This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 25 2024 Thu reIMAGINE the Library / Community Leaders Update 11:30am - 12:30pm This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 25 2024 Thu reIMAGINE the Library / Community Leaders Update 11:30am - 12:30pm Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Event Details: This update session is for leaders from local government, nonprofits, community groups, and engaged library patrons. Architects Antone Sgro and Erin Sanchez from RATIO Design return for a second round of public input, including an opportunit...
This event is in the "Teens" group. Apr 29 2024 Mon Rebecca Caudill Award Book Discussion 7:00pm - 8:00pm Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. Apr 29 2024 Mon Rebecca Caudill Award Book Discussion 7:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library Room: Youth Program Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 8 Event Details: Grades 6-8. Read and discuss Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros. Isaac and Marco already know sixth grade is going to change their lives. But it won’t change things at home—not without each other’s help. A copy of the book (yours to keep) is reserved ...
This event is in the "Adults" group. May 9 2024 Thu Book Discussion with Judy Levin (Online) 10:00am - 11:30am Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. May 9 2024 Thu Book Discussion with Judy Levin (Online) 10:00am - 11:30am Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 7 Event Details: Horse by Geraldine Brooks. A scientist from Australia and a Nigerian-American art historian become connected by their shared interest in a 19th century race horse, one studying its remains, the other uncovering the history of the Black horsemen ... 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 There will not be an archived version available to view after the event.
This event is in the "Adults" group. May 9 2024 Thu Writers' Support Group 6:30pm - 8:30pm This event is in the "Adults" group. May 9 2024 Thu Writers' Support Group 6:30pm - 8:30pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Event Details: Share work, meet fellow writers, get constructive feedback, and discuss the publishing business in this informal group. All writers welcome. RSVP on the Meetup page and to find more information. ... 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 event is in the "Adults" group. May 10 2024 Fri Great Decisions Discussion Group [Online] 1:00pm - 3:00pm Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. May 10 2024 Fri Great Decisions Discussion Group [Online] 1:00pm - 3:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 7 Event Details: Online only Join professor Gary Midkiff for a discussion of chapter 4 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book. Register one name per household. Registered individuals will receive instructions picking up the b... 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. May 15 2024 Wed Great Decisions Discussion Group 10:30am - 12:30pm Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. May 15 2024 Wed Great Decisions Discussion Group 10:30am - 12:30pm Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: In-person only Join professor Gary Midkiff for a discussion of chapter 2 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book. Register each person planning to attend. Registered individuals will receive instruct...
This event is in the "Adults" group. May 16 2024 Thu Thirsty Thursdays: Books on Tap 6:00pm - 8:00pm This event is in the "Adults" group. May 16 2024 Thu Thirsty Thursdays: Books on Tap 6:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Event Details: 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. Registra...
May 17 2024 Fri Opening 1 PM / Staff Training 8:00am - 1:00pm Closing May 17 2024 Fri Closing Opening 1 PM / Staff Training 8:00am - 1:00pm Branches: Vernon Area Public Library Description: The library will open at 1pm following a morning of staff training. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group. May 17 2024 Fri Reel Talk Movie Discussion 3:30pm - 4:30pm Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. May 17 2024 Fri Reel Talk Movie Discussion 3:30pm - 4:30pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 10 Event Details: Inspired by actual events, The Bling Ring tells the story of a group of fame-obsessed teenagers living in the suburbs of Los Angeles who use the internet to track celebrities, whereabouts in order to rob their empty homes. Ringleader Rebecca leads th... 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 event is in the "Adults" group. May 21 2024 Tue Novel Night Book Discussion 7:00pm - 8:15pm Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. May 21 2024 Tue Novel Night Book Discussion 7:00pm - 8:15pm Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library Room: Youth Program Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman For lovers of Meg Wolitzer, Maria Semple, and Jenny Offill comes this raucous, poignant celebration of life, love, and friendship at its imperfect and radiant best. Sign up (req...
May 26 - 27 2024 CLOSED - Memorial Day All Day 5/26 - 5/27 Closing May 26 - 27 2024 Closing CLOSED - Memorial Day All Day 5/26 - 5/27 Branches: Vernon Area Public Library Description: The library is closed Sunday and Monday in observance of Memorial Day. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group. Jun 10 2024 Mon Rebecca Caudill Award Book Discussion 7:00pm - 8:00pm Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. Jun 10 2024 Mon Rebecca Caudill Award Book Discussion 7:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library Room: Youth Program Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 20 Event Details: Grades 6-8. Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibbs. A copy of the book (yours to keep) is reserved when you register. Pick up your copy of the book at the Youth Desk. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 13 2024 Thu Book Discussion with Judy Levin (Online) 10:00am - 11:30am Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 13 2024 Thu Book Discussion with Judy Levin (Online) 10:00am - 11:30am Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 30 Event Details: Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark. A retiring children’s book author looking to secure her legacy tries to get the beautiful Maine coast where her novels are set donated to a trust, but must first convince the shareholders, one of which is ... 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.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 13 2024 Thu Writers' Support Group 6:30pm - 8:30pm This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 13 2024 Thu Writers' Support Group 6:30pm - 8:30pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Event Details: Share work, meet fellow writers, get constructive feedback, and discuss the publishing business in this informal group. All writers welcome. RSVP on the Meetup page and to find more information. ... 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 event is in the "Teens" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Off the Page: A Teen Book Club 7:00pm - 8:15pm Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Off the Page: A Teen Book Club 7:00pm - 8:15pm Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Teens Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 15 Off the Page Teen Book Club Grades 8-12. Love to read? Meet at Culver's and add your voice to the banter while enjoying frozen custard - the library's treat! This discussion group is free and open to all. Signup is required. Sign up online here, by telephone at 224-543-1486, or in person at the Youth Desk in the library. Event Details: Join in a discussion of A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tehereh Mafi. This program is free and open to all. A print copy of this month's book (yours to keep) is reserved for you when you register. Pick up your copy of the book at the Yout...
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 19 2024 Wed World Language Movie Discussion: Embrace of the Serpent 7:00pm - 8:00pm Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 19 2024 Wed World Language Movie Discussion: Embrace of the Serpent 7:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 14 Event Details: The film centers on Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and the last survivor of his people, and the two scientists who, over the course of 40 years, build a friendship with him. The film was inspired by the real-life journals of two explorers (Theodor K... 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.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu Thirsty Thursdays: Books on Tap 6:00pm - 8:00pm This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu Thirsty Thursdays: Books on Tap 6:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Event Details: 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. Registra...
Jul 4 2024 Thu CLOSED - Independence Day All Day Closing Jul 4 2024 Thu Closing CLOSED - Independence Day All Day Branches: Vernon Area Public Library
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 11 2024 Thu Book Discussion with Judy Levin (Online) 10:00am - 11:30am Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 11 2024 Thu Book Discussion with Judy Levin (Online) 10:00am - 11:30am Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 30 Event Details: The Trackers by Charles Frazier. Commissioned to create a mural representing Dawes, Wyoming, for their new Post Office, Val Welch, a painter in Depression-era America, stays with a wealthy art lover, his wife and a mysterious elder cowboy w... 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.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 11 2024 Thu Writers' Support Group 6:30pm - 8:30pm This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 11 2024 Thu Writers' Support Group 6:30pm - 8:30pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Event Details: Share work, meet fellow writers, get constructive feedback, and discuss the publishing business in this informal group. All writers welcome. RSVP on the Meetup page and to find more information. ... 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 event is in the "Teens" group. Jul 15 2024 Mon Off the Page: A Teen Book Club 7:00pm - 8:15pm Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. Jul 15 2024 Mon Off the Page: A Teen Book Club 7:00pm - 8:15pm Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Teens Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 15 Event Details: Grades 8-12. Love to read? Meet at Culver's and add your voice to the banter while enjoying frozen custard - the library's treat! Join in a discussion of Star Splitter by Matthew J. Kirby. This program is free and open to all. A print copy of...
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 16 2024 Tue Novel Night Book Discussion 7:00pm - 8:15pm Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 16 2024 Tue Novel Night Book Discussion 7:00pm - 8:15pm Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library Room: Youth Program Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 22 Event Details: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams Aleisha is a bright but anxious teenager working at the local library for the summer when she discovers a crumpled-up piece of paper in the back of To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s a list of novels that s...
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 18 2024 Thu Thirsty Thursdays: Books on Tap 6:00pm - 8:00pm This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 18 2024 Thu Thirsty Thursdays: Books on Tap 6:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Event Details: 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. Registra...
This event is in the "Elementary" group. Jul 25 2024 Thu Bluestem Award Book Discussion 7:00pm - 8:00pm Registration This event is in the "Elementary" group. Jul 25 2024 Thu Bluestem Award Book Discussion 7:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Elementary Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 20 Event Details: Grades 3-5 with an adult. This parent and child book group will discuss The Magical Imperfect by Chris Baron. Pick up a copy of the book (yours to keep) at the Youth Desk. ... Disclaimer(s) Adult must attend For this session, child participants must be accompanied by an adult.
