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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
07/05/2023 @ 9:00am - 07/31/2023 @ 9:00pm
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
07/05/2023 @ 9:00am - 07/31/2023 @ 9:00pm
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Library Branch:
Vernon Area Public Library
Room:
Lobby / Cafe
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Civics,
General Interest
Event Details:
It is estimated that nearly 85% of all clothing and textiles end up in landfills in the U.S. today. Over 32 billion pounds of clothing is thrown out every year. With those statistics in mind, SWALCO established and offers a community...
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This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
Aug
1
2023
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Vernon Area Public Library
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Program Type:
Art / Craft,
Storytime / Early Learning
Little Pages & Play Box
Subscribers: visit the drive-up window beginning today to pick your activity box and books for this month. The books have already been checked out to your library card.
Little Pages & Play Box is a subscription-based service for ages 0-2. A Vernon Area Public Library card is required.
Event Details:
Your August box includes supplies for a DIY maraca.
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This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
Aug
2
2023
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Vernon Area Public Library
Room:
Meeting Room
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Learning
Event Details:
Ages 0-14 months. Literacy starts with the littlest ones! Grow your baby's brain with songs, rhymes, and books with Miss Kelsey. After storytime, connect with local caregivers while your baby engages with educational toys and socializes with others.
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Disclaimer(s)
Drop in to this storytime
No advance signup is required. Just claim an entry ticket when you arrive on the day of the program. Tickets are free and available to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the program.
Attendance is limited to children within the intended age range listed in the program description. Except for Preschool Storytime, siblings are also welcome.
Questions? Please contact the Youth Desk at 224-543-1486 or email EarlyLearning@VAPLD.info
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.
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This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
Aug
3
2023
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Vernon Area Public Library
Room:
Youth Program Room
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Learning
Preschool Storytime
Ages 3-5 without an adult. Get ready for school with Miss Emily by practicing the language, listening, and pre-reading skills needed for kindergarten.
Children attend this storytime independently (while their adult remains in the library), giving them an opportunity to practice being in a classroom setting.
Please choose between the 9:30 AM session or 10:30 AM session.
Disclaimer(s)
Tickets are required for Preschool Storytime
Tickets are free and are available to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the program. Attendance is limited to children within the intended age range listed in the program description.
Questions? Please contact the Youth Desk at 224-543-1486 or email EarlyLearning@VAPLD.info
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.
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This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
Aug
3
2023
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Vernon Area Public Library
Room:
Youth Program Room
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Learning
Preschool Storytime
Ages 3-5 without an adult. Get ready for school with Miss Emily by practicing the language, listening, and pre-reading skills needed for kindergarten.
Children attend this storytime independently (while their adult remains in the library), giving them an opportunity to practice being in a classroom setting.
Please choose between the 9:30 AM session or 10:30 AM session.
Disclaimer(s)
Tickets are required for Preschool Storytime
Tickets are free and are available to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the program. Attendance is limited to children within the intended age range listed in the program description.
Questions? Please contact the Youth Desk at 224-543-1486 or email EarlyLearning@VAPLD.info
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.
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This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
Aug
4
2023
Fri
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Vernon Area Public Library
Room:
Meeting Room
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Program Type:
STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Ages 3-6 with and adult. This literature-based program encourages children and their adults to discover the world around them by engaging in hands-on science activities.
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Disclaimer(s)
Adult must attend
For this session, child participants must be accompanied by an adult.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
1
2023
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
ESL
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
11
Event Details:
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, but you must provide an email address. Yo...
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.
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This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
Aug
5
2023
Sat
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Vernon Area Public Library
Room:
Meeting Room
Age Group:
Early Childhood,
Elementary
Program Type:
Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
47
Event Details:
MOVED INDOORS!
Wendy and DB, the Grammy nominated children’s music duo, are back! Enjoy songs from their nominated album, Into the Little Blue House. Their original songs and upbeat lyrics with have you singing, dancing and ju...
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12 pm |
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jul
30
2023
Sun
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Vernon Area Public Library
Room:
Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
18
Event Details:
Games for Grownups is available in-person or online. Select your format below.
Join a game of chess, Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Crokinole, or other popular board games. Open to adults and high school students of all skill leve...
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
3
2023
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Vernon Area Public Library
Room:
Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
51
Event Details:
Photographer and sociologist David Schalliol photographed one hundred Chicago buildings destined to be demolished in 2012. Ten years later, he returned to document what had changed at each of those building sites. Tragically, he found empty lots...
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2 pm |
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Aug
1
2023
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Performance
Event Details:
Grades 5 and up.
This nationally acclaimed performance honors the world of Anne Frank and young people during the Holocaust. Bear witness to history and experience World War II through a dynamic combination of live theater and archival film footag...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Aug
1
2023
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Grades 5 and up. Register below
This nationally acclaimed performance honors the world of Anne Frank and young people during the Holocaust. Bear witness to history and experience World War II through a dynamic combination of live theater and archi...
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.
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This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
Aug
3
2023
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Vernon Area Public Library
Room:
Meeting Room
Age Group:
Elementary
Program Type:
Art / Craft
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
2
Event Details:
Grades K-2
Are you a lion, tiger or bear? Maybe you have wings of an eagle! Young artists will use chalk and oil pastels to reveal a self-portrait of their wilder side! Workshop led by local artist Terri Murphy.
All suppli...
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This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
1
2023
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Age Group:
Early Childhood,
Elementary,
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
General Interest
Event Details:
Visit our table at Buffalo Grove National Night Out at Willow Stream Park.
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Jul
31
2023
Mon
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Vernon Area Public Library
Room:
Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
General Interest
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
10
Event Details:
Similar to the board game, Clue, help solve the murder by guessing who did it, where they did it, and with what object. Register below. Email address required.
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This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
Aug
3
2023
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Vernon Area Public Library
Room:
Meeting Room
Age Group:
Elementary
Program Type:
Art / Craft
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
7
Event Details:
Grades 3-5
Are you a lion, tiger or bear? Maybe you have wings of an eagle! Young artists will use chalk and oil pastels to reveal a self-portrait of their wilder side! Workshop led by local artist Terri Murphy.
All suppli...
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
1
2023
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Performance
Event Details:
This nationally acclaimed performance honors the world of Anne Frank and young people during the Holocaust. Bear witness to history and experience World War II through a dynamic combination of live theater and archival film footage. Regist...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
1
2023
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
This nationally acclaimed performance honors the world of Anne Frank and young people during the Holocaust. Bear witness to history and experience World War II through a dynamic combination of live theater and archival film footage.
Pa...
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.
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This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Early Childhood" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
Aug
2
2023
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Age Group:
Early Childhood,
Elementary
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
40
Evening Stories with Miss Emily
Age 3 - grade 2. Put on pajamas and enjoy a bedtime story with Miss Emily.
This program is free and open to all. Sign up is required. Sign up online here, by telephone at 224-543-1485, or in person at any service desk in the library.
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.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Aug
3
2023
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Vernon Area Public Library
Room:
3D Printing: Hinges
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
8
Event Details:
3D printers can create working hinges that allow you to incorporate movement into your designs. Learn how to make prints that bend, flex, and move. Pre-requisites: Intro to 3D printing or commensurate experience, basic computer skills. Register below...
Disclaimer(s)
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.
Technology Training Resources
The library subscribes to services that offer courses in software, creative, and business skills. Click here to learn more.
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