Event List

It’s 7p.m. on May 6, 1937 and you are waiting outside in the evening air for the much discussed arrival of The Hindenburg, the largest airship in history! Noted for its speed, comf...

Explore the fundamentals of artificial intelligence in this class. Learn about AI's history, how it works, current applications, limitations, and ethical considerations to understa...

Drop by the LAB with your own knitting, crochet, cross-stich, embroidery, or other portable project and socialize with others who share similar interests.  All experience leve...

Drop-in to the Quilting Club. All ability levels welcome from beginner to expert. Please note there will not be any formal lessons. Bring your own sewing machines and projects. We ...

**Join Us for Our 2nd Annual Human Library Event!**  Discover new perspectives and have meaningful conversations. Stop by anytime to borrow a Human Book for a 30-minute 1:1 di...

Conclave follows one of the world's most secretive and ancient events--selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected dea...

Enjoy special times as you sip mocktails with your Mom/Grandma and benefit from a very unique and therapeutic music and art experience specifically designed to help you align yours...

Howard will be presenting in the library, please join us in the library!Join the author for a reading and discussion of his book No Applesplatter. It was written to help ...

The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a “provocative and compelling” (NPR) argument about why it persists in America: beca...

Turn ordinary items into personalized treasures! This class will teach you the essentials of sublimation printing, from creating custom designs to applying them on a variety of sur...

Join us to close out our fourth season with bestselling author Matthew Desmond in conversation with award-winning journalist, Natalie Moore. Desmond is a professor of soc...

Conclave follows one of the world's most secretive and ancient events--selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected dea...

Join Hugo Colín and our library patrons for an engaging exploration of Elvis Presley's enduring influence on music and culture. This program dives into the King of Rock 'n' Roll's ...

May's Book: White ChrysanthemumKorea, 1943 . Hana has lived her entire life under Japanese occupation. As a haenyeo , a female diver of the sea, she enjoys an independence that few...

Anne begins by telling some Japanese folk tales. She continues with a show a slide show with photographs of my trips to Japan in 2017 and 2019, including Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima, K...

Learn to take better photos with your iPhone, the camera you carry everywhere using functions that are already built into your device! Recommended for beginners. Participants shoul...

Have your business or group become dementia friends through the Illinois Cognitive Resource Network. Learn more about dementia and how you can support those who suffer from the dis...

Drop by the LAB with your own knitting, crochet, cross-stich, embroidery, or other portable project and socialize with others who share similar interests.  All experience leve...

NEW: MAKER'S MEETUPDrop-in for all crafters! Once a month, we reserve Lab time for any crafter that would like to meet up with fellow crafters, work on their art, and create a comm...

Come in for a relaxing class of chair yoga lead by JoAnn Dickson from Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi.

Learn to take better photos with your Android smartphone, the camera you carry everywhere using functions that are already built into your device! Recommended for beginners. Partic...

On July 10, 1893 the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago was rocked by a devastating fire at the Cold Storage Building.  It was the largest single loss of firefighters in ...

Welcome to our maker space, the Lab. The Lab includes 3d printing, digitization tools, laser cutting, embroidery, and more. Join us to learn about all the things the Lab ...