June 16, 2024 eNews Call 847-566-8702 or Chat
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The library is providing free cable gun locks as part of the Lake County State’s Attorney’s county-wide safety initiative to reduce firearm suicides and unintentional firearm injuries. You may request as many gun locks as you need from the Checkout Desk. No registration or library card is required.
Summer Library Club: Adventure Begins at Your Library June 1 – July 31
Ages Birth - Adult. Visit your library six times from June 1 - July 31 to earn prizes!
Summer Reading Challenge 2024 June 1 – July 31
Read or listen to 3 books and record them on the challenge card. Turn it in by July 31 to receive a chance to win either a one-year family pass to the Field Museum in Chicago or an Outdoor Adventure kit! Winners will be pulled from each age group (Youth, Teen and Adult). One entry per person.
Designer Hacks for Easy Fresh Flower Arranging - Workshop Monday, June 17, 7:00pm
This event is full! If you are registered and can no longer attend, please call to cancel so others on the wait list can join us. Join Heather Coughlin, designer-grower of Pure Bloom Flowers, for a live demonstration and hands-on workshop on how you can create gorgeous flower arrangements. Please bring your own vase. (In person)
Gender in Film: Women Wednesday, June 19, 7:00pm
Kelli Marshall joins us to discuss the ways Hollywood has traditionally represented women onscreen: mothers, damsels, femme fatales, and domestic or romantic agents. (In person/online)
Craft + Connect
Thursday, June 20, 7:00pm
Calling all crafters! Bring your work-in-progress and connect with others who love to create.
Great Books - Autobiographies by Frederick Douglass Saturday, June 22, 10:00am
This group is open to anyone wishing to read and discuss great works of literature. (Online)
Uncovering Ancient Egypt Monday, June 24, 7:00pm
Explore Ancient Egypt’s remarkable culture with Nancy McCully as she takes us to the Pyramids of Giza, the Valley of the Kings, the temples near Luxor, and Abu Simbel. (In person/online)
Fremont Writers Group Tuesday, June 25, 3:15pm
Join fellow writers to share and improve your writing. (Online)
The Mummy (1999) Movie Night Wednesday, June 26, 6:00pm
Join us for a screening of The Mummy (1999) and excavate your own prehistoric fossils or gems! Snacks provided. Ages 16 and up. (In person)
Bedtime Book Club
Thursday, June 27, 7:45pm
Transform a board book into a touch-and-feel interactive story at this book club for parents, grandparents, and caregivers.
Senior Connections - The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende Friday, July 12, 10:30am
The library leads this lively book discussion for seniors. (In person/online)
Click on the event to register. All events require registration.