Our Winter Reading Challenge for Kids is back! From December 1st through February 28, use the Beanstack website or mobile app to track your reading. You’ll earn Beanstack Badges and other prizes too.
Teens and adults can have winter reading …
Tuesday, December 21, 10:30 AM.
Storytimes offer great opportunities for kids and families to learn and have fun. Family Storytime is designed for children of all ages and interests. You may request a Storytime Kit with items that can be used with all of our storytimes.
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Each week we’re recommending a movie from the film lover’s favorite home video company, Criterion. The Criterion Collection is dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions of the highest technical quality with …
Monday, December 20, 7:00 PM.
The Pen and Ink Writers Group gathers on the third Monday of each month to read short stories, poems or essays, all inspired by a common theme. Build up your writing skills through practice, presentation and positive critique.
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Mondays, December 06 - March 14, 7:00 PM.
Today, superheroes rule the big screen. But that isn't a new phenomenon. Each week this winter, join us on our Facebook page for online screenings of the classic serial adventures of Batman, Captain America, The Green Hornet, and Captain Marvel.
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021, 7:00 PM
Join us each month for a virtual book discussion to talk about cozy mysteries. Our book this month is Six Geese A-Slaying by Donna Andrews.
“Take Notice that under Orders Nos. 21, 22, 21 and 24 of the British Columbia Security Commission the following areas were made prohibited areas to all persons of the Japanese race…”
The attack on Pearl Harbor dramatically changed Sandy’s …
Monday, December 20, 1:00 or 4:00 PM. Ages 12 and under with an adult.
Let's make our own graham cracker houses on Zoom! Beautiful and then yummy! Pick up your supply kits on or after December 13th (one per child) and then join us on Zoom to make delicious houses together.
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Only Murders in the Building, starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez as a trio of amateur detectives producing a podcast as they try to solve a murder in their apartment building, is a bona fide hit for …
Eisenhower will be closed for Thanksgiving from 5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 until 9:00 AM, Friday the 26th. Have a great holiday.…
Earlier this month, The Promise by Damon Galgut was awarded the 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction.
Maya Jasanoff, chair of the Booker Prize 2021 judges, said, “We arrived at a decision after a lot of discussion and arrived at a …
It’s Throwback Thursday! Forty years ago this month, the first Hannibal Lecter novel, Red Dragon by Thomas Harris was published.
A quiet summer night…a neat suburban house…and another innocent, happy family is shattered — the latest victims of a grisly …
Friday, December 03, 3:30 PM.
Have a favorite book or two (or four) you'd like to share with fellow readers and librarians? Drop into our BYO book club to tell us about them!
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Are you thinking about participating in Battle of the Books, but not sure it’s for you? Worried the questions might be too hard? Scared about reading all of those books?
The reading list for Battle of the Books varies depending …
At the last meeting of the Bring Your Own Book Club, a bunch of book lovers chatted about the books we’ve all been reading lately. Looks like we’ll be doing it again on November 19th if you’d like to join …
Every Thursday, 4:00 - 5:30 PM.
Writers in grades 7 - 12 are invited to join in on a Zoom video chat for some socializing, discussion, and, of course, writing! Share your poems and stories in a supportive space or listen to others read.
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The Regular Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees will be held on Thursday November 18, 2021 at 7:40 P.M. In the Library Building, 4613 N. Oketo
This will be an in-person meeting. Members of the public …
The Regular Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees will be held on Thursday November 18, 2021 at 7:40 P.M. In the Library Building, 4613 N. Oketo
This will be an in-person meeting. Members of the public …
The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
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All the Feels by Olivia Dade
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Noor by Nnedi Okorafor
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Wednesday, December 15, 7:00 PM.
Classic Hollywood stars lived their lives in the limelight and a few have remained... long after their deaths. Join author Susan Gibberman online for stories of the famous haunts and hauntings throughout the City of Angels.
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Wednesdays, December 01, 08 & 15, 3:00 PM.
In December we'll be creating a gnome using MakeItSewCrochet.com's Scandinavian Gnome pattern. Join us on Zoom to share your progress on this or any other fiber based projects you are currently working on.
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“My creativity and curiosity flow without end, and if I meet an obstacle, I just begin again.”
This picture book of metaphors encourages readers to imagine, ponder, and dream. The short poetic “I am” statements …
November is Native American Heritage Month, a great time to read a book by or about indigenous people for our 2021 Reading Challenge. Below you’ll find a few recommendations to meet the task, but for even more suggestions, give …
Tuesday, December 14, 10:30 AM.
Storytimes offer great opportunities for kids and families to learn and have fun. Family Storytime is designed for children of all ages and interests. You may request a Storytime Kit with items that can be used with all of our storytimes.
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