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BiblioBag Sign-Up

Friday, May 10, 2024
Glencoe Public Library
Sign up for our quarterly BiblioBag and enjoy the spring air with custom-picked books (and DVDs, if you so choose) and a few bookish treats and goodies.

How It Works:
Step 1: Sign up online or in person using the form below between April 22 and May 10.
Step 2: Glencoe’s fabulous librarians will pick the best books for you and check them out to you with other fun goodies. 
Step 3: Come check out your BiblioBag beginning May 20, find your favorite garden chair, and discover your new favorite books!

Check back for a sign-up link beginning Monday, April 22.

Open to teens (grades 9+) and adults. Please note that you must have an active library card to check out a BiblioBag. Quantities are limited, and priority will be given to GPL cardholders.
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IN LIBRARY American Diamond: Baseball, Pop Culture, and Our National Myths

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Baseball is the national pastime--on the field and in entertainment. No other sport has inspired so much literature, poetry, film, music and performance. In this rollicking, humorous presentation, James Finn Garner will explore the historic and literary reasons driving this phenomenon and how the internet continues the tradition today. Garner, best known for his New York Times bestseller Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, also runs the fan-driven poetry/doggerel website Bardball.com.

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VIRTUAL Dr. Temple Grandin: The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY, JUNE 4.

Join us for a special event with Dr. Temple Grandin, one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. Dr. Grandin has been at the forefront of research and activism for autism and neurodiversity for decades and has written many books on those subjects, with a specific focus on visual thinking. Her book, Thinking in Pictures, upended the way the world understood autism, and her latest, Visual Thinking, published more than twenty-five years later, was an instant New York Times bestseller.

REGISTER HERE for this Zoom program. A recording will be available for a limited time on the Illinois Libraries Present YouTube channel, and a link will be emailed to all registrants.

Although not formally diagnosed with autism until adulthood, Dr. Temple Grandin learned from a young age that she processed her environment in a vastly different way from her peers. Dr. Grandin's memoir, Emergence: Labeled Autistic, was published in 1986, and she has continued to write about autism and neurodivergence over the decades. Dr. Grandin used her experience with neurodivergence to advocate for better treatment and handling of livestock and is an expert in animal behavior. She holds a Ph.D in Animal Science from the University of Illinois and is a faculty member at Colorado State University. Her most recent book is Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
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IN LIBRARY Nonfiction Group: Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Judy Levin will lead a discussion of Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell by Sy Montgomery and Matt Patterson. All are welcome. This program will take place in the Hammond Room on the mezzanine level of the library. Register as soon as possible so that the library can locate a copy of the book for you.

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IN LIBRARY Bring Your Own Craft

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Johnson Room
Calling all crafters! BYOC is our monthly meet-and-make series for adults in the Johnson Room. Drop by with your own knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, embroidery, hand-sewing, or other portable project and socialize with other creatives in the community. All levels of experience are welcome. Registration encouraged.

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VIRTUAL - American Musical Theater Legends with Susan Benjamin

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual

JULE STEIN


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IN LIBRARY Wednesday Fiction Group: Old God's Time

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Judy Levin will lead a discussion of Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry. All are welcome. This program will take place in the Hammond Room on the mezzanine level of the library. Register as soon as possible so that the library can locate a copy of the book for you.

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IN LIBRARY Streamline Moderne and the Rise of American Industrial Design

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Following World War I, American industrial designers stepped forth to revolutionize man-made objects for a booming consumer market. Glencoe architect and art commentator Joseph Madda will delve into the amazing worlds of the Big Four—designers Walter Dorwin Teague, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Raymond Loewy—as they changed the way America looked, from Art Deco to Streamline Moderne and beyond.

This program will be recorded; register to receive a link to the video. Walk-ins welcome!

About the presenter: Joseph Madda is a licensed architect, educator and author of short fiction, design commentary, and communications essays. After growing up in Chicago, he earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts at Georgetown University and a master’s degree in architecture at Harvard University. A 40-year, award-winning design and construction career in Los Angeles followed in which he participated in over 500 projects around the globe. He returned to the Midwest in 2015, where he concentrated on the power of words. He has presented to many cultural, governmental and institutional organizations, including the J. Paul Getty Museum, the U. S. Naval Facilities Command, the American Institute of Architects, Loyola University/Chicago School of Medicine, Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, and Open House Chicago. He has a special interest in cross-disciplinary examinations of American culture and in its artistic, socioeconomic and technological milieus.

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IN LIBRARY Adult Craft Class: Paper Flower Bouquet

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Create a delicate flower arrangement from fallen branches and tissue paper to give to a loved one or brighten a corner of your home or office. Materials will be provided.

Registration is required and Glencoe residents will have priority if the class fills up. This class is being offered twice—please only sign up for one date and time. For adults and teens.

To register for the Monday, April 15 session at 6:30pm, click HERE.

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IN LIBRARY - Monday at the Movies

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room

FREMONT

Donya is an Afghan refugee living in Fremont, California, after working as a translator for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan. She works in a fortune cookie factory in San Francisco. When given the chance to write the fortunes, one of her messages produces unexpected results. Fremont is a thoughtful and even lyrical look at the immigrant experience. 92 minutes. In English, as well as Dari and Cantonese with English subtitles.


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IN LIBRARY Adult Craft Class: Paper Flower Bouquet

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Create a delicate flower arrangement from fallen branches and tissue paper to give to a loved one or brighten a corner of your home or office. Materials will be provided.

Registration is required and Glencoe residents will have priority if the class fills up. This class is being offered twice—please only sign up for one date and time. For adults and teens.

To register for the Friday, April 12 session at 2pm, click HERE.

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Glencoe Public Library Board of Trustees Regular Meeting

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Registration is open

IN LIBRARY Big Books / Buddenbrooks

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Thomas Mann’s first and most popular novel, Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family (1901), traces a patrician family's decline during the years of German unification. Mann's novel required him to be, as Rainer Maria Rilke observed, both a chronicler, “the calm and unexcited reporter of events” in the lives of four generations of a family, and a poet, one able “to imbue many figures with convincing vitality, with warmth and substance.” The discussion will be guided by returning leader Joseph Alulis of the University of Chicago’s Graham School.

This class will meet on Thursdays, April 18 through May 23, in the library's Hammond Room. Please note that the May 9 session will take place in the Forte Room due to overlap with another library program.

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IN LIBRARY Mystery Group: The Secret History

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Ann Walters will lead a discussion of The Secret History by Donna Tartt. This program will take place in the Hammond Room on the mezzanine level of the library. Register as soon as possible so that the library can locate a copy of the book for you.

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IN LIBRARY Big Books / Buddenbrooks

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Thomas Mann’s first and most popular novel, Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family (1901), traces a patrician family's decline during the years of German unification. Mann's novel required him to be, as Rainer Maria Rilke observed, both a chronicler, “the calm and unexcited reporter of events” in the lives of four generations of a family, and a poet, one able “to imbue many figures with convincing vitality, with warmth and substance.” The discussion will be guided by returning leader Joseph Alulis of the University of Chicago’s Graham School.

REGISTER HERE for this in-library program. The class will meet on Thursdays, April 18 through May 23, in the library's Hammond Room. Please note that the May 9 session will take place in the Forte Room due to overlap with another library program. 

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IN LIBRARY Nonfiction Group: Master Slave Husband Wife

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Judy Levin will lead a discussion of Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo. All are welcome. This program will take place in the Hammond Room on the mezzanine level of the library. Register as soon as possible so that the library can locate a copy of the book for you.

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IN LIBRARY Big Books / Buddenbrooks

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Thomas Mann’s first and most popular novel, Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family (1901), traces a patrician family's decline during the years of German unification. Mann's novel required him to be, as Rainer Maria Rilke observed, both a chronicler, “the calm and unexcited reporter of events” in the lives of four generations of a family, and a poet, one able “to imbue many figures with convincing vitality, with warmth and substance.” The discussion will be guided by returning leader Joseph Alulis of the University of Chicago’s Graham School.

REGISTER HERE for this in-library program. The class will meet on Thursdays, April 18 through May 23, in the library's Hammond Room. Please note that the May 9 session will take place in the Forte Room due to overlap with another library program. 

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IN LIBRARY Book News

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Join us for refreshments and a bouquet of staff reviews of this spring’s best fiction and nonfiction titles. The reviewers will be Sara, Matthew, Allie and Jake. This GPL tradition is a wonderful way to build your beach reading list!

Parking around the library can be tricky in the afternoons, so plan on coming early, parking in the commuter lots, or walking if possible. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. A recording of the program will be available on the library's YouTube channel within a few days.

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VIRTUAL The Many Lives of Kal Penn

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
Join us for an entertaining evening with Kal Penn: actor, writer, producer, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. Penn released his first book, You Can't Be Serious, in 2021. In 2023, he wrapped production on the climate change docuseries, Getting Warmer with Kal Penn, a new comedy, Surina & Mel, and has taken two turns behind the desk of The Daily Show following the departure of host Trevor Noah.

REGISTER HERE for this Zoom program. A recording will be available for a limited time on the Illinois Libraries Present YouTube channel, and a link will be emailed to all registrants.

Originally from New Jersey, Kal Penn has an undergraduate degree in sociology, theater, film, and television from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a graduate certificate in international security from Stanford University. He has taught courses at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Los Angeles.  He is known for starring roles in Designated Survivor, House, The Namesake, the Harold & Kumar franchise, and much more.

From 2009 to 2011, Penn took a sabbatical from acting to serve as the President’s Liaison to Young Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and the Arts community. He worked on a range of issues, including the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the Affordable Care Act, arts and culture programs, and the DREAM Act. In 2012, he was a co-chair for the Obama/Biden re-election campaign and served on the President’s Committee for the Arts and Humanities.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
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IN LIBRARY Wednesday Fiction Group: Hang the Moon

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Judy Levin will lead a discussion of Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls. All are welcome. This program will take place in the Hammond Room on the mezzanine level of the library. Register as soon as possible so that the library can locate a copy of the book for you.

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IN LIBRARY All About Compost

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Let’s talk dirt! To celebrate International Compost Awareness Week, a panel of speakers with experience in composting will help you get started and address your questions, comments and concerns. The panel will consist of residents and community and business leaders with experience in either composting on their own or hiring composting companies. Cosponsored with the Glencoe Sustainability Task Force.

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IN LIBRARY Big Books / Buddenbrooks

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Forte Reference Room
Thomas Mann’s first and most popular novel, Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family (1901), traces a patrician family's decline during the years of German unification. Mann's novel required him to be, as Rainer Maria Rilke observed, both a chronicler, “the calm and unexcited reporter of events” in the lives of four generations of a family, and a poet, one able “to imbue many figures with convincing vitality, with warmth and substance.” The discussion will be guided by returning leader Joseph Alulis of the University of Chicago’s Graham School.

REGISTER HERE for this in-library program. The class will meet on Thursdays, April 18 through May 23, in the library's Hammond Room. Please note that the May 9 session will take place in the Forte Room due to overlap with another library program. 

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IN LIBRARY Mid-Century Modernism and Design: A Personal Journey

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
The mid-century modern aesthetic resurged in the 21st century, but what was originally behind this movement of the late 1940s-1960s and how did it develop as a style for living? Glencoe architect and art commentator Joseph Madda will explore the evolution of this intriguing period and style via his personal journey of owning and living in four different MCM homes in Los Angeles and Chicago for over 40 years. 

This program will be recorded; register to receive a link to the video. Walk-ins welcome!

About the presenter: Joseph Madda is a licensed architect, educator and author of short fiction, design commentary, and communications essays. After growing up in Chicago, he earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts at Georgetown University and a master’s degree in architecture at Harvard University. A 40-year, award-winning design and construction career in Los Angeles followed in which he participated in over 500 projects around the globe. He returned to the Midwest in 2015, where he concentrated on the power of words. He has presented to many cultural, governmental and institutional organizations, including the J. Paul Getty Museum, the U. S. Naval Facilities Command, the American Institute of Architects, Loyola University/Chicago School of Medicine, Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, and Open House Chicago. He has a special interest in cross-disciplinary examinations of American culture and in its artistic, socioeconomic and technological milieus.

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IN LIBRARY Friday After Hours: Short Stories Live

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Johnson Room
Do you love reading and discussing stories? For a no-homework literary experience and a right-in-town night out, join us for our first post-Covid “Friday After Hours” evening. A trained actor will read aloud a classic or contemporary short story, followed by an engaging discussion guided by professional discussion leader Alice Moody. We’ll gather in the Johnson Room, partake of light refreshments, and enjoy the camaraderie. For adults. Registration encouraged.

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IN LIBRARY - American Musical Theater Legends

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room

NEIL DIAMOND

Special guest:  Cantor Jay O'Brien 


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