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Build Your Town: Milk Carton Replica
Thursday, June 01, 2023
Friday, June 30, 2023
Palos Park Public Library @Home
Let's build our town, one milk carton at a time!
This is a community program where you clean out a milk carton and reuse it by making it look like a building in our community. You will be able to construct a replica of your favorite local business (plush horse, Emmerson store) or a famous landmark (library, fire department). From families to individuals, everyone is invited to take part and bring their artistic and architectural skills.
Choice the building you will make at the library and let your creativity flow!
*Size limit is 1/2 gallon
*Use your own carton
Children's Book Sale
Monday, June 12, 2023
Saturday, June 17, 2023
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Wits Workout
Monday, June 05, 2023
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Palos Park Public Library
Community Room
Work out your brain for a change! Participate in interactive brain teasers, games, and puzzles to keep your mind sharp while meeting new people. Recommended for older adults.
Please register for each session you will attend.
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"All Together Now" Library Quilt
Monday, June 05, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Palos Park Public Library
Community Room
Children and Tweens will collaborate on making a community quilt to be hung in our library. During the month of June, you can sign-up to draw on a square for our "All Together Now" textile work of art. For ages 6-9. One square per family.
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Lure of the West Seminar
Tuesday, June 06, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Palos Park Public Library
Community Room
Part geography and part mythology, the American West retains a powerful allure in popular culture. Explore depictions of the people, lifestyles, and landscapes of the 19th century West to better understand this dynamic period of history. Presented by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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This virtual program will be screened in the library Community room.
ILP Navigate Your Stars: A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward
Tuesday, June 06, 2023
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Palos Park Public Library @Home
Virtual Author Program
Join us for an evening with two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. Hailed as “the new Toni Morrison” by the American Booksellers Association, Jesmyn will discuss her life, her literary vision and her unique perspectives on love and loss. Tracie D. Hall, Executive Director of American Library Association, will join her in conversation.
Jesmyn Ward is the critically acclaimed author of fiction, nonfiction, and memoir, including bestselling Sing, Unburied, Sing, Salvage the Bones, and the memoir Men We Reaped. Her many honors include the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, a MacArthur Genius Grant, and a Strauss Living Award. In 2017, she became the first woman and first person of color to win the National Book Award for Fiction twice. The standout writer of her generation, Ward’s stories are largely set on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, where she grew up and still lives. A professor of creative writing at Tulane University, Ward’s latest book, Navigate Your Stars, is an adaptation of her 2018 commencement address at Tulane that championed the value of hard work.
Tracie D. Hall is an American librarian, author, curator, and advocate for the arts. She is the first African American woman to lead the American Library Association, where she's served as Executive Director since 2020, and fights for social justice, access to information, and universal broadband.
Jesmyn Ward is the critically acclaimed author of fiction, nonfiction, and memoir, including bestselling Sing, Unburied, Sing, Salvage the Bones, and the memoir Men We Reaped. Her many honors include the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, a MacArthur Genius Grant, and a Strauss Living Award. In 2017, she became the first woman and first person of color to win the National Book Award for Fiction twice. The standout writer of her generation, Ward’s stories are largely set on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, where she grew up and still lives. A professor of creative writing at Tulane University, Ward’s latest book, Navigate Your Stars, is an adaptation of her 2018 commencement address at Tulane that championed the value of hard work.
Tracie D. Hall is an American librarian, author, curator, and advocate for the arts. She is the first African American woman to lead the American Library Association, where she's served as Executive Director since 2020, and fights for social justice, access to information, and universal broadband.
This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events.
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VIRTUAL GENTLE YOGA
Wednesday, June 07, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Palos Park Public Library @Home
Yoga
Gentle Yoga is geared specifically for those new to yoga or those who are interested in a gentle practice. This class incorporates simple flowing sequences to warm up the body, as well as slower paced movements focusing on alignment, strength, balance, and flexibility. No experience or flexibility required. Modifications will be shown. Participants will need to be able to get up and down from the floor for this class.
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"All Together Now" Library Quilt
Wednesday, June 07, 2023
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Palos Park Public Library
Community Room
Children and Tweens will collaborate on making a community quilt to be hung in our library. During the month of June, you can sign-up to draw on a square for our "All Together Now" textile work of art. For ages 10-13.
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Babies, Books and More
Thursday, June 08, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Palos Park Public Library
Community Room
Babies, Books and More is an interactive program that includes early literacy fun with books, songs, fingerplays and body movement.
No registration required.
Event Type(s): Children's Program
Age Group(s): Babies & Toddlers
Summer Reading Kickoff
Saturday, June 10, 2023
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Palos Park Public Library
Community Room
Drop into the library to kick off the start of
summer reading and our “All Together Now” theme. During this day, kids can get Plush
Horse coupons and a free kids book when they pick up a reading log and a Palos LocalBusiness Basket (one entry per family) will be raffled off.
Connect with fellow readers, families, and community members who share a passion for books and learning. Let's embark on a summer of reading, imagination, and togetherness. We can't wait to see you there!
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"All Together Now" Library Quilt
Monday, June 12, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Palos Park Public Library
Community Room
Children and Tweens will collaborate on making a community quilt to be hung in our library. During the month of June, you can sign-up to draw on a square for our "All Together Now" textile work of art.
Event Type(s): Children's Program
Age Group(s): Children
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Cute and Easy Doodle
Monday, June 12, 2023
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Palos Park Public Library
Community Room
A 30 minute step-by-step drawing class where tweens will learn how to draw things in a cute way.
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*For ages 9-13
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Storytime
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Palos Park Public Library
Community Room
These Storytimes are for children ages 3-6 and their parents/caregiver. Join Ms. Mary Lou each week on Tuesdays for stories, crafts, and activities
Event Type(s): Children's Program
Age Group(s): Children
Event Type(s): Children's Program
Age Group(s): Children
Event Type(s): Children's Program
Age Group(s): Children
Opening and Reading of Bids for Roof Replacement 2023 Project
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM
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VIRTUAL GENTLE YOGA
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Palos Park Public Library @Home
Yoga
Gentle Yoga is geared specifically for those new to yoga or those who are interested in a gentle practice. This class incorporates simple flowing sequences to warm up the body, as well as slower paced movements focusing on alignment, strength, balance, and flexibility. No experience or flexibility required. Modifications will be shown. Participants will need to be able to get up and down from the floor for this class.
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Movie @ the Library: Knock at the Cabin
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Palos Park Public Library
Community Room
While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage. Confused and with limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost. Co-written by Palos Park native Steve Desmond.
Rated: R Duration: 1 hr 40 minutes Genre: Horror/Mystery
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"All Together Now" Library Quilt
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Palos Park Public Library
Community Room
Children and Tweens will collaborate on making a community quilt to be hung in our library. During the month of June, you can sign-up to draw on a square for our "All Together Now" textile work of art. For ages 10-13.
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In-Person Chair Yoga
Thursday, June 15, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Palos Park Public Library
Community Room
Please join Librarian and yoga instructor Jessica Rock in a gentle form of yoga that's done while seated or using a chair for balance. In chair yoga, it's possible to move into poses like cat/cow, warrior, sun salutations and forward folds, all while seated. Benefits of chair yoga include: improved flexibility, better concentration, and increased strength.
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STEM-Build a Rube Goldberg!
Thursday, June 15, 2023
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Palos Park Public Library
Community Room
What is a Rube Goldberg? Build a complex machine to do a simple task using simple machines. We will watch a short video on who or what is Rube Goldberg- then create your own in teams of three or four!
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Self Affirmation Jar
Friday, June 16, 2023
All Day
Palos Park Library Take-N-Make
Affirmations are phrases we repeat to ourselves to help our brains think more positively about who we are. They are exercises for our minds and for our self-esteem. Take a kit home that has a jar, colorful paper, affirmation phrases and more to make it appealing to you.
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Here is a list of Spring Wildflowers:
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Nature Walk-Swallow Cliffs Woods
Saturday, June 17, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Palos Park Public Library Outdoor Activity
Outdoors
Please join us for a leisurely stroll in Swallow Cliffs Woods-South! Here we will investigate the variety and creativity of what summer has to offer! Please dress appropriately for the weather.
For directions and map, please scroll down the click on the link below:
Here is a list of Spring Wildflowers:
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In-Person Restorative Yoga
Saturday, June 17, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Palos Park Public Library
Community Room
Please join Librarian and yoga instructor Jessica Rock in a soothing yoga practice to heal the mind, body, and spirit. Here you will take gentle postures, facilitated by props and gravity, to relax the muscles, ease the breath, and calm the mind.
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Please bring a yoga mat, a bolster (or two pillows stuffed in one pillow case),and a strap. Do not worry if you do not have some of these props, I will queue the posters with and without them.
