Event List

Need help learning to use resources in the library's makerspace? Staff can help during brief drop-in sessions as you learn to use one of the machines or specific software, or they can provide help with a specific project. 

This month we'll be discussing Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon. 

This book club is for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, no matter their reading ability.

Standing Ovations, a theater group for adults with developmental disabilities based at Orchard Village, will perform an original theater piece.

Learn to use PowerPoint 2019 to tell your story in a presentation. This hands-on class is an introduction to the essentials of PowerPoint: tabs, layouts, themes, background, bullets, animations, and more. 

Alison Chung, a senior at Glenbrook North High School, studies violin with Desirée Ruhstrat.

Elio 

This two-part series invites you to practice ways to have respectful conversation across differences, facilitated by library staff using the same approaches we use every day at the library.

Have you ever wanted to be part of a library book discussion group, but you worried that your English language skills were not strong enough?

The Niles West Orchestras present chamber music by members of the orchestra program, including solos, small ensembles, and selections by the faculty ensemble.

Free tickets will be given to those present starting at 6:00 pm.

Practice speaking English with other members of the community. Volunteer tutors will help with conversations and answer questions. 

Free tickets will be given to those who attend.

With representatives of Chicagoland news sources Patch.com, The Daily Northwestern, and The Record North Shore, this panel will discuss how local news is essential to community well-being.

Explore the basics of costume design with Naya Tadavarthy, Master of Fine Arts student at Northwestern University, as she leads a costume design challenge inspired by children's picture books.

This book club is for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, no matter their reading ability.

Song Sung Blue

Turning Point Behavioral Health Center provides mental health support and resources for individuals through its Mobile Living Room on a walk-in basis.

With finals quickly approaching for high school and college students, learn about how to organize your notes for tests, plus tips and tricks for studying. We'll go over some science-backed ways to approach your learning. 

Learn to make bagels in this workshop led by Yona Posner from Lubavitch Chabad of Skokie.

We'll prepare the bagel dough, shape and boil the bagels, and add toppings. You'll then take the bagels home to bake them. 

Learn to make bagels in this workshop led by Yona Posner from Lubavitch Chabad of Skokie.

We'll prepare the bagel dough, shape and boil the bagels, and add toppings. You'll then take the bagels home to bake them. 

Menopause is a natural transition, but that doesn’t mean you have to suffer through it. Kristin Dold Bennett, DO, FACOG, leads a practical, evidence-based conversation about perimenopause and menopause.

This two-part series invites you to practice ways to have respectful conversation across differences, facilitated by library staff using the same approaches we use every day at the library.

Have you ever wanted to be part of a library book discussion group, but you worried that your English language skills were not strong enough?

Meet others and learn about current research, assistive devices, and community resources for people who have been diagnosed with an eye condition or have a family member who has vision impairment.

Agent of Happiness