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Bilingual Storytime: Mandarin

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Learning
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

0-6 years. Read stories and sing songs in Mandarin and English with Miss Laura. This program is free and open to all. Signup is required. Sign up online here, by phone at 2...

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime / Early Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

0-6 years. Read stories and sing songs in Mandarin and English with Miss Laura.

This program is free and open to all. Signup is required. Sign up online here, by phone at 224-543-1486, or in person at the library.

Junior Volunteer Training

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Junior Volunteer mandatory training for accepted volunteers. By appointment only.

Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Junior Volunteer mandatory training for accepted volunteers. By appointment only.

Disclaimer(s)

No signup required

No signup required. 

CLOSED - Memorial Day

All Day 5/26 - 5/27
Vernon Area Public Library

The library is closed Sunday and Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed Sunday and Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

Take & Make Kit: Celebrate Pride

All Day
Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Art / Craft
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Elementary, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

[Pickup] All ages. Ask for the Celebrate Pride kit when you visit the Youth Desk in the library or the drive up window during regular business hours. While supplies last. Y...

Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Age Group: Early Childhood, Elementary, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Art / Craft
Event Details:

[Pickup] All ages. Ask for the Celebrate Pride kit when you visit the Youth Desk in the library or the drive up window during regular business hours. While supplies last.

Disclaimer(s)

No signup required

No signup required. 

Early Learning

Sunshine Squad: Friendship Recipe

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Learning
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Sunshine Squad:

0-6 years with an adult. Help build a better, more compassionate world, starting with your own family! Stories and activities with Miss Kelsey focus on social-emotional development...

Event Details:

Equal parts kindness, listening, empathy, and fun can create a most amazing friendship. Through books, songs, and a craft, we will explore the meaning of friendship.  

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime / Early Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 39

Sunshine Squad

0-6 years with an adult. Help build a better, more compassionate world, starting with your own family! Stories and activities with Miss Kelsey focus on social-emotional development and cultural appreciation.

This program is free and open to all. Signup is required. Sign up online here, by telephone at 224-543-1486, or in person at the library.

Event Details:

Equal parts kindness, listening, empathy, and fun can create a most amazing friendship. Through books, songs, and a craft, we will explore the meaning of friendship.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Adult must attend

For this session, child participants must be accompanied by an adult.

Neil Diamond

Stories and Music of Neil Diamond

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

With more than 70 songs on Billboard charts, as composer and performer, Neil Diamond is one of the biggest hitmakers of the last 50 years. Susan Benjamin, musical biographer, ...

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performance
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

With more than 70 songs on Billboard charts, as composer and performer, Neil Diamond is one of the biggest hitmakers of the last 50 years. Susan Benjamin, musical biographer, and Cantor Jay O’Brien share stories and perform music of this

trees wrapped in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple ribbons

Ribbon Wrapping the Library Trees

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Art / Craft
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Celebrate Pride Month by ribbon wrapping the library trees.  All supplies provided.

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art / Craft
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Celebrate Pride Month by ribbon wrapping the library trees.  All supplies provided.

Junior Volunteer Training

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Junior Volunteer mandatory training for accepted volunteers. By appointment only.

Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Junior Volunteer mandatory training for accepted volunteers. By appointment only.

Disclaimer(s)

No signup required

No signup required. 

Finance Committee Meeting

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Youth Program Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Board Meetings
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Board Meetings
Early Learning

Little Pages & Play Box: June Pickup Begins

All Day
Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Art / Craft, Storytime / Early Learning
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Little Pages & Play Box:

Subscribers: visit the drive-up window beginning today to pick your activity box and books for this month. The books have already been checked out to your library card. Little P...

Event Details:

Your June box includes supplies for a craft called "Car Tracks Painting"

Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Art / Craft, Storytime / Early Learning

Little Pages & Play Box

Subscribers: visit the drive-up window beginning today to pick your activity box and books for this month. The books have already been checked out to your library card.

Little Pages & Play Box is a subscription-based service for ages 0-2. A Vernon Area Public Library card is required.

Event Details:

Your June box includes supplies for a craft called "Car Tracks Painting"

An outdoor stage, upon which are two energetic librarians

Sun & Fun Storytime

Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Annex Lawn at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Learning
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Sun & Fun Storytime:

Ages 0-6 with an adult. Have some fun and soak up the sun at an outdoor storytime! Enjoy tunes, dancing, rhymes, and read-alouds in the Library Learning Garden. Takes place...

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Annex Lawn
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime / Early Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 75

Sun & Fun Storytime

Ages 0-6 with an adult. Have some fun and soak up the sun at an outdoor storytime! Enjoy tunes, dancing, rhymes, and read-alouds in the Library Learning Garden.

Takes place outside if weather permits; if there is bad weather, storytime will move indoors to the main Meeting Room.

This program is free and open to all. Signup is required. Sign up online here, by phone at 224-543-1486, or in person at the library.

Disclaimer(s)

Adult must attend

For this session, child participants must be accompanied by an adult.

This outdoor event takes place on the Annex Lawn

The Library Annex is located at 4 Indian Creek Road, behind the main library building. On the lawn behind it is the Library Learning Garden - a space for outdoor events at the library and enjoyment anytime.

Limited parking is available in the Library Annex lot. Enter from Indian Creek Road, off of Olde Half Day Road. Or park at the back of the main library parking lot and follow the signs to the Library Learning Garden.

Seating provided by the library is limited; please bring a blanket or chairs to ensure your comfort. Also recommended: hat, water bottle, sunscreen or bug spray. Portable restrooms are available.

📍 Map to Annex Lawn / Library Learning Garden

Close up of a woman's arm with a Libraries are for Everyone rainbow tattoo.

Buffalo Grove Pride Picnic

Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 11:30am - 2:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Elementary, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our table at the Buffalo Grove Pride Picnic, immediately following the Buffalo Grove Pride Parade. 

Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Elementary, Teens, Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Visit our table at the Buffalo Grove Pride Picnic, immediately following the Buffalo Grove Pride Parade. 

Ticket to Ride board game

Games for Grown-ups

Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Games for Grownups is available in-person or online. Select your format below. Join a game of chess, Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Crokinole, or other popular ...

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Games for Grownups is available in-person or online. Select your format below.

Early Learning

Together 2s & 3s Storytime (9:30 am, Drop-in)

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Learning
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Together 2s & 3s:

Ages 2-3 with an adult. Share stories and learn sign language with Miss Sarah. Activities center around a letter of the day. Please choose between the 9:30 AM session or 10:30 A...

Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime / Early Learning

Together 2s & 3s

Ages 2-3 with an adult. Share stories and learn sign language with Miss Sarah. Activities center around a letter of the day.

Please choose between the 9:30 AM session or 10:30 AM session.

Disclaimer(s)

Adult must attend

For this session, child participants must be accompanied by an adult.

Drop in to this storytime

No advance signup is required. Just claim an entry ticket when you arrive on the day of the program. Tickets are free and available to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the program. 

Attendance is limited to children within the intended age range listed in the program description. Except for Preschool Storytime, siblings are also welcome. 

Questions? Please contact the Youth Desk at 224-543-1486 or email EarlyLearning@VAPLD.info

Early Learning

Together 2s & 3s Storytime (10:30 am, Drop-in)

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Learning
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Together 2s & 3s:

Ages 2-3 with an adult. Share stories and learn sign language with Miss Sarah. Activities center around a letter of the day. Please choose between the 9:30 AM session or 10:30 A...

Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime / Early Learning

Together 2s & 3s

Ages 2-3 with an adult. Share stories and learn sign language with Miss Sarah. Activities center around a letter of the day.

Please choose between the 9:30 AM session or 10:30 AM session.

Disclaimer(s)

Adult must attend

For this session, child participants must be accompanied by an adult.

Drop in to this storytime

No advance signup is required. Just claim an entry ticket when you arrive on the day of the program. Tickets are free and available to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the program. 

Attendance is limited to children within the intended age range listed in the program description. Except for Preschool Storytime, siblings are also welcome. 

Questions? Please contact the Youth Desk at 224-543-1486 or email EarlyLearning@VAPLD.info

Cicada Celebration (Grades K-2)

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Annex Lawn at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Grades K-2 with an adult. Celebrate our summer insect friends by learning all about cicadas and what makes them unique. 

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Annex Lawn
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: STEM
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Grades K-2 with an adult. Celebrate our summer insect friends by learning all about cicadas and what makes them unique. 

Disclaimer(s)

Adult must attend

For this session, child participants must be accompanied by an adult.

This outdoor event takes place on the Annex Lawn

The Library Annex is located at 4 Indian Creek Road, behind the main library building. On the lawn behind it is the Library Learning Garden - a space for outdoor events at the library and enjoyment anytime.

Limited parking is available in the Library Annex lot. Enter from Indian Creek Road, off of Olde Half Day Road. Or park at the back of the main library parking lot and follow the signs to the Library Learning Garden.

Seating provided by the library is limited; please bring a blanket or chairs to ensure your comfort. Also recommended: hat, water bottle, sunscreen or bug spray. Portable restrooms are available.

📍 Map to Annex Lawn / Library Learning Garden

Cicada Celebration (Grades 3-5)

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Annex Lawn at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Elementary
Event Details:

Grades 3-5. Celebrate our summer insect friends by learning all about cicadas and what makes them unique. 

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Annex Lawn
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: STEM
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Grades 3-5. Celebrate our summer insect friends by learning all about cicadas and what makes them unique. 

Disclaimer(s)

This outdoor event takes place on the Annex Lawn

The Library Annex is located at 4 Indian Creek Road, behind the main library building. On the lawn behind it is the Library Learning Garden - a space for outdoor events at the library and enjoyment anytime.

Limited parking is available in the Library Annex lot. Enter from Indian Creek Road, off of Olde Half Day Road. Or park at the back of the main library parking lot and follow the signs to the Library Learning Garden.

Seating provided by the library is limited; please bring a blanket or chairs to ensure your comfort. Also recommended: hat, water bottle, sunscreen or bug spray. Portable restrooms are available.

📍 Map to Annex Lawn / Library Learning Garden

Early Learning

Wiggling Ones (9:30 am, Drop-in)

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Learning
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Wiggling Ones:

Ages 12-24 months. Add 30 minutes of joy to your week. Giggle, sing, and play along with your little one, other families, and Miss Julia. Please choose between the 9:30 AM sessi...

Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime / Early Learning

Wiggling Ones

Ages 12-24 months. Add 30 minutes of joy to your week. Giggle, sing, and play along with your little one, other families, and Miss Julia.

Please choose between the 9:30 AM session or 10:30 AM session.

Disclaimer(s)

Drop in to this storytime

No advance signup is required. Just claim an entry ticket when you arrive on the day of the program. Tickets are free and available to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the program. 

Attendance is limited to children within the intended age range listed in the program description. Except for Preschool Storytime, siblings are also welcome. 

Questions? Please contact the Youth Desk at 224-543-1486 or email EarlyLearning@VAPLD.info

Early Learning

Wiggling Ones (10:30 am, Drop-in)

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Learning
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Wiggling Ones:

Ages 12-24 months. Add 30 minutes of joy to your week. Giggle, sing, and play along with your little one, other families, and Miss Julia. Please choose between the 9:30 AM sessi...

Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime / Early Learning

Wiggling Ones

Ages 12-24 months. Add 30 minutes of joy to your week. Giggle, sing, and play along with your little one, other families, and Miss Julia.

Please choose between the 9:30 AM session or 10:30 AM session.

Disclaimer(s)

Drop in to this storytime

No advance signup is required. Just claim an entry ticket when you arrive on the day of the program. Tickets are free and available to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the program. 

Attendance is limited to children within the intended age range listed in the program description. Except for Preschool Storytime, siblings are also welcome. 

Questions? Please contact the Youth Desk at 224-543-1486 or email EarlyLearning@VAPLD.info

ELL

English Language Learners Conversation Group [Online]

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Online
Program Type:
ESL
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Practice your English conversation skills with a librarian and other non-native English speakers. This program is free and open to all adults. You must sign up. You are not requ...

Required
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ESL
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Practice your English conversation skills with a librarian and other non-native English speakers.

Disclaimer(s)

Zoom meeting

This event takes place on Zoom. Meeting format allows the group to interact with one another. Cameras are optional. After registration, you will receive an email with a link to join the event.

This program will not be recorded

This online program is only available as it happens. There will not be an archived version available to view after the event.

Photo of Temple Grandin, credit Rosalie Winard

Illinois Libraries Present: The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers with Dr. Temple Grandin

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

  Join us for a special event with Dr. Temple Grandin, one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. Dr. Grandin has been at the forefront of rese...

Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

 

Disclaimer(s)

Zoom webinar

This webinar takes place on Zoom. After registration, you will receive an email with a link to join the event using your computer, smartphone or tablet. Or you may choose to listen in (without video) from your telephone.

A portrait of Erica Reckamp, a white woman with long dark hair and glasses

Job Search AI [Online]

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online
Program Type:
Business, General Interest
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Log in on Zoom to hear Job Search Like a Pro's Erica Reckamp discuss how Artificial Intelligence is changing the world of hiring and recruitment. We will cover the pros a...

Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business, General Interest
Event Details:

Log in on Zoom to hear Job Search Like a Pro's Erica Reckamp discuss how Artificial Intelligence is changing the world of hiring and recruitment.

Disclaimer(s)

This program will not be recorded

This online program is only available as it happens. There will not be an archived version available to view after the event.

The Canva icon, with the name Canva written in white script on an ombre blue background that fades to dark

Canva for Sublimation Printing

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Youth Program Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Art / Craft, Technology
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn to use Canva to create designs for sublimation printing. This class covers: Creating a Canva account The Canva interface Removing backgrounds from photos Specific...

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art / Craft, Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Learn to use Canva to create designs for sublimation printing. This class covers:

Disclaimer(s)

Technology Training Resources

The library subscribes to services that offer courses in software, creative, and business skills. Click here to learn more.

Early Learning

Baby Rhyme Storytime (Drop-in)

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Learning
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

Ages 0-14 months. Literacy starts with the littlest ones! Grow your baby's brain with songs, rhymes, and books with Miss Kelsey. After storytime, connect with neighbors while your ...

Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime / Early Learning
Event Details:

Ages 0-14 months. Literacy starts with the littlest ones! Grow your baby's brain with songs, rhymes, and books with Miss Kelsey.

Disclaimer(s)

Drop in to this storytime

No advance signup is required. Just claim an entry ticket when you arrive on the day of the program. Tickets are free and available to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the program. 

Attendance is limited to children within the intended age range listed in the program description. Except for Preschool Storytime, siblings are also welcome. 

Questions? Please contact the Youth Desk at 224-543-1486 or email EarlyLearning@VAPLD.info