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Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm

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Events

  • Search Engines
    Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 9:30am
    Interactive Classroom

    Learn strategies for using Google and Bing more effectively.

  • Summer Storytime - Drop In
    Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 10:30am
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Toddler Storytime for 24-36 months with caregiver
    Preschool Storytime for Ages 3-5

  • Essentials of Google Docs
    Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 2:00pm
    Interactive Classroom

    Learn tips on how to create and share your work using a free web-based word processing program. A Google account is required. If you do not have a Google account, please come to the class 15 minutes before the class to create one.

  • Science Explorers (Grades 1 & 2)
    Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 4:15pm
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Itching to experiment? Explore basic science concepts with hands on activities. Get ready to get messy and learn something too. Call 847.272.4300 to register.

    This program begins promptly at 4:15pm. Latecomers will not be admitted.
  • Food Patriots
    Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 7:00pm
    Auditorium

    Northbrook filmmaker Jeff Spitz discusses food, health, and the environment. Sparked by his son's struggle with foodborne illness, Spitz created Food Patriots, a humorous documentary on nutrition and the people who are leading the good food revolution. Last year Spitz sparked discussion of raising backyard chickens, a topic which is featured in the film.

    This will be the first viewing in Northbrook. A question and answer session will follow the screening.

  • **CANCELLED**Kindle Reader ebook Class
    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 10:00am

    Learn how to get a library ebook onto your Kindle reader! Bring you device and your library card and USB cable, if your Kindle is not Wi-Fi compatible. This class is NOT designed for Kindle Fire user...

  • Summer Storytime - Drop In
    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 10:30am
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Toddler Storytime for 24-36 months with caregiver
    Preschool Storytime for Ages 3-5

  • The Gang's All Here
    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 1:00pm
    Auditorium

    A soldier (Eugene Pallette) falls for a chorus girl (Alice Faye) and then has to leave on active duty in the Pacific. But the real reason to watch this film is the fantastic musical numbers featuring great swing music with the Benny Goodman Orchestra, Alice Faye, and the incomparable Carmen Miranda in one of the wildest production numbers featuring chorus girls wielding gigantic bananas and other fruits..it has to be seen to be believed!
    PRESENTED IN 35MM
    1943
    103 minutes

  • The Maker Lab (Drop-In)
    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 1:30pm
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Want to take the Summer Reading Club further and get a Create or Play stamp for your passport? Drop-in to write a new book ending or create a book related craft or movie. We'll have the supplies; you bring the ideas. Completed projects can be displayed in our Create/Play Gallery. For Youth Summer Reading Club participants only.

  • Wednesday-ology (Grades 2-5)
    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 4:00pm
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Love the Monsterology and Dragonology Handbooks? We’ll cover your favorite topics each week with an assortment of interactive and ridiculously fun activities. Call 847.272.4300 to register.