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May Library Events

Summer Reading Preview
May 14 and 15, 2018
Northview students visit the library for a preview of the summer program - Oh, the places books will take you.

Healthy Living for your Brain and Body: Tips from the latest research
May 16, 2018, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Science provides insights into optimizing our physical and cognitive health as we age. Learn about research in the areas of diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement. Presented by the Alzheimer's Association, Illinois Chapter. Registration is required. Call 815-223-0229, email perulibrary@perulibrary or stop by the library to register.

Radium Girls of Ottawa
May 17, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Heinz-Dietrich Suppan brings to life the Radium Girls of Ottawa as he discusses his research into their lives with his book Marking Time.

Comic Book Sale - May 19th 9am-12pm in the library's meeting room. Comics 50 per comic book.

Library closed for Memorial Day
We are closed May 28, 2018 to observe Memorial Day.

Congratulations to Debbie Arbet, the winner of our Discovery Day Fitbit!

Savvy Caregiver - Dementia and Alzheimers'

A 4-week Savvy Caregiver class to equip family members for the caregiving role. Developed by the University of Minnesota, this series of classes helps
• understand the disease
• assess the abilities of the person with dementia
• provides confidence to set and alter caregiving goals
• manage the day-to-day care of the person with dementia, including personal care
• gives skills to take better care of yourself

This series is free, classes are at the Peru Public Library on Thursday evenings (5-8pm) on May 17, 24, 31 and June 7. Registration is required, please call Trinnette at 847-324-0360 to register. This series is limited to 12 participants

Upcoming classes and events

Oh, the places reading takes you - summer reading registration begins 1 May, activities begin 4 June

Rock the Library June 15, 2018, 7-10pm, Main Library

Library Closed for Independence July 4

Animinicon July 20, 2018, 6-10pm, Main Library

Caregiver Stress: Alzheimer's, August 15, 1:30-2:30pm, Adult reading area

Comic Book Sale, August 18, 9am-12pm, Meeting room

Star Wars Day, September 15, 10am-2pm, Entire building

Take me to Events

Ebooks for Anytime

Planning your summer vacation? It's not too early to consider the books to bring with you. Tackling Game of Thrones? War and Peace? Outlander? Save space, weight and bulk by reading them on your ereader or tablet.

As a Peru Library card holder you have free access to Omni, eRead Illinois and Tumblebooks. Borrowing, downloading and returning ebooks and eadiobooks at the touch of a finger.

With OMNI you have access to ebooks, eaudio and evideo (streaming in your broswer). Libby is the new app for OMNI. Search your app store for Overdrive's Libby, adding the app to your device.

eRead Illinois has ebooks and eaudios, with multiple copies of the new bestsellers. Use the Axis360 app for eRead Illinois, it also in your app store. Search and download for Axis360 (Baker & Taylor)

TumbleBooks, for children and young ages, is a shared catalog with the Peru Elementary School District. Anywhere you have internet access you can read a TumbleBook.

eBooks and More

What to Read Next

The Peru Library has various options for choosing your next book. Tell a staff member what you like to read and ask for suggestion for titles or authors. We love suggesting books - new and old - to read. Or try our reader's advisory tools - LibraryReads or BookPage.

Chosen by library staff from across the county, LibraryReads is a monthly list of new adult fiction and non-fiction books. "LibraryReads is designed to be inclusive and diverse, representing a broad range of reading tastes and showcasing a variety of new titles" from the LibraryReads website. We add many of the LibraryReads suggestions to our collection. The monthly list is with the new books display.

The library also has BookPage available for choosing your next book. BookPage covers adult, teen and children's books in fiction and non-fiction. The paper edition arrives at the library about the 12th of each month.

I want to Read!

Check It Out is distributed monthly by the Peru Public Library