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Great Decisions Discussion Group [Online]

Friday, August 9, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Online
Program Type:
Civics
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Online only Join professor Gary Midkiff for a discussion of chapter 5 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book.  Register one name per household...

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

Online only

Join professor Gary Midkiff for a discussion of chapter 5 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book. 

Register one name per household.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Great Decisions Discussion Group

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Civics, Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In-person only Join professor Gary Midkiff for a discussion of chapter 5 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book. Register each person planning to a...

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

In-person only

Join professor Gary Midkiff for a discussion of chapter 5 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book.

Register each person planning to attend. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Election Literacy 2024: Psychology Behind Political Decisions and Current Affairs

Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Civics
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn how social psychology will impact voters’ decisions in the upcoming election with our library’s own Political Scientist in Residence. Explore this new perspective, as well as...

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics
Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

Learn how social psychology will impact voters’ decisions in the upcoming election with our library’s own Political Scientist in Residence.

CLOSED - Labor Day

All Day 9/1 - 9/2
Vernon Area Public Library

The library is closed in observance of Labor Day and will reopen on Tuesday.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed in observance of Labor Day and will reopen on Tuesday.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Great Decisions Discussion Group [Online]

Friday, September 13, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Online
Program Type:
Civics
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Online only Professor Gary Midkiff discusses chapter 6 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book.  Register one name per household. Registered...

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

Online only

Professor Gary Midkiff discusses chapter 6 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book. 

Register one name per household.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Great Decisions Discussion Group

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Civics, Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In-person only Professor Gary Midkiff discusses chapter 6 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book. Register each person planning to attend.  ...

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics, Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

In-person only

Professor Gary Midkiff discusses chapter 6 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book.

Register each person planning to attend. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In & What We Can Do About It (Online)

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online
Program Type:
Civics
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn how to recognize mis/disinformation to avoid spreading it unwittingly. Professor Dan Simons, co-author of Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do About It,...

Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics
Event Details:

Learn how to recognize mis/disinformation to avoid spreading it unwittingly.

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Election Literacy 2024: Election Integrity & Current Affairs

Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Civics
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Meet our Political Scientist in Residence during her final lecture of this election year. Examine the policies that safeguard our elections and ensures that every vote counts with ...

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Civics
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Meet our Political Scientist in Residence during her final lecture of this election year.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Election Literacy 2024: Election Trivia and Conversation for Stevenson Students

Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Civics
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Test your knowledge of the upcoming election in a trivia-style challenge with the library's Political Scientist in Residence, Professor Alexandra Filindra, associate professor of P...

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Civics
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Test your knowledge of the upcoming election in a trivia-style challenge with the library's Political Scientist in Residence, Professor Alexandra Filindra, associate professor of Political Science and Psychology at the University of Illinois Chica

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Great Decisions Discussion Group [Online]

Friday, October 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Online
Program Type:
Civics
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Online only Professor Gary Midkiff discusses chapter 7 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book.  Register one name per household. Registered...

Required
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Online only

Professor Gary Midkiff discusses chapter 7 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book. 

Register one name per household.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Great Decisions Discussion Group

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Civics, Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In-person only Professor Gary Midkiff discusses chapter 7 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book. Register each person planning to attend.  ...

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics, Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

In-person only

Professor Gary Midkiff discusses chapter 7 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book.

Register each person planning to attend. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Election Literacy 2024: Virtual Town Hall with Political Scientist in Residence

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online
Program Type:
Civics
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Bring your election questions to this virtual town hall with the library's Political Scientist in Residence, Professor Alexandra Filindra. Submit your question in advance here...

Required
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Bring your election questions to this virtual town hall with the library's Political Scientist in Residence, Professor Alexandra Filindra. Submit your question in advance here,

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Great Decisions Discussion Group [Online]

Friday, November 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Online
Program Type:
Civics
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Online only Professor Gary Midkiff discusses chapter 8 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book.  Register one name per household. Registered...

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

Online only

Professor Gary Midkiff discusses chapter 8 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book. 

Register one name per household.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Great Decisions Discussion Group

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Civics, Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In-person only Join professor Gary Midkiff for a discussion of chapter 8 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book. Register each person planning to a...

Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics, Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

In-person only

Join professor Gary Midkiff for a discussion of chapter 8 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book.

Register each person planning to attend. 

CLOSING 5PM - Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Vernon Area Public Library

The library closes at 5 PM today as we head into the Thanksgiving holiday.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library closes at 5 PM today as we head into the Thanksgiving holiday.

CLOSED - Thanksgiving

All Day
Vernon Area Public Library

The library is closed today in observance of Thanksgiving.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed today in observance of Thanksgiving.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Vernon Area Public Library

The library is closed and will reopen December 26.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed and will reopen December 26.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Vernon Area Public Library

The library is closed and will reopen December 26.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed and will reopen December 26.

CLOSED - New Year's Eve

All Day
Vernon Area Public Library

The library is closed for the holiday and will reopen January 2.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed for the holiday and will reopen January 2.

CLOSED - New Years Day

All Day
Vernon Area Public Library

The library is closed on January 1 and will reopen on January 2.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on January 1 and will reopen on January 2.