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If you want to find information on judges so you'll be ready for tomorrow's election, take a look at VoteforJudges.org

It provides evaluations from the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening.

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George Washington School Art Show

Don't miss the student art being displayed in the Youth Services Dept. Come for a visit, or check it out on Flickr

Thanks for your generosity!

Thanks to everyone who donated to our holiday drive! We truly appreciate all the many patrons who brought toys, food and financial contributions. Worth Township distributed these to the families in our area who were in need. Thank you and Happy New Year1

The Holidays are Coming!

The holiday season is upon us and the Alsip-Merionette Park Public Library is hosting our 8th annual Food and Toy Drive through December 23rd. There are two large boxes located near the Adult Services desk for drop-offs. Donations of non-perishable food items and new toys will be given to those who are in need in our community.

Looking for fresh ideas? The library has plenty of books to help you with your projects. Whether you are looking for books about decorating, cooking or crafting, we have them all. There is also a selection of popular holiday DVD's appropriate for the whole family. Let the library help you celebrate this year!

Library Short List for Fall

The calendar still reads August, and, even if the weather outside doesn't reflect it, it is still technically summer. But here at the library we are already in fall mode. Our school supply drive is in full swing, our book club is cramming in the last few pages of Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrow's The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society before its September 3 meeting, and we are finalizing all our fall programs and events.

This year we're looking to help you save money while being eco-conscious with "Going Green, Saving Green" on Thursday, October 29, but not before well-known author Chad Lewis scares you with his talk on the "Most Haunted Locations in Illinois." And we are once again offering our Beginners Computer Classes throughout the fall. Registration begins the first full week of September, so get here early to sign up!

If that wasn't fun enough for you, we are pleased to announce that we will begin carrying passes for many of the museums around the greater Chicagoland area, such as the Bronzeville Children's Museum, the Chicago Botanic Gardens, and the Morton Arboretum. Click here for a full list of all participating museums. Unfortunately, none of the Chicago museums are participating in this, but don't forget that they do offer free days every month! Click here for a complete listing.

The back to school hustle and bustle will resume soon, if it hasn't already, and the long, lazy days of summer - the kind filled with swimming pools and melting ice cream cones - are giving way to the shorter, breezier ones of fall. You'll have to go inside eventually, we're just trying to make your time indoors a little more entertaining.


Photo courtesy of Avmaier's Flickr