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Attention all Seniors and Caregivers! This NEW series of monthly programs is designed especially for you! In our first session, join staff from both Metropolitan Family Services and DuPage County Community Services for an overview of what they offer. Both agencies have a multitude of programs to support and assist you. Find out what services are available, how to easily access them, and how they can help meet your needs. We want our community members to live comfortably and successfully at every age! Questions welcome!

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Grab a book and join us to play Bring Your Own Book - a game where you'll match card prompts with a line or word from your chosen book.

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Visit the Youth Services department for some weird and wonderful stations you can navigate at your own pace.

It's the first day of school! What are you looking forward to this year? What is your favorite thing to do in school? Stop by the Youth Services department for stations to vote, draw, and much more! You can also pick up a Back to School brag tag while supplies last.

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Visit stations around the Youth Services department to create your own storytime! Stations will focus on Reading, Writing, Singing, Talking, and Playing as you navigate activities at your own pace and practice social distancing. This activity is for adults and children to participate in together.

Join the TeenSpace Art Club for an evening of rainbow-y, chalk-y goodness! We will be set up with chalk on the West Plaza. Please wear clothes that can get dusty/stained with chalk!

Join us on Zoom as we celebrate everything Daniel Tiger! Please enter your email address for connection details.

Beautifying your yard while conserving water and creating a habitat for birds and butterflies can be easy and rewarding. Jim Kleinwachter of The Conservation Foundation will suggest impactful choices for home landscapes such as planting trees, using native plants, installing rain barrels and reducing chemical use. Learn how to solve common issues with water and fall leaves. You can create a more enjoyable yard designed for fewer problems and less effort!

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Join us outside on the library's West Plaza as Chopra Center certified instructor Stephanie Frantz teaches you a simple mindfulness meditation technique and a stress-buster breathing exercise to relax and increase your overall sense of wellbeing. Explore the benefits of developing a regular meditation practice to improve health, strengthen the immune system and release stress and anxiety.

grades 6 and under with caregiver
Make your own sun prints with items found in nature on the library's West Plaza. We'll provide all of the supplies!

WPL and Literacy DuPage host an English Conversation Group every Saturday morning. Practice your English and learn new phrases in a friendly environment via Zoom! Everyone is welcome!

This program is a Zoom Meeting so you can engage and interact with the leader and others. Please turn your microphone and camera on.

geared for birth-preschool
Visit stations around the Youth Services department to create your own storytime! Stations will focus on Reading, Writing, Singing, Talking, and Playing as you navigate activities at your own pace and practice social distancing. This activity is for adults and children to participate in together.

grades 6 and under with family
Let’s celebrate the last days of summer with a family storytime camp out on the West Plaza! Bring a blanket or towel for your family to sit on.

In February 1964 The Beatles exploded in America, but by May of 1970 they were done. 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 directions. Using performance and interview clips we’ll explore 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.

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A representative from the DuPage Genealogical Society is available in the Genealogy area to answer questions.

Thirty years after rising to global stardom, Garland arrives in London for a long run of sold-out performances. While preparing for the shows, she battles with management, relationships, anxiety and health issues. (1 hr 58 min) Shown with Closed Captioning. Rated PG-13.

Join us as we discuss "Trust Exercise" by Susan Choi via Zoom. Copies are available at the library -- please ask at the Information Desk or Curbside Pickup.

A representative from the DuPage Genealogical Society is available in the Genealogy area to answer questions.

Artist Don Yang will demonstrate direct painting ('alla prima') from a live model. He will emphasize capturing accurate proportion, the form of the head, and facial color variations. These techniques create a convincing likeness in an oil sketch within a limited time. Provided in partnership with the DuPage Art League.

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https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a13f95sNQBON2YEcUk1AYg

Create 4 unique hand stamped cards to celebrate those special birthdays with Laura Barto of Stampin'Up.

Create 4 unique hand stamped cards to celebrate those special birthdays with Laura Barto of Stampin'Up.

The thrilling and inspirational tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into a great American hero and freedom fighter. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history. (2 hr 5 min) Shown with Closed Captioning. Rated PG-13.

Does a family story say that you qualify for the Daughters of the American Revolution? Join us for a program, presented by Bryna O'Sullivan, introducing the Revolutionary War lineage societies. The program will open with an overview of the major societies before moving into the application process. It will cover the documents required for the application and identify some of the resources that can help you locate them. Even if you don't intend to apply to a lineage society, you will leave with an understanding of the major sources you can use to document your Revolutionary War ancestry.