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Read to Rover
2020-02-16 13:00:00 2020-02-16 13:15:00 America/Chicago Read to Rover Hone your reading skill by reading to our volunteer dog listener, Trucker. Registration required. South Elgin Branch -

Sunday, February 16
1:00pm - 1:15pm

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Hone your reading skill by reading to our volunteer dog listener, Trucker. Registration required.

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South Elgin Branch
Phone: 847-742-2411
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Earth Matters: Rethink the Future Exhibition
Mon, Aug 03, 9:00am - 9:00pm
Main Library
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Monday Movies - No Shushing Event
Mon, Aug 03, 10:00am - 11:00am
South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Hoffer Meeting Room
Everyone is welcome to join us!
Play Together Workshop - Ages 1-3 years with a caregiver
Mon, Aug 03, 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library - Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms
Play is the work of childhood! Visit the library to play and learn together with your child and connect with other families and local child development experts. Register for any or all sessions.
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Spanish Conversation Group - Summer Session
Mon, Aug 03, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Main Library - Grove Room
Opportunity to practice your Spanish in an informal setting led by our Volunteer Facilitator, Renee Ritzel. Please Register.
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Summer Reading Meet & Greet: Pokechu & Trainer!
Mon, Aug 03, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC
Celebrate summer reading with a meet and greet with Pokechu and his Trainer!
Bookmobile Stop: Hunter's Ridge
Mon, Aug 03, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Mobile Services
1068 Todd Farm Dr. Elgin
Bookmobile Stop: Mark Ave
Mon, Aug 03, 4:45pm - 5:45pm
Mobile Services
991 Deborah Ave. Elgin
Evening Chess Club
Mon, Aug 03, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - 2nd Floor - Behind Elevators
Join fellow chess players of all ages and skill levels on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month for this open play program! Chess sets will be provided.
De padre a padre
Mon, Aug 03, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Conference Room
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PhD (Projects Half Done) Club
Mon, Aug 03, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Rakow Branch - Rakow - Shales Living Room
Are you working on a PhD - Project Half Done? Bring your project and join other needlecrafters as we work on unfinished projects together.
Poetry Writers Workshop - Hybrid
Mon, Aug 03, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - Adult Programs - Zoom,Grove Room
Share your love of poetry! Poets share their work in a supportive environment facilitated by Elgin Poet Laureate Emeritus Gareth Mann. Please register.
Bookmobile Stop: Century Oaks Park
Mon, Aug 03, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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1300 N Mclean Blvd. Elgin
Tech Mobile Stop: Food For Greater Elgin
Tue, Aug 04, 8:30am - 9:15am
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Tech Mobile Stop: Food For Greater Elgin – 1553 Commerce Dr.- Elgin 60123
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Tue, Aug 04, 9:00am - 9:00pm
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Explore our changing planet through a different lens, immerse yourself in incredible ecosystems and learn how the smallest of actions can have a big impact on our natural world.
Elgin Genealogical Society
Tue, Aug 04, 9:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Grove Room
Semi-monthly meeting of the Elgin Genealogical Society. No registration required.
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Tue, Aug 04, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Piano performance in the lobby by volunteer community members.
Cloud Storage Options & Proton Mail - A Double Feature
Tue, Aug 04, 10:30am - 11:45am
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Learn the advantages and disadvantages of different types of Cloud Storage, backing up, and sharing your files. Learn how to use open source, private and encrypted email service offered by ProtonMail.
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Tue, Aug 04, 11:30am - 1:30pm
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Receive one-on-one genealogy assistance from Elgin Genealogical Society volunteers.
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Tue, Aug 04, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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