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Skills for Positive Mental Health

6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: North and South Meeting Rooms
Age Group: Middle School, High School, College and Young Adult, Adult, Adult 50+
Program Type: Class, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Details:
Stress Relief facilitated by NAMI (Nation Alliance on Mental Illness). Learn how to manage the physical and mental impact of stress through resilience.  Books on mental health ...

Guitar for Beginners

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Registration
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: North and South Meeting Rooms
Age Group: High School, College and Young Adult, Adult, Adult 50+
Program Type: Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Guitar for Beginners

Learn guitar basics from guitarist John Wolaver in an eight-week session in a friendly group setting. Please bring your own guitar. Optionally, participate in a Guitar Performance after the session ends. For age 16 and up.  

Gardening at Home

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Registration
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: North and South Meeting Rooms
Age Group: Middle School, High School, College and Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Details:
Design garden areas for your planting environment and learn about native plants, composting, and mulching. Facilitated by The Conservation Foundation. ...

Diversity of Faith and Culture: A Community Discussion

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: North and South Meeting Rooms
Age Group: High School, College and Young Adult, Adult, Adult 50+
Program Type: Class, Social
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 49
Details:
Participate in a discussion led by a panel of speakers from faith-based and cultural organizations. Inspired by We Need to Build by Eboo Patel, the discussion will focus on creating hopeful and positive developments in society. Presentations will be ...

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Explore and Support Diversity

Learn about people and cultures and discuss practical steps that we can each take to create a more inclusive future. Experience how the power of dialogue can overcome violence and hate, in favor of peace and understanding.

Food allergies

The library cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Fun with STEM: Learn and Create

4:15pm - 5:00pm
Registration
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: North and South Meeting Rooms
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Class, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7

Fun with STEM: Learn and Create

Members of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) present monthly science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics. Please register for each month separately. For grades 2-5.

Details:
Polymers: Learn what polymers are, where they are used, and how they affect the environment. Create a bouncy ball to take home. ...

Special Notes

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Promotion

Adults and children may be photographed and videotaped by library staff or their representatives in the course of library activities. The images may be used, without accompanying personal identification, in library publicity. If you have a concern about this policy, please contact library staff.

How Money Works: the Migration of Women's Wealth

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Registration
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: North and South Meeting Rooms
Age Group: High School, College and Young Adult, Adult, Adult 50+
Program Type: Business/Financial, Class, World on the Move
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Details:
Be the Change! Learn and discuss the perspective of women's financial movement in today's world. Come be part of the discussion. ...

Special Notes

Food allergies

The library cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Declutter Your Photo Life

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: North and South Meeting Rooms
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Details:
We take photos to capture memories and tell stories, but easily become overwhelmed with organizing and keeping them safe. Learn a simple five-step process to declutter your collection from photo organizing expert an...

Alebrije Mask Making with Gloria Contreras

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: North and South Meeting Rooms
Age Group: Middle School, High School, College and Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class, World on the Move
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Details:
Artist Gloria Contreras will lead this workshop on creating Alebrije masks and share about the origins of Alebrijes.  Gloria Contreras is a local Mexican American structure and artist who has created some amazing Alebrijes and Catrinas. ...

Special Notes

Food allergies

The library cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Ten Thousand Villages Presents: Fair Trade and Folk Dance

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Registration
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: North and South Meeting Rooms
Age Group: High School, College and Young Adult, Adult, Adult 50+
Program Type: Class, Social, World on the Move
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Details:
Learn about Ten Thousand Villages Glen Ellyn, a fair-trade retailer of artisan-crafted items from 38 countries, and the beneficiary of 2024 Summer Reading. Pam Eiten, Assistant Manager of Ten Thousand Villages Glen Ellyn will present a brief history ...

Fun with STEM: Learn and Create

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Registration
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Class, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24

Fun with STEM: Learn and Create

Members of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) present monthly science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics. Please register for each month separately. For grades 2-5.

Details:
DaVinci Bridge: Learn about bridge design and build bridges using ordinary items like pencils and rubber bands. Which design will hold the most weight? For grades 2-5. ...

Special Notes

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Promotion

Adults and children may be photographed and videotaped by library staff or their representatives in the course of library activities. The images may be used, without accompanying personal identification, in library publicity. If you have a concern about this policy, please contact library staff.

Fun with STEM: Learn and Create

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Registration
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Class, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24

Fun with STEM: Learn and Create

Members of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) present monthly science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics. Please register for each month separately. For grades 2-5.

Details:
Paper Airplanes: Learn about aerodynamics by designing paper airplanes to see how drag effects the distance that the planes will fly. Learn how the shape of the plane is affected by gravity, weight, lift and thrust. For grades 2-5. ...

Special Notes

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Promotion

Adults and children may be photographed and videotaped by library staff or their representatives in the course of library activities. The images may be used, without accompanying personal identification, in library publicity. If you have a concern about this policy, please contact library staff.

How the World Arrived on Lake Michigan’s Shores with Sam Mitrani

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: North and South Meeting Rooms
Age Group: High School, College and Young Adult, Adult, Adult 50+
Program Type: Class, World on the Move
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Details:
Sam Mitrani will present the history of immigration to Chicagoland within the context of immigration to the U.S. He will discuss the history of anti-immigrant sentiment in this country especially how it will be a hot topic leading up to the election....

How Climate Impacts Migration for Humans, Plants, and Animals

10:00am - 11:00am
Registration
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: North and South Meeting Rooms
Age Group: High School, College and Young Adult, Adult, Adult 50+
Program Type: Class, Health & Wellness, World on the Move
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Details:
Humans have long shared our planet not only with each other, but also with animals and plants.  More recently, our interaction with nature and the impacts of climate change has influenced the movement of not only humans, but plants and animals a...

Empathy is Your Superpower

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: High School Room
Age Group: High School, College and Young Adult
Program Type: Class, Health & Wellness, World on the Move
Details:
Learn how developing empathy can build self-esteem, foster community, and deepen connections, then explore World on the Move: 250,00 Years of Human Migration. Lead by Reality DuPage  ...

Building Welcoming Communities

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: North and South Meeting Rooms
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Class, World on the Move
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Details:
Representatives from World Relief will discuss current immigrant and refugee arrival statistics for DuPage County, World Relief welcome services and procedures, and ways communities can make newcomers feel welcome.  ...

WTTW/PBS Presents Visions of America: A Journey to the Freedom Tower - Stories of Cuban Migration to Miami

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Location: Glen Ellyn Public Library
Room: North and South Meeting Rooms
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Class, World on the Move
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Details:
PBS Books National Director and local resident Heather-Marie Montilla will talk about the Freedom Tower in Miami, which is considered to be the Ellis Island for Cuban refugees. Then, participants will discuss other stories of American migration and s...