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Adult Programs

  • Current Events
    Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 10:00am
    Auditorium

    Voice your opinion and hear the opinions of others on the important events of the day. For today's topics see northshoreflashpoints.blogspot.com.

  • **CANCELLED* HeritageQuest Online
    Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 10:00am

    Find your ancestors and discover the past using HeritageQuest Online. Learn how to search the six core areas,  including U.S.
    Federal Censuses, indexes to genealogy and local history periodicals;  Revolutionary War records; and local and family histories.  There will be hands-on practice for the last part of the class.

  • Tablet/Smartphone ebook Class
    Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 2:00pm
    Interactive Classroom

    Learn how to get a library ebook onto your tablet or smartphone! For Apple, Android, and NOOK Color and NOOK Tablet users. Bring you device and your library card.

  • Suspicious Minds: Gone Girl
    Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 7:00pm
    Pollak Room

    Leah White leads a discussion of the hugely popular thriller "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn as part of the Suspicious Minds mystery discussion group.

    A man is suspected of murdering his wife after she disappears on their fifth wedding anniversary.

  • Organize and Reduce Paper Clutter
    Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 7:00pm
    Auditorium

    Do you have piles of unfiled papers, waste time trying to find what you’re looking for, and have a hard time deciding what to keep? Professional organizer Bonnie Hillman Shay will share practical techniques to help you get organized. Learn how to reduce the amount of paper you receive, how to sort your papers and set up a filing system, and how to build habits to help you maintain your new system.

  • Gentle Yoga
    Friday, June 21, 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.

  • Introduction to Wordpress
    Friday, June 21, 2013 - 2:00pm
    Interactive Classroom

    Find out how to create your own free, Wordpress blog in this hands-on class for beginners. Requires basic internet/mouse skills and a working email account.

  • AARP Driver Safety, part 2
    Saturday, June 22, 2013 - 9:30am
    Pollak Room

    This two-session defensive driving course sponsored by AARP will help make you a better and safer driver. You may be eligible for a discount on the liability portion of your car insurance.

    Register at Reader Services, 847-272-2958. The fee for AARP members is $12; for nonmembers $14.

  • Books and Brews
    Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 7:00pm

    In addition to our Books on Tap discussion series, we meet in alternate months for a casual discussion of books over beverages and snacks. Join us at the Landmark Inn on Shermer to tell us what you're reading now and hear about great books from fellow tappers.

  • Introduction to Tumblr
    Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 10:00am
    Interactive Classroom

    Discover what Tumblr is, how to create an account on this micro-blogging site, and how to create posts and follow others. Requires basic internet/mouse skills and a working email account.