Dia de los Muertos Active Display

All Day
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Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Exhibit Space
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Come celebrate Dia de los Muertos with us.  Circulation specialist, Yenni Velasquez created a traditional Ofrenda (Altar de muertos).  Please feel free to submit a photo of a loved one who has passed or visit to honor those who have

Novel Discussion Book Club - Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

11:00am - 1:00pm
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Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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Meet with the Novel Discussion Book Club on the last Wednesday of every month!

This month's book is Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi 

Intermediate String Class (session 1)

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: 10
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This is a small group string class which meets weekly and is open to anyone interested. Instruments are available to use during lessons.

Intermediate String Class (session 1)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: 14
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Interested in learning to play the violin, viola, cello, or bass better? Join Bill Smith online Wednesdays at 1 p.m. as we play together some fun and challenging pieces.

Intermediate String Class (session 2)

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: 13
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Interested in learning to play the violin, viola, cello, or bass better? Join Bill Smith online Wednesdays at 3 p.m. as we play together some fun and challenging pieces.

Make-&-Take Craft: Recycled Book Turkey

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Children's Area
Age Group: Family, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Recycle an old book and turn it into something new! We aren't just recycling, we're upcycling! Let's give these books a new chance and turn them into a fun decoration for the Thanksgiving holiday as a Turkey (not edible).

Nature in November

4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Field 1
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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With crisp autumn days and beautifully colored leaves, November has an abundance of natural beauty to fuel your creativity.  Use your imagination to create crafts and artwork from, and inspired by, natural materials in this pop-up program whi

Culture & Cuisine: Indigenous American Food

4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: 9
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In observance of Native American Heritage Month, the programming team is hosting a presentation on the cuisine of the indigenous peoples of North America.

Celebrate the Harvest with Patchy the Scarecrow!

5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Children's Area
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Visit the Pleasant Grove Branch Library Wednesday, November 17th at 5pm and see Patchy the non-scary "clown" scarecrow! Celebrate the season with Patchy and her crow puppet friend as she performs fall magic and songs about harvest time!

Video Game Club

5:00pm - 6:30pm
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Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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Gamers Unite!

Great Books Book Club

5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Come join us as we read the greatest books of all time.  Call Jack Urish at 214 349-6372 for more information

Prompt-Up! NaNoWriMo (Online)

5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Looking for some quick inspiration, a warm-up, or just looking to meet other writers? Come write in to this pop-up NaNoWriMo Bootcamp- Prompt-up!

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Visible Mending Series: Covering a stain with embroidery

6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Learn how to cover a stain on your clothing with embroidery with the Fiber Arts Workroom. We will be learning the satin stitch.

Queer Reads Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online Programs
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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Welcome guys, gals, and nonbinary pals!