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A recent Centers for Disease Control report states that one in every 150 children in the U.S. has autism or a closely related disorder. What is autism? How is it diagnosed? Is there a cure? Join Linda Hoeck, Autism Coordinator for the Northwest Suburban Special Education Association, for an informative discussion of this topic Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m. Audience questions are welcome. Click here to register online or call 847/253-5675.
Protect the Environment! Donate your old cell phones and ink-jet cartridges at the Mount Prospect Public Library. Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead…these highly toxic substances can leach into the soil and groundwater from landfills flooded with discarded cell phones. In fact, an estimated 130 million cell phones were “retired” in 2005, with many of them ending up in our nation’s landfills. Did you know that over 65 million cell phones are already stockpiled in U.S. households? Are you one of those people hanging on to an old cell phone? Don’t throw them away; donate them to the Mount Prospect Public Library Foundation. The Foundation has partnered with EcoPhones to raise funds by recycling old cell phones. It’s very simple. Bring your old cell phones (working or not) and your cell phone’s batteries (but not the chargers) to the Mount Prospect Public Library and drop them in the collection box near the Registration Desk.
Those used ink-jet cartridges don’t belong in landfills, either. Over half of today’s consumers throw their empty printer cartridges into the garbage. Those cartridges add more than 40 million pounds of unnecessary waste to our nation’s landfills and take more than 1,000 years to decompose. The Foundation has also made arrangements to recycle ink-jet cartridges and turn them into funds to support the Library’s efforts. Please, bring any used ink-jet cartridges (they must fit in the palm of your hand) to the collection box to be recycled. Your support for the Library Foundation allows the Library to continue to provide exciting programs and services not possible through public funding. You can make a difference.
Senator Kotowski learns that the Mount Prospect Public Library offers numerous resources for the local business community. State Senator Dan Kotowski stopped by the Mount Prospect Public Library for a tour with Library Trustee John Zulaski and Business Reference Librarian Isabelle Flemming. The Mount Prospect Public Library is one of only a handful of local area libraries that is a Federal Depository. Not only does the Library house government information, but if offers a large collection of business reference resources and numerous databases. Through Isabelle Flemming, the Library’s Business Reference Librarian, the Library provides local businesses with the expertise and support to help them navigate this “vast sea” of information. Businesses interested in broadening their market, defining the competitive landscape or identifying opportunities can work with Isabelle to develop customized database searches. Isabelle also helps local entrepreneurs comb through materials which will help them with information about starting a business, developing a business plan and generating sales leads. Furthermore, she provides information about support agencies like the Small Business Development Center. Any business or individual interested in learning more about the business reference collection or databases at the Mount Prospect Public Library should contact Isabelle Flemming at (847) 253-5675.
