Forest Park Public Library
"If you want an education, go to the library." - Frank Zappa
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Location:
Forest Park, IL, 60130
Phone:
708-366-7171
Mon - Thurs:
9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Fri:
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sat:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sun:
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Check out our events calendar, where you can view and register for upcoming events.

For in-depth research, try our collection of subscription resources. All of these databases are available for use in the library and most of them are available for use from home with your Forest Park Library Card. If you are having problems with a database, please contact us.
 
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Forest Park Public Library The Friends of the Library are our core supporters in the community. They're generous with their time and energy to help us in our mission, and we show our appreciation by throwing them a thank-you bash on Friends of the Library Day.

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Forest Park Public Library We had a record 71 people come by the library for the How to Apply for Government Jobs workshop last night. Thanks to everyone for coming out! The presentation was informative, and Jane was able to take a lot of great questions from the audience. Keep an eye on our calendar and newsletter for more job search events to come.

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Forest Park Public Library Jane Klingberg, Director of Career Services at Triton College, has partnered with the Library to help you plan a successful job search.

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Forest Park Public Library On Nov. 3, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in a landslide over Republican Alfred M. ''Alf'' Landon. The new book My Fellow Americans includes five of Roosevelt's most famous speeches, and speeches from every succeeding president. Did speechwriting change as the medium moved from radio to TV to the internet? You be the judge.

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Beth Randall, Certified Professional Organizer and owner of Joe Organizer, will help you get ready for the holidays from start to finish. You'll learn the steps to help with shopping, sending greetings, handling all the toys, etc. Beth's Organizing workshop last year was very popular, and we're happy to have her back a...gain! Register online at http://fppl.org/event_detail.aspx?event=948 or call us at (708) 366-7171.Read More

Time:7:00PM Tuesday, November 17th
Location:Forest Park Public Library, Austin Room
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Forest Park Public Library Halloween decorations set the mood for October's Big Read of Edgar Allen Poe stories.

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Happy Hallowe'en Eve! Did you ever wonder where this spookiest of holidays got it's start? David J. Skal's book Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween explores the dark Celtic history--and contemporary pop psychology--of the Halloween phenomenon. The book ends with ends with Halloween 2001, immediately ...after the 9/11 attacks, noting that "never before had so much genuine human
feeling and civic solidarity been expended on a holiday previously
notorious for its antisocial aspects."
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Forest Park Public Library Library, meet LibraryThing. The Frankfort Public Library has partnered with LibraryThing.com to bring interactive content--reviews, read-alikes, tagging, etc.--to the library catalog. Take a look at the listing for Stephenie Meyer's New Moon for a sample. Is this something you'd like to see at Forest Park? Let us know what you think in the comments, or email us at AskUs@fppl.org.

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When the Cullens, including her beloved Edward, leave Forks rather than risk revealing that they are vampires, it is almost too much for eighteen-year-old Bella to bear, but she finds solace in her friend Jacob until he is drawn into a "cult" and changes in terrible ways.
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Forest Park Public Library Got research to do? You can now access over 50 new online research sites, for adults and kids, from the library's web site. There's too much available to list here, but we'll be highlighting some specific resources over the next few days.

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Forest Park Public Library The services libraries provide--free internet, skills training, job search assistance, and more--become even more important in hard economic times. Become a Fan of Save Illinois Libraries, and let your legislators know that the library matters to you and your community. Thanks!

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In response to the looming budget crisis in Illinois, legislators in the Illinois General Assembly passed a budget to cut back on expenses. Among the expenses cut were 50% of general revenue grants awarded through the General Revenue Fund. ...
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Forest Park Public Library Sit back and listen, if you dare, to "Ol' Hank," the haunted train conductor, as he tells the entertaining and chilling tales of the historical hauntings of the Midwest. Stories from the S.S. Eastland, Brookfield Zoo, Fort Dearborn Massacre, and John Dillinger (to name a few) will guarantee you get spooky goosebumps, while learning a bit of history at the same time! Register at http://is.gd/4gblm

Time:7:00PM Thursday, October 29th
Location:Forest Park Library, Austin Room
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Forest Park Public Library Halloween decorations set the mood for October's Big Read of Edgar Allen Poe stories.

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Forest Park Public Library We just got the new Dirty Projectors album, Bitte Orca, in! The album scored a 9.2 from Pitchfork, and this video features llamas--all good things in my book. We've got a pretty good collection of recent indie rock available for checkout, and we can get most any CD for you in a few days. What have you been meaning to listen to lately? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMPF6lpM0XM

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The official video for Dirty Projectors 'Stillness Is The Move' (Dir. Matthew Lessner) off the album 'Bitte Orca'. Out Now on Domino Records. The video was shot on location on Mount Equinox, Vermont and features siberian huskies and rare llamas. ...
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Forest Park Public Library Come discuss "The Fall of the House of Usher" tonight at 7pm, and pick up a free copy of the book (while supplies last)!

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Forest Park Public Library Come check out the new halloween decorations at the library--pictures will be up soon!