In episode 13 of the Pint & Click Podcast, Dave, Tony and special guest Gwen talk about the Nick Harkaway book Tigerman, the C-SPAN show BookTV, the mobile game Pokémon GO and the film Theeb.
In episode 14, Dave, Tony and special guests Jo and Charlie discuss meteorologist Tom Skilling, the HBO series The Night Of, the video game Overwatch, and the book But What If We're Wrong by Chuck Klosterman.
We all know someone who doesn’t know how to use a computer or who secretly wants to become a little (or a lot) more computer savvy. Well, let them know their time has come! This month the Des Plaines Public Library is resuming its ever-popular computer and technology classes.
All of the sessions will be in the Forum, the library’s new educational center, located on the fourth floor:
Instruction is free and open to the public.
To sign up, stop by the Reference desk on the fourth floor. Or, call us at 847-376-2917. Or, you can register online at the library’s web site; go to our calendar and click on the class you’d like to attend to access its online registration form.
In episode 11 of the Pint & Click Podcast, Jami, Tony and special guest Charlie talk about the Lindy West book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman, the Monkees' album Good Times, the Duncan Jones-directed movie Moon, and Peter Jackson's trilogy of films adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings.
In episode 12, Dave, Tony and special guest Simon explore the various VR platforms currently available: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Playstation VR and Gear VR.
Are you get tired of seeing those messages that keep popping up, saying “you have read nine of your ten free articles this month?” And then the ads that take over your screen, telling you how you can subscribe? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just read as many articles as you want, wherever you want, for free? Articles covering everything from world events, fashion and the arts from the newspaper that has been named “the paper of record?”
Well now you can. And it's really easy. If you’re in the library you have unlimited access while in the building, once you've registered. From home you just need to register to redeem 72 hours of free access. You’re basically getting a free subscription that you only need to renew every three days. And renewing is a snap if you save your username and password on your computer, phone or other device.
In addition to today’s news, you’ll also have access to the NYT archive from 1851-1922. Go to the bottom of the NYT homepage to “Tools & Services” and click on “Time Machine.” Try looking up one of your favorite historical events - you’ll see it in the newspaper as it originally appeared.
And whenever you login, you’ll also be able to get suggestions for articles you might like, based on what you’ve recently viewed under “Recommendations.”
In episode 9 of the Pint & Click Podcast, Dave, Jami, Tony, and special guest Joanne discuss the online card game Hearthstone, the 10th anniversary audiobook edition of American Gods, the non-fiction book Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, and the sixth season of the HBO series Game Of Thrones.
In episode 10, Dave, Jami, and special guest Roberta talk about the new edition of the video game DOOM, the comic book series Harley Quinn by Amanda Conner, assorted audiobooks written by Neil Gaiman, and the film Captain America: Civil War.
