All of Your Questions Answered!

 

    Struggling with back to school?  Check out the Park Ridge Public Library 24/7 resources, here to help you all day every day with research, questions, homework, and more.

Research tools

Check out our online Premium Resources to find magazine and newspaper articles and more at our web site www.parkridgelibrary.org .

Night Owl Reference

Call (847) 825-3123 and press #2 during the hours listed to have your questions answered by a librarian while the Library is closed.

Hours:  Mon-Fri 9:00 p.m. – Midnight; Sat and Sun  5:00 p.m. – Midnight

Live Chat Help

Ask a librarian for help with our live chat services, available anytime day or night through Ask? Away.  http://www.askawayillinois.info/

     Live Homework Help

         Work with a real-life tutor online. Help is available grades K -12 and intro to  college. See our web site  at http://www.parkridgelibrary.org

National Library Week

It’s National Library Week!  Come check out all of the great resources we have to offer at PRPL, including:

Wii, PS3, PS2, Xbox 360 games

Free Internet access

Manga & Anime

Graphic Novels

Guitar Hero programs

Magazines & books about beauty, fashion, makeup and hair

Everything you want to know about your favorite subject — cars, sports, celebrities, and much more.

Teen Tech Week 2007

This week, March 4-10, is the first-ever Teen Tech Week!

 The Park Ridge Public Library is celebrating this week with contests and programs.

 For more information on the national event, see the American Library Association web site.

America’s Next Top Librarian!

 This week is Teen Read Week. So read, teens, read. In honor of the occasion, Bookburger is running the search for America’s Next Top Librarian!  Many library divas are drenched with fabulosity, helpfulness, intelligence, and coolness. Only a few are shush-monsters in moth-nibbled cardigans. Is there someone at your school or local library who deserves a moment in the spotlight?  Send us an email explaining why he or she is the “IT” librarian, in 100 words or less.  Entries will be acccepted through November 15. If your entry wins, you’ll get a $50 Amazon gift certificate–and so will your librarian! (U.S. residents only, please.)

Extreme YA Loft Makeover

If you could make the YA Loft look like anything, what would you do?  A sports heaven with football posters and big screen tvs?  A lab with tons of Internet computers?  A chic lounge with cushy chairs and booths?

 Well, guess what… the YA Loft is being made over, and we want teen input to help us plan the new Loft.  That’s right, you can tell us what you’d like to see and how you’d like to see it.  Over on the left side of the page are photos of what other places have done with their spaces.

 Tell us what you think at a meeting on Thursday, October 12 from 5:00 – 6:00 pm in the 3rd Floor Meeting Room, or stay tuned for an online survey where you can give your thoughts. 

Take this reading survey

Smartgirl.org asks teens–yes you!– to take this survey about reading for Teen Read Week, which is coming up October 16-22.

 http://www.smartgirl.org/surveys/5853570.html

Research shows librarians are the best…

Well, at searching for information, anyway. 

 ”Most reliable search tool could be your librarian“  by Elinor Mills

Web search engines may hustle up quick results, but librarians dig up online information you can trust, say experts.

This YA Web site rocks!

Since I know that our current YA web site is *ahem* not quite what it could be, I was amazed to see this incredible site aimed at teens from a different library.

 Check it out here: http://www.myowncafe.org/