Debuting in 2001, the Young Lions Fiction Award is given each year to an American writer age 35 or younger for either a novel or a collection of short stories. A panel of award judges selected Brian Washington’s Lot from …
Monday, October 26, 7:00 PM.
We may not be able to watch movies together right now but that doesn't mean we can't keep the screenings going. Join us on our Facebook page at 7:00 PM for an online screening of Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages.
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Monday, October 26, 6:30 PM.
Amy Jones and Erin Epperson of Culture of Safety will give you the tools to physically defend yourself so you can go through life with more confidence and less fear. They'll also teach you how to recognize signs of potential danger that can be defused with boundary-setting and assertiveness skills. For ages 16 through adult.
Join us on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87219632490 or by dialing in at 312-626-6799. Meeting ID: 872 1963 2490.
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Every month at libraryreads.org, librarians across the county nominate their favorite upcoming books. Any writers who appear on the list three times are moved into the Hall of Fame to recognize their new books while making room on the main list for less well known authors.
Every month at libraryreads.org, librarians across the county nominate their favorite books. Whichever books get the most nominations go onto the monthly list. Place holds now to get these sure-to-be popular books as soon as possible after they're released ...
Saturday, October 24, 5:30 PM.
Our Fall Family Fun Fest concludes as our parking lot is transformed for an in-car screening of Disney/Pixar's Coco.
Please register to reserve a parking spot for your vehicle, not for the number of passengers.
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This episode will be available Saturday, October 24th at 12:00 PM.
From Vegetarian Chili to French Chocolate Ice Cream, Chef Michael R. Niksic, The Food Mercenary, offers the know-how you need to impress your family and friends with a delicious meal. Join us every Saturday at noon for a new installment of Chef Niksic's fun and informative series of video cooking lessons.
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Unsolved Mysteries, the classic, long-running documentary series exploring unsolved crimes, missing persons cases, and paranormal phenomena is back. It’s been reported that almost 15% of Netflix’s 180 million subscribers have watched the reboot’s first six episodes since they started …
Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM.
William Pack returns with an all new horror-themed show of performance and storytelling. Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelly, Bram Stoker, and Shirley Jackson jump off the page with spine-tingling magic and spell-binding stories that invite you to join in. Part of the Eisenhower Public Library Fall Family Fun Fest.
Join us on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85862175528 or by phoning in 312-626-6799. Meeting ID: 858 6217 5528.
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Friday, October 23, 4:00 PM.
Our BYO Book Club is going back online! Have a favorite book or two (or four) you'd like to share with fellow readers and librarians? Drop into our virtual book club to tell us about them!
Join the live video chat at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83881513185
or phone in at 312-626-6799. Meeting ID: 838-8151-3185
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First presented in 1949, the Christopher Awards were established by Father James Keller to salute media that “affirm the highest values of the human spirit.” Their goal is to encourage men, women and children to pursue excellence in creative arenas …
Monday, October 12 - Thursday, October 22
Pick up your kit and make your own scarecrow to display in the library gardens. Add whatever you'd like but please remember that animals come into our gardens so don't add anything that can be harmful to wildlife. Return your scarecrow in by Oct 22nd and we'll add it to the garden as the kick-off for our Fall Family Fun Fest.
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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 September 25th if you’d like to join …
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
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And Now She's Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall
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The Virginia Dynasty by Lynne Cheney
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Wednesdays in October, 3:00 PM.
Every Wednesday in October we'll work on a doily decoration, Marsha Glassner's "Boo!" pattern, available as a free download on Ravelry. The pattern uses #10 crochet thread and a #7 (1.65 mm) hook, but many of us plan to use #3 crochet thread and a D (3.5 mm) or E (3.75 mm) hook which will create a larger project. Join us each week to share your progress on this or any other fiber based projects you are currently working on.
Join our Zoom meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88908552227?pwd=QzJSZU1hakJ5ZDlLSE9Dc3RUZUZRZz09 or phone in at 312-626-6799. Meeting ID: 889 0855 2227. Passcode: 085116.
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The Harriet Tubman Prize is awarded annually to a distinguished nonfiction book published in the United States on the slave trade, slavery, and anti-slavery in the Atlantic World. A Readers’ Committee of scholars and librarians selects a short list of …
At the Amazon Book Review Blog, author James Patterson offers a few reading suggestions. Surely you know James Patterson. He has sold hundreds of millions of books. He is probably best known for his Alex Cross series of thrillers.…
Monday, October 19, 7:00 PM.
We may not be able to watch movies together right now but that doesn't mean we can't keep the screenings going. Join us on our Facebook page at 7:00 PM for an online screening of Beneath the 12-Mile Reef.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, champion of gender equality, has died at age 87.
“Our nation has lost a justice of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn but with confidence …
We’ve entered into a very unusual school year and Tutor.com has recorded a series of webinars to help prepare students and parents for success.
Watch “Parent Session: Helping your K-12 Students Manage Time and be Prepared” below for tips that …
Along Those Lines: The Boundaries That Create Our World is a trip through and across the various lines that create and shape our lives, from the ones on maps to the ones demarking seasons or defining scholarly pursuits.
Though not …
This episode will be available Saturday, October 17th at 12:00 PM.
From Vegetarian Chili to French Chocolate Ice Cream, Chef Michael R. Niksic, The Food Mercenary, offers the know-how you need to impress your family and friends with a delicious meal. Join us every Saturday at noon for a new installment of Chef Niksic's fun and informative series of video cooking lessons.
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Military Historian, writer, educator and Retired United States Army Colonel, David M. Glantz is the 14th recipient of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
From the award announcement, “Glantz is the …
The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
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Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
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To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
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