Beyond Rain Barrels: Strategies for Water Conservation in the Local Garden (May 27 - 7:30 PM)

Landscape designer Julie Siegel, of J. Siegel Designs, Inc., will offer tips on how to grow beautiful gardens while simultaneously preserving limited natural resources and protecting the environment. This lecture, featuring a host of stunning photographs, will explore gardening with a heightened appreciation and respect for nature, discuss global issues that inform water conservation, and present an overview of how regional and cultural distinctions define landscape. The Garden Club of Mount Prospect cosponsors this program.  Register Online or call 847/253-5675.

Remembering Erma Bombeck (May 20, 7:30 PM)

Freelance writer and speaker Minna Rae Friedman presents a tribute to one of America’s great humorists, Erma Bombeck, during a program that recalls Bombeck’s wit, wiles, and writing. Bombeck’s syndicated newspaper column, At Wit’s End, depicted the less-than-glamorous role of suburban housewife in the second half of the 20th century with priceless gems, such as “Insanity is hereditary. You can catch it from your kids,” and “If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.” Register Online or call 847/253-5675.

A Garage Band Happening: Electric Boogaloo Performs Last Local Show!

Witness history in the making when members of Electric Boogaloo kick out the jams one last time in Mount Prospect as the band performs its final local show in the Library’s lower garage. Be there!

5/16/2008  7:00PM - 9:00PM   Register here.