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Monday - Thursday 9 am - 9 pm
Friday 9 am - 6 pm
Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm

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Events

  • Drop-In Summer Storytime
    Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 10:30am
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Storytime for Toddlers (24-36 months and caregiver)
    and Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)

  • Guided Meditation
    Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 11:00am
    Pollak Room

    Om Johari teaches meditation techniques. Relax, renew, refresh and experience the stress-relieving benefits of meditation during guided sessions.

  • The Maker Lab (Drop-In)
    Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 3:00pm
    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.

  • Detective Club
    Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 7:00pm
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Join us for some code cracking, secret messaging and other crime-solving activities. Solve a mystery in the library using your sleuthing skills. Need to attend all three sessions.

  • Current Events
    Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 10:00am
    Auditorium

    Voice your opinion and hear the opinions of others on the important events of the day.

  • Wee Play - Drop In (0-24 months with adult)
    Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 10:00am
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Music, Mother Goose, rhymes, giggles and books for caregiver and baby. Both sessions are for birth to 24 months.

  • Born Digital: Teen ePub (Grades 6-12)
    Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 3:00pm

    Do you have a story to tell?

    Learn the art of electronic book publishing and be ready to experiment with a variety of media (embedded pictures, music, movies, links) to help tell your tale. In this 7-week program (1st meeting is mandatory, the last is your deadline and the rest are open labs) we’ll focus on helping you craft a strong story and turn it into a multidimensional ebook, downloadable from the library’s website. Please come with a written story (even if it’s rough).

    Thursday, June 13, 2-4 p.m. MANDATORY MEETING

    Every Thursday (except July 4th) from June 20 – July 18, 3-4 p.m. OPEN LAB

    Thursday, July 25, 3-4 p.m. DEADLINE

  • Gentle Yoga
    Friday, July 19, 2013 - 10:30am
    Auditorium

    Yoga instructor Olga Rudiak leads a series of yoga sessions for improved physical strength, relaxation and mental clarity. Exercises are done in a chair or standing not on the floor.

  • Plum Crazy Puppets presents Faraway Fairytales (Families)
    Saturday, July 20, 2013 - 10:00am
    Auditorium

    Colorful puppets and boogie-woogie fun! Circle the globe with Sir Lancelot the Cat and Suzie Submarine as they visit China, Spain, Africa and Japan.

  • Writing Workshop
    Saturday, July 20, 2013 - 2:00pm
    Civic Room

    Kathleen Anne Fleming presents a workshop on the Business of Writing. She has led workshops throughout the Midwest and is the author of three mystery novels.

Current Art Exhibit:
The Art School in Glenview