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Make Your Own Butterbeer for the Yule Ball

Posted by Melissa on December 5, 2020
Categories: Movies, Music & Entertainment Tags: Butterbeer, entertainment, Harry Potter, Recipe, Yule Ball

If you’re a fan of the wizarding world, then you’re familiar with butterbeer—a creamy, delicious drink that will warm you from the inside out. In preparation of our Yule Ball at Home on Saturday, December 12, we wanted to share…

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Try Our Marvel Trivia Quiz

Posted by Jenna on July 1, 2020
Categories: Children & Tweens, Movies, Music & Entertainment, Teens Tags: entertainment, Marvel, Trivia

The Marvel Universe has been around long before the recent cinematic saga we’ve all grown to love. If you’re a Marvel maniac, then we have the perfect quiz for you. We came up with 15 questions about all things Marvel!…

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A Puppetry Look at One of Shakespeare’s Comedies: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Posted by Laura on June 24, 2020
Categories: Children & Tweens, Movies, Music & Entertainment Tags: entertainment, Movie Review, Puppet Show, Shakespeare, Theater

When I was in college, I spent a semester studying in London which was a dream come true for this avowed anglophile. When we visited Stratford-on-Avon and I saw my first professional performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Shakespeare…

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Try our Disney Trivia Quiz

Posted by Jenna on June 23, 2020
Categories: Children & Tweens, Movies, Music & Entertainment, Teens Tags: Disney, entertainment, Trivia

Are you a Disney fanatic or know someone who is Disney obsessed? Then look no further! We came up with 15 Disney trivia questions that you can try on your own or share with friends and family! Each question is…

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The Pets of Fountaindale

Posted by Melissa on May 27, 2020
Categories: Movies, Music & Entertainment Tags: entertainment, National Pet Month, Pets

We miss being able to see all of your faces day to day. For many of us, there has been one silver lining in common; working from home means working with pets! To celebrate National Pet Month and our love…

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Favorite K-Dramas to Binge-Watch

Posted by Randi on April 13, 2020
Categories: Movies, Music & Entertainment Tags: entertainment, K-Dramas, TV

Korean dramas have been steadily gaining popularity in the United States, and with popular streaming services like Viki, Netflix, Hulu, KOCOWA and Amazon Prime, it’s never been easier to watch your favorite dramas. We’ve put together a list of our…

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BTS Bang Bang Con (April 17–18, 2020)

Posted by Adriana on April 11, 2020
Categories: Movies, Music & Entertainment, Teens Tags: BTS, entertainment, K-Pop, Music, South Korea, Streaming

BTS is back at it again… attempting to break the internet while finding ways to give back to their fans. Earlier this year BTS had to postpone their Map of the Soul 7 world tour, and understandably, fans were saddened…

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Miss Fisher & RBDigital

Posted by Randi on March 27, 2020
Categories: Books & More, Movies, Music & Entertainment, Resources & Services Tags: Books, entertainment, Hoopla, RBDigital

I am a big fan of mysteries, particularly period pieces and historical fiction. A few years ago, I stumbled upon Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries on Netflix. The television series is based on author Kerry Greenwood’s historical mysteries. Set during the…

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Using Your Library from Home

Posted by Melissa on March 19, 2020
Categories: Books & More, Children & Tweens, Movies, Music & Entertainment, Resources & Services, Studio 300, Teens Tags: Audiobooks, BiblioBoard, Comic Books, Creativebug, Digital Collection, Education & Learning, entertainment, eResources, Kanopy, Movies, Music

You can still use your library from the comfort of your own home! If you have any questions while our building is closed, please email us at help@fountaindale.org, call us at 630.759.2102, text us at 66746 or use our text-a-librarian…

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Día de los Niños Celebración 2020

Posted by Melissa on February 14, 2020
Categories: En Español Tags: Arts & Crafts, Black History, Dia de los Ninos, Diversity, En Espanol, entertainment, Multicultural

El Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros, comúnmente conocido como Día, es una celebración reconocida a nivel nacional que enfatiza la importancia de la alfabetización para los niños de todos los orígenes lingüísticos y culturales. Es un compromiso para…

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