Event List

Create more adaptability in your clothing by learning how to turn buttons into snaps, add Velcro, and add elastic to existing pieces. Sign up begins 7/5.

Practice your English conversational skills with staff and friendly volunteers.  Basic conversation skills recommended. 

Decorate rocks with acrylic paint pens. Spread some kindness and give them away or put them in your garden. Materials provided. Sign up begins 7/9. For Palatine cardholders only.

Explore gentle postures, breathwork, meditation, and deep relaxation with Karen Fotopoulos, a registered yoga teacher from Discover Yoga with Karen. Sign up begins two weeks prior ...

Get your family and friends together for a fun game night and choose from a variety of board and card games. All ages. Sign up begins 7/10.

Take your designs to the next level by learning more about editing nodes, paths, and manipulating text to give your Workshop projects a more polished and professional look. Ages 11...

Michael Hall lends you advice for your personal sewing projects. Drop in.

Deep dive into helpful features like trace bitmap, adjusting stitch types, and improved paths and layering in Inkscape for clearer stitch-outs on our embroidery machine. Ages 13 an...

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride  When a skeleton is unearthed in a small, close-knit Pennsylvania community in 1972, an unforgettable cast of cha...

John Leonard discusses the appraisal process and appraises your collectibles. Sign up begins 7/17. First registered, first appraised. One item per family. Small items only. No weap...

See how far animation has come in the past century. Learn about the techniques and innovations that produced some of the most iconic films of all time. Content warning: This progra...

Attend this session to learn about the requirements for the citizenship test.  Sign up begins 7/18. Presented: Zoom.

Ph.D. brings the iconic French chef to life in this portrayal, discussing everything from Child’s relationship with her husband to the mishaps of cooking on television. Sign up beg...

Join others interested in genealogy for a session of sharing tips and learning about new research tools. Sign up begins 7/18. Presented: Zoom

Career counselor Fred Ettinger presents strategies for creating a resume in today’s market followed by a one-onone review of your resume with tips for improvement. Sign up begins t...

Practice your English conversational skills with staff and friendly volunteers.  Basic conversation skills recommended.  Sign up begins two weeks prior to each date.

Inkscape is a free software that can be used to make graphics and designs for your next laser cutting or embroidery creation. Ages 11 and up. Sign up begins 7/24.

Relax, unleash creativity, and build community while coloring art that transforms. Once the event is over, get a free copy of the digital art collaboration. Sign up begins 7/24. Fo...

Michael Hall lends you advice on your personal sewing projects. Drop in.

Book a 30-minute consultation with career expert Jerry Donahue for resume help, LinkedIn profile review, and job searching strategies for any stage of your career. Sign up begins t...

Learn how to use Inkscape and Ink/Stitch to design your own pattern for use on the embroidery machine. Ages 13 and up. Sign up begins 7/29.

With props and pictures, learn all about coyotes, a very common and often misunderstood animal neighbor found throughout Cook County. Sign up begins 7/29.

Practice your English conversational skills with staff and friendly volunteers.  Basic conversation skills recommended. 

Learn how to navigate the software so you can put your designs on various materials using the Cricut. Ages 11 and up. Sign up begins 7/30.