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Youth Program Room

READ and PLAY with your favorite baby or toddler! Reading, singing, talking and playing with your baby from the beginning is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s…

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Youth Program Room

READ and PLAY together with children under age 5! Engaging with books, songs and playful experiences all help children develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills​ and…

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Storytime at Hawthorne
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Community Room

READ and PLAY together with children 5 & under! Stories, songs, and rhymes for about 20 minutes, followed by playtime and an art project. 

Engaging with books, songs, and playful…

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Youth Program Room

READ and PLAY with your favorite baby! Reading, singing, talking, and playing with your baby from the beginning is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s brain even…

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Community Room Combined

Join artist Amy Mietzel for hands-on art activities inspired by picture books! We'll start by doing a read-aloud of the book - then create art using unique materials and fun supplies. Additional…

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Community Room

Join the Alicia Ashman book club for lively, thoughtful discussions every first Thursday of the month (excluding December). Everyone is welcome and books are available at the Checkout Desk week of…

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Community Room - Fireplace Side

Join us for a book group discussion of "The Coworker" by Frieda McFadden. Books are available at the library. New members always welcome!

"Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone at work…

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Community Room

Come for a short storytime filled with rhymes, songs and bounces designed especially for little ones. Then stay to play and connect with other caregivers and babies.

Recommended ages…

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Youth Program Room

READ and PLAY with your favorite baby or toddler! Reading, singing, talking and playing with your baby from the beginning is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s…

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Youth Program Room

READ and PLAY together with children under age 5! Engaging with books, songs and playful experiences all help children develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills​ and…

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*Offsite

Join us for a book discussion of "Family Lore" by Elizabeth Acevedo. New members always welcome!  Please check with library staff for location or Zoom link.

"Flor has a gift: she can…

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Youth Program Room

READ and PLAY with your favorite baby! Reading, singing, talking, and playing with your baby from the beginning is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s brain even…

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Northwoods by Amy Pease
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Meeting Rooms A and B Combined

Join us for a discussion of this month's mystery book, Northwoods by Amy Pease. New members always welcome! Copies of the book may be available at the Ask Desk.

Synopsis: The dark…

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A professional headshot of Jeremi Suri, courtesy www.jeremisuri.net
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Meeting Rooms A and B Combined

All community members are invited to the District 11 Book Club, hosted by Alder Bill Tishler. Author Jeremi Suri will be joining in person to discuss his 2022 book, Civil War by Other Means:…

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Community Room

Come for a short storytime filled with rhymes, songs and bounces designed especially for little ones. Then stay to play and connect with other caregivers and babies.

Recommended ages…

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Meeting Room 115

Come join the book club for a lively, thoughtful discussion of "There There" by Tommy Orange.Everyone is…

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Community Room

Come for a short storytime filled with rhymes, songs and bounces designed especially for little ones. Then stay to play and connect with other caregivers and babies.

Recommended ages…

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Conference Room 104

an Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo

Escaping slavery in Georgia, Ellen Craft, who could pass for white, disguised herself as wealthy invalid man, and her husband William…

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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
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Meeting Rooms A and B Combined

Join us for a discussion of this month's book, The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley. New members are always welcome! Copies of the book may be available at the Ask Desk.

*This…

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Community Room - Fireplace Side

Join us for a mystery book group discussion of "Everybody Knows" by Jordan Harper. Books are available at the library. New members always welcome!

"Welcome to Mae Pruett’s Los Angeles, where…

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Community Room

Come for a short storytime filled with rhymes, songs and bounces designed especially for little ones. Then stay to play and connect with other babies and caregivers.

Recommended ages…

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Community Rooms A and B and Kitchen Combined

Come celebrate stories and art in an Art of the Picture Book storytime! First we'll read a high-quality picture book and then we will complete a hands-on project inspired by the illustrations. All…

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Meeting Room

READ and PLAY together with children ages 5 and under! Engaging with books, songs and playful experiences all help children develop communication skills, patience, empathy, and pre-reading skills…

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*Offsite

Join us for a book discussion of "The Violin Conspiracy" by Brendan Slocumb. New members always welcome!  Please check with library staff for location or Zoom link.

"Ray McMillian loves…

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Storytime at Hawthorne
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Community Room

READ and PLAY together with children 5 & under! Stories, songs, and rhymes for about 20 minutes, followed by playtime and an art project. 

Engaging with books, songs, and playful…