Events
Don’t go it alone. Start the year off right by taking a break from alcohol. This free group offers a safe space to share experiences, find motivation, and connect with others on the same journey. Together, we can achieve our goals and…
Registration requiredRegister for eventFamily Storytime and Craft
Canceled,Join us for stories, songs and a fun craft. Great for working parents. Books and craft are appropriate for ages 3-7 but all are welcome. For Evanston residents only, please. To complete your registration, please fill out this form.
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Staff from Turning Point will be bringing the Mobile Living Room to the Main Library every Thursday, 12-7pm. The truck will be parked just outside the main library entrance on Church Street. The Mobile Living Room offers:
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Virtual Thursday Tech Tutorials- More iPhone/iPad Settings
Last week’s class discussed a number of basic settings. This class will discuss additional settings that will help you use your iPhone or iPad efficiently.
These tutorials are now…
Registration required (9 spots remaining)Register for event Join the Northwestern University Theatre students for a joyous storytime at the Main Children's Room. Sing songs, hear stories and make a craft project. For 0 to 5 year old for this drop in program.
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Kindergarteners will mix math and play by taking pizza orders, making pizzas, and serving them to their adult customers. Math concepts include counting, matching and ordering.To request an accommodation for this program, please call…
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First and second graders will mix math and play by taking pizza orders, making pizzas, and serving them to their adult customers. Math concepts include counting, fractions, matching and ordering.
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We will create a small art project inspired by a poem. Facilitated by Hive Center For The Book Arts. Ages 7+.
Adult participants will receive a free copy of Ross Gay's book of poetry Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, as part of our Big Read…
Registration required (1 spot remaining)Register for event Misericordia day residents bring their reading skills to Evanston Public Library for this half-an-hour all-abilities storytime! Toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers will enjoy picture books read to them by a small group of kind…
Ageless Grace® is a revolutionary brain and body fitness program that consists of 21 simple exercise tools, done seated, to create healthy longevity of the body and brain.
Start your week feeling great! Join Certified Ageless Grace®…
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Do you have any old t-shirts that you don't want to throw away? Join us as we give them new life and transform them into something new, like tote bags, headbands, or even a brand new shirt! You bring the shirt, we will provide the…
Registration fullJoin waitlist Staff from Howard Brown Health will be onsite at the Main library (1703 Orrington Ave.) offering free HIV/STI screening.
Services include:
• HIV prevention counseling• Rapid HIV screening (finger prick)• Confidential syphilis, gonorrhea,…
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Do you have what it takes to solve a cold case? Join a team of fellow detectives and work together to crack the Unsolved Case Files. Using investigator's files, a detective's notebook, and your puzzle-solving skills, complete three…
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Join us for a discussion of Peter Pomerantsev's inventive biography of the rogue WWII propagandist Thomas Sefton. Delmer confronts hard questions about the nature of information war: what if you can't fight lies with truth? Can a…
Registration closes January 28 at 12:00am (10 spots remaining)Register for event
Don’t go it alone. Start the year off right by taking a break from alcohol. This free group offers a safe space to share experiences, find motivation, and connect with others on the same journey. Together, we can achieve our goals and…
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Virtual Thursday Tech Tutorials- What is Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence is everywhere. Is it good, or is it an existential threat to humanity? This class will cover what it is; how you can use it productively; and the…
Registration required (9 spots remaining)Register for event Staff from Turning Point will be bringing the Mobile Living Room to the Main Library every Thursday, 12-7pm. The truck will be parked just outside the main library entrance on Church Street. The Mobile Living Room offers:
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Virtual Thursday Tech Tutorials- Virtual Thursday Tech Tutorials- Apple Settings for Accessibility or Other Special UsesYou don’t need to be disabled to use accessibility settings. If you have any disabilities, these settings make it much…
Registration required (13 spots remaining)Register for event Join the Northwestern University Theatre students for a joyous storytime at the Main Children's Room. Sing songs, hear stories and make a craft project. For 0 to 5 year old for this drop in program.
Paper Making Workshop
Canceled,You will learn how to make handmade paper, using plant fibers grown here in Evanston. Evanston plant fibers will be combined in paper making vats with cotton linter and abaca pulp, and sheets of strong and sustainable paper can be…