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The Art of Rangoli

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Tween, Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Tween, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Dive into the vibrant world of Rangoli ! Join the program where colors come alive in intricate patterns. Unleash creativity, celebrate culture, and create mesmerizing designs together!  Register for only one session.

The Art of Rangoli

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tween, Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Tween, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Dive into the vibrant world of Rangoli ! Join the program where colors come alive in intricate patterns. Unleash creativity, celebrate culture, and create mesmerizing designs together!  Register for only one session.

Always Write

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tween, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Tween, Teens
Program Type: Classes and Workshops
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Grades 5-8 | REGISTER
Do you like to write? Each session includes discussions on various writing topics, writing prompts, and crafting your own stories.

Beginner Sewing: Drawstring Bag!

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Classes and Workshops
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Learn how to use a sewing machine and make a versatile drawstring bag! Carry your dice to the next board game session in style, or perhaps a purse for the Ren Faire?  A $3.00 materials fee is due upon registration.

Beginner Sewing: Drawstring Bag!

4:45pm - 6:15pm
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Classes and Workshops
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn how to use a sewing machine and make a versatile drawstring bag!

Beginner Sewing: Drawstring Bag!

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Classes and Workshops
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn how to use a sewing machine and make a versatile drawstring bag!

Teen Time

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room ABC
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Social Gatherings
Event Details:

Grades 7-12 | DROP-IN

Stop by after school to hang out, play games, make crafts, or get some homework done. Snacks provided.

Yoga and Mediation with Kelly

10:00am - 11:30am
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room ABC
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Practice yoga basics, breath and mindfulness; class will end with a soothing meditation presented by certified yoga instructor, Kelly Jensen. No experience necessary. Please bring a towel and/or mat. Chairs provided 

School of Rock- Libertyville Concert

12:00pm - 1:00pm
All Ages, Kids, Birth to Pre-K, Early Elementary, Tween, Teens, Adults, Families
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: All Ages, Kids, Birth to Pre-K, Early Elementary, Tween, Teens, Adults, Families
Program Type: Community Event
Event Details:

School’s Out for Summer! Come join us for a fun, family concert featuring students from the School Of Rock-Libertyville.

Groovin' in the Garden

10:00am - 12:00pm
All Ages, Kids, Birth to Pre-K, Early Elementary, Tween, Teens, Adults, Families
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: All Ages, Kids, Birth to Pre-K, Early Elementary, Tween, Teens, Adults, Families
Program Type: Community Event
Event Details:

Celebrate butterflies! Come learn about this amazing insect and help us create a monarch way station for their southern, winter migration.

The Listening Party @ Andy's Records!

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Details:

The Listening Party at Andy's Records 

Job Search AI

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Zoom
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Classes and Workshops
Event Details:

 

The Lake Cook Career Collaborative presents:

The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers with Dr. Temple Grandin

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Zoom
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Clubs and Book Discussions, Community Event
Event Details:

NEW DATE

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Embroidery Machine 101

12:00pm - 1:15pm
Tween, Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: The Hub
Age Group: Tween, Teens, Adults
Program Type: STEAM / Maker
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us and learn all sorts of crafty ideas you can make with Machine Embroidery!  The Hub has two Brother Embroidery Machines and the possibilities are endless!  By the end of this demonstration you will be certified to use our embroide

Tie Dye Party

12:00pm - 2:00pm
All Ages, Kids, Early Elementary, Tween, Teens, Adults, Families
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Front Lawn
Age Group: All Ages, Kids, Early Elementary, Tween, Teens, Adults, Families
Program Type: STEAM / Maker
Event Details:

Rock and groove with creativity on the library front lawn! Bring a shirt and let's tie-dye together. We'll provide the dye—one item per person, please! Don't forget to dress for a mess!

Teen Dice Rollers

12:30pm - 3:30pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Social Gatherings
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Join a band of adventurers in an epic Dungeons & Dragons campaign!

Always Write

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tween, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Tween, Teens
Program Type: Classes and Workshops
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Do you like to write? Each session includes discussions on various writing topics, writing prompts, and crafting your own stories.

Keep Calm and Carry Yarn

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Tween, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Tween, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Social Gatherings
Event Details:

Bond over knitting, crocheting, or other fiber arts!  Loom knitting, crocheting, and knitting kits are ready for use and checkout in The Hub.

Chess Club

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Clubs and Book Discussions
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Play unrated chess games to practice, improve, and have fun.

 

Embroidery Machine 101

6:00pm - 7:15pm
Tween, Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: The Hub
Age Group: Tween, Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Join us and learn all sorts of crafty ideas you can make with Machine Embroidery!  The Hub has two Brother Embroidery Machines and the possibilities are endless!  By the end of this demonstration you will be certified to use our embroide

Into the Darkness: D-Day Airborne Operations

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room ABC
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Classes and Workshops
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 39
Event Details:

Learn about the men of the US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions who, in the early hours of 6 June 1944, performed the most hazardous of military operations - the dropping of paratroopers - into enemy territory - at night. 

Cosplay In The Hub

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: The Hub
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: STEAM / Maker
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Learn how to use the many machines of The Hub to create awesome cosplay!

Books and Brews

10:00am - 11:00am
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Clubs and Book Discussions
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

Join us for a coffee brew (or tea) and stay for a chat! 

Copies available for checkout, while supplies last.

 

June Pick: Daisy Jones and The Six: A Novel by Tara Jenkins Reid 

Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom Walk

5:00pm - 7:00pm
All Ages, Kids, Birth to Pre-K, Early Elementary, Tween, Teens, Adults, Families
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: All Ages, Kids, Birth to Pre-K, Early Elementary, Tween, Teens, Adults, Families
Program Type: Community Event
Event Details:

Begin the event at the library to create art in the Mobile Art Bus, engage with our collection of Juneteenth materials, and dance to music.  As you journey on the Freedom Walk through Central Park, hear and