Upcoming Events

Learn to turn the summer’s bounty into delicious jams and tangy pickles and preserve them for the winter.

Design your own canvas tote bag or dish towel using fabric paint and fruits and vegetables with art instructor Shari Pontillo of Twisted Fiber Studios. Dress for the outdoors, the program is on the Annex Lawn. 

Design your own canvas tote bag or dish towel using fabric paint and fruits and vegetables with art instructor Shari Pontillo of Twisted Fiber Studios. Dress for the outdoors, the program is on the Annex Lawn. 

Find out how to avoid the chaos when you have no estate planning in place.

A pre-bid meeting to discuss the Library's Snow and Ice Management Services contract. A tour of the grounds will follow.

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

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

Old Town School teaching artists explore the origins of Bluegrass – a music that was developed by and for homesick southerners who migrated north in the early 20th century to find work.  Feature a live performance by musicians Coby Maddox and

Learn how to use Canva to create designs for sublimation printing (available in Open Makerspace classes). This class covers:

Visit the library's table at Buffalo Grove National Night Out at Willow Stream Park.

Hear from legislators and local entrepreneurs on solutions to the plastic pollution problem. 

FOR PRESCHOOL EDUCATORS

Let's Sing a Song with Alina Celeste & Mi Amigo Hamlet

Regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for the Vernon Area Public Library District.

Make cards using our die-cuts. Learn how to arrange layers and secure multi-dimensional cards, and use the library's supplies to create your own design.

Ages 18 & up.

Share work, meet fellow writers, get constructive feedback, and discuss the publishing business in this informal group. All writers welcome.

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.

For ages 21-39 only, please.

In your 20s or 30s and thirsting for intelligent conversation with excellent people? Meet for a book discussion at the Chatterbox of Long Grove with excellent people over adult beverages and delicious food.

This is part 1 of a 3-part series. Sign up separately.

Learn how to user the free design software TinkerCAD to create your own 3D Prints. This class covers: 

A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline in this taut and timely thriller that is part high-stakes heist, part radical exploration of the climate crisis.

Stop by to work on personalized gifts. We won't be teaching any new skills, but supplies will be available for sublimation printing and other crafts.

Ages 18 & up.

Informational meeting, registration, and placement testing for students who were enrolled in the ESL Class program last year. This registration is free and open to all returning students; no library card is required.

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 required to have a library card.