This event is in the "All Ages" group. Nov 2 2024 Sat Friends of the Library Farewell Book Sale 8:00am - 2:00pm All Ages This event is in the "All Ages" group. Nov 2 2024 Sat Friends of the Library Farewell Book Sale 8:00am - 2:00pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Community Events Event Details: This fall, we’re saying goodbye to the Western Springs Library Friends.
This event is in the "All Ages" group. Nov 3 2024 Sun Friends of the Library Farewell Book Sale 8:00am - 2:00pm All Ages This event is in the "All Ages" group. Nov 3 2024 Sun Friends of the Library Farewell Book Sale 8:00am - 2:00pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Community Events Event Details: This fall, we’re saying goodbye to the Western Springs Library Friends.
This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Nov 6 2024 Wed Building on a Dream 4:30pm - 5:15pm Children, Families Registration This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Nov 6 2024 Wed Building on a Dream 4:30pm - 5:15pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Children, Families Program Type: Performers, STEAM Registration Required Seats Remaining: 7 Event Details: Combining audience participation and humor, Steve Belliveau will present Getting Excited About Science.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 6 2024 Wed History of Coffee 7:00pm - 8:30pm Adult Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 6 2024 Wed History of Coffee 7:00pm - 8:30pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentations Registration Required Seats Remaining: 20 Event Details: Join us for a tasty and informative program about the history and science of coffee with Brian Moskalik, owner and roaster of Krema Coffee House.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 6 2024 Wed Book Discussion Group Foster and Small Things Like These 7:30pm - 9:00pm Adult This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 6 2024 Wed Book Discussion Group Foster and Small Things Like These 7:30pm - 9:00pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Board Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Discussion Event Details: Foster and Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (2 short books by same author)
This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 7 2024 Thu Knitting Circle 1:00pm - 3:30pm Adult This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 7 2024 Thu Knitting Circle 1:00pm - 3:30pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Board Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs & Groups Knitting Circle No charge, no registration: all knitters and crafters are welcome for conversation and inspiration.
This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Nov 7 2024 Thu LEGO Inventors 4:30pm - 5:15pm Children, Families Registration This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Families" group. Nov 7 2024 Thu LEGO Inventors 4:30pm - 5:15pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Children, Families Program Type: Clubs & Groups, Hands On, STEAM Registration Required Seats Remaining: 3 Event Details: Bring your ideas and imagination to the library to create a model invention that we will put on display! LEGOs will be provided by the library for this program.
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group. Nov 7 2024 Thu Tween Book Club 7:00pm - 8:00pm Teen & Tween Registration This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group. Nov 7 2024 Thu Tween Book Club 7:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Teen & Tween Program Type: Book Discussion, Clubs & Groups, Hands On Registration Required Seats Remaining: 6 Event Details: Join us for the first meeting of the Tween Book Club! We will read and discuss "Lasagna Means I Love You" by Kate O'Shaughnessy. Extra copies are available two months before the discussion.
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group. Nov 8 2024 Fri Nintendo Switch: Mario Kart Tournament 3:45pm - 4:45pm Teen & Tween Registration This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group. Nov 8 2024 Fri Nintendo Switch: Mario Kart Tournament 3:45pm - 4:45pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Teen & Tween Program Type: Hands On, STEAM, Technology Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group. Nov 11 2024 Mon Mod Podge Mosaic 3:45pm - 4:45pm Teen & Tween Registration This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group. Nov 11 2024 Mon Mod Podge Mosaic 3:45pm - 4:45pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Teen & Tween Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hands On, STEAM Registration Required Seats Remaining: 6 Event Details: Put together a beautiful image out of cut glass and mod podge!
This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 12 2024 Tue Investment Discussion Group 7:15pm - 8:45pm Adult This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 12 2024 Tue Investment Discussion Group 7:15pm - 8:45pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Clubs & Groups Investment Discussion Group Local amateur investors meet to discuss trends in investing. For more information, contact George Rotter at gfrotter@yahoo.com.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 14 2024 Thu Film Discussion: American Fiction (2023) 6:00pm - 8:30pm Adult Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 14 2024 Thu Film Discussion: American Fiction (2023) 6:00pm - 8:30pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Movies Registration Required Seats Remaining: 27 Event Details: A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 14 2024 Thu Western Springs Writers' Society 7:00pm - 8:30pm Teen & Tween, Adult This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 14 2024 Thu Western Springs Writers' Society 7:00pm - 8:30pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Board Room Age Group: Teen & Tween, Adult Program Type: Clubs & Groups Event Details: Have a writing itch? The Western Springs Writers' Society welcomes all writers from the community to discuss and hone their craft with other local writers. Whether this is your career or hobby, writers of all levels and genres are invited.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 18 2024 Mon DIY Cork Board 7:00pm - 8:30pm Adult Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 18 2024 Mon DIY Cork Board 7:00pm - 8:30pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Hands On Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Upcycle old wine corks in this craft where we’ll make individual bulletin boards. All supplies provided.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 19 2024 Tue Ruth Handler: The Story Behind Barbie 1:30pm - 2:30pm Adult Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 19 2024 Tue Ruth Handler: The Story Behind Barbie 1:30pm - 2:30pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentations Registration Required Seats Remaining: 33 Event Details: Step back in time to 1994, the 35th anniversary of Mattel’s best-selling doll Barbie, with storyteller Lynn Rymarz as she portrays Ruth Handler, the creator of Barbie.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 20 2024 Wed Additional Date: Mah Jongg Practice Play 2:00pm - 3:30pm Adult Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 20 2024 Wed Additional Date: Mah Jongg Practice Play 2:00pm - 3:30pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Reading Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Clubs & Groups, Hands On Registration Required Seats Remaining: 6 Event Details: Just starting out with American Mah Jongg? Join us for practice play where we’ll guide you through setting up the game, dealing and playing rounds. Game sets and cards will be available for all participants to use. Registration will open on Oct.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 20 2024 Wed Classroom Kitchen: Holiday Brunch 6:30pm - 8:00pm Adult Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 20 2024 Wed Classroom Kitchen: Holiday Brunch 6:30pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Virtual Programming #2 Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentations Registration Required Seats Remaining: 24 Event Details: This is a virtual class led by Kristyn Slick. A recording will be emailed to all registrants after the program. Even if you are unable to attend the live event, please register if you would like to receive the recording.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 20 2024 Wed Holiday Tips & Tricks with Chef Art Smith 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adult This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 20 2024 Wed Holiday Tips & Tricks with Chef Art Smith 7:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Virtual Programming Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentations Event Details: Register here for this virtual event: https://bit.ly/ILP_ArtSmith
This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 21 2024 Thu Knitting Circle 1:00pm - 3:30pm Adult This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 21 2024 Thu Knitting Circle 1:00pm - 3:30pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Board Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs & Groups Knitting Circle No charge, no registration: all knitters and crafters are welcome for conversation and inspiration.
This event is in the "Children" group. Nov 21 2024 Thu Thanksgiving Turkey Craft 4:00pm - 4:30pm Children Registration This event is in the "Children" group. Nov 21 2024 Thu Thanksgiving Turkey Craft 4:00pm - 4:30pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Gobble Gobble! Participants will be turning their handprints into turkeys! We provide the supplies, you make the art, and we will clean up the mess while you leave with your creation.
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group. Nov 21 2024 Thu Teen Board 7:00pm - 8:00pm Teen & Tween This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group. Nov 21 2024 Thu Teen Board 7:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Teen/Tween Room Age Group: Teen & Tween Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs & Groups, Hands On, Library Boards Event Details: Teen Board can be a great way to earn volunteer hours! If you have ideas for how the library can better serve teens and tweens, come join us!
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group. Nov 26 2024 Tue Hand Sewn Handwarmers Kit All Day Teen & Tween This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group. Nov 26 2024 Tue Hand Sewn Handwarmers Kit All Day Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Teen/Tween Room Age Group: Teen & Tween Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hands On, STEAM Event Details: Prepare for the colder weather by sewing some reusable leaf shaped hand warmers! No sewing experience necessary. Available in the Teen Room while supplies last.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 26 2024 Tue Spice of the Month Club: Rosemary All Day Adult This event is in the "Adult" group. Nov 26 2024 Tue Spice of the Month Club: Rosemary All Day Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Adult Services Department Age Group: Adult Program Type: Hands On Event Details: Interested in trying new recipes or experimenting with different spices? Stop by each month to pick up a Spice of the Month kit!
Nov 26 2024 Tue Board Rm: Library Board of Trustees 7:00pm - 8:45pm Nov 26 2024 Tue Board Rm: Library Board of Trustees 7:00pm - 8:45pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Board Room