Toddle in for stories, songs, rhymes, and activities designed to introduce pre-reading skills to children aged 24 to 35 months, with their parent or caregiver.
Come see and learn what you can do with all the great machines in the library's new Zanardo FabLab! We will get to know the Glowforge laser cutter, 3D printer, and various Cricut machines, including a hat press and mug press. You don't want to miss the great new things you can do here at the library.
Design a Valentine’s Day picture frame using paint and bubble wrap!
Join Anglophile and former UK resident Claire Evans as she recounts the life and times of Alf Wight, an unassuming country veterinarian who practiced for 50 years in one of England’s most beautiful places, the Yorkshire Dales. He rose to international fame later in life under the pen name James Herriot as he recounted the heartwarming animal stories and colorful characters of a bygone era, inspiring a film and multiple television series. Bask in the visual beauty of Claire’s recent Yorkshire Dales visit and learn the surprising story of the vet whose books still entertain millions.
Toddle in for stories, songs, rhymes, and activities designed to introduce pre-reading skills to children aged 24 to 35 months, with their parent or caregiver.
Works by Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí are slated for exhibition in Chicago in early 2023. Learn about this important painter, filmmaker, and sculptor from art historian Jeff Mishur in this virtual program. Jeff will discuss such Dalí masterpieces as "The Persistence of Memory," "Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (A Premonition of Civil War)," and "Apparition of a Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach." Mishur will also discuss Dalí's role within the 20th century Surrealist art movement and especially the relationship between dream imagery and the artist's best known works.