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Friday, November 10, 2023
Glencoe Public Library
Sign up for our quarterly BiblioBag and cozy up in a favorite corner with a trio of custom-picked books and a few bookish treats and goodies.

How It Works:
Step 1: Sign up online or in person using the form below between October 9 and November 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 November 17, put on comfy sweater, and discover your new favorite books!

SIGN UP HERE for a BiblioBag. 

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 Mystery Group: Once There Were Wolves

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Ann Perks will lead a discussion of Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy. 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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Friends Book Sale Preview

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Friends Book Room
Open to Glencoe residents who donate to the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library.
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Friends Book Sale

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Friends Book Room
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Friends Book Sale

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Friends Book Room
All items half price.
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Friends Book Sale

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Friends Book Room
$4/bag sale
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VIRTUAL Book Challenges on the Rise: Support Your Freedom to Read

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
“Freedom to Read” is a fundamental American right: your right to choose the ideas, information, and cultural experiences that are right for you and your family. That right is guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. And your public library supports that right by providing free and open access to all. Book bans infringe on that right. When people demand that libraries remove books, they deny you and others the right to choose. Those demands are happening at an unprecedented rate. The American Library Association (ALA) reports more book challenges in 2022 than any previous year. 

This Banned Books Week webinar will share how to effectively support intellectual freedom. We will examine the current state of book challenges, Illinois’ legislative response, and the implications of censorship on communities with this panel of experts: 
  • Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian
  • Monica Harris, executive director, Reaching Across Illinois Library System
  • Jasmine Warga, author of challenged books; The Shape of Thunder and Other Words for Home
  • Jarrett Dapier, author of Jazz for Lunch and freedom to read advocate
REGISTER HERE for this Zoom program. This presentation is co-hosted by multiple Chicago-area libraries.

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IN LIBRARY Book News

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Join Sara, Jake, Andrea and Shira as they share their picks for the best new reads. This is a great place to pick up gift ideas for the upcoming holiday season! This will be an in person program held in the Hammond room of the library. Seating will be on a first come, first served basis.

A recording will be available a few days after the program on the library’s YouTube channel.

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VIRTUAL Chills and Thrills with Stephen Graham Jones

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
Join Stephen Graham Jones as he talks scary stories, horror and more with librarian Becky Spratford. Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians and Don’t Fear the Reaper, and a prolific author of more than 25 books spanning genres. He has been an NEA fellowship recipient and been recipient of several awards including: the Ray Bradbury Award from the Los Angeles Times, the Bram Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, the Jesse Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Independent Publishers Award for Multicultural Fiction, and the Alex Award from American Library Association. He is the Ivena Baldwin Professor of English at the University of Colorado Boulder.

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.

Illinois librarian and Readers' Advisor Becky Spratford will join Stephen in conversation. She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through the local public library and runs the critically acclaimed blog RA for All. A devout horror fan, she writes a horror review column for Library Journal, is the author of The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror, and is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association.

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 Big Books/The Adventures of Augie March

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room

Opening in Chicago during the Great Depression, this novel by Saul Bellow portrays the life of Augie March, a character who lives by his wits, dogged drive, and street smarts. From the first line, “I am an American—Chicago born,” Augie proclaims in his unique scrappy voice his point of pride that he can and will survive almost anything. The reason “adventures” features prominently in the title becomes quickly obvious: Augie and his brothers are raised by a boarding-house neighbor from Odessa when their visually impaired mother isn’t up to the job. As a young adult, Augie follows his crush Thea Fenchel and her eagle Caligula to Mexico where they hunt snakes and lizards. Later on, he even survives having his ship torpedoed during a stint in the Merchant Marines during WWII. For many readers, keeping up with Augie’s adventures remains one of the great pleasures of the novel.

The Adventures of Augie March won the 1954 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. In addition, during his long career, the acclaimed Canadian-American writer Bellow won the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts.

This six-week guided discussion series will be led by Holly Marihugh. Big Books is sponsored by the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. Registration is required.

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IN LIBRARY - American Musical Theater Legends with Susan Benjamin

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

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VIRTUAL Wednesday Book Group: Trust

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
Judy Levin will lead a discussion of Trust by Hernán Díaz. All are welcome.

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HYBRID Stand in the Shadow of the Moon: Eclipses as Probes of the Earth and Cosmos

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Forte Reference Room

The cosmos is full of transitory and fleeting phenomena that are wondrous to behold. Among the most awe-inspiring is a total solar eclipse, when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun. If you are standing in the path of the Moon's shadow as it obscures the Sun, day will become night. The face of the Sun will vanish, replaced with a streaming crown of light called the corona.

North America will be treated to two eclipses in the coming months. On October 14, an annular eclipse (a “ring of fire”) will be visible across the American West, from Oregon to the Texas coast. On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross the continental United States, providing millions of people with the opportunity to see an eclipse in person. It will pass through Illinois on its way from Texas to Maine. 

In this slide program, astronomer Dr. Shane Larsen will return to explore some of the important ways that eclipses have historically helped us develop a better understanding of the Earth and its place in the cosmos. He'll review the basics of total solar eclipses and talk about what to expect and how to safely enjoy them.

This program will take place in the Forte Room on the first floor of the library, past the Reference Desk and to the left. Drop-ins are welcome!

The program will also be livestreamed on Zoom. TO ATTEND VIRTUALLY, REGISTER HERE TO RECEIVE A LINK. Please note that virtual attendees will be unable to ask the presenter questions. The program will be recorded and placed on the library's YouTube channel.

About the presenter: Dr. Shane Larson is a research professor of physics at Northwestern University, where he is the associate director of CIERA (Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics). He works in the field of gravitational wave astrophysics, specializing in studies of compact stars, binaries, and the galaxy. He works in gravitational wave astronomy with both the ground-based LIGO project and the future space-based observatory LISA. He was formerly a tenured associate professor of physics at Utah State University. He is an award-winning teacher and a fellow of the American Physical Society. He contributes regularly to a public science blog at writescience.wordpress.com and tweets with the handle @sciencejedi.

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IN LIBRARY Big Books/The Adventures of Augie March

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room

Opening in Chicago during the Great Depression, this novel by Saul Bellow portrays the life of Augie March, a character who lives by his wits, dogged drive, and street smarts. From the first line, “I am an American—Chicago born,” Augie proclaims in his unique scrappy voice his point of pride that he can and will survive almost anything. The reason “adventures” features prominently in the title becomes quickly obvious: Augie and his brothers are raised by a boarding-house neighbor from Odessa when their visually impaired mother isn’t up to the job. As a young adult, Augie follows his crush Thea Fenchel and her eagle Caligula to Mexico where they hunt snakes and lizards. Later on, he even survives having his ship torpedoed during a stint in the Merchant Marines during WWII. For many readers, keeping up with Augie’s adventures remains one of the great pleasures of the novel.

The Adventures of Augie March won the 1954 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. In addition, during his long career, the acclaimed Canadian-American writer Bellow won the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts.

This six-week guided discussion series will be led by Holly Marihugh. Big Books is sponsored by the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. Registration is required.

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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 new monthly meet-and-make series 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!

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IN LIBRARY - Monday at the Movies

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

The Automat

Whether or not you experienced or even remember automats, this fascinating documentary will serve you a rich slice of 20th century American history when most any plate of food – or a great cup of coffee – could be had by inserting five cents and opening a glass window. Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg are among those who reminisce about the dearly departed restaurants.  

79 minutes.

 


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VIRTUAL All About Invasive Buckthorn

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
Buckthorn is an all-too-successful invasive shrub found in woodlands and in our yards. Learn how to identify buckthorn, how it threatens wildlife habitat and native plants, and how you can control it on your property. The best hedge replacements also will be discussed. Presented by Matt Evans, Managing Ecologist of Woodlands at the Chicago Botanic Garden's Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science and Action. Presented in partnership with the Friends of The Green Bay Trail and the Glencoe Sustainability Task Force.

REGISTER HERE for this Zoom program. 

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IN LIBRARY Big Books/The Adventures of Augie March

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room

Opening in Chicago during the Great Depression, this novel by Saul Bellow portrays the life of Augie March, a character who lives by his wits, dogged drive, and street smarts. From the first line, “I am an American—Chicago born,” Augie proclaims in his unique scrappy voice his point of pride that he can and will survive almost anything. The reason “adventures” features prominently in the title becomes quickly obvious: Augie and his brothers are raised by a boarding-house neighbor from Odessa when their visually impaired mother isn’t up to the job. As a young adult, Augie follows his crush Thea Fenchel and her eagle Caligula to Mexico where they hunt snakes and lizards. Later on, he even survives having his ship torpedoed during a stint in the Merchant Marines during WWII. For many readers, keeping up with Augie’s adventures remains one of the great pleasures of the novel.

The Adventures of Augie March won the 1954 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. In addition, during his long career, the acclaimed Canadian-American writer Bellow won the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts.

This six-week guided discussion series will be led by Holly Marihugh. Big Books is sponsored by the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. Registration is required.

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IN LIBRARY Adult Craft Class: Miniature Pumpkin Painting

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Get in the autumn spirit and paint a miniature craft pumpkin to decorate 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, October 23rd session at 6:30pm, click HERE.

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IN LIBRARY Adult Craft Class: Miniature Pumpkin Painting

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Get in the autumn spirit and paint a miniature craft pumpkin to decorate 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, October 20th session at 2pm, click HERE.

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IN LIBRARY An Evening with Author Rachel Jamison Webster

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
A family reunion gives way to an unforgettable genealogical quest as relatives reconnect across lines of color, culture, and time, putting the past into urgent conversation with the present. The library is pleased to present an event with Rachel Jamison Webster, author of Benjamin Banneker and Us: Eleven Generations of an American Family (Henry Holt & Co., 2023).

Registration is required for this in-library, limited-seating event. It will not be recorded. Copies of the book will be available for purchase from the Book Stall on site. Rachel Webster will be glad to sign them after the program.

In 1791, Thomas Jefferson hired a Black man to help survey Washington, DC. That man was Benjamin Banneker, an African American mathematician, a writer of almanacs, and one of the greatest astronomers of his generation. Banneker then wrote what would become a famous letter to Jefferson, imploring the new president to examine his hypocrisy, as someone who claimed to love liberty yet was an enslaver. More than two centuries later, Rachel Jamison Webster, an ostensibly white woman, learns that this groundbreaking Black forefather is also her distant relative.

Acting as a storyteller, Webster draws on oral history and conversations with her DNA cousins to imagine the lives of their shared ancestors across eleven generations, among them Banneker’s grandparents, an interracial couple who broke the law to marry when America was still a conglomerate of colonies under British rule. These stories shed light on the legal construction of race and display the brilliance and resistance of early African Americans in the face of increasingly unjust laws, some of which are still in effect.

Praise for Benjamin Banneker and Us: "[Webster's] excellent and thought-provoking book is on every level about unknowing rather than knowing — about pondering the mysteries of Banneker, who is often described as one of the first African American scientists, and the legacy of 11 generations of a multiracial American family that only now is coming into view." The New York Times

About the author: Rachel Webster is a professor of creative writing at Northwestern University and the author of four books of poetry and cross-genre writing. She has taught writing workshops through the National Urban League, Chicago Public Schools, Gallery 37, and the Pacific Northwest College of Art, working to bring diversity and antiracist awareness into creative writing curricula. Rachel’s essays, poems, and stories have been published in outlets including PoetryTin House, and the Yale ReviewBenjamin Banneker and Us is her first nonfiction book. She lives in Evanston, Illinois, with her husband and daughter.
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VIRTUAL Nonfiction Group: A Fever in the Heartland

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
Judy Levin will lead a discussion of A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan. All are welcome.

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IN LIBRARY Big Books/The Adventures of Augie March

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room

Opening in Chicago during the Great Depression, this novel by Saul Bellow portrays the life of Augie March, a character who lives by his wits, dogged drive, and street smarts. From the first line, “I am an American—Chicago born,” Augie proclaims in his unique scrappy voice his point of pride that he can and will survive almost anything. The reason “adventures” features prominently in the title becomes quickly obvious: Augie and his brothers are raised by a boarding-house neighbor from Odessa when their visually impaired mother isn’t up to the job. As a young adult, Augie follows his crush Thea Fenchel and her eagle Caligula to Mexico where they hunt snakes and lizards. Later on, he even survives having his ship torpedoed during a stint in the Merchant Marines during WWII. For many readers, keeping up with Augie’s adventures remains one of the great pleasures of the novel.

The Adventures of Augie March won the 1954 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. In addition, during his long career, the acclaimed Canadian-American writer Bellow won the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts.

This six-week guided discussion series will be led by Holly Marihugh. Big Books is sponsored by the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. Registration is required.

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IN LIBRARY Mystery Group: The Rat Catchers' Olympics

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Ann Perks will lead a discussion of The Rat Catchers' Olympics by Colin Cotterill. 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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VIRTUAL Mystery Group: The Rat Catchers' Olympics

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
Ann Perks will lead a virtual discussion of The Rat Catchers' Olympics by Colin Cotterill.

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