What's Happening in Your Community?

• Adults Only Skating Party: At Skateland Recreation Center on March 29 from 7pm to 10pm. Admission is $5 plus the cost of skate rental and concessions.
  
• Community Showcase: Come and see us at the 19th Annual Community Showcase presented by the Greater Channahon-Minooka Chamber of Commerce on March 30 from 11am to 2pm at the Minooka Community High School.
• A Night of Entertainment: Saturday April 5 at 6:30pm at the Minooka Community High School. Hosted by the Minooka Community High School Choral Students, entertainment from the Choral Students, the MCHS Jazz Band and Vocal Jazz groups as well as a Deluxe Dessert Buffet. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 seniors and students, under 5 free.
  
• Candlelight Bowl: April 12 at Joliet Town and Country Lanes sponsored by the Special Recreation of Joliet and Channahon Parent's Association. Tickets are $25 and include appetizers, pizza and bowling. Participants must be 21 or over. For tickets and more information call 815-741-7275 ext 175 or 169.
  

Bestsellers

Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of March 24
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. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
2. The Appeal by John Grisham
3. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
4. 7th Heaven by James Patterson
5. Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein
6. Honor Thyself by Danielle Steel
7. A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer (Main only)
8. Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana by Anne Rice (Branch only)
10. Strangers in Death by J. D. Robb

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2. Beautiful Boy by David Sheff (Main only)
3. Losing It by Valerie Bertinelli
4. Stori Telling by Tori Spelling
5. Stop Whining, Start Living by Larua Schlessinger
6. Women & Money by Suze Orman
7. Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg (Main only)
8. The Third Jesus by Deepak Chopra
9. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Main only)
10. The Age of Miracles by Marianne Williamson (Branch only)

New York Times Bestsellers for March 30
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. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
2. The Appeal by John Grisham
3. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
4. 7th Heaven by James Patterson
5. Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein
6. A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer (Main only)
8. Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana by Anne Rice (Branch only)
9. Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb
10. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
11. Honor Thyself by Danielle Steel
12. World Without End by Ken Follett
13. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (Branch only)
14. Duma Key by Stephen King
15. Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline
16. Another Thing to Fall by Laura Lippman

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Losing It by Valerie Bertinelli
2. Beautiful Boy by David Sheff (Main only)
3. Stori Telling by Tori Spelling
4. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Main only)
5. Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg (Main only)
6. Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely (Main only)
8. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
11. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch only)
12. An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck
13. The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx (Branch only)
14. Manic by Terri Cheney (Minooka Only)

Easter Weekend Hours

Reminder, we will be closed on Good Friday, March 21 and Easter Sunday March 23. We will be open our normal hours on Saturday March 22: 10am-5pm (Main), 10am-3pm (Branch). There will be no lapsits or story hours on March 25-26.

New York Times Bestsellers for March 23
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. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
2. The Appeal by John Grisham
3. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
4. 7th Heaven by James Patterson
5. Honor Thyself by Danielle Steel
7. A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer (Main only)
8. Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb
9. Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana by Anne Rice (Branch only)
10. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (Branch only)
11. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
12. Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline
13. Duma Key by Stephen King
14. Betrayal by John T. Lescroart
15. World Without End by Ken Follett

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Losing It by Valerie Bertinelli
4. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Main only)
6. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
9. The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby (Main only)
10. An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck
11. Reconciliation by Benazir Bhutto (Main only)
12. Manic by Terri Cheney (Minooka Only)
13. The Bush Tragedy by Jacob Weisberg (Main only)
14. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch only)
15. The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx (Branch only)

Bestsellers

Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of March 11
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. The Appeal by John Grisham
2. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
3. 7th Heaven by James Patterson
4. Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb
5. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (Branch only)
6. Honor Thyself by Danielle Steel
7. Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline
8. Duma Key by Stephen King
9. Betrayal by John T. Lescroart
10. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. Losing It by Valerie Bertinelli
2. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
4. The Age of Miracles by Marianne Williamson (Branch only)
6. Women & Money by Suze Orman
7. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Main only)
8. Become a Better You by Joel Osteen
9. The Third Jesus by Deepak Chopra
10.You: Staying Young by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz

New York Times Bestsellers for March 16
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. The Appeal by John Grisham
2. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
3. 7th Heaven by James Patterson
4. Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb
5. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (Branch only)
6. Honor Thyself by Danielle Steel
7. Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline
8. Betrayal by John T. Lescroart
9. Duma Key by Stephen King
10. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
11. World Without End by Ken Follett
12. The Killing Ground by Jack Higgins
13. Deep Dish by Mary Kay Andrews (Main only)
14. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
15. Stranger in Paradise by Robert B. Parker
16. Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Losing It by Valerie Bertinelli
4. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Main only)
7. Reconciliation by Benazir Bhutto (Main only)
8.I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
9. The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby (Main only)
10. An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck
12. Manic by Terri Cheney (Minooka Only)
14. God's Problem by Bart D. Ehrman (Main only)
15. The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx
16. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

Story Hours and Lapsits

We will be having an Easter Egg Hunt during our normal story hour times on March 11 and March 12.
There will be no story hours or lapsits on March 18-19 or March 25-26, story hours and lapsits will resume on April 1.

Daylight Savings Time

Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 9, don't forget to set your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night!

What's Happening in Your Community?

• Dog Days at Skateland: Bring your dog for a run inside at Skateland. All dogs must be current on shots. Upcoming dog days are March 13 and March 20: Dogs under 35 pounds are allowed from 6:30pm to 7:30pm, larger dogs from 7:40pm to 8:40pm.
• Fish Fry: Fridays from 4pm to 7pm from Feb 8 to March 14 at the St. Ann Parish Hall in Channahon, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
• Antiques Fair: March 7 from 9:30am to 7pm and March 8 from 9:30am to 4pm at the Channahon United Methodist Church. $2 donation includes appraisal of one item. Bake sale both days. Corned beef dinner from 7pm to 9pm on March 7, cost is $9.
  
• MCHS Band Boosters Craft Fair and Bake Sale: March 8 from 9am to 3pm at Minooka Community High School. Over 100 crafters will be on site selling their handmade items. Several nationally recognized vendors will also offer products for sale. Admission for the event is $1 for adults and children are free. Door prizes will be awarded throughout the day, and attendees can purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win one of the many product assortments available. Concessions will be available for food and refreshments and our “Kid's Korner” will offer fun activities for the younger crowd. All proceeds from this event help fund the annual Summer Band Camp. If you are a crafter or vendor and interested in space at the Craft Fair, or are willing to volunteer your time before or during the event, leave your information on the Band Boosters voice mail at 815.467.2140, ext. 266, or send an email to MCHS.craft.fair@comcast.net.
• Scalloped Potato Dinner: March 8 from 4pm to 7pm at the Elwood Community Church. Cost is $8.50 for adults, $3.50 for children 3-12.
  
• CPR for Family and Friends: March 8 at 9am at the Channahon Fire Department, free 4 hour class for lay rescuers. See site for registration, offered jointly by the Channahon and Minooka Fire Departments.
  
• Matinee Production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella: Especially for senior citizens starting at 10:30am on March 12 at the Minooka Community High School. This event includes a light brunch. The event is free but reservations are required, contact Dave DiLorenzo at 467-2140 ext 179 no later than Friday, March 7.
• Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella: March 13-15 at 7pm at the Minooka Community High School. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for children and senior citizens. Call 815-467-2140 ext 101 for ticket information.
  
• Easter Egg Hunt: March 15 from 2 to 4pm at the Heritage Crossing Field House. Free event, bring a basket to collect eggs. There will be an Easter Egg hunt, games, face painting and visits with the Easter Bunny (there is a fee for photos).
  
• Adults Only Skating Party: At Skateland Recreation Center on March 29 from 7pm to 10pm. Admission is $5 plus the cost of skate rental and concessions.
  
• Community Showcase: Come and see us at the 19th Annual Community Showcase presented by the Greater Channahon-Minooka Chamber of Commerce on March 30 from 11am to 2pm at the Minooka Community High School.
  

Bestsellers

Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of March 3
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. The Appeal by John Grisham
2. Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb
3. 7th Heaven by James Patterson
4. Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline
5. Duma Key by Stephen King
6. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
7. World Without End by Ken Follett
8. Stranger in Paradise by Robert Parker
9. Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
10. The First Patient by Michael Palmer (Branch only)

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2. Women & Money by Suze Orman
4.Become a Better You by Joel Osteen
5. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Main only)
6.You: Staying Young by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz
7. Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? by Peter Walsh (Main only)
8. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
10. The Third Jesus by Deepak Chopra


New York Times Bestsellers for March 9
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. The Appeal by John Grisham
2. Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb
3. 7th Heaven by James Patterson
4. Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline
5. Duma Key by Stephen King
6. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
7. World Without End by Ken Follett
8. The Killing Ground by Jack Higgins
9. Stranger in Paradise by Robert B. Parker
10. The First Patient by Michael Palmer (Branch only)
11. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
12. Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
13.The Senator's Wife by Sue Miller
16. Sizzle and Burn by Jayne Ann Krentz

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
2. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Main only)
4. Reconciliation by Benazir Bhutto (Main only)
6.I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
7. An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck
9. God's Problem by Bart D. Ehrman (Main only)
12. Send Yourself Roses by Kathleen Turner (Main only)
15. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch only)