sept 24 - Taste of Eureka
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BOOK SALE!!!
Friends of the Library Pre-Sale, Friday, 4:30 - 6. Book Sale open to the public 6-7:30 on Friday evening.
Saturday Sept 25 -
EPLD BOOK SALE, 8 am - 3 pm.
$2 Bag Sale Saturday, 1 - 3 pm!
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Monday Sept 27, 10:30 am– 1:30 pm -Chef Katie’s Kitchen on the Corner!
Tuesday, Sept 28, 6:30 pm - Sit & Stitch
Wednesday Sept 29, 10 am – 2 pm Advocates for Access
Thursday Sept 30, 1:30 pm - Adult Theatre
Thursday Ask at the Circulation Desk for a list of the September movie titles!
Thursday Sept 30, 6:30 pm -Hot Flashes
Can Be Eliminated With Laser 
Technology Dr. Quiram will
inform you about the benefits of using advanced laser technology that doesn’t
require the use of pharmaceuticals, needles or supplements and is
affordable. Dr. Quiram has a rural practice that is close to Goodfield
and Congerville. He can be reached at 309-965-2384. This is a free
presentation.
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Book Review, by Heidi Bowman
Half the Sky
by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Usually, when I check out books from the library, I return them
after I read them. (And that’s a good thing, or I might get into trouble.) But
I find myself having a hard time letting go of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into
Opportunity For Women Worldwide by the husband and wife award-winning New York Times journalists Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. I have renewed the book multiple times;
even though I have finished reading it, I keep flipping back through it and
re-reading sections. As soon as I type this review, though, I am putting it in
the book drop and letting it go, in the hopes that it will find its way into
the consciousness of many more library patrons. Half the Sky, you see, has
captured my whole heart.
Kristof and WuDunn tell the stories of oppressed women and girls from around
the world.Manufacturers, fabricators and construction companies are always looking for experienced people who can either join or cut metal and plastic pieces.
That being said, learning of suffering is never easy. Did you know that a woman dies from childbirth every minute? Did you know that treating kids for worms can increase school attendance in impoverished regions, as, once treated, the kids are more motivated to concentrate? Did you know that the iodization of salt in poor countries could lead to the reduction of brain damage and is one of the most affordable foreign aid options?
I didn’t know any of these things, and I don’t want to forget them.
The authors note that the atrocities mentioned in the book “may seem to Western
readers to be tragic but inevitable in a world far, far away,” noting that
slavery was once viewed by Europeans and Americans in much the same way. But
eventually, people decided slavery was so abhorrent that it needed to be
abolished. “Today,” they write, “we see the seed of something similar: a global
movement to emancipate women and girls.”
At the beginning, Kristof and WuDunn give readers a heads-up: “So let us be clear about this up front: We hope to recruit you to join an incipient movement to emancipate women and fight global poverty by unlocking women’s power as economic catalysts. That is the process under way—-not a drama of victimization but of empowerment, the kind that transforms bubbly teenage girls from brothel slaves into successful businesswomen. This is a story of transformation. It is change that is already taking place, and change that can accelerate if you’ll just open your heart and join in.”
Join in. Check out the book. I finally returned it.
--Heidi Bowman
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Many of you requesting to pay fines and fees or make donations using a credit or debit card. We are thrilled to be able to announce that we now participate in epay, an Illinois program allowing you to use your MasterCard, Discover or American Express card here at EPLD or from home through this website to make payments of many types. This service means you will be able to sign up for workshops and pay any registration fees online, as well as use your credit card to pay for non-resident cards, library fines or to make a donation!
Click on epay @ EPLD below to find out more or use your credit card!
- Resources - Work and research from the office or from home, anytime:
- Selected Sites: what's good on the Web
- Community Organizations: local, nonprofit groups and services
- Good Reads: book reviews, top sellers, author interviews, and news headlines
- Digital Exhibits: historic photos and more
Whats going on?
- Check out the calendar anytime
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