“In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it.” – Alex Haley
ADULT PROGRAMS
GENEALOGY EXPLORE U.S. CHURCH RECORDS TO FIND FAMILY JOIN LIVE: REGISTER NOW • Tuesday, Feb. 9 7-8:30 p.m. Presenter Jacqueline Krieps Schattner will demonstrate how to use church records to identify your ancestors’ place of worship, access surviving records and solve problems such as maiden names and overseas birthplaces. Click to register to receive the Zoom link.
COLLEGE PREP GENEALOGY CHIT CHAT JOIN LIVE: REGISTER NOW • Tuesday, Feb. 23 2-3:30 p.m. Tony Kierna, Schaumburg Township District Library’s Genealogist, will host this informal gathering to help you with genealogical research. We will discuss family history interviewing and take questions on any genealogy topics. Click to register to receive the Zoom link.
Please see Teen section for details on the following programs:
• What Looks Good on College Applications • All About Scholarships • Acing the College Application Process • How to Reduce College Costs
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH DR. EVE L. EWING MONDAY, MARCH 1 Join Live: Register Now • 6-7 p.m. Join us for a visit with Dr. Eve L. Ewing, award-winning author and assistant professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, as she shares perspectives on her work and the world in 2021. This conversation will be moderated by reporter and author Natalie Moore. Dr. Ewing is a sociologist of education whose research is focuses on racism, social inequality and urban policy, and the impact of these forces on American public schools and the lives of young people. Dr. Ewing’s most recent work, 1919, is a unique collection of poems exploring the story of the Chicago Race Riots of 1919, an event largely neglected in modern discourse. She is also the author of the 2018 nonfiction work, Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side, which examines the 2013 wave of targeted school closing in Chicago’s predominately low-income and African-American south side neighborhoods, resulting in severe educational inequity and a disproportionate lack of resources. This program is co-presented by 11 other area libraries. Click to register to receive the Zoom link. Join us for our Racial Justice Book Discussion on March 8 as we discuss Dr. Ewing’s Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side. Additional discussions will be added based on interest. Details on page 18.
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