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EVERGREEN PARK
PUBLIC LIBRARY
9400 South Troy • 708.422.8522 • evergreenparklibrary.org • June/July/Aug 2021
Children
Please register for ALL programs Ice Pop Kits
with this symbol. Pick up Monday, Jun 14, 4 to 9 pm
Call 708.422.8522 or register online Video Friday, Jun 18, 1 pm
at evergreenparklibrary.org. Grades 5 and under
First come, first served starting June 14
Facebook and Instagram
at 4 pm. Pick up an ice pop kit and
Registration for children’s programs
make your own freezer pops, while
begins May 29 at 9 am.
supplies last. Instructions are included
Room capacity limits,
in each kit or watch our instructional
face covering use, and social
video available on June 18.
Stories in the Park
distancing strictly enforced.
Thursdays, Jun 10 to Jul 29
11 am OR 4 pm
Grades K and under Sewing Simple Softies
Limit 15 children Club
Duplicate sessions accommodate Asphalt Art Night Tuesdays, Jun 15, 22, 29,
physical distancing. Register for Wednesdays, Jun 2, 9, 16, 23, Jul 6, 13, 20, and 27, 3:30 pm
Jul 7, 14, and 21, 6:30 pm
Jun 10 Circle Park (97th / Homan)
only one weekly session. Grades 3 to 5
Register for each date separately
Using the book Sewing Simple Softies
Limit 12 children
Jun 17 Duffy Park (92nd / Millard) Join us in the tent in the back parking
Limit 12 children
by Trixi Symonds as our guide, we will
Jun 24 Yukich Fields (89th / Kedzie) lot for an art activity. learn to hand sew stuffed, felt toys.
Kennedy Park Jun 2 Cardboard shooters
88th / California) Jun 9 Musical painting
Jul 1
Bejcek Park (90th / Troy) Jun 16 Father’s Day craft
Book Swap for Children and
Jul 15 50-Acre Park
Jul 8 Teens
Jun 23 Exploding chalk
(91st / Rockwell) Bring in your gently used YA or
Tuesday, Jun 15, 5 to 8 pm
Jul 7 Mood jewelry children’s books (in good condition)
Jul 22 Candy Cane Park
Jul 14 Tissue paper painting and trade them for the same number of
(99th Pl / RR tracks)
Jul 21 Bubble art books. Lots to choose from! All books
Jul 29 Cowboy Park should have covers, all pages intact,
92nd / Homan) and minimal markings.
Make a Colorful Cootie
Cuentos en Espanol- Catcher
Friday, Jun 4, 1 pm Color Your World With
Storytime in Spanish
Learn to make a colorful cootie catcher
Facebook and Instagram Seed Bombs (and Grassheads)
Saturdays, Jun 12 and Jul 17
(also known as a fortune teller)!
Wednesday, Jun 16
10:30 am 10:30 am OR 3 pm
Hora de cuentos para niños y niñas
Zoom Grades 5 and under
desde bebitos hasta edad escolar y Make seed bombs and grassheads to
Sharpie Tie-Dye Shoes Limit 12 children
para sus padres. Libros, canciones brighten up your home and community!
Friday, Jun 11, 1 pm
y rimas se presentarán totalmente
Use Sharpies and rubbing alcohol to
Facebook and Instagram
en español. Hora de cuentos será
turn your white canvas sneakers into
virtual por Zoom.
works of art!
This storytime features books,
rhymes, and songs in Spanish for
children and families. Storytime is
Mondays, Jun 14 and 28,
Get Moving Mondays
presented on Zoom.
Jul 12 and 19, 2 pm
Register for each date separately
Limit 15 children
Polish Stories
Let’s get moving!
With Mr. Zbigniew
Jun 14 Hopscotch and hula hoops
Mondays, Jun 21 and Jul 19
Jun 28 Yo-Yo adventure
10 am
Jul 12 Jump rope rhymes
Facebook and Instagram
Jul 19 Fun run at Yukich Fields
Children
Color Bingo Tie Dye T-Shirts
Saturday, Jun 19, 11 am Wednesday, Jun 30
Grades 5 and under 11:30 am OR 3:30 pm
Play color bingo outdoors for fun prizes!
Limit 15 children Grades 5 and under
Limit 12 children
Duplicate sessions accommodate
Tot Art physical distancing. Register for only
Bring your own washed, white cotton
Tuesdays, Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, and one session.
t-shirt to make a festive 4th of July tie-
Jul 13, 6 pm
dye shirt! The dye stains, so wear old
Ages 2 to 5
Bring a smock and get ready for some clothes and shoes.
Limit 12 children
messy fun! Little fingers will experiment
with painting, gluing, sticking, printing,
and creating while developing fine
Bicycle Decorating and
motor, language, and self-help skills.
Parade
Friday, Jul 2, 10:30 am
Circle Park (97th / Homan) Lego Car Races
Ride along with the Trike-a-Delic Rider
Plein Air Painting Limit 20 children Tuesday, Jul 20, 11 am OR 6 pm
in our Bike Parade! Meet at Circle Park
Wednesdays, Jun 23 and Jul 21 Grades K to 5
pavilion to decorate your bike
10 am Limit 12 children
(decorating supplies will be provided),
Grades K to 5 Duplicate sessions accommodate
then we’ll parade along the sidewalks.
Limit 12 children physical distancing. Register for only
What is plein air painting? It’s just a Make a Lego car out of the library’s
Register for each date separately. one session
fancy way of saying painting outside. Legos, then race to see who made the
Meet at the park to paint what you see. fastest car! This activity will be held in
Fidget Spinner Fireworks
Jun 12 50-Acre Park Friday, Jul 2, 1 pm the library’s rear parking lot.
Painting
(91st / Rockwell)
Find your fidget spinner and some paint
Facebook and Instagram
Jul 21 Circle Park (97th / Homan)
and head outside to paint fireworks!
Funky Foam Heads
Wednesday, Jul 28, 10:30 am
Pool Noodle Projects Grades K to 5
Homemade Ice Cream
Paint a Styrofoam head to look like you
Friday, Jun 25, 1 pm Limit 12 children
or any way you want. Painted
Friday, Jul 9, 1 pm
Join us for some inexpensive boredom
Facebook and Instagram
Learn to make ice cream! We’ll also Styrofoam heads make wonderful
Facebook or Instagram
busters using pool noodles!
make a non-dairy version. headphone holders and brighten up
Back Lot Book Club any room.
Black Velvet Coloring Kits
Saturdays, Jun 26 and Jul 31, 3 pm Pick up on Saturday Jul 10 Walking Water
Entering grades 4 and 5 9 am to 5 pm Friday, July 16, 1 pm
Books will be available on the 1st of
Limit 12 children
First come, first served starting at Try out this colorful STEM activity.
Grades 5 and under Facebook and Instagram
each month 9 am. Pick up a kit containing a black
Jun 26 Coraline by Neil Gaiman velvet poster and crayons, while
supplies last.
Color Bingo
Danger Lab by Bob Pflugfelder
Jul 31 Nick and Tesla’s High-Voltage
Saturday, Jul 17, 11 am
Grades 5 and under
The Many Colors of
Play color bingo outdoors for fun
Limit 15 children
Agriculture
Thursday, Jul 15, 6 pm prizes!
Ages 7 to 11
The Cook County Farm Bureau
Limit 12 children DIY Chalk Variations
explores the many colors of agriculture.
Friday, Jul 23, 1 pm
Activities include seed germinating, Make all kinds of homemade chalk!
Facebook or Instagram
seed dispersal, wheat dissection/
grinding and using nature to create a
mini canvas bag.
Families
Please register for ALL programs
with this symbol.
Call 708.422.8522 or register online
at evergreenparklibrary.org.
Give a Rainbow! Food Drive
Help us build a rainbow of shelf-stable
Jun 1 to Jun 30
food items for the Village Pantry. All
month long we will be accepting
donations in the Children’s Department
because hunger does not take a
vacation. Sort your donations by color
to create a rainbow of giving.
Multi-Library Geocaching
Event
All ages are welcome to join in the 9th
Tuesday, Jun 1 to Monday, Aug 2
Annual Multi-Library Geocaching
Event! This year’s event is virtual. Use
Museum of Bad Art (MOBA)
Suitable for all ages. The Museum of Bad Art collects, exhibits, and
clues and geographic coordinates to
celebrates art that will not be seen anywhere else. Since 1993, they have
find hidden “geocaches” at numerous
collected art from thrift stores, yard sales, sidewalk trash, and even the
participating area libraries. For each
artists who create it. They analyze, compare to classic art, and share with
listed geocache you discover, you earn
thousands of fans around the world. Three programs are presented in
a chance to win a $25 gift card.
cooperation with Brookfield Public Library and South Holland Public Library.
To be eligible for the prize drawing,
your library card from a participating
Register for Zoom information.
library must be in good standing. A QR
code reader app is needed on your Monday, Jun 28, 7 pm
MOBA 101
smartphone to complete the log and MOBA is the world’s leading cultural institution dedicated to art gone wrong.
prize drawing form. Official clues are at This program highlights how and why it was established. MOBA presents
https://multilibrarygeocache.weebly.com. pieces from their collection with insightful, pithy, and often humorous
More information at commentary.
https://www.facebook.com/MultiLibrary
Geocaching.
Monday, Jul 12, 7 pm
MOBA-Dopplehangers
Intentionally or not, they resemble famous people! This collection includes
Keep an eye out for our tie-dyed green efforts to capture the likeness of favorite entertainers, politicians, or historic
Trike-a-Delic Rider
machine around the streets of EP this figures. Some have accidentally ended up portraying recognizable faces.
summer! We will be popping up in the
community for library card sign up
events, storytimes, and more library Monday, Jul 26, 7 pm
A Visit to the MOBA Zoo
fun. Artists love to capture their furry, feathered, fishy friends. This collection of
sincere, original art includes treasured pets, exotic creatures in the wild,
and animals that exist only in the artist’s imagination.
Bad Art Take & Make
Pick up starting Monday, Jun 7
Pick up a canvas and miscellaneous art supplies while they last to create
All ages
your own version of bad art. We will create a rotating display of bad art at
the Library throughout the summer.
Teens
Please register for ALL programs
with this symbol. Father-Son Courtside Book
Call 708.422.8522 or register online Discussion & Pick-up Game
at evergreenparklibrary.org. Thursday, Jun 17, 7 pm
Oak Lawn Community High School
Reading Colors Your World 9400 SW Hwy
Read The Crossover by Kwame
Six-Word Story Challenge Limited to 50
Get all Hemingway on us! Take the Six- Alexander and discuss the story court-
Jun 1-30
Word Story Challenge! Jot down a side at Oak Lawn Community High
quick fun mini narrative. Challenge: School, led by local legends,
one of the words MUST be a color. Basketball Head Coach Jason
Rhodes, Oak Lawn Community High
Coach Rhodes
Send your narrative to Ms. Mary at School and Assistant Athletic Director
Example: Skip, trip, black and blue lip
blackm@evergreenparklibrary.org. Pat Flannigan, Evergreen Park
Stories will be displayed throughout the Community High School. All are invited
to shoot around or play a game after.
Coach Flannigan
Library. Stop by the Activity Room for
grab + go mini notebooks and pencils.
Autism- and Disability-
Beachy Book Subscription Friendly Reader’s Theatre
Register by: Jun 10 Saturday, Jul 17, 3 pm
Don’t pack away that Oak Lawn Community Theatre Coach
Pick up Date: Jun 15 Teens and young adults
library card yet! You’ll Mike Olsson and his crew of thespians
need it to sign up for the lead a live reader’s theatre production.
Beachy Book Subscription, including a Participants will be given parts to play, a
set of watercolors, art paper, and sum- script, and props. After a 40-minute
mer treats. Scan the QR code to use rehearsal, finish with a performance for
the link from the event calendar to family and friends.
complete the Google form to be
matched with the perfect book based
on your responses.
Quidditch in the Park
Saturday, Jul 31, 3 pm
Yukich Fields
Bring your own water bottle. It’s Harry’s
Book Swap for Children and Limited to 16
birthday so let’s play a life-sized game
Teens
Bring in your gently used YA or of Quidditch!
Tuesday, Jun 15, 5 to 8 pm
children’s books (in good condition)
and trade them for the same number of Teen Outdoor Movie Night:
books. Lots to choose from! All books
Teens Read With Pride
The Sandlot
should have covers, all pages intact,
Author James Klise
and minimal markings.
Wednesday, Jun 30, 6:30 pm Wednesday, Aug 4, 7:30 pm
Bring a lawn chair or a blanket to the
Limited to 16
Celebrate Pride Month with a visit from
Library and Instagram Live @epplteens
YA author James Klise! His book, Love Library to enjoy the hysterical all-time
Drugged, received a 2011 Stonewall classic movie The Sandlot. Teens must
Honor. Teens and adults are welcome stay within their ticketed area and wear
to share in the conversation about his a mask. Don’t forget the bug spray!
books and LGBTQ+ literature.
Red, White, and Blue
Minute To Win It Party
Thursday, Jul 1, 4 pm
We’re bringing back those zany Minute
Limited to 16
To Win It games!
Adults
Please register for ALL programs The Art and Life of Frida
with this symbol. Kahlo
Call 708.422.8522 or register online Thursday, Jun 10, 6:30 pm
Art Historian Jeff Mishur of Art
at evergreenparklibrary.org. Zoom
Excursions examines the
interrelationship between events in
Library Foundation
The Evergreen Park Library Frieda Kahlo’s life and her powerful
Seeks Board Members
Foundation is seeking motivated artwork, including numerous self-
volunteers to serve on its board. portraits as shown here.
Check evergreenparklibrary.org
Programs Using Zoom
Board members are responsible and the events calendar
for broadening the Library’s for new programs, program
fundraising efforts, collaborating status, and Zoom meeting
with library staff to determine codes. Last-minute
where those funds will make the programming changes may
greatest impact, and serving as an occur. Be sure to register with
advocate and spokesperson for email for Zoom meeting code.
the Library and its services. If you
are interested in playing a key role
in supporting our Library’s growth
and improvement, please submit a
letter of interest to:
hartej@evergreenparklibrary.org
Medicare and ACA
and join a Zoom meeting on
Enrollment Assistance
Thursday, June 17 at 6:30 pm.
Wednesdays. Jun 2 and Jul 7
Tuesday Aug 10
Saturday, Jun 12, 9 am to 3 pm
Community Yarn Bombing
EP resident Joyce Bonner will help you
Zoom Meeting ID: 863 8261 5032 10 am to 2 pm
get answers, referrals, and resources Yarn Bombing is a form of public street
to make an informed decision on art using colorful displays of yarn to
cover drab surfaces. Drop in between
Library on the Loose Nature
Medicare and ACA. Call the Reference
Dates, Times, & Locations TBD 9 am and 3 pm to whip stitch your pre-
Walk
Desk at 708.422.8522, ext.132 to make
your PHONE appointment. Ms. Bonner made swatches of colorful knits around
Join us for a socially-distanced hike and the trunks of our pine trees.
Limited to 25 adults
will call you at your appointment time.
explore the Forest Preserves of Cook
County. After registering, you will receive Take & Make: Upcycle DIY
an email with more details about the
Basic Bread and Beyond
walk. Stay tuned to our website for
Monday, Jun 7, 7 pm Mondays, Jun 14, Jul 12, and
specific dates, times, and locations. Father Dominic, the Bread Monk, Join Donna Carroll outside in the tent
Zoom Aug 16, 6:30 pm
shows how to make a basic white to learn how to make these fun crafts.
Yak & Yarn Hangout bread recipe special through simple All supplies will be provided.
shaping techniques and added Jun 14 Flag wreath
ingredients. He’ll answer your baking
Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
Jul 12 Fairy garden
questions, too!
Zoom
Aug 16 Craft-sticks shelf
Meeting ID: 873 8744 9366
JSocial stitching while social distanc- Grab & Grow: Plant
Passcode: yakyarn
ing! We will meet in-person, but you
can still join on Zoom. Show off your
Propagation The Politics of Tea
work in progress, get some tips, or just
Tuesday, Jun 15, 6:30 pm
Pick up a kit with everything you need
Jun 8, Jul 6, and Aug 3
join for a social hangout. Anglophile and former UK resident
Zoom
to propagate a plant.
Claire Evans explores the background
Jun 8 African Violet of the most lucrative corporate venture
Jul 6 Miniature cube garden the world has ever known and the
Intro to Ancestry.com
Aug 3 Cupid Pepperomia product it brought to the West. With a
Wednesday, Jun 2, 6:30 pm
Discover the features of the library nod to the popular “Bridgerton” series,
Zoom
edition of Ancestry.com, which is free to learn how tea infused British society
use from home through the end of from top to bottom and what to expect
September. should you are ever at high tea.
Adults
WITS Workout Outside Chair Yoga With Canine Massage Info
Thursdays, Jun 17, Jul 15 and Aug 19 Joan Z Workshop
Certified Canine Massage Therapist
1 pm Wednesdays, Jun 23, Jul 7, and 14 Wednesday, Jul 14, 6:30 pm
JoAnne Dykhuizen will detail the
In-library and Zoom noon
Give your brain the workout it needs to physical and psychological benefits of
Meeting ID: 890 205 9691 Wednesday, Jun 30, 9 am
stay sharp. Participate in interactive canine massage and demonstrate
In-library limited to 15
brainteasers, games, and puzzles that Joan Zigulich of Yoga Pathway, LLC techniques you can use to achieve
In-library and Zoom
get you thinking, because coming will lead you in a chair yoga practice astounding results with your dog. Open
together and learning new things is consisting of simple movements to to all two-legged adult family members!
good for your noggin! Recommended strengthen and stretch the whole body
for older adults. all while seated in a chair. Outside in
our tent.
Get Motivated, Stay
Registration for in-library session open
Motivated and THRIVE!
to EP residents only until June 9. All
Kintsugi Pottery Repair
Jennifer Barnes of JB Organizing will
Wednesday, Aug 4, 6:30 pm
welcome to register and join the share practical tips for getting
Thursday, Jun 17, 6:30 pm
In this hands-on workshop, local artist classes via Zoom. motivated- no matter what you want to
Limited to 12
Barb Thompson demonstrates the accomplish. She'll identify some of the
Japanese art of Kintsugi, repairing obstacles that often keep us from
broken pottery by mending the areas of staying motivated and learn some
Outdoor Photography
breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed strategies for overcoming them. Learn
Tuesdays, Jul 13, 20, and 27, 6:30 pm
with powdered gold. Breakage and Meet at a different park each week with 6 things that will help you to THRIVE in
Registration is for all three sessions.
repair become part of the history of an local photographer Ruth Hoskins to 2021 and beyond.
object, rather than something to disguise learn the tricks of taking great outdoors
and nature pictures. Butterfly Art With
Diane Shebelski
Thursday, Aug 12, 6:30 pm
Join local artist Diane Shebelski in our
The Creepy Line Limited to 12
backlot tent for some nature art. We’ll
Documentary Discussion
use acrylic paints to paint butterflies on
Thursday, Jul 15, 6:30 pm
The Creepy Line documentary canvas.
Zoom
reveals the stunning degree to
which society is manipulated by
Google and Facebook. Watch the
Make a Kokedama
documentary on YouTube, then
Saturday, Aug 14, 11 am
Mars Perseverance Rover
join Dr. Matthew Costello of Saint Kokedama is a form of Japanese
$10 fee. Limited to 12
Wednesday, Jun 23, 6:30 pm
Xavier University in a discussion. garden art where a moss ball is the
NASA ambassador Michael Stellfox
In-library and Zoom
focal and supporting point for a
presents information on the Mars
sculpted tree or plant. In this hands-on
Perseverance Rover, the most complex
workshop, Diana from Premier
robot ever sent to another planet. This
Succulents will demonstrate how to fill
historic mission is carrying the Mars
and take care of a Kokedama planter.
helicopter, Ingenuity, which will test
All supplies included.
powered flight on another world for the
first time ever.Read and Write
Q & A with The Long Shadow
Documentary Director Frances
Causey
Thursday, Jun 24, 7 pm
Documentary viewing from Jun 21 to
Jun 28
The Long Shadow follows two white
Zoom
Southern filmmakers as they travel the
roads of oppression and suppression to
reveal the connections of slavery and
strong-arm Southern politics to the
Writers’ Workshops with
current racial strife in America. The film
Author Kathleen Rooney
is a disturbing story about the lingering
Tuesdays, Jun 22, 29, 6:30 pm
human cost of ignorance, intolerance,
Jun 22 Flash Fiction
Zoom
and inaction in the US, casting a long
Jun 29 Flash Non-Fiction shadow over our national identity and
In these tightly compressed forms the imperfect democracy.
techniques of creative fiction/nonfiction
and poetry meet to create exciting new
modes of expression. Through brief in-
class readings, students will see how
such tiny stories can pack a huge
punch. After discussing how these
narratives-in-miniature are structured,
Big Library Read
students will do in-class exercises and Join readers everywhere in OverDrive’s
Jun 28 to Jul 12
will walk out with rough drafts of some Big Library Read. Read and join online
very short essays that they can continue discussions of this year’s selection The
to hone, as well as with a new sense of Quiet Girl by S.F. Kosa. The selection
how to bring economy to their sentences will be available for unlimited access
in writing of all lengths and genres. from the OverDrive website or through
the Libby app. When you use
#biglibraryread on social media, you
will have a chance to win a Samsung
Galaxy Tablet and signed book by the
author. Stay tuned for more details.
Are you an older adult that wants to
Zoom Tablets for Seniors
participate in virtual activities, but lack
the hardware, connection, or technical
knowledge? EP Library cardholders
Annual Gigantic Book Sale
can check out a data-enabled tablet
James Klise Author Interview
Discover a treasure trove of
Monday, Aug 2 to Saturday, Aug 7
computer for a four-week period, and hardcover and paperback books for
Wednesday, Jun 30, 6:30 pm
Celebrate Pride Month with a visit from we will teach you how to take part in all ages, magazines, DVDs, VHS
Library and Instagram Live @epplteens
YA author James Klise! His book, Love library programs hosted on social tapes, CDs, audio books and more
Drugged, received a 2011 Stonewall media platforms and Zoom. Call at bargain prices! Buck-A-Bag days
Honor. Teens and adults are welcome 708.422.8522 for availability and more are August 6 and 7. Fill a bag with
to share in the conversation about his information. Funded through a grant books for $1.
books and LGBTQ+ literature. from AgeOptions.Evergreen Park Non-Profit Org
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Monday-Thursday .............. 9 am - 9 pm
Library Hours
Evergreen Park, IL 60805 Permit No. 116
Friday-Saturday.................. 9 am - 5 pm Worth, IL 60482
The library will be closed on Jul 5.
Kim Shine, President
LIBRARY BOARD
Deborah Pearson, Vice President
Helen Tomczuk, Treasurer
Kate Bradley, Secretary
Katie Friend
Laura Sexton
Elizabeth Topa
Nicki Seidl
LIBRARY DIRECTOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER
EVERGREEN PARK, IL 60805
Alphabet Soup
NEWSLETTER LAYOUT
Mary Black
PHOTO CREDITS
Jenna Harte-Wisniewski
Book Clubs Library Use Guidelines
Study rooms return to 2-hour
Kindred Spirits Book Club reservations.
Computer use is 60 minutes,
Wednesdays, Jun 30, Jul 28, and Aug 25, 6:30 pm
extensions allowed.
Jun 30 The Water Dancer by Ta-Nahisi Coates
Library Tent
Tables throughout the Library
Jul 28 The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
are open for use.
Aug 25 The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
Browsing throughout the Library
is open to all.
EP Library has 15 mobile hotspots
Mobile Hotspots
available for loan. Check out a 4G
hotspot for one week for $5,
and connect up to 10 devices. Funded
through a grant from Best Buy.
EP Library has extended our Wi-Fi
Expanded Wi-Fi
coverage to the parking area to the
east of the building on Troy, and the
parking lot to the south. Now residents
will find a reliable 24/7 Internet
Cookbook Book Club
connection to support their digital
Basic Bread and Beyond With Father Dominic, the Bread Monk
needs. Funded through a grant from
Monday, Jun 7, 7 pm
Copies of the books are available at the Circulation Desk. the Illinois State Library.
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