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Games for Grown-ups

12:30pm - 4:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

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

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

This program is available in-person or on Zoom

At this One Book One Community finale event, novelist Parini Shroff shares her inspiration behind this year's selection, The Bandit Queens.  

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

Job loss is a top ten life stressor. How do you rebound?

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 "Elementary" group.

K9 Reading Buddies

6:15pm - 7:15pm
Elementary
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Grades 1-5. A trained therapy dog listens patiently while your grade school student reads aloud, helping build confidence and encourage reading.

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

National Humanities Medal winner and bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan joins us to share on her body of work and reflect on the wonder of slowing down and savoring the quiet moments.

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.

Prom Dress Collection

All Day 2/22 - 3/23
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Lobby / Cafe
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Drop off new or almost-new formal wear and accessories and help local young women attend their Prom in style. In partnership with Zengeler Cleaners and Mothers Trust Foundation of Lake County.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 38
Event Details:

What does the American Dream mean to you? What does it mean to belong? A stellar panel of storytellers share their firsthand experiences as immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, descendants, or allies.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Memory Café - Buffalo Grove

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Connect monthly with other individuals with memory loss and their caregivers for activities and socialization. 

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Frog Lady & Friends

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Elementary
Registration
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Grades K-5 with an adult. A library favorite! The Frog Lady brings her frogs and friends to the library. Learn more about her favorite amphibians and reptiles and see them up close.

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Adult must attend

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

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

Get an inside look at the space industry with Illinois’ own Coralie Adam. She’ll be joined in conversation by Renae Kerrigan, Curator of Science and Director of the Dome Planetarium at Peoria Riverfront Museum.

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.
Registration
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 49
Event Details:

Nonprofit volunteers and professionals: you are invited to this quarterly meetup presented by Vernon Area Public Library, GiveNKind, and The Lake County Community Foundation.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Games for Grown-ups

12:30pm - 4:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Easy Vegan Dinners

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 61
Event Details:

Do you want to eat more healthfully and sustainably? Cookbook author and culinary instructor Emily Paster shares her best tips for making easy, accessible and satisfying vegan meals.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Service Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30

Teen Service Club

Meet new people, participate in a variety of community-service projects and earn volunteer service hours.

This teen volunteer program is offered several times a quarter: no library card required; no application or training; volunteer when it fits your schedule. Do what you can, when you can, and you'll make a positive difference in the world. 

This program is free and open to teens in grades 7-12. Signup is required. Sign up online here, by telephone at 224-543-1486, or in person at the Youth Desk in the library.

This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Elementary, Teens
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30

Cook Along with Chef Kristyn

Add some fun to Friday night. Log in from your kitchen and cook along live over Zoom using recipes you receive in advance.

Event Details:

Grades K-8.  Break out your green and get ready for some fun Leprechaun treats as we celebrate the luck of the Irish.

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.

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

Volunteer Fair

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Looking for opportunities to give back to the community? Connect with representatives from a variety of nonprofits and local municipal offices and learn what's available in the area.

Disclaimer(s)

No signup required

No signup required. 

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

K9 Reading Buddies

6:15pm - 7:15pm
Elementary
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Grades 1-5.

A trained therapy dog listens patiently while your grade school student reads aloud, helping build confidence and encourage reading.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Prepare your Garden for Spring

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 79
Event Details:

Learn how to prepare your garden for spring  - and the essentials of proper pruning - with Amy Powers, a professional garden coach dedicated to creating sustainable, beautiful, and low-maintenance landscapes. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Games for Grown-ups

12:30pm - 4:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Frank Lloyd Wright & Nature

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 59
Event Details:

Explore how Frank Lloyd Wright integrated nature and innovative design in his architecture through a vision to reconnect his industrialized, increasingly isolated contemporaries with the natural world’s essential truths.

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Chess Challenge Meetup (Grades 2-4)

4:30pm - 5:45pm
Elementary
Registration
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Challenge a friend to a game of chess! Test your knowledge, sharpen your skills, and meet new friends.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Challenge a friend to a game of chess! Test your knowledge, sharpen your skills, and meet new friends.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Memory Café - Buffalo Grove

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Connect monthly with other individuals with memory loss and their caregivers for activities and socialization. 

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

Kid Market Sale Day

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Elementary, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary, Teens, Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Shop local! Browse and purchase homemade goods from this year's cohort of entrepreneurs in grades 2-8. The Kid Market sale day is their opportunity to put their junior B-school lessons into practice.

Disclaimer(s)

No signup required

No signup required.