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July 26, 2006

Happy Birthday, GBS!

George Bernard Shaw, one of the most prolific writers in the English language, was born on July 26, 1856, in Dublin. A playwright, critic, and essayist, Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1925. For a taste of his famous wit, peruse our collection of Shaw’s plays or check out the screen versions of his classic drama, Pygmalion. It first was adapted as a 1938 film starring Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller, and later remade as the 1964 musical, My Fair Lady.

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July 20, 2006

Comic-Con International and the Will Eisner Awards

The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the comic industry’s Oscars, will be presented this Friday at the Comic-Con International festival in San Diego. The library’s collection includes some of last year’s winners and the nominee for the 2006 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award: Spiral Bound by Aaron Renier

2005 Eisner-Winning Graphic Novels at the Hinsdale Public Library:

Best Limited Series: DC: The New Frontier, by Darwyn Cooke
Best Publication for a Younger Audience: Plastic Man, by Kyle Baker and Scott Morse
Best Graphic Album-Reprint: Bone, by Jeff Smith
Best Archival Collection/Project: The Complete Peanuts, edited by Gary Groth
Best Publication Design: The Complete Peanuts, designed by Seth
Best Writer: Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man and Runaways
Best Comics-Related Book: Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book, by Gerard Jones

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July 17, 2006

Cinema Al Fresco

The annual Chicago Outdoor Film Festival kicks off tomorrow night at Grant Park. For the next seven Tuesday evenings, a different classic film will be projected onto a giant screen. Can’t make it into the city for the show? Check out one or all of the films from the library. The scheduled screenings are:

July 18: Rebel Without a Cause
July 25: Bringing Up Baby
August 1: High Noon
August 8: American Graffiti
August 15: The Apartment
August 22: On the Waterfront
August 29: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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July 14, 2006

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité!

Today is Bastille Day, the French national holiday. In honor of the day, try planning your own fête: Put some Edith Piaf on the stereo, pour a nice Bordeaux, and curl up with A Year in Provence. Later, enjoy one of the many French films available for checkout at the library. Vive la France!

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July 12, 2006

July Staff Picks

What better task for the lazy days of summer than reading a good book? If you're looking for reading ideas for the whole family, check out our youth services department's staff picks.

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