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ESL Conversation Club - Virtual

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Discussions, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

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

Required
Virtual Event
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ESL Read Together

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room 3 at Main Library
Program Type:
Discussions, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

Develop your English reading skills in a welcoming environment by reading the book Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach with us. Copies available at the Informatio...

Required
Michelle Buteau smiling

Love and Laughs with Michelle Buteau

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Discussions
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

Register at: https://bit.ly/ILP_MichelleButeau Michelle Buteau, an American stand-up comedian, actress, television host, producer, and podcast host. Buteau published her fi...

Virtual Event

ESL Conversation Club

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1 at Main Library
Program Type:
Discussions, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

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

Required
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North Hoffman Book Group

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
North Hoffman Room at North Hoffman Branch
Program Type:
Discussions
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books  by Kirsten Miller  While trying to rid public libraries of "pornographic" books, Lula Dean starts her own lending library i...

Required
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Fantasy Readers

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 2 at Main Library
Program Type:
Discussions
About This Event:

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson  Tress loves her simple life of collecting cups and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father ...

Required

ESL Conversation Club - Virtual

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Discussions, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

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

Required
Virtual Event
James Mcbride wearing a hat

An Evening with James McBride

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Discussions
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

Register at: https://bit.ly/ILP_JamesMcBride Illinois Libraries Present James McBride, an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir, The Color o...

Virtual Event

Genealogy Group

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages
About This Event:

Join others interested in genealogy for a session of sharing tips and learning about new research tools. Sign up begins two weeks prior to each date. Presented: Zoom

Required
Virtual Event
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Friday Morning Book Group

Friday, February 7, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Board Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Discussions
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

North Woods by Daniel Mason  Exploring the many ways we're connected to our environment and to one another across time, language and space, this sweeping collection of...

Required

ESL Conversation Club

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Story Room AB at Main Library
Program Type:
Discussions, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

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

Required
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ESL Read Together

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room 3 at Main Library
Program Type:
Discussions, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

Develop your English reading skills in a welcoming environment by reading the book Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach with us. Copies available at the Informatio...

Required
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Crime Readers Book Group

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2 at Main Library
Program Type:
Discussions
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang   After the death of her literary rival in a freak accident, author June Hayward steals her just-finished masterpiece, sending it to her agent...

Required
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Monday Evening Book Group

Monday, February 17, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room 2 at Main Library
Program Type:
Discussions
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

The Art Thief by Michael Finkel  No one has been quite as successful at art theft as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. He carried out more than two hundred heists...

Required

ESL Conversation Club - Virtual

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Discussions, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

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

Required
Virtual Event
Amy Tan smiling

Slowing Down with Amy Tan

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Discussions
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

Register at: https://bit.ly/ILP_AmyTa   This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP), a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering p...

Virtual Event

Staff Development Day

All Day
Main Library, North Hoffman Branch, Rand Road Branch, In the Community, Virtual
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ESL Conversation Club

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Board Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Discussions, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

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

Required
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ESL Read Together

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room 3 at Main Library
Program Type:
Discussions, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

Develop your English reading skills in a welcoming environment by reading the book Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach with us. Copies available at the Informatio...

Required

ESL Conversation Club - Virtual

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Discussions, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

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

Required
Virtual Event

Genealogy Group

Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages
About This Event:

Join others interested in genealogy for a session of sharing tips and learning about new research tools. Presented: Zoom

Required
Virtual Event

ESL Conversation Club

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1 at Main Library
Program Type:
Discussions, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

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

Required

ESL Conversation Club - Virtual

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Discussions, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

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

Required
Virtual Event

ESL Conversation Club

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1 at Main Library
Program Type:
Discussions, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults
About This Event:

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

Required