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Apr

Photography Basics

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult

Registration Required

Main Branch

Meeting Room AB

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 2

Description

Learn the basics aspects of photography - including shutter speed, aperture, and ISO - to help improve your images and give you more control of your camera. Registration required....

May

Sewing Skills Open Practice

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult, Seniors, Teens

Registration Required

Sewing Skills Open Practice

6:00pm - 7:30pm
May 1, 2018

Main Branch

Meeting Room A

Age Groups: Adult, Seniors, Teens

Program Type: Adult Programs, Craft Programs, Evening Programs, Family Programs, Teen Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 13

Description

Bring your machine and some fabric scraps or a project, and get practicing! Staff is here to guide you. Come ready to work, play, ask questions, and help others....

May

Writers Group

6:00pm - 7:45pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Description

New members always welcome - come discuss your writing with others....

May

Adulting 101: Managing To-Do Lists

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Age Group: Adult

Registration Required

Main Branch

Meeting Room A

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 16

Description

Have you heard of our Lynda database? There are different courses that you can choose to learn from. This Library program will teach you how to use it as well as show one of the courses. The course we will be showing is Managing To-Do Lists....

May

Senior Center Coffee and Treats

10:30am - 11:30am

Age Group: Seniors

Main Branch

Age Groups: Seniors

Program Type: Adult Programs

Description

Seniors 55+ are invited to join us for coffee and treats in our Senior Center, located upstairs in Adult Services. Talk with other older adults, and hear about other upcoming events at the library especially for seniors....

May

Fiber Arts

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Meeting Room A

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

May

Shingles and Tetanus - What do I need to know?

10:30am - 11:30am

Age Group: Adult, Seniors

Registration Required

Shingles and Tetanus - What do I need to know?

10:30am - 11:30am
May 8, 2018

Main Branch

Meeting Room AB

Age Groups: Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Adult Programs

Registration Required

Description

Join Brooke Gardner, PharmD from Jewel-Osco Pharmacy as she discusses the effect and prevention of Shingles and Tetanus (Did you know you can get Tetanus from playing in the dirt?) -We will discuss both disease states and answer frequently asked q...

May

Genealogy Club

6:00pm - 7:45pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Description

This group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 pm. Learn about using different online databases, breaking through “brick walls,” obtaining vital records, and documenting and organizing your family research....

May

Trivia Night at Beggars Pizza

7:15pm - 9:00pm

Age Group: Adult

Registration Required

Outreach

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 19

Description

Join us at Beggars Pizza (650 Maple Street, New Lenox, IL) and test your trivia skills with your friends! Register solo or as a team (maximum of 6 people per team) at the Library. All team members must be 18 or older....

May

Computer Club

11:00am - 12:00pm

Age Group: Adult, Seniors

Registration Required

Main Branch

Board Room

Age Groups: Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Adult Programs, Technology Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 13

Description

Practice your computer skills in an encouraging group setting with dedicated staff instruction. Bring your laptop or tablet with you; limited number of laptops on site. To reserve a library laptop (Mac or Windows), call 815-495-2605 ext....

May

Adult Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Board Room

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs, Book Discussion

Description

This member-run meets the second Wednesday of every month and reads a variety of titles, both fiction and non-fiction. Come discuss, share and enjoy the experience of reading with a group!...

May

New Life for Old Bags

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult, Seniors, Teens

New Life for Old Bags

5:30pm - 7:30pm
May 14, 2018

Main Branch

Meeting Room A

Age Groups: Adult, Seniors, Teens

Program Type: Adult Programs, Teen Programs

Description

Join the local NLOB chapter as we make mats for the homeless from plastic grocery bags. Feel free to bring your own bags. This is a great opportunity for teens, grades 7 -12, needing community service hours!...

May

Mystery Book Club

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs, Book Discussion

Description

Join our long-running book club as they discuss a different mystery each month! Stop upstairs at Adult Services to pick up a copy of the book at any time. ...

May

Adult Board Games Club

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Board Room

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs, Teen Programs

Description

Join this enthusiastic group for a game or two! From board games to card games and anything in between, there is something for the gamer in you! Typically, the group plays something from the eurogame genre....

May

Computer Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Age Group: Adult, Seniors

Registration Required

Main Branch

Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Adult Programs, Technology Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 15

Description

May

DIY Coasters

5:30pm - 7:00pm

Age Group: Adult

Registration Required

Main Branch

Meeting Room A

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs, Craft Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 14

Description

Have tables that you don’t want messed up due to water stains? Come out to the library and create your own coasters for your table! We will supply the tiles, paint and different types of decorations for the coasters....

May

Writers Group

6:00pm - 7:45pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Board Room

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Description

New members always welcome - come discuss your writing with others....

May

Scrabble Club

10:30am - 12:30pm

Age Group: Seniors

Main Branch

Age Groups: Seniors

Program Type: Adult Programs

Description

Join others and enjoy a pickup game of Scrabble at the library! Just bring yourself and we will provide the scrabble boards for your playing pleasure. ...

May

Quick Craft Nights

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult, Teens

Quick Craft Nights

5:30pm - 7:30pm
May 17, 2018

Main Branch

Age Groups: Adult, Teens

Program Type: Adult Programs, Craft Programs, Teen Programs, Tween Programs

Description

Love crafting, but short on time? Stop by our Quick Craft Station at Adult Services to make the craft of the month! Stop in any time between 5:30-7:30 pm to make yourself one of these cool crafts!...

May

Fiber Arts

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Meeting Room A

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Description

Join other knitters & crocheters in in informal exchange of ideas and information. Beginners are welcome....

May

After Hours Painting Party

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Age Group: Adult

Registration Required

Main Branch

Meeting Room AB

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs, Craft Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 0

Description

Grab a friend and come paint an original masterpiece. We provide the supplies; you bring the fun! Registration required....

May

Save Your Memories

6:00pm - 6:30pm

Age Group: Adult, Teens

Registration Required

Save Your Memories

6:00pm - 6:30pm
May 21, 2018

Main Branch

Digital Media Lab

Age Groups: Adult, Teens

Program Type: Adult Programs, Technology Programs, Teen Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 6

Description

VHS and camcorder tapes to DVD. Vinyl albums and cassette tapes to CDs. Old fading photographs scanned in and made new again. Super 8 & 8mm film digitized and shared with family far and near....

May

Movies & PJs

5:30pm - 7:15pm

Age Group: Adult, Teens

Registration Required

Main Branch

Meeting Room AB

Age Groups: Adult, Teens

Program Type: Adult Programs, Movies, Teen Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 30

Jun

Save Your Memories

6:00pm - 6:30pm

Age Group: Adult, Teens

Registration Required

Save Your Memories

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Jun 4, 2018

Main Branch

Digital Media Lab

Age Groups: Adult, Teens

Program Type: Adult Programs, Technology Programs, Teen Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 5

Description

VHS and camcorder tapes to DVD, vinyl albums and cassette tapes to CDs, old fading photographs scanned in and made new again. Home movies on film (Super 8 & 8mm) digitized and shared with family far and near....

Jun

Sewing Skills Open Practice

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult, Seniors, Teens

Registration Required

Sewing Skills Open Practice

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Jun 5, 2018

Main Branch

Digital Media Lab

Age Groups: Adult, Seniors, Teens

Program Type: Adult Programs, Craft Programs, Evening Programs, Family Programs, Teen Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 16

Description

Bring your machine and some fabric scraps or a project, and get practicing! Staff is here to guide you. Come ready to work, play, ask questions, and help others....

Jun

Writers Group

6:00pm - 7:45pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Description

New members always welcome - come discuss your writing with others....

Jun

Senior Center Coffee and Treats

10:30am - 11:30am

Age Group: Seniors

Main Branch

Age Groups: Seniors

Program Type: Adult Programs

Description

Jun

Fiber Arts

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Meeting Room A

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Jun

New Life for Old Bags

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult, Seniors, Teens

New Life for Old Bags

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Jun 11, 2018

Main Branch

Meeting Room AB

Age Groups: Adult, Seniors, Teens

Program Type: Adult Programs, Teen Programs

Description

Jun

Genealogy Club

6:00pm - 7:45pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Description

Jun

Computer Club

11:00am - 12:00pm

Age Group: Adult, Seniors

Registration Required

Main Branch

Board Room

Age Groups: Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Adult Programs, Technology Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 15

Description

Jun

Adulting 101: Writing a Resume Part 1

6:00pm - 7:15pm

Age Group: Adult

Registration Required

Main Branch

Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Description

Have you heard of our Lynda database? There are different courses that you can choose to learn from. This library program will teach you how to write a resume. The course we will be showing is Writing a Resume....

Jun

Adult Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Board Room

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs, Book Discussion

Description

This member-run meets the second Wednesday of every month and reads a variety of titles, both fiction and non-fiction. Come discuss, share and enjoy the experience of reading with a group!...

Jun

Mystery Book Club

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs, Book Discussion

Description

Join our long-running book club as they discuss a different mystery each month! Stop upstairs at Adult Services to pick up a copy of the book at any time. ...

Jun

Adult Board Games Club

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Board Room

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs, Teen Programs

Description

Jun

Computer Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Age Group: Adult, Seniors

Registration Required

Main Branch

Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Adult Programs, Technology Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 15

Description

Jun

Writers Group

6:00pm - 7:45pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Description

New members always welcome - come discuss your writing with others....

Jun

Fiber Arts

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Meeting Room A

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Description

Join other knitters & crocheters in in informal exchange of ideas and information. Beginners are welcome....

Jun

Crafting with the Cameo

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult, Teens

Registration Required

Crafting with the Cameo

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Jun 25, 2018

Main Branch

Digital Media Lab

Age Groups: Adult, Teens

Program Type: Adult Programs, Technology Programs, Teen Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 12

Description

Paper, vinyl, iron-ons and more: we’ll make a craft using the Silhouette Cameo electronic cutter. Registration required....

Jun

Movies & PJs

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult, Teens

Registration Required

Main Branch

Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Adult, Teens

Program Type: Adult Programs, Movies, Teen Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 50

Description

Reading Takes You Everywhere! The library will be showing Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle! Four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game’s jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose....

Jul

Save Your Memories

6:00pm - 6:30pm

Age Group: Adult, Teens

Registration Required

Save Your Memories

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Jul 2, 2018

Main Branch

Digital Media Lab

Age Groups: Adult, Teens

Program Type: Adult Programs, Technology Programs, Teen Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 5

Description

Jul

Sewing Skills Open Practice

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult, Seniors, Teens

Registration Required

Sewing Skills Open Practice

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Jul 3, 2018

Main Branch

Meeting Room A

Age Groups: Adult, Seniors, Teens

Program Type: Adult Programs, Craft Programs, Evening Programs, Family Programs, Teen Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 16

Description

Bring your machine and some fabric scraps or a project, and get practicing! Staff is here to guide you. Come ready to work, play, ask questions, and help others....

Jul

Writers Group

6:00pm - 7:45pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Description

New members always welcome - come discuss your writing with others....

Jul

Senior Center Coffee and Treats

10:30am - 11:30am

Age Group: Seniors

Main Branch

Age Groups: Seniors

Program Type: Adult Programs

Description

Jul

Fiber Arts

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Meeting Room A

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Jul

New Life for Old Bags

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult, Seniors, Teens

New Life for Old Bags

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Jul 9, 2018

Main Branch

Meeting Room AB

Age Groups: Adult, Seniors, Teens

Program Type: Adult Programs, Teen Programs

Description

Jul

Genealogy Club

6:00pm - 7:45pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Description

Jul

Computer Club

11:00am - 12:00pm

Age Group: Adult, Seniors

Registration Required

Main Branch

Board Room

Age Groups: Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Adult Programs, Technology Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 15

Description

Jul

Adulting 101: Writing a Resume

6:00pm - 7:15pm

Age Group: Adult

Registration Required

Main Branch

Meeting Room B

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Description

Jul

Adult Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Age Group: Adult

Main Branch

Board Room

Age Groups: Adult

Program Type: Adult Programs, Book Discussion

Description

This member-run meets the second Wednesday of every month and reads a variety of titles, both fiction and non-fiction. Come discuss, share and enjoy the experience of reading with a group!...

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