Rick Kogan at the Reddick Library

Rick Kogan is making an appearance at:

Reddick Library
1010 Canal Street
Ottawa, IL 61350

April 15, 2007
2:00 PM

Chicago's Best Reported - 1999
Chicago's Greatest Living Journalist - 2003
Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame - March, 2003

Rick Kogan is currently senior staff writer and columnist for the Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine and host of the popular WGN-AM Sunday Papers radio program.

National Library Week Celebration

Join us for a National Library Week Celebration

Sunday, April 15th

1:30-4:30 pm

Door prizes, face painting, balloon magic & more!

Friday @ the Movies

The Reddick Library will be showing:

On a Clear Day

Friday April 13th

1:00pm and 7:00pm

Friday at the movies is for Reddick Library card holders 18 years of age or older. The movie is shown in the Reddick Library Annex; doors to the annex open 15 minutes prior to show time.

Second Wednesday Evening Book Club

The Second Wednesday Evening Book Club will be discussing:

Running with Scissors

by Augusten Burroughs

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

7:00 pm

Book-signing

You're invited...

...to an Open House and book-signing to celebrate the release of Julia Durango's latest book!

Sunday, April 1, 2007

2:00-4:00 pm

Reddick Library

1010 Canal Street

Ottawa, IL

All of Julia's books will be available at the library for purchase, or order ahead from the Book Mouse. Titles include: Angel's Watching Over Me, Cha-Cha Chimps, Dream Hop, and Yum!Yuck!. Refreshements will be served.

PrairieCat is coming!

The Reddick Library is moving to PraireCat, our new expanded library catalog. The new catalog will include resources from 198 libraries across northern Illinois and eastern Iowa with more than 8 million items for library users.

This move will require us to have a momentary interruption in some of our services. The following services will be delayed:

1. From March 18 - April 8, no holds will be able to be placed.


2. From April 1 - April 8, no new cards will be issued.


3. From April 1 - April 8, no cards will be updated.

We apologize for the inconvenience hope you enjoy your new extended service.

What a great book!

Memoirs of a Geisha

By Arthur Golden

This masterpiece takes you to Japan, following the life of a young lady as she is sold to an okiya (geisha house), learns to be a geisha and then becomes one of the most prominent geisha in all of Gion. Wonderfully written; draws you in and keeps you wanting to read more.

The Reddick Library has 2 copies of this book in regular print, 1 copy in large print, and 2 copies on audio CD.

Morning Meeting Book Club

Reddick Library-WCMY-Book Mouse

Morning Meeting Book Club

MARCH Selection

The Year of Magical Thinking

by Joan Didion

Tuesday March 27th

10:20 am

WCMY Radio - 1430 AM

Spring Chick Thing

SPRING CHICK THING

March 21, 2007
6:00pm-8:30pm
Library Annex
401 W. Washington St.

Join us to view women's goods and services available from local area providers. Proceeds benefit the library collection.

Music at the Library

Sunday at the Library presents:

Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp

This good-time band sports an authentic repertoire that is distinctly Creole, mixed with Cajun and heavy Zydeco influences.

March 18, 2007
2:00pm

Reddick Library Annex

(doors open at 1:45pm)


*Sunday at the Library is for Reddick Library card holders*

Second Wednesday Evening Book Club

The Book Club will be discussing:

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Wednesday, March 14th

7:00 pm

Reddick Library