What's Happening in Your Community?

• Blood Drive: December 1 from 7:30am to Noon at the Minooka Jr. High School, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus of St. Mary's of Minooka. Appointments are preferred, call John at 815-521-1970.
  
• "Baby It's Cold Outside" Baby Product Drive: From now until December 20, the Minooka Community High School's National Honor Society is asking the community to donate new baby products for the children staying at the Lamb's Fold shelter in Joliet. You may bring your donations to the Main office. For more information call Donna Engel at 467-2140 ext 164.
• Joliet Junior College Winter Band Concert: December 2 at 3pm at the Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus. For more information, contact Charles Morgan at 815-280-2223.
  
• Dog Days at Skateland: Bring your dog for a run inside at Skateland. All dogs must be current on shots. Upcoming dog days are December 6 and December 20: Dogs under 35 pounds are allowed from 6:30pm to 7:30pm, larger dogs from 7:40pm to 8:40pm.
• Minooka Community Tree Lighting Ceremony: December 6 at 6pm at the Village Hall.
  
• Madri-Gala 2007: The Fine Arts Department at Joliet Junior College will present Madri-Gala 2007: Something Olde, Something Yule on December 7 in the dining hall and Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus. A wassail reception will begin at 6:45pm with the gala beginning at 7:30pm. Reservations are required by December 3. For more information and to reserve call 815-280-2223.
  
• Breakfast with Santa: December 8 from 8am to 10am at Heritage Bluffs Golf Club Clubhouse. Registration is required cost is $6 res/$8 non-res. Registration deadline is November 30.
  
• Santa's Skating Party: December 8 from 2 to 4pm at Skateland Recreation Center. Cost in advance is $5 res/$6 non-res, $7 at the door. One free adult per child, includes skate rental.
  
• Pet Pictures with Santa: December 8 at 4:30pm at Skateland Recreation Center. Cost is $3 per photo.
  
• Christmas Cookie Sale: December 8 at the Channahon United Methodist Church. A tin is $10. Call 467-5275.
  
• Madrigal Dinner: December 8 and December 9 at Minooka Community High School Cafetorium. Tickets are $20 per adult, $15 senior citizen/student, $10 for children under 10. Reservations are due by December 4. Call 815-467-2140 ext 232 to reserve.
• Santa's Workshop: December 9 from 9am to 11:30am at Minooka Elementary. Handcrafted items and other gifts will be sold by the Minooka Federated Woman's Club.
  
• Carols and Chocolate: The Joliet Junior College Chorale presents it's 6th annual Carols and Chocolate concert on December 9 at 3pm at the Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus. Following the concert, enjoy a chocolate buffet. For more information call 815-280-2225.
• Guitar and Percussion Winter Concert: December 11 at 7:30pm at the Fine Arts Theatre at Joliet Junior College. For more information call 815-280-2223.
  

Thanksgiving Closing
We are open today our normal hours: Main 9am-9pm, Branch 10am-8pm. We will be closed Thanksgiving Day and open on Friday our normal hours Main 9am-6pm, Branch 1pm-6pm. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

Bestsellers
Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of November 19
Books in our collection on the Chicago Tribune bestsellers list. Books are available at both libraries unless otherwise noted.

Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Stone Cold by David Baldacci
2. Creation in Death by J. D. Robb
3. Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
4. Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon
6. Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn (Branch only)
7.Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
8. The Chase by Clive Cussler
9. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
10. World Without End by Ken Follett

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. You: Staying Young by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz
2. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
3. Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld (Main only)
4. Become a Better You by Joel Osteen
5. Clapton by Eric Clapton (Main Only)
6. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
7. The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz
8. Boom! by Tom Brokaw
9. You On a Diet by Michael F. Roizen
10. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn & Hal Iggulden

New York Times Bestsellers for November 25
Books in our collection on the New York Times bestseller list. Books are available at both libraries unless noted.

Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Stone Cold by David Baldacci
2. Creation in Death by J. D. Robb
3. The Chase by Clive Cussler
4. Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn (Branch only)
6. Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
7. Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon
8. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
9. World Without End by Ken Follett
10. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
11. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
12. Amazing Grace by Danielle Steel
13. Third Degree by Greg Iles
14. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
15. A Lick of Frost by Laurell K. Hamilton (Branch Only)
16. Now and Then by Robert B. Parker

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
2. Boom! by Tom Brokaw
4. Clapton by Eric Clapton (Main Only)
5. The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan (Main only)
6. Slash by Slash (Branch only)
7. My Grandfather's Son by Clarence Thomas (Branch only)
8. American Creation by Joseph J. Ellis
9. Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy (Branch Only)
10. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch only)
12. Steve & Me by Terri Irwin
13. Fair Game by Valerie Plame Wilson (Branch only)
14. The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx (Branch only)

What's Happening in Your Community?

• Roast Pork Dinner: November 10 from 4pm to 7pm at the Elwood Community Church. Cost is $8.50 for adults and $4 for children over 5. Call 815-423-5115.
  
• Dog Days at Skateland: Bring your dog for a run inside at Skateland. All dogs must be current on shots. Upcoming dog days are November 15 and December 6: Dogs under 35 pounds are allowed from 6:30pm to 7:30pm, larger dogs from 7:40pm to 8:40pm.
• Turkey Bowling Tournament: Sign up your team of 5 to participate in this event on Saturday November 17 at Skateland Recreation Center. Cost in advance per team is $20 Res/$25 Non-Res, $30 day of.
• Money Management Seminar: November 27 at 5pm at the Minooka Branch library. To register call Nancy at 815-260-6069.
• Breakfast with Santa: December 8 from 8am to 10am at Heritage Bluffs Golf Club Clubhouse. Registration is required cost is $6 res/$8 non-res. Registration deadline is November 30.
  
• Santa's Skating Party: December 8 from 2 to 4pm at Skateland Recreation Center. Cost in advance is $5 res/$6 non-res, $7 at the door. One free adult per child, includes skate rental.
  
• Pet Pictures with Santa: December 8 at 4:30pm at Skateland Recreation Center. Cost is $3 per photo.
  
• "Sister's Christmas Catechism"/"Forensic Files Goes to Bethlehem"--Dinner theater production presented by St. Mary Church in Minooka on December 14 at Minooka High School Cafetorium. Hor d'oeuvres begin at 6:30pm and dinner at 7:30pm. Please call 815-467-2233 by November 15 for tickets.
  

Bestsellers
Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of November 12
Books in our collection on the Chicago Tribune bestsellers list. Books are available at both libraries unless otherwise noted.

Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn (Branch only)
2. Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
3. Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon
4. World Without End by Ken Follett
5. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
6. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
7. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
8. Amazing Grace by Danielle Steel
9. A Lick of Frost by Laurell K. Hamilton (Branch Only)
10. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. You: Staying Young by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz
2. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
3. Become a Better You by Joel Osteen
4. Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld (Main only)
5. The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz
6. Clapton by Eric Clapton (Main Only)
7. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
9. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn & Hal Iggulden
10. The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan (Main only)

New York Times Bestsellers for November 18
Books in our collection on the New York Times bestseller list. Books are available at both libraries unless noted.

Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn (Branch only)
2. Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
3. Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon
4. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
5. Amazing Grace by Danielle Steel
6. World Without End by Ken Follett
7. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
8. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
9. A Lick of Frost by Laurell K. Hamilton (Branch Only)
10. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
11. Now and Then by Robert B. Parker
12. Dark of the Moon by John Sandford
13. Everlasting by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
14. All Through the Night by Suzanne Brockmann
15. The Race by Richard North Patterson
16. You've Been Warned by James Patterson

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
2. Clapton by Eric Clapton (Main Only)
3. The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan (Main only)
4. American Creation by Joseph J. Ellis
5. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch only)
6. My Grandfather's Son by Clarence Thomas (Branch only)
8. Slash by Slash (Branch only)
9. Fair Game by Valerie Plame Wilson (Branch only)
11. Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy (Branch Only)
14. The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin
15. Write It When I'm Gone by Thomas M. DeFrank (Main only_
16. The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx (Branch only)

Bestsellers
Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of November 5
Books in our collection on the Chicago Tribune bestsellers list. Books are available at both libraries unless otherwise noted.

Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
2. A Lick of Frost by Laurell K. Hamilton (Branch Only)
3. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
4. World Without End by Ken Follett
5. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
6. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
7. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
8. Now and Then by Robert B. Parker (Main Only)
9. Dark of the Moon by John Sandford
10. You've Been Warned by James Patterson

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. Become a Better You by Joel Osteen
2. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
3. Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld (Main only)
4. Clapton by Eric Clapton (Main Only)
5. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
7. The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan (Main only)
8. My Grandfather's Son by Clarence Thomas (Branch only)
9. Fair Game by Valerie Plame Wilson (Branch only)
10. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch only)

New York Times Bestsellers for November 11
Books in our collection on the New York Times bestseller list. Books are available at both libraries unless noted.

Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
2. A Lick of Frost by Laurell K. Hamilton (Branch Only)
3. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
4. World Without End by Ken Follett
5. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
6. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
7. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
8. Now and Then by Robert B. Parker (Main Only)
9. Dark of the Moon by John Sandford
10. You've Been Warned by James Patterson
11. Pandora's Daughter by Iris Johansen
12. Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo (Branch only)
13. The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta (Branch only)
15. Run by Ann Patchett (Branch only)
16. Shoot Him if He Runs by Stuart Woods


Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
2. Clapton by Eric Clapton (Main Only)
3. My Grandfather's Son by Clarence Thomas (Branch only)
4. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch only)
5. The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan (Main only)
6. Fair Game by Valerie Plame Wilson (Branch only)
8. Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy (Branch Only)
9. If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann Coulter
10.The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin
12. The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx (Branch only)
13. If I Did It by the Goldman Family (Main only)
14. Schulz and Peanuts by David Michealis (Main only)

Fall Back

Don't forget to set your clocks back tonight before you go to bed. Daylight Savings Time ends at 3am on Sunday, November 4.