Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 7:00 PM.
Join us each month for a virtual book discussion to talk about cozy mysteries. This month's book will be Engaged in Death by Stephanie Blackmoore.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 7:00 PM.
Join us each month for a virtual book discussion to talk about cozy mysteries. This month's book will be Engaged in Death by Stephanie Blackmoore.
Tuesday, June 21, 3:00 PM.
Join us in the library's pollinator garden to share poetry - your own or some by your favorite poets.
Halloween is almost here. What a better time to curl up on the couch and watch a scary movie. Each day this week we're recommending some lesser-known horror films to keep you creeped out until the big night next Tuesday.
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 including those listed below. Looks like we’ll be doing it again on June 3rd at 3:30 PM. If you’d like to tell us about some books, join our Zoom chat.
Yewande Omotoso's 2017 novel, The Woman Next Door, was a far-reaching examination of difficult personalities, and her debut, Bom Boy shares a lot of the same DNA.
Monday, June 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.
Monday, June 20, 2022, 7:00 PM.
Join us on our Facebook page every Monday night at 7:00 PM for an online screening of a classic movie. This week we’re watching the Burt Lancaster western, Vengeance Valley.
Fire up a book discussion group with Jessamine Chan's dystopian debut, The School for Good Mothers.
It’s 1990 London and Isla Green is being called home to Australia. Her father is under suspicion in the disappearance thirty years earlier of their next door neighbor.
Saturday, June 25, 2022, 8:30 PM.
Motor into the nostalgic days of the outdoor theater as our parking lot is transformed for an in-car screening of Disney's newest hit, Encanto.
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 including those listed below. Looks like we’ll be doing it again on May 6th at 3:30 PM. If you’d like to tell us about some books, join our Zoom chat.
Thursday, June 30, 2022, 7:00 PM.
Join us for an evening with musician and author Michelle Zauner as she discusses her music career and her beloved bestselling memoir, Crying in H Mart. Jessica Hopper joins her in conversation.
“Read as many books as you can. Choose courage over caution. Take time to visit libraries. Look for light in the darkness. Have faith in yourself. Know that love is what matters most.”
Wednesdays, June 01, 08, 15, 22 & 29, 3:00 PM.
Each Wednesday in June we'll be working on Day's Crochet & Knit's Easy Crochet Boho Bag Saver. Join us each week to share your progress on this or any other fiber based projects you are currently working on.
Unfortunately for high school graduate Becky Farwell, her family circumstances prevent her from leaving her small central Illinois farm town to attend college.
In honor of National Paranormal Day on May 3rd, this month's task for our 2022 Reading Challenge is to read a haunted house novel or ghost story.
Tuesday, June 14, 7:00 PM.
As the poet herself, actress Betsey Means explores Dickinson's poetry and its ability to glimpse into a mystic dimension beyond worldly distractions.
“But a novel always ends, the lies come to the surface, and the deaths are explained. Maybe one of the bad characters gets away with something—that’s fashionable right now—but you are still left with a sense that things are balanced, that dark things come to light, and that the bad person will, at least, most likely be miserable.”
Monday, June 13, 2022, 7:00 PM.
Join us on our Facebook page every Monday night at 7:00 PM for an online screening of a classic movie. This week we’re watching the sci-fi epic, Killers from Space.
"Our common sense evolved in a highly unusual, obscure part of the universe, Earth; it is not surprising that our common sense fails to grasp the true universe. The problem lies not in relativity but assuming that our common sense represents reality.” -Michio Kaku
Sunday, June 12, 12:00 PM.
Inspired by Elvis Presley's Hollywood years, Chicago's most charismatic Elvis tribute artist, Hugo Colin will perform The King's greatest movie music live in the library parking lot!