Five Things to Know Today: July 14

1. Summer Doldrums for Village Board

Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar ended by hinting the village may cancel a meeting or two before the summer is over.

Agendas for the last couple of meetings have been fairly light in terms of action needed from board members. Claar said it's pointless to bring community members out to the village town center, only to have them realize the meeting will be short-lived.

The village board's next meeting, scheduled for July 26, will still be had because the board will take action on several financial resolutions, village attorney Jim Boan said.

Meetings in August and September, though, might be consolidated into one per month, Claar said. Be sure to check back with Bolingbrook Patch for the most up-to-date information on the board.

2. Library Looking for Book Donations

Donations are being accepted for the annual book sale.

Items that are not being accepted include old magazines, books on tapes, LPs and music cassettes.

Those who have a large amount of items to donate should contact Marianne at 630-685-4231 to make an appointment for drop off.

3. Facebook Fan Poll

Bolingbrook Patch's daily "Facebook Fan Poll" now appears in our daily "Five Things to Know Today" feature.

Today's question: Would you recommend Bolingbrook to friends or family looking to move?

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4. Yesterday's Headlines

5. Bolingbrook Patch is Always Looking for New Bloggers

Bolingbrook Patch launched its new blogging platform a few months ago. Since then, we've had dozens of folks sign up as community bloggers! They blog about everything from local politics to sports to reality TV.

But we want more local voices! 

We are currently looking for bloggers to fit the following roles:

• Cooking and recipes
• Chicago sports
• Restaurant reviews
• Book and movie reviews
• Music critics
• Parenting advice
• Gardening
• Crafts and Scrapbooking
• Technology
• Reality TV
• Couponing and free activities
• Golf and recreation

If any of these topics sound like your type of gig, please contact Editor Brian Feldt at brianf@patch.com. 

And if you have another blog idea you'd like to pitch? We'd love to hear that too!