Event List

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

A business counselor from the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Oakton College can assist new and existing businesses with issues related to financing, marketing, and business plans.

In January 1776, many Americans thought independence was a terrible idea. It seemed impossible that 13 weak, far-flung colonies could become a nation. Most people favored reconciling with Great Britain.

See the art featured in Niles Township District for Special Education's (NTDSE) I Am Project and learn about the student artists, some of whom will be in attendance.

It's a new year full of possibility! We'll have all the supplies (and snacks for fuel) to create a vision board for the new year. Collage your way to imagining the best version of the future.

The Sting

Chicago-based duo, vocalist Petra van Nuis and pianist Dennis Luxion, celebrate the music and lyrics of Irving Berlin, one of America's greatest songwriters.

Need one-on-one tech help? Library staff can assist for brief drop-in sessions. Bring your personal device or use a library Chromebook for computer, internet, and technology help.

AI tools seem to be here to stay and ChatGPT is one of the best known Large Language Model apps. Bring your own device to follow along or use a library laptop.

Grab a book and join our reading party. We'll provide snacks and recommendations for your winter reading.

In recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, two local children of survivors--Esther Rose and Fred Huss--will share stories of their loved ones, illuminating the profound impact this trauma has on survivors and their famili

Learn the basics of Glowforge, one of the laser cutters and engravers in the Studio, and design your own greeting card for that special someone in your life. 

Library device and materials will be provided.

Talk with other members of the community. Tutors from Niles Township Schools' ELL Parent Center will help with conversations and answer questions. Drop-in event.

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Need one-on-one tech help? Library staff can assist for brief drop-in sessions. Bring your personal device or use a library Chromebook for computer, internet, and technology help.

Discover your artistic side by designing your own comic book character. In this workshop you will use digital tools or hand draw your own original comic book character. 

Bring your own iPad or use a library device.

Our offline lives are no longer separate from our online identities. Many of us don't know how our information is being used, what we can control, or how to have safe online interactions.

Local author Shifa Saltagi Safadi will discuss the history and importance of World Hijab Day, followed by a reading from one of her books and a Q&A session. 

Showcasing talented young performers of classical music: sisters and violinists Annalise and Eliana Song.

Karate Kid: Legends

Need one-on-one tech help? Library staff can assist for brief drop-in sessions. Bring your personal device or use a library Chromebook for computer, internet, and technology help.

Help us pack seeds and take a few packets home. We will also discuss accessible gardening by exploring how you can garden no matter your physical ability or access to personal outdoor green space.

Marlene and Company will visit the legends and the lives of Black performers who created and popularized genres like jazz, blues, rock ‘n’ roll, and hip hop.

Talk with other members of the community. Tutors from Niles Township Schools' ELL Parent Center will help with conversations and answer questions. Drop-in event.

_{Keyword: ELL & Citizenship}

Need one-on-one tech help? Library staff can assist for brief drop-in sessions. Bring your personal device or use a library Chromebook for computer, internet, and technology help.