Event List

A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an ‘old maid’ to protect other women in a new and fiercely feminist historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman.

Create a colorful work of art with us this month. Using tape, paint, and old book pages, we'll create a beautiful scene of birch trees on a pretty background.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Please register each person separately.

Bringing History to Life with Jonathan Eig

Watch from home! Register here: https://bit.ly/ILPJonathanEig or watch in the Learning Lab at the Library.

Our Changing Climate: The Science, Risks, and Getting to Solutions

This month we will discuss people who have disappeared, never to be seen again. There are the famous ones, like Amelia Earhart, and the lesser knowns. If you wanted to disappear, what would you do? Join us for this fun discussion group.

Beat the winter doldrums by joining our Jigsaw Puzzle Race! It will start at 6p sharp.

There's room for 5 teams. REGISTRATION is OPEN. 2 teams registered so far (1/5/26 @ 12p)

No registration required! Join our therapeutic recreation program designed especially for individuals with disabilities. Engage in crafting, chatting, and fun activities!

Based on historical documents, including Eliza's letters, this is a historical fiction account of how a teenage girl produced indigo dye, which became one of the largest exports out of South Carolina, an export that laid the foundation for the inc

The first in a vivid and charming crime series set in the Louisiana bayou, introducing the hilariously uncensored amateur sleuth Glory Broussard. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club.

Let's try to make something pretty out of resin, peacock feathers, glitter, and metal leaf (gold, silver, copper). It will be a sticky good time. Don't wear your good clothes to this craft!

Crafting and etc with Malcolm Eaton Group

Anti-immigrant movements in the U.S. are nearly as old as the nation itself.

The Toledo War (1835–1836), also known as the Michigan–Ohio War or Ohio–Michigan War, was a boundary dispute between the U.S.

Between May 21 and June 16, 1791, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison traveled together through Upstate New York and parts of New England.

Area 51, Roswell, UFOs, new government information being published...are there aliens among us? Join our fun discussion group.

Free and no registration needed. 

The speakers will provide data-driven information about the effects of climate change in Northwest Illinois and what federal, state, and community leaders and organizations are doing to address or prepare for climate change in our country, state,

No registration required! Join our therapeutic recreation program designed especially for individuals with disabilities. Engage in crafting, chatting, and fun activities!

More than a River: Washington's crossing of the Delaware River and its importance in American history

During WWII, a diplomatic mission in Norway turns into a murder probe.

Crafting and etc with Malcolm Eaton Group

It's a Weird World...topic coming soon, but it will be weird!

Climate Change Impacts in Illinois: From Farms to Forests