Preview Night, Wednesday, April 13, 6pm-8:30om: Admittance that night is free to members of the Friends of the Library. Non-members of the Friends will pay $15 at the door.

April 14th & 15th, 9:30am-5:30pm: Free admission.

April 16th, 9:30am-4:30pm: Free admission.

Is your printer at home out of order? Want to Print from your iPad or phone? Use our wireless printing service to print files or web pages from your internet-connected device.

It's simple:

1. Go to http://hpplprint.org:9090
2. Enter an identifying name for each print job.
3. Select your document or web page address.
4. Select the black and white ($.10 a page) or color ($.25 a page) printer
5. Click the print button.

Your job will be waiting in the print queue at the print release station by the Reference Desk. To print it out, put in your money, select your job from the list, and hit "print". Your print job will be held in the print queue for 2 hours and then deleted, so don't forget!

Call the Reference Desk at 847-681-7031 if you have any questions or need assistance.

* Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, discussing her father's role in integrating baseball
* The introduction of two former Negro League players, Hank Presswood and Johnny Washington
* Showings of the film, "Only the Ball Was White"
* A Cracker Jack treasure hunt
* ...and more!

View our Pride & Passion page for details, to view historical photographs, and to see what other events we're offering through October.

OverDrive's audiobook app for iPhone enables users to wirelessly download MP3 audiobooks from My Media Mall directly to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Search for "OverDrive Media Console" in the Apple App Store and dowload it today.

Earth Day is 40 years old.The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. There was no Environmental Protection Agency and the American Bald Eagle was on the verge of extinction. We've made significant progress since then, but we've still much more to do. Here are five things you can do to celebrate the Earth.

April 17-24 is Money Smart Week! Coordinated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and its Money Smart partners, Money Smart Week is designed to educate consumers about money management and create awareness of financial education programs on a wide range of topics such as budgeting, saving and using credit wisely.

We're hosting five Money Smart programs from the 20th through the 24th:

-Identity Theft
-Should a Roth IRA be Part of Your Future?
-Understanding Reverse Mortgages
-Yes You Can… Raise Financially Aware Kids
-Investing with Your Values: Socially Responsible Investing

Check out our programs page for more details!

From you have I been absent in the spring... (Sonnet 98)
by William Shakespeare

From you have I been absent in the spring,
When proud-pied April, dressed in all his trim,
Hath put a spirit of youth in everything,
That heavy Saturn laughed and leaped with him,
Yet nor the lays of birds, nor the sweet smell
Of different flowers in odor and in hue,
Could make me any summer's story tell,
Or from their proud lap pluck them where they grew.
Nor did I wonder at the lily's white,
Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose;
They were but sweet, but figures of delight,
Drawn after you, you pattern of all those.
Yet seemed it winter still, and, you away,
As with your shadow I with these did play.

We're celebrating April as National Poetry Month with the program "Writing a Poem with a Picture, Painting a Picture with Words". Join us this Thursday, the 8th, at 7pm.

Experience the creative process, whether you're a writer, a visual artist, or just curious. View a painting then create a written or visual piece using words that come to mind after viewing the painting.

Presented with East on Central and Highland Park Poetry.

If you need to do some research and can’t make it to the Library, we can now bring the Library to you – wherever you are. This free iPhone app from Gale brings these valuable research resources to your fingertips. Download it today.

The Highland Park Public Library invites you to help yourself while you help a neighbor. For each non-perishible item brought in, $1.00 in fines will be removed from your Library account. A total of $5.00 in fines may be removed this way.

Food for Fines applies to fines only
Food for Fines does not apply to lost or damaged items, or to collecion fees.
Donated items must be in the original packaging as purchased from the store. Expired or damaged items not accepted.
Additional donations of non-perishables are welcome!
See the list at the circulation desk for items on the Moraine Township Food Pantry "Wish List."

The Fair will run from 1-3 at the Library. Get information about a no-impact lifestyle, discover local food highlighted by chef/owner Michael Paulsen from Abigail's American Bistro, learn tips from Highland Park's Higher Gear bicycle shop on commuting by bicycle, pick up a free CFL bulb courtesy of ComEd, and much more. And don't miss the encore showing of "No Impact Man: the documentary" at 2pm!

Find more of our No Impact Man events here.

We'll be showing the 93-minute documentary "No Impact Man" this Wednesday at 7pm. Based on Colin Beavan's book of the same name, the film provides a front row seat to the strains and strengthened bonds that result from the Beavan family’s yearlong experiment with making as little environmental impact as possible. There's no registration or tickets required, and the showing is open to residents and non-residents.

View the trailer for No Impact Man; the documentary.

"No Impact Man" by Colin Beavan is the current selection for the City's "One Book One Highland Park" program. We have a series of events for "No Impact Man" planned.

A special thanks to the Alvin H. Baum Family Fund and the Highland Park Community Foundation for generously supporting No Impact Man programs.

The Library is celebrating Financial Planning Week (October 5-11) with a discussion by Malay Vasavda, CFP(R), MBA and Quantum Financial Management founder. Ms. Vasavda will talk about the necessity of conducting effective estate planning strategies on Wednesday, October 7, 7:30pm. This program is sponsored by the Financial Planning Association of Illinois for Financial Planning Week, and registration is not required.

20 more ways to celebrate Financial Planning Week!

Colin Beavan's No Impact Man is the current Highland Park One Book, One Community Reading Program selection! The book chronicles one family's year-long quest to live with no impact on the environment. Beavan's book was featured on Good Morning America today; click here to read the article on his book and to watch the interview.

Get more information on "No Impact Man" as the community selection on the One Book, One Highland Park page.

View upcoming events, such as Beavan's October 21st lecture at the library, here.

Reserve your copy of The No Impact Man.