The founder of the
Special Olympics and a pioneering champion of children and adults with
intellectual disabilities, Eunice Kennedy Shriver may have changed the world as
significantly as her more-famous brothers did. The first definitive biography
of this crusading woman, by Eileen McNamara, will be published on April 3. Ms. McNamara
spent nearly 30 years as a journalist at The
Boston Globe, where she won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. Her column
touched off the abuse cover-up investigation portrayed in the movie
“Spotlight.” Copies of Eunice will be
available for sale and signing courtesy of the Book Stall.
2018
marks the 500th anniversary of the German publication of Martin Luther’s 95
Theses and the dawn of the Protestant Reformation. In this slide lecture, art
historian Jeff Mishur
returns to discuss how paintings and prints fueled a religious movement and
made Luthera
celebrity in his own lifetime. Featuring works by Dürer, Cranach and Raphael as
well as many
of their contemporaries, this program promises to offer insight into a
remarkablemoment in history.
Got a new device and need help setting it up? Questions regarding technology features or a new App? Visit our all new drop-in Device Advice sessions. Feel Free to bring in your laptop, tablet, or mobile device so we can help you learn the in's and outs. This is a drop in session with no agenda so feel free to stop by during of the open door time. If possible email your questions ahead of time
To mark the debut of the library’s LGBTQ collection, we’re
hosting a conversation with journalist Tracy Baim, publisher and executive
editor at Windy City Media Group. A co-founder of Windy City Times in
1985, Ms. Baim has been called “a walking, talking gay-rights encyclopedia.” She’s
the author of Out and Proud in Chicago: An Overview of the City’s Gay Community; Gay Press, Gay Power: The Growth of LGBT Community Newspapers in America; Barbara Gittings: Gay Pioneer and other books. Ms. Baim will be interviewed onstage by library
staffer Rob Onorato, who curated the collection, and will take questions from
the audience. Copies of her books will be available for sale and signing at the
event.
Dig out your needles and yarn and join us by the fireplace in the Johnson Room for a morning of knitting. Teresa Grosch, an experienced knitter, will be on hand to help. A special topic will be discussed each month. Donated yarn courtesy of Three Bags Full of Northbrook will be available, but you'll need to bring your own needles.
Right here in Glencoe, the Turnbull Woods part of the Cook
County Forest Preserves can use your help. Therese Radke, a stewardship aide
with the CCFP’s volunteer resources department, will discuss ecological
restoration in general and current efforts in Turnbull Woods in particular. Ms.
Radke also will discuss nature walks offered throughout the year. Adults and
older children are invited.
Writers of any age working in all forms and genres are invited to share their work at these community literary evenings. If you want to read your work, please email the moderator, Bob Boone, in advance at ycagsc@gmail.com so he can coordinate the evening’s roster. Everyone is welcome to participate by reading or just by being an appreciative audience for the many talented writers in our community.
Got a new device and need help setting it up? Questions regarding technology features or a new App? Visit our all new drop-in Device Advice sessions. Feel Free to bring in your laptop, tablet, or mobile device so we can help you learn the in's and outs. This is a drop in session with no agenda so feel free to stop by during of the open door time. If possible email your questions ahead of time
This series will repeat on
Tuesdays February 6th, March 6th, April 3rd at 6pm
and
Saturdays January 20th, February 17th, March 17th at 10am
Old friends Julian and Thomas, reunite unexpectedly in Madrid and then spend
days reliving their past in the Spanish capital. Ricardo Darin (The Secret in Their Eyes) stars as
Julian, whose prognosis casts the reunion in a particularly poignant
light.
Old friends Julian and Thomas, reunite unexpectedly in Madrid and then spend
days reliving their past in the Spanish capital. Ricardo Darin (The Secret in Their Eyes) stars as
Julian, whose prognosis casts the reunion in a particularly poignant
light.
Got a new device and need help setting it up? Questions regarding technology features or a new App? Visit our all new drop-in Device Advice sessions. Feel Free to bring in your laptop, tablet, or mobile device so we can help you learn the in's and outs. This is a drop in session with no agenda so feel free to stop by during of the open door time. If possible email your questions ahead of time
