The library building is closed until further notice. All in-person library programs and meeting room reservations are canceled through June 30, 2020. During the building closure, we're offering curbside service for contactless pickup of library holds.
VIRTUAL - Chef Maddox Presents: Quarantine Cuisine - Week Seven
12:00 AM - 11:55 PM
Watch Chef Susan Maddox on YouTube and learn a new recipe each week using what you have on hand in the pantry or freezer. The video will go live on the event date and available to watch for approximately 24 hours.
VIRTUAL - Total Request Live: BPL Piano Show! Featuring Kaleen Dolan -- DISNEY
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for a Facebook Live themed piano show for the whole family each Thursday in June!
The video stream will be posted on the library's Facebook Page shortly before each show starts at 7:00 p.m. You can request songs via the comments section, so make sure to come with a few ideas.
Kaleen Dolan is a born and raised Chicagoan who has played at the top piano bars nationally and internationally.
VIRTUAL - Chef Maddox Presents: Quarantine Cuisine - Week Eight
12:00 AM - 11:55 PM
Watch Chef Susan Maddox on YouTube and learn a new recipe each week using what you have on hand in the pantry or freezer. The video will go live on the event date and available to watch for approximately 24 hours.
VIRTUAL - Total Request Live: BPL Piano Show! Featuring Kaleen Dolan -- BRITISH INVASION
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for a Facebook Live themed piano show for the whole family each Thursday in June!
The video stream will be posted on the library's Facebook Page shortly before each show starts at 7:00 p.m. You can request songs via the comments section, so make sure to come with a few ideas.
Kaleen Dolan is a born and raised Chicagoan who has played at the top piano bars nationally and internationally.
VIRTUAL - Chef Maddox Presents: Quarantine Cuisine - Week Nine
12:00 AM - 11:55 PM
Watch Chef Susan Maddox on YouTube and learn a new recipe each week using what you have on hand in the pantry or freezer. The video will go live on the event date and available to watch for approximately 24 hours.
VIRTUAL - Total Request Live: BPL Piano Show! Featuring Kaleen Dolan -- 90s
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for a Facebook Live themed piano show for the whole family each Thursday in June!
The video stream will be posted on the library's Facebook Page shortly before each show starts at 7:00 p.m. You can request songs via the comments section, so make sure to come with a few ideas.
Kaleen Dolan is a born and raised Chicagoan who has played at the top piano bars nationally and internationally.
VIRTUAL - Chef Maddox Presents: Quarantine Cuisine - Week Ten
12:00 AM - 11:55 PM
Watch Chef Susan Maddox on YouTube and learn a new recipe each week using what you have on hand in the pantry or freezer. The video will go live on the event date and available to watch for approximately 24 hours.
VIRTUAL - Total Request Live: BPL Piano Show! Featuring Kaleen Dolan --Theme TBA
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for a Facebook Live themed piano show for the whole family each Thursday in June!
The video stream will be posted on the library's Facebook Page shortly before each show starts at 7:00 p.m. You can request songs via the comments section, so make sure to come with a few ideas.
Kaleen Dolan is a born and raised Chicagoan who has played at the top piano bars nationally and internationally.
In just 25 years, we have found more than 4,000 planets around other stars. This presentation will highlight how we are searching for them, showcase some of the (very!) weird planetary oddballs, and discuss if any of these planets are like our own Earth.
Presented by Adler Planetarium Astroeducator, Michelle Nichols!
VIRTUAL - Chef Maddox Presents: Quarantine Cuisine - Week Eleven
12:00 AM - 11:55 PM
Watch Chef Susan Maddox on YouTube and learn a new recipe each week using what you have on hand in the pantry or freezer. The video will go live on the event date and available to watch for approximately 24 hours.
VIRTUAL - Total Request Live: BPL Piano Show! Featuring Kaleen Dolan --Theme TBA
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for a Facebook Live themed piano show for the whole family each Thursday in June!
The video stream will be posted on the library's Facebook Page shortly before each show starts at 7:00 p.m. You can request songs via the comments section, so make sure to come with a few ideas.
Kaleen Dolan is a born and raised Chicagoan who has played at the top piano bars nationally and internationally.
VIRTUAL - Chef Maddox Presents: Quarantine Cuisine - Week Twelve
12:00 AM - 11:55 PM
Watch Chef Susan Maddox on YouTube and learn a new recipe each week using what you have on hand in the pantry or freezer. The video will go live on the event date and available to watch for approximately 24 hours.
VIRTUAL - Total Request Live: BPL Piano Show! Featuring Kaleen Dolan --Theme TBA
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for a Facebook Live themed piano show for the whole family each Thursday in June!
The video stream will be posted on the library's Facebook Page shortly before each show starts at 7:00 p.m. You can request songs via the comments section, so make sure to come with a few ideas.
Kaleen Dolan is a born and raised Chicagoan who has played at the top piano bars nationally and internationally.
VIRTUAL: Fun Food Trends by the Decades: 1920s - 1990s
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Zoom Webinar
From Depression Era and Victory Garden cooking through cake pops, what were the popular trends for home cooks? Enjoy this nostalgic, historic yet humorous look back at culinary creations. Registered attendees will receive recipes from presenter and cookbook collector Amy Alessio.
VIRTUAL - Chef Maddox Presents: Quarantine Cuisine - Week Thirteen
12:00 AM - 11:55 PM
Watch Chef Susan Maddox on YouTube and learn a new recipe each week using what you have on hand in the pantry or freezer. The video will go live on the event date and available to watch for approximately 24 hours.
VIRTUAL - Total Request Live: BPL Piano Show! Featuring Kaleen Dolan --Theme TBA
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for a Facebook Live themed piano show for the whole family each Thursday in June!
The video stream will be posted on the library's Facebook Page shortly before each show starts at 7:00 p.m. You can request songs via the comments section, so make sure to come with a few ideas.
Kaleen Dolan is a born and raised Chicagoan who has played at the top piano bars nationally and internationally.
VIRTUAL - Chef Maddox Presents: Quarantine Cuisine - Week Fourteen
12:00 AM - 11:55 PM
Watch Chef Susan Maddox on YouTube and learn a new recipe each week using what you have on hand in the pantry or freezer. The video will go live on the event date and available to watch for approximately 24 hours.
VIRTUAL - Total Request Live: BPL Piano Show! Featuring Kaleen Dolan --Theme TBA
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for a Facebook Live themed piano show for the whole family each Thursday in June!
The video stream will be posted on the library's Facebook Page shortly before each show starts at 7:00 p.m. You can request songs via the comments section, so make sure to come with a few ideas.
Kaleen Dolan is a born and raised Chicagoan who has played at the top piano bars nationally and internationally.
VIRTUAL: When The Music Died…The 50th Anniversary of The Beatles Break-Up
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Zoom webinar
It was 50 years ago in spring/summer of 1970 that the Beatles called it quits. Incredibly, it was only 6 years earlier that the Beatles exploded in America on the Ed Sullivan Show. However, in that brief period they became - and remain - the world’s most iconic band thanks to a treasure chest of memorable songs and an uncanny ability to chart fresh musical direction with every new release. Using performance and interview clips we’ll investigate the reasons it all fell apart 50 years ago and what – if anything - could have been done to keep the band intact.
Presented by Gary Wenstrup, who teaches pop music history at several colleges' Continuing Education Departments including Oakton, Harper, and College of DuPage.
The Historical Book Discussion Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. Books are selected on topics of American history from pre-Revolutionary War to current time including biographies, history books, historical fiction and classics. Copies of the selections are available at the Circulation Desk.
In this living-history portrayal, Actress and Scholar Leslie Goddard, Ph.D., portrays suffragist Alice Paul, one of the most dynamic leaders in the fight to win votes for women. An innovative and tireless worker, Paul arranged parades, organized the first picketing demonstrations outside the White House, lobbied politicians, and endured imprisonment for women’s suffrage. As fearless as she was pioneering, she remains an icon in the struggle for equal rights.
Genealogy Club meets on the third Wednesday of the month (except in September & December) from 6:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. A Local History librarian provides internet and archival genealogy instruction and research support. Members share ideas and meet other researchers, receive help with research questions and brick wall dilemmas, and share genealogy finds. Use of the genealogy collection in the Local History Department and individual help and instruction is also available.
The Historical Book Discussion Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. Books are selected on topics of American history from pre-Revolutionary War to current time including biographies, history books, historical fiction and classics. Copies of the selections are available at the Circulation Desk.
VIRTUAL - Lewis & Clark's Trail (Outbound in 1804 and 1805)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Zoom Webinar
This presentation features photography from the length of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and tells the overall story of the epic 8000-mile expedition from the Mississippi to the Pacific and back, but it focuses mainly on the outbound portion of the journey. Drawing on Lynn’s modern travels by mountain bike, the program places special emphasis upon the Corps of Discovery’s difficult 400-mile crossing of the Bitterroot Mountains in today’s Montana and Idaho, the last 180 miles down the Columbia River and along the Pacific Coast in today’s Washington and Oregon, and on to winter quarters at Astoria, the saltworks at Seaside, and over Tillamook Head to its point of farthest reach at Cannon Beach, Oregon.
John Lynn of Peoria has photographed all 2400 Illinois cities, villages, and towns. He has also hiked, biked, and canoed enough historic and scenic trails, roads, and rivers in North America and Britain to circle the globe. He has now shared his experiences with over 4000 audiences in three countries.
The Great Decisions discussion program is a civic education program administered and produced by the Foreign Policy Association. In preparation for the discussion, participants read the relevant chapter on a particular foreign policy issue in the Great Decisions briefing book that will be available for check out. A short DVD will be shown followed by a moderated discussion among the participants.
VIRTUAL - Lewis & Clark's Trail (Homeward Bound in 1806)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Zoom Webinar
This presentation features photography from the length of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and tells the overall story of the epic 8000-mile expedition from the Mississippi to the Pacific and back, but it focuses mainly on the homeward bound portion of the journey by way of the Missouri River. “Big Muddy” and its tributaries played a central role in the overall story of the expedition, accounting for almost 5000 miles of its travels and 18 of the expedition’s 28 months of explorations. Drawing on Lynn’s modern voyage by canoe and kayak down the length of the Missouri River, the program places special emphasis upon the Corps of Discovery’s 2300-mile descent of the Missouri River from Three Forks, Montana to the Mississippi and on to St. Louis.
John Lynn of Peoria has photographed all 2400 Illinois cities, villages, and towns. He has also hiked, biked, and canoed enough historic and scenic trails, roads, and rivers in North America and Britain to circle the globe. He has now shared his experiences with over 4000 audiences in three countries.
The Monday Night Page Turners book discussion group meets on the third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m., except August and December. The group reads contemporary and classic fiction and nonfiction. Copies of the books are available at the Circulation Desk.
Genealogy Club meets on the third Wednesday of the month (except in September & December) from 6:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. A Local History librarian provides internet and archival genealogy instruction and research support. Members share ideas and meet other researchers, receive help with research questions and brick wall dilemmas, and share genealogy finds. Use of the genealogy collection in the Local History Department and individual help and instruction is also available.
The Historical Book Discussion Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. Books are selected on topics of American history from pre-Revolutionary War to current time including biographies, history books, historical fiction and classics. Copies of the selections are available at the Circulation Desk.
The Monday Night Page Turners book discussion group meets on the third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m., except August and December. The group reads contemporary and classic fiction and nonfiction. Copies of the books are available at the Circulation Desk.
Genealogy Club meets on the third Wednesday of the month (except in December) from 6:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. A Local History librarian provides internet and archival genealogy instruction and research support. Members share ideas and meet other researchers, receive help with research questions and brick wall dilemmas, and share genealogy finds. Use of the genealogy collection in the Local History Department and individual help and instruction is also available.
The Great Decisions discussion program is a civic education program administered and produced by the Foreign Policy Association. In preparation for the discussion, participants read the relevant chapter on a particular foreign policy issue in the Great Decisions briefing book that will be available for check out. A short DVD will be shown followed by a moderated discussion among the participants.
The Historical Book Discussion Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. Books are selected on topics of American history from pre-Revolutionary War to current time including biographies, history books, historical fiction and classics. Copies of the selections are available at the Circulation Desk.
The Monday Night Page Turners book discussion group meets on the third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m., except August and December. The group reads contemporary and classic fiction and nonfiction. Copies of the books are available at the Circulation Desk.
Genealogy Club meets on the third Wednesday of the month (except in December) from 6:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. A Local History librarian provides internet and archival genealogy instruction and research support. Members share ideas and meet other researchers, receive help with research questions and brick wall dilemmas, and share genealogy finds. Use of the genealogy collection in the Local History Department and individual help and instruction is also available.
The Great Decisions discussion program is a civic education program administered and produced by the Foreign Policy Association. In preparation for the discussion, participants read the relevant chapter on a particular foreign policy issue in the Great Decisions briefing book that will be available for check out. A short DVD will be shown followed by a moderated discussion among the participants.
The Historical Book Discussion Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. Books are selected on topics of American history from pre-Revolutionary War to current time including biographies, history books, historical fiction and classics. Copies of the selections are available at the Circulation Desk.
Monday Night Page Turners - Our Favorite Picks Party
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Special December date - second Monday of December
Drop in for our end of year party! There's no book discussion this month. Instead, we'll be talking about our favorite picks of the year, while enjoying some light refreshments. A list of all shared titles will be available after the party, so you're sure to find some great book, movie, and TV show recommendations. All are welcome!
