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Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ESL
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Practice your English conversation skills with a librarian and other non-native English speakers.

This event is in the "Adults" group
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Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Quiet Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art / Craft
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Connect with fellow yarn lovers in a friendly and creative space at the library. Share your projects, tips and stories with other knitters, crocheters, and needle crafters.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Writers' Support Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
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Share work, meet fellow writers, get constructive feedback, and discuss the publishing business in this informal group. All writers welcome.

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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 event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
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Join us for an exciting conversation with internationally acclaimed author Marjan Kamali as we delve into the timeless wonder of her New York Times bestselling novel, The Lion Women of Tehran 

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Online webinar

This event takes place online using a videoconferencing platform such as Zoom. After you sign up, you'll get an email with a link to join on your computer, phone, or tablet. You may also be able to call in by phone to listen without video.

This event is in the "Adults" group
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Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics
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Online only

Discuss chapter 3 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book. Facilitated by Gary Midkiff. 

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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 event is in the "Adults" group
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Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
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When a suicidal patient reveals that his gambling debt has him at the end of his rope, dedicated psychiatrist Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse) confronts Mike (Joe Mantegna), the con man who holds her patient’s markers.

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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 event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
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Join us for a timely conversation on AI, humanity, and the next steps towards building a better future with self-proclaimed “mad scientist” Dr.

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Online webinar

This event takes place online using a videoconferencing platform such as Zoom. After you sign up, you'll get an email with a link to join on your computer, phone, or tablet. You may also be able to call in by phone to listen without video.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Art Workshop: Pop-Up Wildflowers

4:30pm–6:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
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Create three beautiful pop-up spring wildflowers with paper engineer Shawn Sheehy. You'll assemble the structures and gain insights into paper engineering and paper sculpture. All levels are welcome.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Art Workshop: Pop-Up Wildflowers

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create three beautiful pop-up spring wildflowers with paper engineer Shawn Sheehy. You'll assemble the structures and gain insights into paper engineering and paper sculpture. All levels are welcome.

This event is in the "Adults" group
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Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
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Choose your own adventure by bringing a book or audiobook and read silently with other readers. From 6:30-7:30 pm, we will silently read. From 7:30-8:30 pm, chat with others or continue reading. The choice is yours!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Book Discussion with Judy Levin

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
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Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
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The Shred Sisters by Betsy Lerner. A wry and riveting debut novel about family, mental illness, and a hard-won path between two sisters.

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Masks are encouraged

Masks are strongly encouraged at all indoor library programs. Masks are available on your way in if you need one. We respect each person’s right to decide what is best for themselves and their family, and we ask everyone to treat their fellow attendees with kindness and respect for the choices they make.

This event is in the "Adults" group
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Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performance
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Blending the vibrant sounds of guitar, violin, and voices, this talented duo from Cielito Lindo, a Chicago-based family music group, infuses every performance with warmth, energy and emotion.

This event is in the "Adults" group
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Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art / Craft, Technology
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Use the library's tools to create unique earrings made out of polymer clay. All materials will be provided; no experience is necessary.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Games for Grown-ups

12:30pm–4:30pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
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Games for Grownups is available in-person or online. Select your format below.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Library Board Meeting

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Board Meetings
Event Details:

Regular meeting of the Board of Library Trustees (BOLT).

This event is in the "Adults" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ESL
Registration Required
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Practice your English conversation skills with a librarian and other non-native English speakers.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

What if the only thing standing between you and the seemingly impossible…was belief? This is the question posed by bestselling author Nir Eyal in his new work, Beyond Belief

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Online webinar

This event takes place online using a videoconferencing platform such as Zoom. After you sign up, you'll get an email with a link to join on your computer, phone, or tablet. You may also be able to call in by phone to listen without video.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business
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Walk in calm, clear, and in control. Interviews feel uncertain, and uncertainty creates anxiety. This workshop shows how focused preparation reduces both.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
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How did avocados move from being a regional Latin American staple to starring in Super Bowl ads and becoming a byword for wellness? Green Gold tells the remarkable story of the fruit's rise to prominence.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discuss The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl.

This event is free and open to all. Signup is required. Sign up online here, by telephone at 224-543-1485, or in person at the library.


 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Great Decisions Discussion Group

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics, Discussion
Registration Required
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In-person only

Discuss chapter 4 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book. Facilitated by Gary Midkiff. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Thirsty Thursdays: Books on Tap

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

In your 20s or 30s and thirsting for intelligent conversation with excellent people? Meet for a book discussion at Half Day Brewing of Lincolnshire with excellent people over adult beverages and delicious food.

Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Sunday and Monday of Memorial Day weekend.

Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Sunday and Monday of Memorial Day weekend.