Storytime in the Park

10:30am - 11:00am
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Location: Village Green Park
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime in the Park

Come out to your favorite neighborhood parks for songs, rhymes and stories. Don’t forget to bring a blanket and bug spray! For kids of all ages.

Special Notes

Weather Permitting

Outdoor programs may be cancelled in case of rain or other unfavorable conditions. If you have registered and the program is cancelled, you will be notified by phone. Otherwise, check our social media for weather-related updates.

Bring your grownup

This program is designed for children and their grownups. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs are not allowed.

Tech Help One-on-One

1:30pm - 2:15pm
Required
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Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: Pearl Buck
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Tech Help One-on-One

Get hands-on instruction with your tablet, smartphone, or laptop to learn how to operate your device or get Microsoft, Apple, or Google platform software help in a 45-minute one-on-one appointment with library staff. To request a day and time that better suits your schedule, please contact Beth Clower.

Tech Help One-on-One

2:15pm - 3:00pm
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: Pearl Buck
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Tech Help One-on-One

Get hands-on instruction with your tablet, smartphone, or laptop to learn how to operate your device or get Microsoft, Apple, or Google platform software help in a 45-minute one-on-one appointment with library staff. To request a day and time that better suits your schedule, please contact Beth Clower.

Maker 101: Create Your First Custom Design

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Required
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Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Computers & Technology, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
Use creative tools for hands-on learning! Digitally capture your idea—then make it real in a 3D print, laser engraving on wood, or plastic or vinyl iron-on decal! For grades 3-5. ...

A Conversation with Marlee Matlin: From Oscar to West Wing and Beyond

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Event
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Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: College and Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Special Event
Details:
In celebration of Deaf Awareness Month, Marlee Matlin joins Illinois Libraries Present to share the highs and lows of her Hollywood career and journeys as an activist. The youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar, Matlin’s acting c...

Special Notes

Dr. Jamil Zaki: The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Event
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Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: Virtual Program
Program Type: Class, Social

Glenbard Parent Series (GPS)

Join other parents, high school and middle school students, and professionals to learn about issues facing today’s youth. The Glenbard Parent Series engages top experts, parents, and school staff to become proactive and informed in pursuit of the mutual goal to strengthen our communities. Programs are free and open to the public.

Details:
Empathy and kindness, now in short supply, are a source of strength not weakness, states Stanford psychology professor Dr. Jamil Zaki in his groundbreaking book The War for Kindness. He asserts that empathy is not a fixed trait (something w...

Special Notes

Recorded for Re-Broadcast

This program will be recorded for broadcast at a later time or date. If you do not want to appear in the recording, please turn your camera off.