June 2022
July 2022
Ancestry Help Desk (Hybrid)
Make an appointment for Friday afternoons between 2-6pm and learn how to use Ancestry Library Edition. Find your family history and print/email your findings for free (max. 10 page printing). To make an appointment, call the library at 708-447-0869 and ask for the Reference Desk. Someone will get back to you within 48 hours!
Find out more »Sewing Help Desk
Learning to sew? Don't know how to thread your machine? Signed up for our Quilt Block of the Month but need some extra help? Drop-in to our Sewing Help Desk on the 1st Saturday of every month from 1:00-3:00 PM. Our staff member Barbara would love to help you! Register is encouraged, but not required.
Find out more »Take & Make Craft Kit – Beach Terrariums
On the first Monday of each month, pick up a craft kit to do at home at your own pace!
Find out more »Ancestry Help Desk (Hybrid)
Make an appointment for Friday afternoons between 2-6pm and learn how to use Ancestry Library Edition. Find your family history and print/email your findings for free (max. 10 page printing). To make an appointment, call the library at 708-447-0869 and ask for the Reference Desk. Someone will get back to you within 48 hours!
Find out more »Crafternoons – Summer Pinwheel Wreath (In-Person)
Get crafty on select Saturday afternoons!
Find out more »WITS Workout Bags
On the second Monday of each month, pick up a bag full of brain games to keep your memory and hand-eye coordination sharp!
Find out more »NRPL Book Club (Hybrid)
Join by phone or by Zoom as we discuss: The Lunar Housewife by Caroline Woods This Book Club will also be joined by the author! To join by phone: Call: 1 312 626 6799 Enter Code: 823 1550 3932 Stop by the front desk to request a book or audio book. All books are available in SWAN and Libby too!
Find out more »Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick (Virtual)
Zoom "The Inventing Anna of the Gilded Age." Greed in the Gilded Age is a Gatsby-esque tale of mystery, money, sex, and scandal. Learn about Cassie Chadwick, who conned 2 million dollars by breaking through boundaries of class, education, and gender, with the author William Hazelgrove.
Find out more »Ancestry Help Desk (Hybrid)
Make an appointment for Friday afternoons between 2-6pm and learn how to use Ancestry Library Edition. Find your family history and print/email your findings for free (max. 10 page printing). To make an appointment, call the library at 708-447-0869 and ask for the Reference Desk. Someone will get back to you within 48 hours!
Find out more »Quilt Block of the Month
On the third Monday of each month, pick up a bag of precut quilt shapes to build your very own quilt or table runner! Need some sewing help? Make sure to check out our Sewing Help Desk on the first Saturdays of the month!
Find out more »Stretching and Meditation (Telephone)
Call in on the first and third Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and let our instructor take you through light stretching exercises and meditative breathing. All you need is a comfortable chair. Just call 1 312 626 6799, enter code 872 7008 2532 then #, as a participate you will press #, and put your phone on speaker. Funding provided by AgeOptions.
Find out more »Ancestry Help Desk (Hybrid)
Make an appointment for Friday afternoons between 2-6pm and learn how to use Ancestry Library Edition. Find your family history and print/email your findings for free (max. 10 page printing). To make an appointment, call the library at 708-447-0869 and ask for the Reference Desk. Someone will get back to you within 48 hours!
Find out more »Scrapbooking Drop In
Come to one or all of our Scrapbooking Drop-ins on the 4th Saturday of each month from 1-3pm. Bring your own supplies, or use ours! A different guided project will be available at each date. Cricut machines will be available to learn/use during these workshops Registration encouraged, but not required.
Find out more »Spice Club – Curry Powder
On the fourth Monday of each month, pick up a bag full of ingredients to make your very own spice blends--healthier and cheaper than store-bought!
Find out more »Chair Yoga (In-Person)
Join us on the fourth Monday of each month for chair yoga in the library. Bring it up a notch with more beginner yoga. It's a touch more difficult than stretching alone. No mat or experience needed. You must register in advance as there's a limit of 10. Funding provided by AgeOptions.
Find out more »Monthly Movie Club (In-Person)
Join us on the fourth Tuesdays to watch a movie that's Off the Beaten Path! We will be watching Gaslight (1944), NR Snacks will be provided!
Find out more »Club de la Lectura en Español (en persona)
Las reuniones para el Club de la Lectura en Español seguirán siendo hibridas, en persona o por medio de Zoom para tu conveniencia, no lo dudes, lee el libro y participa, al mismo tiempo que conoces nuevas personas. Las reuniones son por lo general el último viernes de cada mes a las 10:30 am. Los libros están disponible en la biblioteca y en algunas ocasiones por media de la plataforma digital de Media on Demand. De Ninguna Parte de Julia…
Find out more »Crafterdarks – Strawberry Treat Cups (In-Person)
Get crafty on select Thursday nights!
Find out more »Ancestry Help Desk (Hybrid)
Make an appointment for Friday afternoons between 2-6pm and learn how to use Ancestry Library Edition. Find your family history and print/email your findings for free (max. 10 page printing). To make an appointment, call the library at 708-447-0869 and ask for the Reference Desk. Someone will get back to you within 48 hours!
Find out more »August 2022
Take & Make Craft Kit – Family Tree
On the first Monday of each month, pick up a craft kit to do at home at your own pace!
Find out more »Stretching and Meditation (Telephone)
Call in on the first and third Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and let our instructor take you through light stretching exercises and meditative breathing. All you need is a comfortable chair. Just call 1 312 626 6799, enter code 872 7008 2532 then #, as a participate you will press #, and put your phone on speaker. Funding provided by AgeOptions.
Find out more »Waste Reduction and Recycling Right (Virtual)
Zoom The Cook County Department of Environmental & Sustainability's Community Outreach Coordinator, Kate Carney, will join us to talk about how we can create less waste and the proper paths to recycling various materials. Learn where you trash and recyclables go when they leave your home and guidelines to follow when making decisions on how to dispose of items. Q&A to follow.
Find out more »Ancestry Help Desk (Hybrid)
Make an appointment for Friday afternoons between 2-6pm and learn how to use Ancestry Library Edition. Find your family history and print/email your findings for free (max. 10 page printing). To make an appointment, call the library at 708-447-0869 and ask for the Reference Desk. Someone will get back to you within 48 hours!
Find out more »Sewing Help Desk
Learning to sew? Don't know how to thread your machine? Signed up for our Quilt Block of the Month but need some extra help? Drop-in to our Sewing Help Desk on the 1st Saturday of every month from 1:00-3:00 PM. Our staff member Barbara would love to help you! Register is encouraged, but not required.
Find out more »WITS Workout Bags
On the second Monday of each month, pick up a bag full of brain games to keep your memory and hand-eye coordination sharp!
Find out more »Ancestry Help Desk (Hybrid)
Make an appointment for Friday afternoons between 2-6pm and learn how to use Ancestry Library Edition. Find your family history and print/email your findings for free (max. 10 page printing). To make an appointment, call the library at 708-447-0869 and ask for the Reference Desk. Someone will get back to you within 48 hours!
Find out more »Crafternoons – Hydro Dipping (In-Person)
Get crafty on select Saturday afternoons! Masks are required for the spray paint fumes!
Find out more »Quilt Block of the Month
On the third Monday of each month, pick up a bag of precut quilt shapes to build your very own quilt or table runner! Need some sewing help? Make sure to check out our Sewing Help Desk on the first Saturdays of the month!
Find out more »Stretching and Meditation (Telephone)
Call in on the first and third Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and let our instructor take you through light stretching exercises and meditative breathing. All you need is a comfortable chair. Just call 1 312 626 6799, enter code 872 7008 2532 then #, as a participate you will press #, and put your phone on speaker. Funding provided by AgeOptions.
Find out more »Ancestry Help Desk (Hybrid)
Make an appointment for Friday afternoons between 2-6pm and learn how to use Ancestry Library Edition. Find your family history and print/email your findings for free (max. 10 page printing). To make an appointment, call the library at 708-447-0869 and ask for the Reference Desk. Someone will get back to you within 48 hours!
Find out more »Spice Club – Italian Seasoning
On the fourth Monday of each month, pick up a bag full of ingredients to make your very own spice blends--healthier and cheaper than store-bought!
Find out more »Take Charge of Your Health (Virtual)
Zoom The class on August 23rd is an introductory class that meets for approximately one hour. It includes an information session about the workshop, an activity or two, and then time for questions. Take Charge of Your Health is designed for people with any ongoing health condition such as asthma, arthritis, COPD, diabetes, heart disease, etc., and their caregivers. Participants learn about tools and strategies to best manage their condition. Workshops meet one day a week for six weeks for 2.5 hours. Topics…
Find out more »Monthly Movie Club (In-Person)
Join us on the fourth Tuesdays to watch a movie that's Off the Beaten Path! We will be watching Around the World in 80 Days (2004), G Snacks will be provided!
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Club de la Lectura en Español (en persona)
Las reuniones para el Club de la Lectura en Español seguirán siendo hibridas, en persona o por medio de Zoom para tu conveniencia, no lo dudes, lee el libro y participa, al mismo tiempo que conoces nuevas personas. Las reuniones son por lo general el último viernes de cada mes a las 10:30 am. Los libros están disponible en la biblioteca y en algunas ocasiones por media de la plataforma digital de Media on Demand. Más Allá de Julia Álvarez…
Find out more »Ancestry Help Desk (Hybrid)
Make an appointment for Friday afternoons between 2-6pm and learn how to use Ancestry Library Edition. Find your family history and print/email your findings for free (max. 10 page printing). To make an appointment, call the library at 708-447-0869 and ask for the Reference Desk. Someone will get back to you within 48 hours!
Find out more »Scrapbooking Drop In
Come to one or all of our Scrapbooking Drop-ins on the 4th Saturday of each month from 1-3pm. Bring your own supplies, or use ours! A different guided project will be available at each date. Cricut machines will be available to learn/use during these workshops Registration encouraged, but not required.
Find out more »Chair Yoga (In-Person)
Join us on the fourth Monday of each month for chair yoga in the library. Bring it up a notch with more beginner yoga. It's a touch more difficult than stretching alone. No mat or experience needed. You must register in advance as there's a limit of 10. Funding provided by AgeOptions.
Find out more »December 2022
Library Closure
The North Riverside Public Library District's Library Board of Trustees have designated the following dates as annual Library closures. Please check out our digital resources to download new books, movies, music and much more while we are closed. New Year’s Day (January 1) Memorial Day (last Monday in May) Independence Day (July 4) Labor Day (first Monday in September) Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November) Christmas Eve (December 24) Christmas (December 25) New Year’s Eve (December 31)
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