Education: Classes, Workshops, and Lectures
Pauline Kennedy Gardening Lectures
Please sign up for our gardening programs at the Checkout Desk.
Filling Your Garden's Color Gaps
Saturday, March 29, 10:30 a.m.
Every gardener aspires to season-long color. Amy Reynolds returns to help you identify the gaps in your landscape's palette, and introduce long-blooming annuals, perennials, and flowering trees and shrubs to enhance your garden's beauty.
Victory Gardens
Wednesday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.
There were two periods in American history when vegetable gardens received great publicity. From 1917 to 1919 and from 1942 to 1946, posters, newspaper and magazine articles, cartoons, radio shows, clubs and community programs celebrated the contributions of the humble vegetable patch to the war effort. Discover a little history and the very ornamental aspects of The Victory Garden. Gardening writer Nina Koziol will offer plenty of ideas for designing and planting this year's flower and vegetable gardens.
Hooked on Hosta
Wednesday, May 28, 7:30 p.m.
Laurie Skrzenta, hosta specialist and owner of Laurie's Landscape, will discuss hosta varieties and their flowers; their growth, propagation, and division; and slug damage and control in a slide presentation. There will be time for questions.
Elmer Kennedy History Lectures
Please sign up for our history programs at the Checkout Desk.
Notable Women of American Song
Monday, March 17, 7:30 p.m.
Women have made significant contributions to the performance, composition and inspiration of American song. Covering everyone from Judy Garland and "Rosie the Riveter" to the prolific blind hymn writer Fanny Crosby, the History Singers blend fascinating information on women and the beautiful songs they made famous. Please register at our Circulation Desk.
The Wartime Chicago Cubs and the Pennant of 1945
Tuesday, March 18, 7:30 p.m.
Did you know that Chicago Cub's owner Philip K. Wrigley bought stadium lights in 1941 but then donated them to the war effort? It was just the first of many war-related changes for the team. Come hear author Charles Billington discuss his book Wrigley Field's Last World Series: The Wartime Chicago Cubs and the Pennant of 1945. This Elmer Kennedy History Program will also be a part of the 2008 Big Read, our area-wide celebration of books and libraries
Western Springs Historical Society Presents:
Cobbler, Cobbler, Mend My Shoe .
Tuesday, March 11, 7:30 p.m.
August Ekdahl came to Western Springs in 1886 to open a cobbler shop. He was an ordinary citizen who was a part of the development of Western Springs. Come learn about early life in the town, through the eyes of the first shoe storeowner. This slide presentation and discussion by members of the Western Springs Historical Society is free to the public. Please register by calling the Library at 246-0520.
Beginning Internet Classes
Tuesday, March 4, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, April 1, 7 p.m.
Our beginning Internet class is designed for people with little or no experience using the Internet. In a single 50-minute class, adult services librarian Rick Roche will introduce you to basic procedures and give you an idea of the usefulness of the World Wide Web. Classes are small for hands-on experience. Sign up at the Checkout Desk.
