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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jan-Feb
2020
Oscars Prediction Contest
All Day 1/17 - 2/7
Teens,
Adults
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Adult Magazine Area
Age Group:
Teens,
Adults
Event Type:
Games & Recreation,
Movie
Event Details:
Starting Friday, Jan. 17, stop by the East Info Desk to fill out an Oscars prediction ballot for a chance to win a Movie Lovers Prize Pack. The contest runs through Friday, Feb.
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Drop-In Craft: Make Your Own Valentines
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Youth Services
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Have a special someone you want to make a card for? Visit the Youth Services department between Feb. 1 and Feb. 14 at 5 pm to create Valentine's Day cards. Make as many as you like!
Family
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
7
2020
Fri
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Stories and songs for our littlest listeners. Please bring a tummy time mat or blanket for the baby. Older siblings welcome.
Birth to 24 months with a parent/caregiver
This class is also offered at 11:00 am.
Disclaimer(s)
All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Due to the room capacity, attendance at drop-in programs is limited to 50 participants.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Feb
8
2020
Sat
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Cooperman Room
Age Group:
Adults
Event Type:
Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Create handmade knitted and crocheted crafts for local organizations. Please bring your needles, hooks, and some acrylic yarn.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
8
2020
Sat
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Youth Services
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Arts & Crafts
Drop in the Youth Services Department to make a seasonal craft while supplies last.
All Ages
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
3
2020
Mon
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Games & Recreation
Drop in for some open-ended play and meet new friends at our weekly playgroup.
Birth to 5 with a parent/caregiver
Disclaimer(s)
All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Due to the room capacity, attendance at drop-in programs is limited to 50 participants.
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
4
2020
Tue
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Listen to stories, sing songs, and more at this all-ages storytime!
Birth to Kindergarten with a parent/caregiver
This program is also offered at 11:15 AM.
Disclaimer(s)
All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Due to the room capacity, attendance at drop-in programs is limited to 50 participants.
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
5
2020
Wed
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Storytime
Get your little one acquainted with the Library at this two-riffic storytime. To attend, children must be between 24 and 36 months old at the time of the class.
Ages 24-36 months with a parent/caregiver
Disclaimer(s)
All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Due to the room capacity, attendance at drop-in programs is limited to 50 participants.
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
6
2020
Thu
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Storytime
Stories, songs, activities, and more that are perfect for the school-ready child.
Ages 3-5 with a parent/caregiver
Disclaimer(s)
All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Due to the room capacity, attendance at drop-in programs is limited to 50 participants.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Feb
7
2020
Fri
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Baxter Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults
Event Type:
Class,
Health
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Practice seated poses in one of the gentlest forms of yoga available, led by certified yoga instructor Susan Wilkens. All experience levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes. Please use a sturdy chair without arms (if possible).
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
8
2020
Sat
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Health
Required
Seats Remaining:
5
Event Details:
Warm up in the Library with some fun indoor movement activities and games. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle.
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
4
2020
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Listen to stories, sing songs, and more at this all-ages storytime!
Birth to Kindergarten with a parent/caregiver
This program is also offered at 10:00 AM.
Disclaimer(s)
All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Due to the room capacity, attendance at drop-in programs is limited to 50 participants.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Feb
4
2020
Tue
Movies, Munchies & More: Presentation: The Five Sullivan Brothers and the Kissing Sailor
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Baxter Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults
Event Type:
Presentation
Event Details:
Hal Burke, president of Victory & Valor Memories, talks about the historical connection between the five Sullivan Brothers and Alfred Eisenstaedt’s iconic Life magazine photograph of “The Kissing Sailor” in New York’s Times Square on V-J Day (
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
7
2020
Fri
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Stories and songs for our littlest listeners. Please bring a tummy time mat or blanket for the baby. Older siblings welcome.
Birth to 24 months with a parent/caregiver
This class is also offered at 9:30 am.
Disclaimer(s)
All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Due to the room capacity, attendance at drop-in programs is limited to 50 participants.
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
8
2020
Sat
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Class,
Health
Event Details:
Expert yoga teacher Emily Mayfield teaches kids how to stay focused, de-stress, and create inner peace through yoga. Participants are encouraged to bring their own yoga mat.
Grades 2-8
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Feb
2
2020
Sun
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Cooperman Room
Age Group:
Teens
Event Type:
Games & Recreation
Required
Seats Remaining:
6
Travel into the unknown and quest together in the world of Dungeons & Dragons.
Grades 6-12
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Feb
3
2020
Mon
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Cooperman Room
Age Group:
Adults
Event Type:
Arts & Crafts
Expert knitter and Library volunteer Ronnie Rund teaches how to knit and solve knitting challenges. Bring your current knitting project(s) and needles.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Feb
5
2020
Wed
Book Talk: Black History Month
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Cooperman Room
Age Group:
Adults
Event Type:
Books & Authors
Event Details:
Celebrate Black History Month with a selection of books highlighting the history and achievements of African Americans. Part of MGPL’s More Than a Month programming. Bring your library card as books will be available for checkout.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Feb
2
2020
Sun
Special Documentary Showing: More Than A Month
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Baxter Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults
Event Type:
Movie
Event Details:
Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a young African-American filmmaker, sets out on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month.
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
5
2020
Wed
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Books & Authors,
Class
Event Details:
Homeschoolers are invited to join us to read and discuss a selection of this year’s Monarch Award Books, Illinois’ Readers Choice Award for students in grades K-3.
Ages 6-9
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
5
2020
Wed
Homeschool Famished for Fiction
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Books & Authors,
Class
Homeschoolers are invited to join us for a chat about new and favorite fiction books. Bring a beloved book to share with the group, or just come to discover your next great read.
Ages 10-13
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Feb
6
2020
Thu
ESL Book Reading and Discussion Group
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Cooperman Room
Age Group:
Adults
Event Type:
Books & Authors
Required
Seats Remaining:
10
Event Details:
Practice your English conversation and reading skills while expanding your vocabulary as we discuss Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices by Walter Dean Myers. Each week, we will read and discuss selected poems from this book.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Feb
7
2020
Fri
Silver Screen Series: Indiscreet
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Baxter Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults
Event Type:
Movie
Event Details:
An actress who has given up on love meets a suave banker and begins a flirtation with him...even though he's already married. Cast: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman. (1958, NR, 1 hr 30 min)
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Feb
8
2020
Sat
Presentation: Black Classical Composers
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Baxter Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults
Event Type:
Presentation
Event Details:
African Diaspora cultural historian Carolyn Armenta Davis discusses seven Black composers of symphonies, operas, concertos, and other creations spanning 200 years of musical history.
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
2
2020
Sun
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Storytime
Bring the whole family to this storytime filled with stories, songs, and fun.
Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver
Disclaimer(s)
All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Due to the room capacity, attendance at drop-in programs is limited to 50 participants.
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
3
2020
Mon
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Arts & Crafts
Learn to knit or crochet at this drop-in class. No experience needed.
Grades 1-8
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
4
2020
Tue
Mad Math Society: Fibonacci Numbers
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining:
5
Event Details:
We are out to prove that math is secretly awesome with brain-bending fun and activities.
Grades 3-6
February's Topic: Fibonacci Numbers
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
7
2020
Fri
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Baxter Auditorium
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Class
Bring out your inner drama queen or king and get creative with acting, improv, and theater games.
Grades 1-8
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Feb
5
2020
Wed
Magic the Gathering Open Play
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Cooperman Room
Age Group:
Teens
Event Type:
Games & Recreation
Required
Seats Remaining:
7
Bring your best deck, or use ours, and duel with other Magic enthusiasts in the world’s #1 tabletop fantasy card game. If you don’t know how to play, we’ll show you and send you home with a free starter deck.
Grades 6-12
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
3
2020
Mon
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Storytime
Spend time winding down for bed with a few stories and songs.
Birth to Kindergarten with a parent/caregiver
Disclaimer(s)
All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Due to the room capacity, attendance at drop-in programs is limited to 50 participants.
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Cooperman Room
Purpose of Meeting
Periodic membership meeting that rotates to different areas of Cook County to discuss Green Party-issues and upcoming political actions or events.
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
Feb
5
2020
Wed
Mother-Daughter Book Club: Front Desk by Kelly Yang
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids
Event Type:
Books & Authors
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Bring your mother (or favorite female grown-up) with you for a lively discussion and activities connected to the book of the month. Pick up your free copy of this month's book at the Youth Services desk after you register.
We strive to make all our programs inclusive. If there is a way we can accommodate your child, please let us know.
Grades 4-6
This event is part of the 2020 Coming Together series "Journeys to Niles Township". Learn more about Coming Together at comingtogether.in.
Disclaimer(s)
We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Feb
6
2020
Thu
Anime Club
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kids,
Teens
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Activity Room
Age Group:
Kids,
Teens
Event Type:
Games & Recreation
A fun-filled hour of anime appreciation for high-schoolers. We’ll watch and talk about your favorite shows, draw, and enjoy all things anime.
Grades 9-12
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Feb
7
2020
Fri
MGPL After Dark: Oscars Prediction Contest Wrap-Up & Movie: Judy
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Location:
Morton Grove Public Library
Room:
Baxter Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults
Event Type:
Movie
Event Details:
Enjoy free popcorn and refreshments while watching a great movie on the big screen. Come early to fill out an Oscars prediction ballot for a chance to win a Movie Lovers Prize Pack.
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