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English Conversation Café
2024-05-07 10:00:002024-05-07 11:15:00America/ChicagoEnglish Conversation CaféImprove your English conversation skills at this informal weekly café for patrons. To register, email Darek Makowski at dmakowski@cooklib.org with your name, email address, and telephone number. Aspen Drive Library, Vernon Hills - Meeting Room
Tuesday, May 07 10:00am - 11:15am
Add to Calendar2024-05-07 10:00:002024-05-07 11:15:00America/ChicagoEnglish Conversation CaféImprove your English conversation skills at this informal weekly café for patrons. To register, email Darek Makowski at dmakowski@cooklib.org with your name, email address, and telephone number. Aspen Drive Library, Vernon Hills - Meeting Room
Improve your English conversation skills at this informal weekly café for patrons. To register, email Darek Makowski at dmakowski@cooklib.org with your name, email address, and telephone number.
Explore the fascinating history of short stories, uncovering specially translated collections in English, and the amazing international authors who created them.
Join us at the Countryside Fire Station for stories about fire safety read by a fire fighter and a librarian. Then take a look inside the fire station! (Address below.) DROP IN
Come along and stretch your imaginations through stories, hands-on activities, and play with your favorite grown-up! Register Child Only. REGISTRATION OPENS SUNDAY 06/30 AT 4PM.
Creatively capture the moment by learning how to transform ordinary pieces of wood into timeless keepsakes. Materials provided. Registration opens Monday, July 1 at 9 am.
Aspen Drive Library, Vernon Hills - Digital Studio 2
This 30-minute workshop shows you how to use Vidbox to convert VHS, VHS-C, and Mini DV tapes to digital video formats that can be stored on a computer hard drive, DVD, or online.
Cook Park Library, Libertyville - Meeting Room,Virtual Meeting Room
Join us to discuss IN PRAISE OF WALKING by Shane O'Mara. For a copy of the book and the Zoom link, contact Natalie Torres at ntorres@cooklib.org. DROP IN
Join us the 2nd Sunday of each month February through November (skipping June and July) for the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions Discussion.
Craft stunning pieces of art that add a touch of elegance to your home décor. Materials (and aprons) provided. Registration opens Saturday, July 6 at 9 am.
Cook Park Library, Libertyville - Digital Studio 1
Get started with audio recording in our Digital Studios. Training will cover how to set up a Logic Pro session with the studio's microphones so you can record that first demo or podcast episode.
Bookmobile will be at the National Night Out event sponsored by the Vernon Hills Police Department at Hartmann Park on the corner of 292 Oakwood Rd. and Cherry Valley Rd. in Vernon Hills.
Celebrate and support your toddler's physical growth and development at this special program for toddlers and their favorite grown-ups at the Library! REGISTRATION OPENS SUNDAY 07/07 AT 4 PM
Join us to discuss A MAGIC STEEPED IN POISON by Judy I. Lin. REGISTER for a free copy of the book (limited to first 10), or contact Leah at lhotchkiss@cooklib.org
Aspen Drive Library, Vernon Hills - Digital Studio 2
This 30-minute workshop shows you how to use Vidbox to convert VHS, VHS-C, and Mini DV tapes to digital video formats that can be stored on a computer hard drive, DVD, or online.
Learn how to mine compiled service records, pensions, draft registrations, and other related documents for genealogical research. You can discover a lot about your veteran ancestors this way!
Make your own music with this super fun DIY hand drum! We'll provide all the supplies to have some family fun to go! REGISTRATION OPENS WEDNESDAY 07/10 AT 4 PM
Join us the 2nd Sunday of each month February through November (skipping June and July) for the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions Discussion.
Listen to stories in Russian and take home a fun craft! Parents and children stay together. Program led entirely in Russian. REGISTRATION OPENS FRIDAY 07/12 AT 4 PM
Craft stunning pieces of art that add a touch of elegance to your home décor. Materials (and aprons) provided. Registration opens Saturday, July 13 at 9 am.
Artificial Intelligence is a big topic that is constantly changing. This group meets quarterly to discuss issues and explore the latest tools in the world of AI.
Explore hands-on activities with your preschooler through play in a group setting at the Library! Register the child attending. Adults do not need to register. REGISTRATION OPENS SUNDAY 07/14 AT 4 PM
Etsy is the perfect place to sell your handmade crafts! Learn how to post items for sale and use Etsy's platform to turn a hobby into a small business.
Cook Park Library, Libertyville - Digital Studio 2
This 30-minute workshop shows you how to use Vidbox to convert VHS, VHS-C, and Mini DV tapes to digital video formats that can be stored on a computer hard drive, DVD, or online.
Registration opens Wednesday, July 31 2024 at 7:00pm
We will read and compare two versions of a fairy tale to explore how perspective affects the story. Create a craft to take home. REGISTRATION OPENS MONDAY 07/15 AT 4 PM
How did Barbara Walters break through the glass
ceiling and maintain her pioneering role in TV for four decades? Storyteller Jenny Riddle presents her dramatic review of Barbara Walters' AUDITION.
Bring your doll and a sack lunch for our last summer picnic in Cook Park. Let's help Kit solve an exciting mystery. REGISTRATION OPENS TUESDAY 07/16 AT 4 PM.
Play a version of Mario Party at the Library after hours. Team up to play live versions of mini-games to win prizes. REGISTRATION OPENS TUESDAY 07/16 AT 4 PM
Make a set of fantastic airplanes that fly high in the sky! We'll provide all the supplies, you bring the family fun! REGISTRATION OPENS THURSDAY 07/18 AT 4 PM
Aspen Drive Library, Vernon Hills - Digital Studio 1
Get started with audio recording in our Digital Studios. Training will cover how to set up a Logic Pro session with the studio's microphones so you can record that first demo or podcast episode.
Registration opens Tuesday, August 6 2024 at 7:00pm
If you knit, crochet, needlepoint or enjoy any other
handicraft, here is a great opportunity to work on it at
the Library with new friends. All levels are welcome.
Explore the fascinating history of short stories, uncovering specially translated collections in English, and the amazing international authors who created them.
