This event is in the "Adults" group Games for Grown-ups 12:30pm–4:30pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Jan 11 2026 Sun Games for Grown-ups 12:30pm–4:30pm Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: General Interest Registration Required Event Details: Games for Grownups is available in-person or online. Select your format below.
This event is in the "Adults" group Author Spotlight: David Brooks, Op-ed Columnist for New York Times 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Jan 13 2026 Tue Author Spotlight: David Brooks, Op-ed Columnist for New York Times 1:00pm–2:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Civics, General Interest Event Details: Join us for a discussion with prominent cultural writer and bestselling author David Brooks on his book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply, in which he helps us pose essential questions: If you want Disclaimer(s) 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 A Brief and Surprisingly Interesting History of Brick Architecture in Chicago 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Jan 14 2026 Wed A Brief and Surprisingly Interesting History of Brick Architecture in Chicago 1:00pm–2:00pm Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: General Interest Registration Required Event Details: When Chicago rebuilt after the Great Fire, bricks shaped its architecture and style.
This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Seed Packing Social 1:00pm–3:00pm Teens, Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Jan 17 2026 Sat Seed Packing Social 1:00pm–3:00pm Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: General Interest Registration Required Event Details: The Seed Library will return in March 2026. Help us prep with a hands-on seed-packing party to get ready for a season of growing, sharing, and sustainability. Drop in as you can or come for the whole two hours. Disclaimer(s) Adult must attend For this session, child participants must be accompanied by an adult.
This event is in the "Elementary" group Lock Decoders (Grades 3-5) 4:30pm–5:45pm Elementary Registration Required This event is in the "Elementary" group Jan 14 2026 Wed Lock Decoders (Grades 3-5) 4:30pm–5:45pm Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Elementary Program Type: General Interest Registration Required Event Details: Grades 3-5. Use your detective skills and brain power to unlock as many locks as you can before time runs out. Follow the clues, solve the puzzles, and have fun!
This event is in the "Teens" group Lock Decoders (Grades 6-8) 7:00pm–8:15pm Teens Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Jan 14 2026 Wed Lock Decoders (Grades 6-8) 7:00pm–8:15pm Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: General Interest Registration Required Event Details: Grades 6-8. Use your detective skills and brain power to unlock as many locks as you can before time runs out. Follow the clues, solve the puzzles, and have fun!
