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Tranquil Tuesdays

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Main Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture & Travel, Health & Wellness, Social, Games & Entertainment
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Take some time for yourself at the library! Each Tranquil Tuesday will feature a variety of drop-in mindfulness and relaxation activities, coloring pages, calm music, a craft an...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture & Travel, Health & Wellness, Social, Games & Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Take some time for yourself at the library!

Being Imperfect with Erika Sánchez

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual (Live) at Online
Program Type:
Arts, Culture & Travel, Books, Authors & Writing, Illinois Libraries Present, Special Event, Special Presenters & Performers, Virtual
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

  Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Illinois Libraries Present and Erika Sánchez, award-winning author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. She will be joined in...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online
Room: Virtual (Live)
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture & Travel, Books, Authors & Writing, Illinois Libraries Present, Special Event, Special Presenters & Performers, Virtual
Event Details:

 

Family Puzzle Competition

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A at Main Branch
Program Type:
Social, Games & Entertainment, Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages, Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

On your mark, get set, PUZZLE! Come with your team of up to four friends or family members to show off your puzzle-solving skills in this fun competition. The top three teams th...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: All Ages, Kids, Tweens
Program Type: Social, Games & Entertainment, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

On your mark, get set, PUZZLE! Come with your team of up to four friends or family members to show off your puzzle-solving skills in this fun competition.

Business Book Club

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Conference Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Books, Authors & Writing, Community Group, Job & Career, Non-Library Group
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Business book club meets at the New Lenox Library the third Wednesday of every month from 9:30am-11am. Each month is a different book focused on building business, sales, leader...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Books, Authors & Writing, Community Group, Job & Career, Non-Library Group
Event Details:

Business book club meets at the New Lenox Library the third Wednesday of every month from 9:30am-11am.

Knit Happens!

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Studio at Main Branch
Program Type:
Crafts & Making
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, weaving, looming and other fiber arts projects for a social evening with other adults. Don't have anything in the works? Peek thro...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: The Studio
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Crafts & Making
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, weaving, looming and other fiber arts projects for a social evening with other adults. Don't have anything in the works?

Library at Trunk or Treat!

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Outreach
Program Type:
Outreach, Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Outreach, Special Event

Library at Big Bad Pumpkin Party!

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Outreach
Program Type:
Outreach, Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Outreach, Special Event

NEW! Sing-Along Favorites: Coco

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Main Branch
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
All Ages, Kids, Birth - Pre-K
Event Details:

Join us for a delightful afternoon of singing along to a children's favorite movie musical. Families attending are welcome to bring their own picnic blankets and snacks.  Chil...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: All Ages, Kids, Birth - Pre-K
Program Type: Movies
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Join us for a delightful afternoon of singing along to a children's favorite movie musical. Families attending are welcome to bring their own picnic blankets and snacks.  Children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

 

Pumpkin Lantern

Crafting with the Cameo: Paper Pumpkin Lanterns

Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Studio at Main Branch
Program Type:
Crafts & Making
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Crafting with the Cameo classes and do-it-yourself kits use the Silhouette Cameo to make a paper, vinyl, or heat transfer project. Just in time for the spooky season, this month...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: The Studio
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Crafts & Making
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Crafting with the Cameo classes and do-it-yourself kits use the Silhouette Cameo to make a paper, vinyl, or heat transfer project.

The Cozy

Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
The Studio at Main Branch
Program Type:
Community Group, Crafts & Making
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Introverts unite, quietly! This will be a low-key social group where talking isn't required and your presence is enough.  Every 4th Sunday of the month**, we'll put on calm...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: The Studio
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Community Group, Crafts & Making
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Introverts unite, quietly! This will be a low-key social group where talking isn't required and your presence is enough. 

Every 4th Sunday of the month**, we'll put on calm music, and provide a chilled-out atmosphere. 

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Ghouls & Golf

Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Entire Library at Main Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

How To Register Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include nam...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Entire Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

How To Register

Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include names of all participants).

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Ghouls & Golf

Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Entire Library at Main Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

How To Register Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include nam...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Entire Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

How To Register

Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include names of all participants).

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Ghouls & Golf

Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Entire Library at Main Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

How To Register Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include nam...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Entire Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

How To Register

Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include names of all participants).

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Ghouls & Golf

Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Entire Library at Main Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

How To Register Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include nam...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Entire Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 33
Event Details:

How To Register

Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include names of all participants).

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Ghouls & Golf

Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Entire Library at Main Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

How To Register Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include nam...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Entire Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 53
Event Details:

How To Register

Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include names of all participants).

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Ghouls & Golf

Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Entire Library at Main Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

How To Register Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include nam...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Entire Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

How To Register

Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include names of all participants).

Graphic with golf club and ball in foreground, haunted house and kids in costume in background with sunset

Ghouls & Golf

Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Entire Library at Main Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

How To Register Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include nam...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Entire Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 36
Event Details:

How To Register

Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include names of all participants).

Graphic with golf club and ball in foreground, haunted house and kids in costume in background with sunset

Ghouls & Golf

Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Entire Library at Main Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

How To Register Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include nam...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Entire Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 51
Event Details:

How To Register

Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include names of all participants).

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Ghouls & Golf

Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Entire Library at Main Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

How To Register Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include nam...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Entire Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

How To Register

Registration begins October 1. One representative of each group (or individual) must register to reserve your time slot (1-5 people per group, please include names of all participants).

Senior Coffee Breaks

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Main Branch
Program Type:
Education & Skills, Social, Games & Entertainment
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

Take your mid-morning break at the library with discussion, socializing, and, of course, plenty of coffee! Each coffee break will have a short talk or activity at 11:00 AM. SENI...

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Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Education & Skills, Social, Games & Entertainment
Event Details:

Take your mid-morning break at the library with discussion, socializing, and, of course, plenty of coffee! Each coffee break will have a short talk or activity at 11:00 AM.

SENIOR COFFEE WILL NOT MEET IN NOVEMBER.

Knit Happens!

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Studio at Main Branch
Program Type:
Crafts & Making
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, weaving, looming and other fiber arts projects for a social evening with other adults. Don't have anything in the works? Peek thro...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: The Studio
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Crafts & Making
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, weaving, looming and other fiber arts projects for a social evening with other adults. Don't have anything in the works?

Breakfast for Veterans

Friday, November 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Conference Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Preorder by November 1 for breakfast on Friday, November 8. In honor of Veterans Day, the Library wants to honor and thank the men and women who have served our country. Veteran...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Cooking & Food, Special Event
Event Details:

Preorder by November 1 for breakfast on Friday, November 8.

NEW! Sing-Along Favorites: Pocahontas

Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Main Branch
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
All Ages, Kids, Birth - Pre-K
Event Details:

Join us for a delightful afternoon of singing along to a children's favorite movie musical. Families attending are welcome to bring their own picnic blankets and snacks.  Chil...

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: All Ages, Kids, Birth - Pre-K
Program Type: Movies
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Join us for a delightful afternoon of singing along to a children's favorite movie musical. Families attending are welcome to bring their own picnic blankets and snacks.  Children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

 

Phone Basics with Tech Tutors

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Conference Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Computers & Technology, Education & Skills, Job & Career, Special Event
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

Learn to better navigate your smartphones and apps. Please register for a 30-minute time slot in advance to receive one-on-one assistance. **This series focuses on device use an...

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Education & Skills, Job & Career, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Learn to better navigate your smartphones and apps. Please register for a 30-minute time slot in advance to receive one-on-one assistance.