Ongoing Events This Month

From Wednesday, August 01, 2012 to Monday, December 17, 2012
Call for Entries for the 6th Annual Studio 60093 Children's Video Fest - The entries for the 6th Annual Studio 60093 Children’s Video Fest
are due by 9:00 PM on Monday, December 17 to the
Youth Services Department,Winnetka Main Library, 768 Oak Street, Winnetka.

Please check our website for all contest rules and requirements or pick up a copy of the rules at the Youth Services Department. The website address is www.winnetkalibrary.org.

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August 2012

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Award Winning Lunch - Join us for a special storytime outside! We will read award winning picture books, sing, dance, and play a game. Drinks and dessert will be provided feel free to bring a picnic lunch.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Study Session - Group Meeting
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Thursday, August 2, 2012

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Storytime and Craft - preschool storytime and craft for ages 3-6
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Afternoon Storytime - Join us for stories and fun!
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
PJ Storytimes - Come in your PJ’s and bring your teddy bear as we read special bedtime stories. Children ages 2 and up are invited to come and listen to stories accompanied by their favorite adult.

Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Friday, August 3, 2012

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Make-N-Take Preschool Craft - Get Creative! Stay for 10 minutes or the whole hour and make a craft to take home. One project per child while supplies last.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Saturday, August 4, 2012

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Little Miss Ann's Fun Family concert - Ann Torralba from the Old Town School of Music present a rollicking concert for the whole family. All ages, no registration.
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Sunday, August 5, 2012

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
SpaceCamp - Alien Adventure - SpaceCamp: - Adventure to an Alien World! - Kids, join Josh and Derek of SpaceCamp as they blast off on an amazing adventure to another planet to help their new alien friends - This is a fun-filled project designed to celebrate discovery, and play, using technology and imagination as tools to express the art of interactive storytelling and improvisation
Location: Winnetka Library Youth Services Department
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3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Art for All Seasons: Talent Showcase - Do you have a special talent ? Sing, dance, juggle, yodel, perform magic tricks? Showcase your special talent in our Talent Show! Acts are limited to 2 minutes. Registration required.

Location: Winnetka Library Youth Services Department
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3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Books You'll Want to Read - You won't want to miss this! Juli recommends the summer's hottest books.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Current Events Roundtable - Join your friends and neighbors in discussing issues of the day.
Location: Northfield Quiet Reading Room
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Award Winning Lunch - Join us for a special storytime outside! We will read award winning picture books, sing, dance, and play a game. Drinks and dessert will be provided feel free to bring a picnic lunch.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Reading for a Cozy Afternoon - Led by Donette Jensen. Must be a member of the North Shore Senior Center. Call (847) 446-5990 for more information.

There will be no meeting this month.
Location: North Shore Senior Center (161 Northfield Road, Northfield, IL 60093)
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Thursday, August 9, 2012

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Afternoon Storytime - Come enjoy books, songs, and fun.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Basic Microsoft Excel 2007 - Learn the basics of Microsoft Excel 2007 including a description of what a spreadsheet program does and different ways to use a spreadsheet for work and home. Registration required.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Friday, August 10, 2012

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Dine & Discuss: "As I Lay Dying" - Horror, Laughter, Loss, Revelation: Reveries on Faulkner's As I Lay Dying

This short masterwork focuses farm wife Addie Bundren's dying and attempts to bury her - and the participation and effects of that on her family and countrymen and women nearby. Its short, vivid, multi-perspectived chapters form a kaleidoscope of meaning, feeling, tonality - from prostrating grief to outright disgust to laugh-out-loud bogglement and horror. We will explore some of its wonders.
Registration required. Tickets are $25. To register, call Corner Cooks at (847) 441-0134 or send an email to betsy@cornercooks.com.
Location: Corner Cooks (505 Chestnut Street, Winnetka)
Registration required

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Survival Games: Land Challenge - Take the survival challenge! Along the way you'll gather the supplies you need to build your shelter and see how you survive the elements. Grades 4+.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Sunday, August 12, 2012

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Film Discussion with Toby Nicholson - Toby Nicholson will lead a discussion on the film The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. Pick up a copy at the library to view in advance!
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Paper Folding Card Workshop - Iris and teabag folding techniques will be explored.
Location: Northfield Community Room, 360 Happ Road, Northfield
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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
The Garden in Art - Debra N. Mancoff of the School of the Art Institute caps off our final Artful Summer lecture with an exploration of the Garden in Art, the topic of her latest book. Join as we travel from Ancient Egypt to modern times, taking the ambiance and brilliance of artistic representations of the garden which is to be enjoyed by both those with green thumbs and an appreciation of great art.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Garden in Art

Monday, August 13, 2012

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Reading is the Spice of Life - Led by Kristin Carlson. Must be a member of the North Shore Senior Center. Call (847) 446-5990 for more information.
There will be no meeting this month.
Location: North Shore Senior Center (161 Northfield Road, Northfield, IL 60093)
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Clue: A Mystery Club - Led by Melissa Morgan.

This month's selection: Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
Location: Northfield Branch
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Foul Play - Led by Kristin Carlson. Bring a brown-bag lunch if you’d like. Coffee and dessert will be provided.

There is no meeting this month.
Location: Northfield Branch
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Award Winning Lunch - Join us for a special storytime outside! We will read award winning picture books, sing, dance, and play a game. Drinks and dessert will be provided feel free to bring a picnic lunch.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Thursday, August 16, 2012

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Afternoon Storytime - Come enjoy books, songs, and fun.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2007 - This more advanced Excel class will cover cross-sheet calculations, charts and graphs, conditional formatting and many functions. A solid grasp of basic Excel concepts required. Registration required
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Friday, August 17, 2012

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
All Ages Storytime - A half hour of stories, songs, and fun for all ages!
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Saturday, August 18, 2012

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Lloyd Room - Cleanup
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Sunday, August 19, 2012

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Pleasure of Your Company: Classical Duet - Relax and enjoy the superb musicianship of Heather Johnson, flute, and Meaghan Kawalker, clarinet, as they take you through an exciting program of classic and contemporary repertoire.
Location: Northfield Branch
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Girls Rule! - There will be no Girls Rule! during the summer.
Location: Northfield Branch
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Monday, August 20, 2012

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Park - A- Day Storytime - Join us at the Winnetka Village Green for a special Park-A Day Storytime!
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Regular Board Meeting - August meeting of the Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District Board of Trustees.
Location: Northfield Community Room, 360 Happ Road, Northfield
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Current Events Roundtable - Join your friends and neighbors in discussing issues of the day.
Location: Northfield Quiet Reading Room
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Thursday, August 23, 2012

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
American Girl Doll Fashion Festival - Girls and their dolls are invited to an American Girl Doll Fashion Festival! We will be making a craft, creating a fun snack and having a fabulous fashion show with you and your doll! Girls JK + are invited to come!
Location: Winnetka Library Youth Services Department
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Park--A-Day Storytime - Join us at Clarkson Park for a special Park-A Day Storytime with Miss Debbie!
Location: Clarkson Park
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Cancelled - Afternoon Storytime - Cancelled
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Friday, August 24, 2012

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
All Ages Storytime - A half hour of stories, songs, and fun for all ages!
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Park - A- Day Storytime - Join us in Crow Island Woods for a special Park-A Day Storytime!
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Sunday, August 26, 2012

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Park - A- Day Storytime - Join us at Elder Park for a special Park-A Day Storytime!
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Monday, August 27, 2012

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Stuffed Animal Storytime - Join us for this special evening storytime for you and your stuffed pal. We’ll listen to stories and do a craft before we tuck our friends in for the night. Come back the next day to pick up your stuffed animal and find out what your animals did while you were sleeping! Registration required.
Location: Northfield Branch
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Thursday, August 30, 2012

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Afternoon Storytime - Come enjoy books, songs, and fun.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
CLUBVid - ClubVid is a fun way to hone your skills and get a jump on our Annual Studio 60093 Children’s Video Fest! We will be working on editing, sound, and screenwriting techniques. We will be filming in the library and making 5 by 5's. Equipment is provided. Registration required.
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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Friday, August 31, 2012

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
All Ages Storytime - A half hour of stories, songs, and fun for all ages!
Location: Winnetka Library Lloyd Room
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