Getting stuff from another libraries

Don't you hate it when the library doesn't have the book, CD or movie you've been dying to read, listen to or watch?

We at the Addison library have the solution for you. It's called interlibrary loan. All that means is fancy library-talk for "we can request stuff from other libraries."

To take advantage of this wonderful service you may call us (630-458-3318), come in (2 Friendship Plaza, Addison, right next to Village Hall) or fill out a form on our website.

Legal Forms!

The library has just started subscribing to the Thomson Gale Legal Forms database. Now all Addison cardholders have access to Illinois and Federal legal forms from everything from affidavits to wills.

The legal forms database, as well as the rest of the databases that cardholders can access from home can be found here.

What can you ask a reference librarian?

Anything!

Here is a sample of the questions this blogger/reference librarian has answered so far today:

What are some local taxi services?
Do you have Rabbit Run by John Updike?
Do you have any books about being left-handed?

If you have a question for the reference librarian, you may stop in, call us (630-458-3318) or email us at adult@addison.lib.il.us.

We're here to help!

Shop for the Library!

Shop for the Library!
This is very easy for all of you online shoppers!

Now you can shop from some of the Internet's best online merchants while helping support your local library! Anytime you buy from one of the participating merchants, a portion of the purchase price goes to benefit the Addison Public Library. There are 4 easy steps to support our library:

* Select the Shop for the Library Website.
* Choose a library to benefit.
* Join this free service and sign up for their online fundraising newsletter.
* Download AutoTrack and ensure that any purchase you make with a participating merchant automatically benefits our library

How Opal Metha Lost Her Life

By now you might have heard the controversy over the book How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life by a Harvard student Kaavya Viswanathan. The Harvard paper discovered similiarities between Viswanathan's book and a couple other "chick-lit" books including those of authors Megan McCafferty and Sophie Kinsella.

Her publisher has since withdrawn the book from bookstores and cancelled her publishing contract. Read the latest about the controversy at this story from Yahoo! News.

Chicago Tribune Book Section

Looking for some great new reads. Check out the reviews in yesterday's Chicago Tribune book section.

We have many of the books reviewed here at the library including:

The Great Match Race: When North Met South in America's First Sports Spectacle by John Eisenberg


Man O' War: A Legend Like Lightning by Dorothy Ours


Brookland by Emily Barton


The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky: A True Story by Ken Dornstein


This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. Holmes


Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium by Carla Killough McClafferty


Houndsley and Catina by James Howe

Recommended books

Everyone has a list they recommend to other people including the First Lady (and former librarian) Laura Bush. Her list is posted on the White House website.