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TAG: Teen Advisory Group

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Join us for our monthly Teen Advisory Group meeting. Come prepared to discuss programming ideas, your favorite reads, video gaming, and more. TAG is a great way to earn service hours and make a difference in your Library community!

Poetry Café

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Books, Authors & Writing, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 46
Event Details:

Wrap up and reflect on National Poetry Month with a poetry café. Read your favorite poem, share an original work, or just come and listen!

Fairytale Formal

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, PreK
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, PreK
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Birth- 5 years  Come dressed your best to celebrate the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. Make crafts, play games, and dance the day away!

Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Kids, School-Age Kids, Tweens, Teens
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online
Room: Virtual (Live)
Age Group: Kids, School-Age Kids, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts, Culture & Travel, Books, Authors & Writing, Illinois Libraries Present, Special Event, Special Presenters & Performers, Virtual
Event Details:

Join bestselling author and illustrator Dan Santat for an afternoon event all about books and art with friend and collaborator, author Minh Lê.

Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online
Room: Virtual (Live)
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Books, Authors & Writing, Health & Wellness, Illinois Libraries Present, Nature & the Environment, Special Event, Special Presenters & Performers, Virtual
Event Details:

Join us to close out our fourth season with bestselling author Matthew Desmond in conversation with award-winning journalist, Natalie Moore.

Mobile Blood Drive

10:00am - 2:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Library Parking Lot
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Non-Library Group, Outreach, Special Event
Event Details:

There's a blood shortage—donate! Blood donations will be in the mobile Versiti bus parked in the Library's parking lot.

Phone Basics with Tech Tutors

3:30pm - 4:00pm
Seniors
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Education & Skills, Job & Career, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn to better navigate your smartphones and apps. Please register for a 30-minute time slot in advance to receive one-on-one assistance.

Phone Basics with Tech Tutors

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Seniors
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Education & Skills, Job & Career, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Learn to better navigate your smartphones and apps. Please register for a 30-minute time slot in advance to receive one-on-one assistance.

Phone Basics with Tech Tutors

4:30pm - 5:00pm
Seniors
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Education & Skills, Job & Career, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Learn to better navigate your smartphones and apps. Please register for a 30-minute time slot in advance to receive one-on-one assistance.

RESCHEDULED! New Date! TAG: Teen Advisory Group

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Join us for our monthly Teen Advisory Group meeting. Come prepared to discuss programming ideas, your favorite reads, video gaming, and more. TAG is a great way to earn service hours and make a difference in your Library community!

Spring Finals Study Blitz

3:00pm - 7:45pm
Teens
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Education & Skills, Special Event
Event Details:

School's out for the summer...almost! Come to the Library for a fun place to study and to do some last minute finals prepping. Snacks will be available and goody bags will be distributed while supplies last!


No Registration Required

Super Mario Bros Drive-In Movie

12:30pm - 3:00pm
Kids, PreK, Toddlers, School-Age Kids
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids, PreK, Toddlers, School-Age Kids
Program Type: Crafts & Making, Movies, Social, Games & Entertainment, Special Event, Summer Learning Challenge
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Ages 3-7 with a caregiver.  Race on over to the library for this special event sure to get your motor running!

Code Expo at the Library

10:00am - 12:00pm
All Ages, Kids
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: All Ages, Kids
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Social, Games & Entertainment, Special Event, Summer Learning Challenge
Event Details:

All Ages. Enjoy this drop-in tech program where families can visit different learning stations to develop skills in computational thinking, computer science, technology, and coding.

Code Expo at the Library

1:00pm - 3:00pm
All Ages, Kids
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: All Ages, Kids
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Social, Games & Entertainment, Special Event, Summer Learning Challenge
Event Details:

All Ages. Enjoy this drop-in tech program where families can visit different learning stations to develop skills in computational thinking, computer science, technology, and coding.

Super Mario Kart Bouncy Race Course

10:00am - 2:00pm
Kids, PreK, School-Age Kids, Tweens
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids, PreK, School-Age Kids, Tweens
Program Type: Social, Games & Entertainment, Special Event, Summer Learning Challenge
Event Details:

Recommended ages: 4-12 years.  Bounce your way to the finish line in this hilariously reimagined Mario Kart course complete with wacky obstacles and magnificent surprises!  Dress up as your favorite Mario Kart character,

Puzzle Racing: Adult/Teen Teams

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Social, Games & Entertainment, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

On your mark, get set, PUZZLE! Come with your team of up to four friends or family members to show off your puzzle-solving skills in this fun competition.

Puzzle Racing: Family Teams

1:00pm - 3:00pm
All Ages, Kids, Tweens
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: All Ages, Kids, Tweens
Program Type: Social, Games & Entertainment, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

On your mark, get set, PUZZLE! Come with your team of up to four friends or family members to show off your puzzle-solving skills in this fun competition.

NLPL 1st Annual Potato Derby

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Kids, School-Age Kids
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids, School-Age Kids
Program Type: Social, Games & Entertainment, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Ages 5-12. Stop into the library anytime starting August 5th to pick your potato racer!  Bring home a building kit and put together the best potatomobile the world has ever seen!