Jane Addams Middle School Wins Fountaindale Great Page Race

Bolingbrook middle school students read 1.4 million pages in the Fountaindale Library 2012 Great Page Race.

Bolingbrook middle school students read an amazing 1.4 million pages in the Fountaindale Library 2012 Great Page Race with Jane Addams Middle School grabbing the grand prize. Some 413 Addams students read 640,916 pages, qualifying the school for a $300 collection of paperback books courtesy of Friends of the Fountaindale Public Library. Hubert Humphrey finished second with 572 students reading 484,862 pages. The school will receive a $200 collection of paperback books. Brooks Middle School earned a $100 collection of paperback books for finishing third with 357 students reading 249,317 pages. Classroom winners were Sara Colombo’s students from Addams with 52 of a possible 65 students reading 129,358 pages, Stephanie Sewasciuk’s classes at …

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Fountaindale to Add Book Drop on West Side of Town

New book drop will help accomodate those living on the west side of Bolingbrook.

The Fountaindale Public Library announced that a new west side book drop has been installed at the First Presbyterian Church of DuPage, located at 180 N. Weber Road, across from the Meijer. “This book drop will help us accommodate the busy lives of our patrons,” said Paul Mills, executive director of the Fountaindale Public Library. “While they are out shopping or running errands, our patrons can drop their materials off at this external location. The library’s Bookmobile now makes a stop at the church two nights a week, so it was a natural location to place a remote book drop. The First Presbyterian Church has been a wonderful partner to work with in bringing library services closer to our patrons on the west side of town.” Patrons can …

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Board Approves Pay Raises for Some Library Workers

The Fountaindale Public Library approved the bump in pay at its meeting Thursday evening.

Some workers at the Fountaindale Public Library will receive a pay raise later this year thanks to action taken by the library's board of trustees Thursday night. The board met at the library for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting and approved a 2.4 percent merit increase for those meeting expectations or above. That means for an average librarian in the United States making $56,547, an approximate $1,357 pay raise would be in line for those that meet merit qualifications. The increase is in line with what the Management Association of Illinois has recommended for its members this year, said newly hired library Director Paul Mills. The MAI is a not-for-profit employers' association that provides human resources, compensation, legal, …

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Ever Wonder How Much It Costs to Clean All Those Library Windows?

The library will pay a Bolingbrook company more than $3,000 per year to clean its windows.

The Fountaindale Public Library has tons of window space. In fact, nearly the entire second and third floors are nothing but windows. Have you ever wondered how much it would cost to clean them? The library's board of trustees found out last week when they approved a measure to hire a window cleaning company to do the dirty work for them. The board will pay the Smudge Free Window and Cleaning Service, a Bolingbrook-based company, $3,460 annually to clean the hundreds of window in the new library. The company will clean the lower windows four times per year and clean the higher windows once per year. The measure was approved at last week's board meeting. The library board meets on the third Thursday of each month on the second floor of the …

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Fountaindale Announces June Events Schedule

Most events and classes run approximately one hour. The library is located at 300 W. Briarcliff Rd. Most programs require registration unless they say “drop-in.” Please call or visit the library in advance.

Editor's Note: The following is a release from the Fountaindale Public Library. “A Midsummers Knight’s Read” Summer Reading Program Registration: Begins Monday, June 6 and runs through Wednesday, August 3. Program ends on Saturday, August 6. For children, teens and adults. Register online at the library’s website, www.fountaindale.org, or in person at the library. Open to Fountaindale Public Library cardholders. Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament: Saturday, June 11 from 1 to 4 p.m., for grades 6 through 12, limit 40, in Meeting Room A. Please register in advance. Match your skills against local Yu Gi Oh players. Bring your deck of at least 40 Yu- Gi-Oh cards. You must be on time to participate in the tournament. Prizes will be awarded for 1st through …

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Five Things to Know This Weekend: June 10-12

Looking for things to do? Stuff to know? People to meet? We've got it all in our "Five Things" feature.

1. Plenty to do at The Promenade Looking for some fun family events this weekend? Yes? Then The Promenade Bolingbrook is the place to be. On Saturday, the shopping mall will host two fun events—the Windy City Nissan Z Car Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Summer Artwalk 2011 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Artwalk will feature fine art and crafts from local and regional artists, and will also run Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For a sneak peak into what type of crafts you can expect to see, check out our feature story on a local artist that makes wonderful pieces of art out of bits of glass.  2. Today is National Iced Tea Day Our good friends over at Free Activities in Bolingbrook have informed us that today is National Iced Tea Day. Head …

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Fountaindale Library Names New Director

Paul Mills will be the library's next director and begin work July 5.

The Fountaindale Public Library spent more than five months searching for a new library director. And in the end, it didn’t have to look very far to get the candidate it wanted. The library’s board of trustees announced Wednesday that Paul Mills, the former deputy director of the library, would take over as Fountaindale’s new director beginning July 5. Mills, according to a library release, left Fountaindale in January to become the director of the Acorn Public library District in Oak Forest, where he helped manage an ongoing addition and renovation project among other initiatives. Bob Kalnicky, the board’s vice president, said Mills has a tremendous upside and brings a forward thinking mentality to a library that all but requires it. The …

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Daily Dose: Will You Vote Today? Why or Why Not?

Start your morning off right and read Bolingbrook Patch's The Daily Dose.

Welcome to The Daily Dose, Bolingbrook Patch's attempt to equate itself to your morning cup of coffee.  Recently, we unveiled The Daily Dose, version 2.0! This new version includes even more essential information you need to start your day off right.  We hope you'll make The Daily Dose part of your daily routine. And we'd love to hear from you on how we can make The Daily Dose a more integral part of your morning. Any suggestions can be sent to Local Editor Brian Feldt at brianf@patch.com.  The Weather From the National Weather Service: Sunny, with a high near 52 degrees. Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42 degrees. Looking ahead, possible showers or thunderstorms for most of the week. Rain also called for for the entire weekend. …

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