Backyard Gardening for Birds & Butterflies, 7-8pm Wed., Oct. 1. Slide lecture presented by Master Gardener Marian Thill.
Voter's Registration Fair(noon-5pm) and Candidate Forum(1-3pm), Sun. Oct. 5
Hat and Coat Reflections of a Photojournalist, 7-8pm Wed., Oct. 8, Slide lecture presented by Jerry Tomaselli, retired Tribune photojournalist.
Hanni & Beth: Safe&Sound, 7-8pm Mon., Oct. 13. Chicago author Beth Finke shares her experiences as a blind writer.
No registration required.
Teen Driving: Dare to Prepare, 7-8:30pm Wed., Oct. 15. Presented by the AAA Chicago/Lake Zurich Office.
Business Lunch & Learn: Going Lean, noon-1:30pm
Fri., Oct. 17.
Foreign Policy & the Presidential Campaign, 7-8pm Wed., Oct. 22. Arthur I. Cyr, Clausen Distinguished Professor will lecture.
The Getty Villa: Paradise on the Pacific, 7-8pm Wed., Oct. 29. Art Excursions will present slide lecture.
Please register for all programs unless otherwise noted. Please visit www.eapl.org for further details and to register for programs.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
September Programs @ Ela Library
Patio Party - noon-2pm Thurs. September 4 - Local garden consultant, Michelle Titterton will offer "Gardentainment"
The Fourth Season: The Garden in Winter - 7-8:30pm Thurs. Sept. 4 -Horticulture Educator Sharon Yiesla will share her favorite winter varieties as well as cold weather gardening tips.
Living the Green Life - 7-8pm Wed. Sept. 10 - All Ways Healthy owner Carole Childers will explain how little changes can make a big difference.
Hand Reflexology - 7-8pm Wed. Sept. 17, Susan Warris-Liepa, a certified reflexologist will present slide/lecture.
Lake County Forest Preserves 50th Anniversary Traveling Exhibit - 10am-1pm Sat. Sept. 20 located in library's parking lot.
The Best Kept Secrets in Health Care Today - 7-8pm Wed. Sept. 24 - Dr. Mark Gould, D.C., IHS will present slide/lecture.
Business/Lunch & Learn: Nutrition 101 - noon-1:30pm Mon. Sept. 29 - Presented by Dietician Kate Olson. Free Lunch.
Swarovski Beaded Jewelry Craft - 6:30-8:30pm Tues. Sept. 30 - Create your own necklace and bracelet. Fee$17 register by Sept. 16.
Please visit our website www.eapl.org for further details on all events taking place at Ela Library. Please be sure to register for programs unless noted otherwise.
The Fourth Season: The Garden in Winter - 7-8:30pm Thurs. Sept. 4 -Horticulture Educator Sharon Yiesla will share her favorite winter varieties as well as cold weather gardening tips.
Living the Green Life - 7-8pm Wed. Sept. 10 - All Ways Healthy owner Carole Childers will explain how little changes can make a big difference.
Hand Reflexology - 7-8pm Wed. Sept. 17, Susan Warris-Liepa, a certified reflexologist will present slide/lecture.
Lake County Forest Preserves 50th Anniversary Traveling Exhibit - 10am-1pm Sat. Sept. 20 located in library's parking lot.
The Best Kept Secrets in Health Care Today - 7-8pm Wed. Sept. 24 - Dr. Mark Gould, D.C., IHS will present slide/lecture.
Business/Lunch & Learn: Nutrition 101 - noon-1:30pm Mon. Sept. 29 - Presented by Dietician Kate Olson. Free Lunch.
Swarovski Beaded Jewelry Craft - 6:30-8:30pm Tues. Sept. 30 - Create your own necklace and bracelet. Fee$17 register by Sept. 16.
Please visit our website www.eapl.org for further details on all events taking place at Ela Library. Please be sure to register for programs unless noted otherwise.
Friday, July 18, 2008
thinking of summer and beyond with WIN
Enjoying the summer days of July I hope. With Aug not too far away, your WIN board met this week and look forward to seeing you all on the next regular meeting Aug 13. We are going to have a great fall. . .guest speaker in Sept. or Oct, our mini expo in Nov, our holiday breakfast in Dec and more!
Let us know what's happening with your business this summer! As the designer of the Chamber of Commerce Chatter (newsletter) I want you all to check out Christy Suerth's article "How to Motivate Boomers, Xers & Nexters" in the August/Sept. issue. It should be up on the Chamber website by Monday. . .go to www.lakezurichareachamberofcommerce.com.
And check out Rose and Nancy in the back page photo (cool shades!)
Let us know what's happening with your business this summer! As the designer of the Chamber of Commerce Chatter (newsletter) I want you all to check out Christy Suerth's article "How to Motivate Boomers, Xers & Nexters" in the August/Sept. issue. It should be up on the Chamber website by Monday. . .go to www.lakezurichareachamberofcommerce.com.
And check out Rose and Nancy in the back page photo (cool shades!)
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
June & July Programs @Ela Library
Elephants in Thailand. Presented by Esther Perica. 7-8pm Thurs. June 19
Those Were the Days Radio Players. 7-8pm Tues. June 24
Michigan Beach Towns. Presented by Nancy McCully. 7-8pm Wed. June 25
Creative Memories. Presented by Sue Schulte. 7-8:30pm Mon. June 30.
The Chicago "L". Presented by author, Greg Borzo. 7-8pm Wed. July 9.
The Art of Norman Rockwell. Presented by Jeff Mishur. 7-8pm Wed. July 16.
Going Straight to the Source - Pointers on Oral Histories. Presented by Grace DuMelle. 7-8:30pm Thurs. July 31
The Faces & Places of China. Presented by Bill Helmuth. 7-8pm Wed. August 6.
Summer Reading Programs for Children,Teens, Young Adults, Adults run through the end of July.
Register for programs on our website www.eapl.org
Please check our website for ongoing events.
Those Were the Days Radio Players. 7-8pm Tues. June 24
Michigan Beach Towns. Presented by Nancy McCully. 7-8pm Wed. June 25
Creative Memories. Presented by Sue Schulte. 7-8:30pm Mon. June 30.
The Chicago "L". Presented by author, Greg Borzo. 7-8pm Wed. July 9.
The Art of Norman Rockwell. Presented by Jeff Mishur. 7-8pm Wed. July 16.
Going Straight to the Source - Pointers on Oral Histories. Presented by Grace DuMelle. 7-8:30pm Thurs. July 31
The Faces & Places of China. Presented by Bill Helmuth. 7-8pm Wed. August 6.
Summer Reading Programs for Children,Teens, Young Adults, Adults run through the end of July.
Register for programs on our website www.eapl.org
Please check our website for ongoing events.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Networking Missteps, Mishaps and Mistakes
I am posting these networking mishaps from Liz Ryan because we all invest a lot of time networking. We should all do it well.
Christy Suerth
The networking jungles are full of prowling and slithering creatures who can make you wish you'd stayed at home and far from your computer. Just so you don't emulate these unclear-on-the-concept networkers, here's my list of the Top 10 most egregious networking missteps:
1. Trip-Worthy
Writing to or calling a stranger to say, "Let's meet for coffee -- say, halfway in between our offices?" is highly impolite, since the person you're approaching doesn't know you from Adam. If you've got the desire to meet this person, you can figure out how to get within a half-mile or his or her office.
2. Join My Fan Club
Meeting a new person and adding him or her to your newsletter without permission is another capital networking crime. Don't do it -- write to each new acquaintance and ask for permission (and wait for an answer) before padding your subscriber list with his or her email address.
3. You're Nothing to Me, But Your Employer
Striking up a networking conversation with a person based on his or her nametag -- for example, because the person works at IBM -- and then, within five minutes, asking the person for an introduction to a hiring manager or purchasing decision-maker at IBM is the height of rudeness. Walk away from a networker like this.
4. Dear Trusted Colleague (Whatever Your Name Is)
Sending a LinkedIn invitation to every person you've ever met, using the standard LinkedIn boilerplate invitation language, will get you dropped from polite networking society. LinkedIn connections are intended for trusted colleagues, and if you must invitation-spam your new acquaintances, you can at least take 10 seconds to compose your own, personal note to each one.
5. Remember Me?
Popping up after 10 or 15 years to ask an old contact, "Say, could you help me find a job?" brands you as a me-first networker. The proper outreach to a person you've lost touch with is, "Dear Stan, it's been too long! I'd love to hear about what you are doing." Smart networkers don't wait until they're job-hunting to keep up with friends, old and new.
6. I Was Thinking About You, You, You, and You
Sending a mass mailing disguised as a personal message earns you a one-way ticket to Networking Hell (imaginary) for good reason. When you write "I saw this article and thought about you" it should be true. Unless you can think of about 400 people simultaneously, it's unethical to send any kind of mass mailing disguised as a one-on-one message to each recipient.
7. I Practiced It; I Have to Deliver It
Spitting your "elevator speech," unsolicited, into a new acquaintance's face is a major networking faux pas that happens far too often. Conversation is a give-and-take activity, and isn't built to enable either participant to launch a 30-second-or-longer monologue about his business. Wait for your conversation partner to ask questions -- don't shower her with details about your fabulous firm and its amazing products.
8. So There's This Bridge in Brooklyn
Turning what was supposed to be a get-to-know-you coffee or lunch into a sales pitch is another hateful networking move. If you invite a person to coffee to hear about your products, say so.
9. Since You and Charlie Are So Close
Meeting a new person and then sicking your friends on him or her without asking permission is rude! Ask for permission before you send a job-hunting friend or other advice-seeker on to a new acquaintance. It's never a good idea to pass on a networking contact's email address or phone number without expressed permission.
10. Bill Gates Suggested I Call
Using a networker's name in vain may be the worst networking sin of all. If you want an introduction, ask for it, and don't be miffed if your networking contact doesn't come through. Introductions are like gold, and imply that the person making the introduction is endorsing the person who's being introduced. If you call up a friend of mine and say, "Liz suggested I call you," when I did no such thing, you're off my list forever. Watch your step, and if you run into the types of networkers who pull stunts like these, walk the other way as fast as you can. Life is too short to waste your time with rude networkers -- after all, we're known by the company we keep.
Written by Liz Ryan, a 25-year HR veteran, former Fortune 500 VP and an internationally recognized expert on careers and the new millennium workplace. She is the author of "Happy About Online Networking," a popular speaker on workplace and work/life topics, and the leader of the global AskLiz Ryan online community.
Christy Suerth
The networking jungles are full of prowling and slithering creatures who can make you wish you'd stayed at home and far from your computer. Just so you don't emulate these unclear-on-the-concept networkers, here's my list of the Top 10 most egregious networking missteps:
1. Trip-Worthy
Writing to or calling a stranger to say, "Let's meet for coffee -- say, halfway in between our offices?" is highly impolite, since the person you're approaching doesn't know you from Adam. If you've got the desire to meet this person, you can figure out how to get within a half-mile or his or her office.
2. Join My Fan Club
Meeting a new person and adding him or her to your newsletter without permission is another capital networking crime. Don't do it -- write to each new acquaintance and ask for permission (and wait for an answer) before padding your subscriber list with his or her email address.
3. You're Nothing to Me, But Your Employer
Striking up a networking conversation with a person based on his or her nametag -- for example, because the person works at IBM -- and then, within five minutes, asking the person for an introduction to a hiring manager or purchasing decision-maker at IBM is the height of rudeness. Walk away from a networker like this.
4. Dear Trusted Colleague (Whatever Your Name Is)
Sending a LinkedIn invitation to every person you've ever met, using the standard LinkedIn boilerplate invitation language, will get you dropped from polite networking society. LinkedIn connections are intended for trusted colleagues, and if you must invitation-spam your new acquaintances, you can at least take 10 seconds to compose your own, personal note to each one.
5. Remember Me?
Popping up after 10 or 15 years to ask an old contact, "Say, could you help me find a job?" brands you as a me-first networker. The proper outreach to a person you've lost touch with is, "Dear Stan, it's been too long! I'd love to hear about what you are doing." Smart networkers don't wait until they're job-hunting to keep up with friends, old and new.
6. I Was Thinking About You, You, You, and You
Sending a mass mailing disguised as a personal message earns you a one-way ticket to Networking Hell (imaginary) for good reason. When you write "I saw this article and thought about you" it should be true. Unless you can think of about 400 people simultaneously, it's unethical to send any kind of mass mailing disguised as a one-on-one message to each recipient.
7. I Practiced It; I Have to Deliver It
Spitting your "elevator speech," unsolicited, into a new acquaintance's face is a major networking faux pas that happens far too often. Conversation is a give-and-take activity, and isn't built to enable either participant to launch a 30-second-or-longer monologue about his business. Wait for your conversation partner to ask questions -- don't shower her with details about your fabulous firm and its amazing products.
8. So There's This Bridge in Brooklyn
Turning what was supposed to be a get-to-know-you coffee or lunch into a sales pitch is another hateful networking move. If you invite a person to coffee to hear about your products, say so.
9. Since You and Charlie Are So Close
Meeting a new person and then sicking your friends on him or her without asking permission is rude! Ask for permission before you send a job-hunting friend or other advice-seeker on to a new acquaintance. It's never a good idea to pass on a networking contact's email address or phone number without expressed permission.
10. Bill Gates Suggested I Call
Using a networker's name in vain may be the worst networking sin of all. If you want an introduction, ask for it, and don't be miffed if your networking contact doesn't come through. Introductions are like gold, and imply that the person making the introduction is endorsing the person who's being introduced. If you call up a friend of mine and say, "Liz suggested I call you," when I did no such thing, you're off my list forever. Watch your step, and if you run into the types of networkers who pull stunts like these, walk the other way as fast as you can. Life is too short to waste your time with rude networkers -- after all, we're known by the company we keep.
Written by Liz Ryan, a 25-year HR veteran, former Fortune 500 VP and an internationally recognized expert on careers and the new millennium workplace. She is the author of "Happy About Online Networking," a popular speaker on workplace and work/life topics, and the leader of the global AskLiz Ryan online community.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
To Blog or Not to Blog - That is the Question
Hello Friends,
I've been doing tons of reading lately on things like "Conversational Marketing" and "Buzz Marketing". Without exception, authors point to the power of creating trust with future customers by using the power of conversation in lieu of hard-sell (expensive) marketing approaches? Well, we know this. We experience this with each other twice a month! At WIN, we know one another, trust one another and give business and referrals to one another. What if we could invite more people to the conversation? Say potential customers and other interesting and influential people? One certain way to expand the conversation is to blog. A BIG thanks to Andrea Cronin for setting up a great place to experience blogging.
The purpose of my post is to give you some resources to begin to understand why blogging can support your marketing efforts to increase sales. In addition, if you do it well, you will also have some good conversations along the way.
Post a comment. I'd love to hear your opinion on blogging and on these resources.
I've been doing tons of reading lately on things like "Conversational Marketing" and "Buzz Marketing". Without exception, authors point to the power of creating trust with future customers by using the power of conversation in lieu of hard-sell (expensive) marketing approaches? Well, we know this. We experience this with each other twice a month! At WIN, we know one another, trust one another and give business and referrals to one another. What if we could invite more people to the conversation? Say potential customers and other interesting and influential people? One certain way to expand the conversation is to blog. A BIG thanks to Andrea Cronin for setting up a great place to experience blogging.
The purpose of my post is to give you some resources to begin to understand why blogging can support your marketing efforts to increase sales. In addition, if you do it well, you will also have some good conversations along the way.
Post a comment. I'd love to hear your opinion on blogging and on these resources.
- Naked Conversations by Robert Scoble and Shel Isreal
- Blogging for Dummies (and WIN members) by Susannah Gardner
- Blogging for Business Everything You Need to Know and Why You Should Care by Shel Holtz
Thursday, May 1, 2008
May Programs @the Library
20-20-20 Writing Workshop - Presented by Mystery author, Libby Fischer Hellmann.
1-3pm Sat. May 3
Lake Zurich Garden Club Sale - 8:30am-noon, Sat. May 10
Staging Your Home - Linda Lanci will present slide/lecture.
7-8pm Thurs., May 15
Safety and Disaster Preparedness - Open House
10am-3pm Sat. May 17 Please see library's newsletter for more details. LifeSource Blood Drive will take place. to schedule appointment, please call Library 847.438.3433 or go to www.lsbrighten.org and use our sponsor Code LZ27.
Spring Plant Clinic - Master Gardeners from the Univ. of Illinois are available to help you with those gardening questions.
10am-2pm Tues. May 20
Boost Your Brain Power - Author and professional speaker Sheila Glazov will present.
7-8pm Wed. May 21
Discovering Cultivated Orchids - Raymond Wiggers presents this slide/lecture.
7-8pm Thurs. May 29
One Book, One Reading Community - "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen. Take part in our 2nd annual One Book, One Reading Program. Books are available for checkout.
Related programming will take place in June and July.
Go to our website www.eapl.org to register for programs.
1-3pm Sat. May 3
Lake Zurich Garden Club Sale - 8:30am-noon, Sat. May 10
Staging Your Home - Linda Lanci will present slide/lecture.
7-8pm Thurs., May 15
Safety and Disaster Preparedness - Open House
10am-3pm Sat. May 17 Please see library's newsletter for more details. LifeSource Blood Drive will take place. to schedule appointment, please call Library 847.438.3433 or go to www.lsbrighten.org and use our sponsor Code LZ27.
Spring Plant Clinic - Master Gardeners from the Univ. of Illinois are available to help you with those gardening questions.
10am-2pm Tues. May 20
Boost Your Brain Power - Author and professional speaker Sheila Glazov will present.
7-8pm Wed. May 21
Discovering Cultivated Orchids - Raymond Wiggers presents this slide/lecture.
7-8pm Thurs. May 29
One Book, One Reading Community - "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen. Take part in our 2nd annual One Book, One Reading Program. Books are available for checkout.
Related programming will take place in June and July.
Go to our website www.eapl.org to register for programs.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Friends of Ela Library 25th Annual Book Review Luncheon
Our 25th Annual event with take place at Twin Orchard Country Club in Long Grove on Friday, April 25, 11am. Well-known book dramatist Barbara Rinella returns as our featured guest speaker. Tickets are $50 per person or $450 for a table of ten. Please contact Terri Meyer if you would like to attend or further information. 847.438.3433 x171 or tmeyer@eapl.org
If you would like to make a donation to our basket raffle, please give me a call or email.
If you would like to make a donation to our basket raffle, please give me a call or email.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Blog??
Okay, I finally logged on to this blog thing... now what? Define "Blog", what exactly does it mean anyway? Hope to see you all at the LZ Expo!!!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Spring lectures @the Library
Informed Investing Karen Chan - Consumer Educator Univ. of IL Extension will present. Wed. March 5, 7-8pm
Writers' Group Workshop - Karen Rosenthal, writing coach will present. Sat. April 12, 11am-1pm
Minimizing Your Legal Risk - Mark Ernst, Business Advisor will present. Free Lunch. Wed. April 16, noon-1:30pm
Natural Wonders of Namibia - Art Excursions will present slide/lecture. Wed. April 16, 7-8pm
Inside Magazine Publishing - Julie Scudder Dearyan will present. Sat. April 19, 1-3pm
The Faces & Places of Pakistan - Bill Helmuth will present slide/lecture. Wed. April 23, 7-8pm
Screenwriting Basics - Doug Bell will present. Wed. April 30, 7-8:30pm
The Cycling Sisters Return - Meet Evie Weber & Norma Witherbee as they share their latest bicycling adventure following the Underground Railroad. Thurs. May 1, 1-2pm
Dialogue, Plot & Research Workshop - Libby Fischer Hellmann, local mystery author will present. Sat. May 3, 1-3pm
Please register for programs www.eapl.org
Writers' Group Workshop - Karen Rosenthal, writing coach will present. Sat. April 12, 11am-1pm
Minimizing Your Legal Risk - Mark Ernst, Business Advisor will present. Free Lunch. Wed. April 16, noon-1:30pm
Natural Wonders of Namibia - Art Excursions will present slide/lecture. Wed. April 16, 7-8pm
Inside Magazine Publishing - Julie Scudder Dearyan will present. Sat. April 19, 1-3pm
The Faces & Places of Pakistan - Bill Helmuth will present slide/lecture. Wed. April 23, 7-8pm
Screenwriting Basics - Doug Bell will present. Wed. April 30, 7-8:30pm
The Cycling Sisters Return - Meet Evie Weber & Norma Witherbee as they share their latest bicycling adventure following the Underground Railroad. Thurs. May 1, 1-2pm
Dialogue, Plot & Research Workshop - Libby Fischer Hellmann, local mystery author will present. Sat. May 3, 1-3pm
Please register for programs www.eapl.org
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
February & March Lectures @the Library
From Waitress to CEO - Meet Carolyn Gable. Free lunch. noon-1:30pm Wed. Feb. 27
Artist Edward Hopper Art Lecture - Art Excursions will present slide/lecture of American artist Edward Hopper which is the focus of an Art Institute special exhibit this spring. 7-8pm Thurs. Feb. 28
ANNE FRANK EXHIBIT - A PRIVIATE PHOTO ALBUM - MARCH 1-31. PLEASE GO TO WWW.EAPL.ORG FOR PROGRAMS & SPECIAL EVENTS. OPENING EVENT SUN. MARCH 2, 1-3PM
Please register www.eapl.org
Artist Edward Hopper Art Lecture - Art Excursions will present slide/lecture of American artist Edward Hopper which is the focus of an Art Institute special exhibit this spring. 7-8pm Thurs. Feb. 28
ANNE FRANK EXHIBIT - A PRIVIATE PHOTO ALBUM - MARCH 1-31. PLEASE GO TO WWW.EAPL.ORG FOR PROGRAMS & SPECIAL EVENTS. OPENING EVENT SUN. MARCH 2, 1-3PM
Please register www.eapl.org
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
JANUARY PROGRAMS & LECTURES @ THE LIBRARY
Your Diet Makeover 2008 - Dietitian Joan Schwaba will be present slide/lecture. Wed. Jan. 9, 7pm
Sharing & Saving Your Digital Images - Roger Mattingly, Professional Photographer will present slide lecture. Mon. Jan. 14, 7pm
Trade Show Marketing, FIF Marketing will present program. Free Lunch-Wed. Jan. 16, noon-1:30pm
Record Keeping-What to Keep - Karen Chan, University of Illinois Extension Services will present slide/lecture. Wed. Jan. 23, 7pm
Beginning Genealogy - Carol Bartlett, Reference Librarian will present slide/lecture. Thurs. Jan. 24, 7pm
Fitness Results - Fast - Trainer Brian Cygan of the Exercise Coach will present. Wed. Jan. 30, 7pm
Wanted: Teen Volunteers - Find out about volunteer opportunities for teens @the library. Thurs. Jan. 31, 7pm
Family Program - "Yesterday's Coffeehouse" co-sponsored with Ela Township "55 plus" Folk Duo Patchouli will perform and Latte Ladies will serve lattes. Sun. Jan. 27, 2pm
Please register for programs at www.eapl.org
Sharing & Saving Your Digital Images - Roger Mattingly, Professional Photographer will present slide lecture. Mon. Jan. 14, 7pm
Trade Show Marketing, FIF Marketing will present program. Free Lunch-Wed. Jan. 16, noon-1:30pm
Record Keeping-What to Keep - Karen Chan, University of Illinois Extension Services will present slide/lecture. Wed. Jan. 23, 7pm
Beginning Genealogy - Carol Bartlett, Reference Librarian will present slide/lecture. Thurs. Jan. 24, 7pm
Fitness Results - Fast - Trainer Brian Cygan of the Exercise Coach will present. Wed. Jan. 30, 7pm
Wanted: Teen Volunteers - Find out about volunteer opportunities for teens @the library. Thurs. Jan. 31, 7pm
Family Program - "Yesterday's Coffeehouse" co-sponsored with Ela Township "55 plus" Folk Duo Patchouli will perform and Latte Ladies will serve lattes. Sun. Jan. 27, 2pm
Please register for programs at www.eapl.org
Thursday, January 3, 2008
WIN in 2008!
Looking forward to seeing you all next week at our WIN meeting! Hope it is a great New Year for all and let's make our networking group even better this year - we'll have the new meeting dates for the next 6 months and more news from Muffi - see you on Jan. 9th.
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