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Explore the library grounds as you look for clues on this month's scavenger hunt. 

Take part in a virtual scavenger hunt for a chance to win an e-gift card. Winners will be announced when the scavenger hunt closes. One entry per teen. 

Virtual

(Grades 3-6)

Week of May 9-15 

Learn how to film and edit your own videos then upload them to YouTube. 

Click on links below to access videos:

Getting Started on YouTube: Filming

Getting Started on YouTube: Uploading

Registration begins March 22 at 9AM.

Grades K-2

Kit Pickup: May 10- 14

Pick up supplies and instructions to make your own art while learning about famous artists. 

Take part in a virtual scavenger hunt for a chance to win an e-gift card. Winners will be announced when the scavenger hunt closes. One entry per teen. 

Registration begins March 22 at 9 AM.

Ages 2-6

Kit Pickup: May 17- 21

Calling all Paw Patrol fans, join Ryder, Chase, Marshall, and the rest of the Paw Patrol gang for a Pawty Adventure! Take home program includes: crafts, games, and loads of fun!

Be prepared for anything by making your very own survival bracelet. Paracord is a useful item to have on an adventure-- even everyday adventures. Learn this weaving technique and create your very own useful paracord bracelet following simple step-by-step instructions. Limited to 15 teens.

REGISTRATION BEGINS ON MONDAY. MAY 17.  Please email Katie Yager at kyager@mybpl.org if you're interested in this craft project. 

Instructor: Sean

Macros allow you to automate tasks in Microsoft Office programs. This class will demonstrate how to create and manage macros using both the record and program features.

This class will be posted on our YouTube channel. See all of our Computer Class videos on our YouTube Computer Classes playlist.

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. To register, please contact Jessica Frazier at jfrazier@mybpl.org.

Upcoming Book Group Titles

Join us on Zoom to learn how to draw animals with unique bodies and textures, and create your own drawing with artist Lindsay Budzynski. Supplies needed: paper, pencils/erasers, ruler. Tracing paper, markers, or colored pencils optional. Computer, tablet, or phone is required to attend via Zoom, and the Zoom meeting link will be emailed to you the week of the event. Registration is required and limited to 15 participants, teens are welcome to register.  

Join us on our YouTube channel for a special storytime from Youth Services staff. Each week we will read you stories, sing songs, and perform fingerplays so you can enjoy storytime from your own home. 

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Storytime videos on our YouTube Storytime playlist.

Genealogy Club is moving to online meetings via Zoom. Learn about internet and archival genealogy and research support. Computer, tablet, or phone is required to attend via Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link by email 3 days before and the day of the event. If you don't receive the link, please check your spam/junk folder.

Get your boarding passes ready! In this storytime, we will be travelling all around the world to learn about differnet languages, food and customs. Mini kits will be available at the Youth Service desk for pickup ( first come, first served) beginning on the video release date. 

February- Netherlands

March- Ukraine

April- Italy

May- Mexico 

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Take part in a virtual scavenger hunt for a chance to win an e-gift card. Winners will be announced when the scavenger hunt closes. One entry per teen. 

Registration begins March 22 at 9AM

Grades K-2

Kit Pick-up: May 24-28

Learn about Austrialian culture and the 2021 American Girl doll who is from this exciting place. 

Who says sprinkles are just for dessert? Brighten up your day with a candle full of sprinkles and celebrate all year long by making your very own tasty-looking funfetti candle! 

REGISTRATION BEGINS ON MONDAY. MAY 3.  Please email Katie Yager at kyager@mybpl.org if you're interested in this craft project. 

This one-hour presentation follows travel enthusiast Gene Flynn's April 2019 river cruise, which begins in Amsterdam and visits five different areas of the Netherlands and Belgium. Gene starts by looking at the geography and history of these low countries and goes on to explore windmills, past and present, the world’s largest tulip festival, the art of Rubens and Rembrandt, and wonderful chocolate vendors.

Instructor: Sean

New to Office 365 and looking to explore some of the apps beyond Outlook and OneDrive? In this class we’ll take a look at the organizational tools available in some of the lesser known applications. Time will be spent on Calendar, Project, To Do, Planner, and Power Automate. These can be effective working on your own and even more powerful when used as part of a team.

This class will be posted on our YouTube channel. See all of our Computer Class videos on our YouTube Computer Classes playlist.

Join us on our YouTube channel for a special storytime from Youth Services staff. Each week we will read you stories, sing songs, and perform fingerplays so you can enjoy storytime from your own home. 

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Storytime videos on our YouTube Storytime playlist.

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Take part in a virtual scavenger hunt for a chance to win an e-gift card. Winners will be announced when the scavenger hunt closes. One entry per teen. 

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

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.

Join us on our YouTube channel for a special storytime from Youth Services staff. Each week we will read you stories, sing songs, and perform fingerplays so you can enjoy storytime from your own home. 

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Storytime videos on our YouTube Storytime playlist.

All emotions are good emotions. Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children acquire knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions. Learn about social and emotional learning in this interactive storytime. Mini kits are available at the youth service desk ( first come, first served) beginning on the day of the video release. 

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Take part in a virtual scavenger hunt for a chance to win an e-gift card. Winners will be announced when the scavenger hunt closes. One entry per teen. 

Grades 3-6

Check out the cool tech science kits you can borrow from the library! From LittleBits to Ozobots to Makey Makey-- this video tour is an overview showing how the kits work and what you can learn from them. 

Grades 3-6

Kit Pickup: June7-11

YouTube Video available: Wednesday, June 9

Register and pick up your bag filled with everything you need to create a simple cross stitch. Then watch the YouTube video to see how it's done.

REGISTRATION BEGINS May 24 at 9am.

Ages 3-6

Kit Pickup: June 7-11

YouTube available: Friday, June 11

Nature has inspired most of the colors we see all around us. Pick up a kit for some experiments and crafts with the colors of nature. 

REGISTRATION BEGINS MAY 24 at 9am. 

Looking for a way to show off some LGBTQ+ pride? Celebrate Pride month by creating a beaded pride flag pin using safety pins. Wear it all month or all year to show your support!

REGISTRATION BEGINS ON MONDAY. JUNE 7.  Please email Katie Yager at kyager@mybpl.org if you're interested in this craft project. 

It's been 41 years since The Blues Brothers debuted in June 1980 and Dr. Kelli Marshall of Chicago Movie Tours is here to share the movie's backstories, explain its mix of Hollywood genres, and discuss the impact it had on Chicago-based filmmaking. 

Join us on our YouTube channel for a special storytime from Youth Services staff. Each week we will read you stories, sing songs, and perform fingerplays so you can enjoy storytime from your own home. 

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Storytime videos on our YouTube Storytime playlist.

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Take part in a virtual scavenger hunt for a chance to win an e-gift card. Winners will be announced when the scavenger hunt closes. One entry per teen. 

Grades K-2

Kit Pickup: June 21-25

Make a scavenger book for exploring the great outdoors. 

REGISTRATION BEGINS May 24 at 9am.

Grades K-2

Kit Pickup June 14-18

Learn what colors,shapes and images represent on all kinds of flags. Have fun designing and creating your own flag and wave it proudly! 

REGISTRATION BEGINS MAY 24 at 9am. 

Unicorns, clouds, and rainbows oh my! Make your own delicious, fun gummy shapes using a gelatin mixture: Pour it into the included mold and concoct a spectrum of flavors and colors to personalize your unicorn, cloud, and rainbow-shaped gummy creations. You can even add citric acid to make sour gummies.

REGISTRATION BEGINS ON MONDAY. JUNE 14.  Please email Katie Yager at kyager@mybpl.org if you're interested in this craft project. 

Instructor: Sean

Learn to use ten of the most popular and useful functions available in Excel. Each one will get a brief discussion explaining its purpose followed by examples we can work through together.  Downloadable resources will be provided.

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Computer Class videos on our YouTube Computer Classes playlist.

Join us on our YouTube channel for a special storytime from Youth Services staff. Each week we will read you stories, sing songs, and perform fingerplays so you can enjoy storytime from your own home. 

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Storytime videos on our YouTube Storytime playlist.

Genealogy Club is moving to online meetings via Zoom. Learn about internet and archival genealogy and research support. Computer, tablet, or phone is required to attend via Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link by email 3 days before and the day of the event. If you don't receive the link, please check your spam/junk folder.

Get your boarding passes ready! In this storytime, we will be travelling all around the world to learn about differnet languages, food and customs. Mini kits will be available at the Youth Service desk for pickup ( first come, first served) beginning on the video release date. 

June- Turkey

July- Algeria

August- Egypt

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Take part in a virtual scavenger hunt for a chance to win an e-gift card. Winners will be announced when the scavenger hunt closes. One entry per teen. 

Ages 2-5

Kit Pickup: June 21- 25

If you love to boogie and are not afraid of monsters, this kit will have your little monsters wiggling around the room all afternoon long. 

REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 24 at 9am.

Instructor: Sean

Work with a variety of different Excel charts, learning to organize the source data properly, control all aspects of the  formatting, and make updates to accommodate new data or changes in the presentation requirements. 

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Computer Class videos on our YouTube Computer Classes playlist.

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. To register, please contact Jessica Frazier at jfrazier@mybpl.org.

Upcoming Book Group Titles

Join us on our YouTube channel for a special storytime from Youth Services staff. Each week we will read you stories, sing songs, and perform fingerplays so you can enjoy storytime from your own home. 

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Storytime videos on our YouTube Storytime playlist.

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Take part in a virtual scavenger hunt for a chance to win an e-gift card. Winners will be announced when the scavenger hunt closes. One entry per teen. 

Learn to crochet along with Miss Carol! YouTube videos will be posted with a tutorial for each project. A supply list and written instructions can be picked up at the library. There will also be a guide to selecting and purchasing your own yarn. 

All Ages 

Kit Pickup: June 28-July 2nd

Everyone loves to celebrate their birthday. Kit includes carfts, recipes, and more to make your next birthday the best one yet.

REGISTRATION BEGINS May 24 at 9am.

Families

Kit Pickup: June 28- July 2

Includes all materials to celebrate the Fourth of July in style.

REGISTRATION BEGINS May 24.

Get ready for Independence Day by making a festive pin. Celebrate the Fourth of July by creating a beaded USA flag pin using safety pins and seed beads. Wear it all month or all year to show your support!

REGISTRATION BEGINS ON MONDAY. JUNE 28.  Please email Katie Yager at kyager@mybpl.org if you're interested in this craft project. 

Zoom Webinar

Hosted by art historian Jeff Mishur. Mishur is the owner of Art Excursions, a business providing lectures, private guiding, small group tours, and travel consulting.

Instructor Sean

Learn about several different options to protect your personal information. Physical backup devices and a variety of cloud services will be discussed. 

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Computer Class videos on our YouTube Computer Classes playlist.

Join us on our YouTube channel for a special storytime from Youth Services staff. Each week we will read you stories, sing songs, and perform fingerplays so you can enjoy storytime from your own home. 

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Storytime videos on our YouTube Storytime playlist.

Explore the library grounds as you look for clues on this month's scavenger hunt. 

All emotions are good emotions. Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children acquire knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions. Learn about social and emotional learning in this interactive storytime. Mini kits are available at the youth service desk ( first come, first served) beginning on the day of the video release. 

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Take part in a virtual scavenger hunt for a chance to win an e-gift card. Winners will be announced when the scavenger hunt closes. One entry per teen. 

Have you downloaded any eBooks yet? It is very easy with any device. We will have two classes: one for basics, and one for tips and tricks for more advanced users. 

Can't take a road trip this year? Travel back in time instead to explore the history of the "mother road" that linked Chicago to LA from 1926 to 1985.

This slide lecture is presented by actor and historian Leslie Goddard.

Instructor: Sean

Need to print from your home computer, phone, tablet, or laptop? With the library’s cloud printing service, you can send your jobs here from anywhere and print them using our smart kiosk. This tutorial will cover the printing process and policies. 

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Computer Class videos on our YouTube Computer Classes playlist.

Grades 3-6

Kit Pickup- July 6-9

Learn about colors and geometry from everyday your own sidewalk.

REGISTRATION BEGINS June 21 at 9am 

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.

Join us on our YouTube channel for a special storytime from Youth Services staff. Each week we will read you stories, sing songs, and perform fingerplays so you can enjoy storytime from your own home. 

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Storytime videos on our YouTube Storytime playlist.

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Take part in a virtual scavenger hunt for a chance to win an e-gift card. Winners will be announced when the scavenger hunt closes. One entry per teen. 

Grades K-2 

Kit Pickup: July 12-16

Have yo u ever wanted to take a crayon and draw a magical place to visit? this program does just that with a keepsake hardbound blank book to write and illustrate your own adventures.

REGISTRATION BEGINS JUNE 21 at 9am.

Don't lose your place in the book you're reading! Pick up your supplies to create a cute fox bookmark to hold your place.

REGISTRATION BEGINS ON MONDAY. JULY 12.  Please email Katie Yager at kyager@mybpl.org if you're interested in this craft project. 

There are currently 5 U.S. spacecraft either on or orbiting Mars right now and NASA has already begun receiving reports and images from  Perseverance Rover, which landed on February 22, 2021. What have we learned about the Red Planet with decades of robotic visitors? Plenty! We’ll cover the past, present, and future of Martian explora-tion.

Instructor: Sean

Going beyond the basics of scanning images, this class will teach you how to use the library’s Simple Scan Station to send faxes, connect to cloud drives, restore old images, and create editable MS Word files.

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Computer Class videos on our YouTube Computer Classes playlist.

Join us on our YouTube channel for a special storytime from Youth Services staff. Each week we will read you stories, sing songs, and perform fingerplays so you can enjoy storytime from your own home. 

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Storytime videos on our YouTube Storytime playlist.

Instructor: Sal

Wondering where to store your digital photos? Not sure which product would be best to back up your phone? This class will compare the two most popular options and examine the different costs, search tools, and added benefits of each choice.

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Computer Class videos on our YouTube Computer Classes playlist.

Get your boarding passes ready! In this storytime, we will be travelling all around the world to learn about differnet languages, food and customs. Mini kits will be available at the Youth Service desk for pickup ( first come, first served) beginning on the video release date. 

June- Turkey

July- Algeria

August- Egypt

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Take part in a virtual scavenger hunt for a chance to win an e-gift card. Winners will be announced when the scavenger hunt closes. One entry per teen. 

Grades K-2

Kit pickup: July 19-23

Youtube video available: Friday July 23

Celebrate national lollipop day with lollipop crafts and games. 

REGISTRATION BEGINS June 21 at 9am. 

Choose between the Blinky POV or Tap-Tempo Metronome kit.

Pick up your Blinky POV kit and program a fun message to display. Blinky POV is a reprogrammable LED kit that uses persistence of vision to create the illusion of text or a small picture floating in the air. One you're done assembling it, visit the Blinky Programmer to write your message! * Soldering iron required for this craft *

The Tap-Tempo Metronome is a tap-controlled or tap-tempo metronome and “beat looper.” You tap the piezo speaker to set the rhythm. The display shows the beats per minute, and the two buttons adjust the speed. You can tap patterns into it, currently up to 12 beats long. As long as you tap the pattern in three times, it jumps in and continues beeping in that rhythm.

REGISTRATION BEGINS ON MONDAY. JULY 12.  Please email Katie Yager at kyager@mybpl.org if you're interested in this craft project. 

Instructor: Sean

Need a way to reach out to customers or members of your  organization? Learn how to use MailChimp, an online eNewsletter service. This class will cover the basics of creating a contact list and generating newsletters while discussing the costs involved.

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Computer Class videos on our YouTube Computer Classes playlist.

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. To register, please contact Jessica Frazier at jfrazier@mybpl.org.

Upcoming Book Group Titles

Join us on our YouTube channel for a special storytime from Youth Services staff. Each week we will read you stories, sing songs, and perform fingerplays so you can enjoy storytime from your own home. 

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Storytime videos on our YouTube Storytime playlist.

Genealogy Club is moving to online meetings via Zoom. Learn about internet and archival genealogy and research support. Computer, tablet, or phone is required to attend via Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link by email 3 days before and the day of the event. If you don't receive the link, please check your spam/junk folder.

Instructor: Charlie

Learn how to design 3D printable files using the free Tinkercad program. Finished creations can be submitted to the library’s 3D printing service at mybpl.org/3dprint.

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Computer Class videos on our YouTube Computer Classes playlist.

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Take part in a virtual scavenger hunt for a chance to win an e-gift card. Winners will be announced when the scavenger hunt closes. One entry per teen. 

Learn to crochet along with Miss Carol! YouTube videos will be posted with a tutorial for each project. A supply list and written instructions can be picked up at the library. There will also be a guide to selecting and purchasing your own yarn. 

Ages 3-7

Kit Pickup- July 26- July 30

Learn about the science behind light and color through a variety of home activites designed for preschoolers or early elementary children and a caregiver. 

REGISTRATION BEGINS June 21 at 9am. 

Promote random acts of kindness! One nice message can change a person's entire outlook on life. Pick up your kit to make some kindness rocks and help make the world a kinder place.

REGISTRATION BEGINS ON MONDAY, JULY 26.  Please email Katie Yager at kyager@mybpl.org if you're interested in this craft project. 

Come laugh along with one of the funniest and bravest women in television and movie history. We'll see fascinating clips from Lucy's early movie career as well as watch some of the most famous I Love Lucy scenes of all time. Watch as she transforms from a nervous and timid Lucille Ball into the great and fearless Lucy!

Presented by retired teacher and film enthusiast Steven Frenzel of Marquee Film Talks. 

Join us on our YouTube channel for a special storytime from Youth Services staff. Each week we will read you stories, sing songs, and perform fingerplays so you can enjoy storytime from your own home. 

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Storytime videos on our YouTube Storytime playlist.

Instructor: Sal

Learn to create, design, and run reports within Access databases. Special attention will be paid to working with data fields and  conditional formatting.

This program will be available on our YouTube channel. See all of our Computer Class videos on our YouTube Computer Classes playlist.

Explore the library grounds as you look for clues on this month's scavenger hunt. 

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Grades K-3

Kit Pickup: August 2- 6

Zoom meeting: August 9 at 4pm

Help Cubetto move around a cityscape by coding his paths. Then we'll attach markers onto Cubetto so you can code the drawing of shapes for a fun challenge. 

REGISTRATION BEGINS June 21 at 9am. 

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.

All emotions are good emotions. Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children acquire knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions. Learn about social and emotional learning in this interactive storytime. Mini kits are available at the youth service desk ( first come, first served) beginning on the day of the video release. 

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Pick up your kit to construct your dream catcher to basish those bad dreams. Nightmares pass through the holes and out of the window while good dreams are trapped in the web, then slide down the feathers to the sleeping person. 

REGISTRATION BEGINS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 9.  Please email Katie Yager at kyager@mybpl.org if you're interested in this craft project. 

Join other teens for gaming on our big screens or a tabletop! Check out the Nintendo Switch, race in Mario Kart 8, brawl in Super Smash Bros., battle in Overwatch, or discover your new favorite tabletop or board game! Grades 7-12. 

Celebrate Free Comic Book Day at the library! Create super crafts, come in costume/cosplay for our green screen photo booth, and pick up some free comics (3 per person, while supplies last)! Thank you to Keith's Komix (528 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL 60193) for the support!

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Zoom Webinar

William Hazelgrove's new narrative non-fiction book is out now! 

160 Minutes The Race to Save the Titanic is a knight’s mission in the dead of a freezing night on the icy Atlantic. It is two men huddled in the transmitting room sending out their plea for assistance with distant ships snatching the meaning and interpreting those dots and dashes in a myriad of different ways relaying it on to a shocked world. It is the actions in Britain and New York and the ships steaming toward the stricken ship of dreams with the only thought to reach her before people succumbed to the twenty-five-degree water. The natural drama of Titanic’s short-lived death throes is juxtaposed against this race against time by the other ships who could affect the outcome and the tragic consequences of the missed opportunities where the fifteen hundred might have been saved.

The race to save the largest ship in the word would begin at 11:40 PM on April 14 when the iceberg was struck and would end at 2:20 am March 15 when her lights blinked out and left 1500 people thrashing in 25-degree water. Although the race to save Titanic survivors would stretch on beyond this, most people in the water would die, but the amazing thing is that of the 2229 people, 710 did not and this was the success of the Titanic rescue effort.

Genealogy Club is moving to online meetings via Zoom. Learn about internet and archival genealogy and research support. Computer, tablet, or phone is required to attend via Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link by email 3 days before and the day of the event. If you don't receive the link, please check your spam/junk folder.

Join other teens for tabletop gaming and some snacks! Run your D&D campaign or duel in your favorite collectible card game. Players of all games are welcome to attend. Grades 7 and up.

Get your boarding passes ready! In this storytime, we will be travelling all around the world to learn about differnet languages, food and customs. Mini kits will be available at the Youth Service desk for pickup ( first come, first served) beginning on the video release date. 

June- Turkey

July- Algeria

August- Egypt

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Zoom Webinar

Join local travel enthusiast and retired librarian, Nancy McCully, and explore Canada’s Atlantic Coast with this visit to its national parks, historic forts, and Anne of Green Gables sites. See the legendary tides of the Bay of Fundy and watch for whales along the rocky coast. 

Join other teens for gaming on our big screens or a tabletop! Check out the Nintendo Switch, race in Mario Kart 8, brawl in Super Smash Bros., battle in Overwatch, or discover your new favorite tabletop or board game! Grades 7-12. 

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Join other teens for tabletop gaming and some snacks! Run your D&D campaign or duel in your favorite collectible card game. Players of all games are welcome to attend. Grades 7 and up.

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

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.

Join other teens for gaming on our big screens or a tabletop! Check out the Nintendo Switch, race in Mario Kart 8, brawl in Super Smash Bros., battle in Overwatch, or discover your new favorite tabletop or board game! Grades 7-12. 

Library Sunday Hours Resume - Open 1:00-5:00PM

In 1898 the US declared war against Spain to expel that country from the Americas and begin its exploitation of Cuba. Learn how American business interests dominated US-Cuba relations until the Cuban Revolution of 1956-59 when subsequent land reform injured American business and political pride, resulting in political and economic sanctions that continue to this day.

Genealogy Club is moving to online meetings via Zoom. Learn about internet and archival genealogy and research support. Computer, tablet, or phone is required to attend via Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link by email 3 days before and the day of the event. If you don't receive the link, please check your spam/junk folder.

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. To register, please contact Jessica Frazier at jfrazier@mybpl.org.

Upcoming Book Group Titles

Join other teens for gaming on our big screens or a tabletop! Check out the Nintendo Switch, race in Mario Kart 8, brawl in Super Smash Bros., battle in Overwatch, or discover your new favorite tabletop or board game! Grades 7-12. 

2021 marks the 150th Anniversary of the fire! It started in a barn and, two days of flaming hell later, nearly destroyed a city. In The Essential Great Chicago Fire, William Pack weaves together technical details of the fire with vivid firsthand accounts from those who lived through the conflagration of 1871, bringing alive all the excitement and terror in a multi-media storytelling event that will not soon be forgotten.

Zoom Webinar

Rick Graffagna of Senior Solutions is here to teach us about different options when it comes to senior housing: types of senior housing, things to consider when looking, funding for senior housing, and how to find senior properties. 

Rick and his wife Pam Graffagna are the owners of Senior Solutions, based in Woodridge IL - https://www.seniorsolutions3.com/

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.

Join other teens for tabletop gaming and some snacks! Run your D&D campaign or duel in your favorite collectible card game. Players of all games are welcome to attend. Grades 7 and up.

Join other teens for gaming on our big screens or a tabletop! Check out the Nintendo Switch, race in Mario Kart 8, brawl in Super Smash Bros., battle in Overwatch, or discover your new favorite tabletop or board game! Grades 7-12. 

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. To register, please contact Jessica Frazier at jfrazier@mybpl.org.

Upcoming Book Group Titles

Genealogy Club is moving to online meetings via Zoom. Learn about internet and archival genealogy and research support. Computer, tablet, or phone is required to attend via Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link by email 3 days before and the day of the event. If you don't receive the link, please check your spam/junk folder.

Join other teens for tabletop gaming and some snacks! Run your D&D campaign or duel in your favorite collectible card game. Players of all games are welcome to attend. Grades 7 and up.

Join other teens for gaming on our big screens or a tabletop! Check out the Nintendo Switch, race in Mario Kart 8, brawl in Super Smash Bros., battle in Overwatch, or discover your new favorite tabletop or board game! Grades 7-12. 

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.

Join other teens for tabletop gaming and some snacks! Run your D&D campaign or duel in your favorite collectible card game. Players of all games are welcome to attend. Grades 7 and up.

All Ages
Drop-in (no registration required)

Attention Pokémon trainers, dungeon crawlers, and Mario Kart racers: celebrate International Games Day at your library! Discover new games or play your favorites. Play against others in board games, video games, and collectible card games! You can also create games-related crafts, play life-size games, or take on challengers during our video game tournament!

Join other teens for gaming on our big screens or a tabletop! Check out the Nintendo Switch, race in Mario Kart 8, brawl in Super Smash Bros., battle in Overwatch, or discover your new favorite tabletop or board game! Grades 7-12. 

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. To register, please contact Jessica Frazier at jfrazier@mybpl.org.

Upcoming Book Group Titles

Genealogy Club is moving to online meetings via Zoom. Learn about internet and archival genealogy and research support. Computer, tablet, or phone is required to attend via Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link by email 3 days before and the day of the event. If you don't receive the link, please check your spam/junk folder.

Join other teens for tabletop gaming and some snacks! Run your D&D campaign or duel in your favorite collectible card game. Players of all games are welcome to attend. Grades 7 and up.

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Join other teens for tabletop gaming and some snacks! Run your D&D campaign or duel in your favorite collectible card game. Players of all games are welcome to attend. Grades 7 and up.

Join other teens for gaming on our big screens or a tabletop! Check out the Nintendo Switch, race in Mario Kart 8, brawl in Super Smash Bros., battle in Overwatch, or discover your new favorite tabletop or board game! Grades 7-12. 

Special Date: The December meeting of the Historical Book Discussion is held on the second 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.

Join other teens for gaming on our big screens or a tabletop! Check out the Nintendo Switch, race in Mario Kart 8, brawl in Super Smash Bros., battle in Overwatch, or discover your new favorite tabletop or board game! Grades 7-12. 

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

For the Nomination of Federal, State, and County Officials & and for the election of Precinct Committeepersons.

For the Nomination of Federal, State, and County Officials & and for the election of Precinct Committeepersons.

For the Election of Federal, State, and County Officials.

For the Election of Federal, State, and County Officials.