Upcoming Events

Chef Dave brings his 45 years of professional restaurant experience cutting, chopping, purchasing, blanching and grilling all kinds of veggies and is here to show you how to be a better chef!

In this "Goonies Style" escape room, participants will have 30 minutes to “travel” to the bottom of the ocean to find the missing treasure of Oceanika. Maximum 9 patrons per session. Register for only 1 session.

In this "Goonies Style" escape room, participants will have 30 minutes to “travel” to the bottom of the ocean to find the missing treasure of Oceanika. Maximum 9 patrons per session. Register for only 1 session.

In this "Goonies Style" escape room, participants will have 30 minutes to “travel” to the bottom of the ocean to find the missing treasure of Oceanika. Maximum 9 patrons per session. Register for only 1 session.

You’re not in trouble! Join us to sharpen your mind, learn something new, and discover some fun things you can do with the library’s online resources. Ever wondered how to start learning a new language?

Designed for those caring for a loved one with dementia. Come to relax, share, learn, and get connected to fellow caregivers and local experts. This class is exclusively for caregivers.

Designed for those caring for a loved one with dementia. Come to relax, share, learn, and get connected to fellow caregivers and local experts. This class is exclusively for caregivers.

An informal, mixed level group, guided by a teacher. Anyone with a basic working knowledge of English can join. Childcare is not available, but parents or caregivers may bring young children who can occupy themselves during the program

Introduction to podcasting and the basics of recording, publishing, and promoting your show. This program will provide insight into how to create a podcast that will reach people and eventually turn a profit.  

Love beach reads but have no time for the beach? Come to the Backyard! Join us every first Thursday of the month, this summer only, to talk about those books you’ve seen trending on your "for you" page. Adults 18+

In this hands-on class, learn how to use this graphic design program to make all kinds of fun projects: both print and digital.  

Registration is required.

Hear a representative from The Swim Advantage speak on the importance of being safe in and around water, specifically the drowning process and how to respond to incidents that may occur. No registration required. 

Though Billy has not released a new rock album in over 27 years, he remains one of the world’s most popular live performers.

An informal, mixed level group, guided by a teacher. Anyone with a basic working knowledge of English can join. Childcare is not available, but parents or caregivers may bring young children who can occupy themselves during the program

Learn how to create, edit, and share documents with Google's word processing program in this hands-on class.  

Registration is required.

We know our patrons love to read, but how about those of you who put the ink to paper as well? Join us for a drop-in session the first Tuesday of every month to read and discuss your work and the work of your fellow wordsmiths.

A social gathering for people living with Alzheimer's and related dementias and their care partners. Each session includes an activity and gives participants a chance to enjoy time together.

Author Melanie Holmes answers the question, "How well do you know your region/state?" As she discusses her new book, “100 Things to Do in Illinois Before You Die,” (part of Reedy Press' nationwide line of books), she presents hot spots in the arts

Outreach Services provides a browsing collection of large print books and audiovisual materials to residents of Alden Estates.

In this lecture-style class we will go over several technology trends at a very high level including AI, machine learning, fake news, big data, ransomware, and more.

Registration is required.