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Berwyn Reads * Book Discussions * Book Sales

Calendar * Gardening Club * Knitting and Crochet Guild

Senior Social Club * Summer Reading Program * Writers Group

Chicago Gangster Ghosts and Secrets with Richard T. Crowe

Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. (Library - Community Room)

Hear the strange tales surrounding the hangouts of Al Capone, the cursed bricks of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre wall, bizarre secrets of Capone, Nitti and O'Bannion's gravesites, the haunted jail Dillinger escaped from in Crown Point Indiana, and much more.

Dinner and a Movie: Adam's Rib

When: Friday, February 12, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. (noon)
Where: Proksa Park
Cost: $5.00 - at the door - for the buffet lunch
Co-sponsored by the Berwyn Park District and the Berwyn Public Library

In Adam's Rib (1949), a witty and sophisticated courtroom comedy, prosecutor Adam Bonner (Spencer Tracy) is up against his defense attorney wife Amanda (Katharine Hepburn). Amanda is defending Doris Attinger (Judy Holliday), on trial for the attempted murder of her cheating husband. The legal battle carries outside the courtroom as the two lawyers come to new terms in their own marriage.

Antiques and Antiques Evaluation with Rex Newell

Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. (Library - Community Room)

Rex Newell is an antiques dealer and will discuss the trends in the antiques business, what's hot and what's not. He will also spend some time suggesting a dollar amount for items brought in by patrons, with a limit of 40 items (1 or 2 per person).

Creating Native Eco-Gardens in Your Community with Dennis Paige

Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. (Library - Community Room)

Spring is the perfect time to begin an eco-garden. Learn steps you can take to transform all or part of your lawn into a native eco-garden. Award-winning gardener Dennis Paige, an expert on native landscaping, will share his knowledge about creating an ecologically wise, heritage based, low maintenance garden.

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