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new lenox
public library
on the commons
March
2021
Reading is like discovering a pot of gold!
Youth Classes
Live Streaming Storytimes via Zoom
We will be using the Zoom meeting platform for all of our weekly storytimes. Storytimes can be viewed on a PC, Mac,
Smartphone, or Tablet (using the Zoom Cloud Meeting App). If you are new to Zoom, please allow a few minutes for set up
before joining a storytime for the first time.
• To help stay secure with Zoom we ask that you do not share login information with others. Please direct them to
https://newlenox.librarymarket.com/ for registration.
• Families are encouraged to check in to storytime early.
• The Zoom log in information will be emailed to you one hour before the class begins.
Pajama Time Wee Readers
Tue., Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Thu., Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25
6:30 pm 10:30 am
Ages 0 – 9 years Ages 0 – 6 years
Zoom Live Streaming Storytime Zoom Live Streaming Storytime
Throw on your jammies for a family slumber party! Grab your Get ready for super stories, spectacular songs, and silly
favorite stuffed animal and cuddle up for bedtime stories. rhymes.
Registration is required and begins Feb. 23 for Mar. 2, Mar. 2 Registration is required and begins Feb. 25 for Mar. 4,
for Mar. 9, Mar. 9 for Mar. 16, and Mar. 16 for Mar. 23. Mar. 4 for Mar. 11, Mar. 11 for Mar. 18, and Mar. 18 for
Mar. 25.
Music Makers
Wed., Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24
10:30 am
Ages 0 – 6 years Y O U T H
Zoom Live Streaming Storytime Services
Listen to a story then explore music while we dance around
BLOG
and sing songs. Check out our youth blog! Discover new books,
Registration is required and begins Feb. 24 for Mar. 3, learn fun facts, explore storytime adventures, and
Mar. 3 for Mar. 10, Mar. 10 for Mar. 17, and Mar. 17 for celebrate imagination.
Mar. 24. www.newlenoxlibrary.org/youthservices.blog
Kids’ Craft Grab & Go
Mon., Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Mar. 1: Dr. Seuss Horton Craft
Ages 1 – 12
Youth Services Main Desk Mar. 8: St. Patrick’s Day Pet Magnet
Mar. 15: Clover Wand
Call the YS Desk at 815.485.2605 and press 5 to request a craft kit for lobby pickup
(mask required) or drop by the main YS desk and pick up a different craft every Monday Mar. 22: Zoo Animal Friends
beginning at 10 am. Everything you need is contained in the craft kit. Mar. 29: Bunny Necklace
Crafts are available while supplies last.
VISIT US ONLINE AT: WWW.NEWLENOXLIBRARY.ORG
facebook.com/newlenoxlibrary youtube.com/newlenoxlibrary twitter.com/newlenoxlibrary
instagram.com/newlenoxlibrary instagram.com/nlplkids instagram.com/nlpl_teensYouth Classes Cont.
DIY Videos Posted on Library Website or Social Media
Art Attack!
Fri., Mar. 5 Mad Science Club
4:30 pm Wed., Mar. 24
Grades 4 – 8 4:30 pm
DIY Video on Facebook, NLPL website, & YouTube Grades K – 6
DIY Video on Facebook, NLPL website, & YouTube
Your imagination mixes with art in this art club just for
tweens. Follow along with the video to make some amazing Discover awesome hands-on experiments and activities that
art @ home. Participants will be emailed when art bags are you can try at home. Participants will be emailed when
ready. science bags are ready.
Registration is required for an art bag only. Viewing the Registration is required for a science bag only. Viewing the
video does not require registration. video does not require registration.
Rainbow Heart Tissue Paper Craft Skittles Rainbow Science
To celebrate the arrival of spring, we will be creating a Why taste the rainbow when you can see the rainbow with this
hanging rainbow heart decoration with tissue paper. fun science experiment?
Hopefully, it will bring you luck, and who knows? Maybe Registration begins Mar. 10.
once you’ve completed the craft, you’ll find a pot of gold!
Registration begins Feb. 19. Just for Tweens LEGO Club
Fri., Mar. 19
Art Club 4:30 pm
Mon., Mar. 15 Grades 4 – 8
4:30 pm DIY Video on Facebook, NLPL website, & YouTube
Grades 1 – 4
DIY Video on Facebook, NLPL website, & YouTube Sign up, pick up your LEGO kit, and hop on YouTube for
awesome LEGO building challenges. Pick up your LEGO kit at
Calling all creative kids! Create some awesome art with the main YS desk once you have registered. Please return kits
a step-by-step video to help you create a masterpiece. within one week of the video date.
Participants will be emailed when art bags are ready. Registration is required for a LEGO kit only. Viewing the
Registration is required for an art bag only. Viewing the video does not require registration.
video does not require registration.
Wrecking Ball!
Leprechaun Trap Are you ready for some destruction?! Create your very own
How do you catch a leprechaun? You create a leprechaun LEGO WRECKING BALL!!!!
trap! Registration begins Mar. 5.
Registration begins Feb. 15.
Facebook @ Home
Hop on Facebook and share pics of what your talented kiddos built with LEGOs.
LEGO Club Builder Challenge Lego Club
Tue., Mar. 2
4:30 pm
Grades K – 4
DIY Facebook Challenge
Do you love creating with LEGOs? On the first Tuesday of the month, we will post a new building challenge on Facebook.
Share your design in the comment section for your chance to win bricktastic bragging rights as the “Brick Builder Champ”
of the month and a mini LEGO pack prize. Go to www.facebook.com/newlenoxlibrary/ and “Like” the page.Adult & Teen Classes
Live Streaming Zoom Classes
Zoom Trivia
Introduction to Thu., Mar. 11
Hoopla 6 — 7 pm
Wed., Mar. 3 Adults
6 — 6:45 pm * Zoom Meeting
Adults
* Zoom Meeting Join us for your favorite bi-monthly program of an evening of
What is Hoopla? Join us on Zoom for an introduction to trivia on Zoom! Play by yourself or with a team for prizes!
Hoopla Digital, the library’s newest digital media service, A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week of the
which lets you borrow movies, TV shows, music, ebooks, program.
audiobooks, and more! This presentation will cover the Registration required.
basics, such as how to search and borrow materials on
Hoopla. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week Let’s Chat About Video Games!
of the program. Thu., Mar. 18
Registration required. 6 — 7 pm
Grades 7 – 12
Stitch & Make Together *Zoom Meeting
Thu., Mar. 4, 18
6 – 8 pm Your Teen Coordinator needs your help! Jump on Zoom and
Adults help her navigate the wide world of video games and gaming
* Zoom Meeting systems. This will be an informal chat where you can talk
about your favorite gaming systems, how to use them, and
Do you knit, crochet, or do other crafty handwork? Looking what kinds of games, consoles, and systems you think the
for something social and cozy to do during the winter library should purchase. Your input could set us on the path
months? Join other stitchers and fiber artists of all kinds in to something amazing!
our Zoom chat. Join our hangout any time between 6–8 pm, A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week of the
and see what projects everyone’s working on. Come and go as program.
you need. Registration required.
A Zoom link will be emailed after you register. By Necessity and By Choice: An Early History of
Registration required.
Women in the Workplace
Genealogy Club ALOGY CL Tue., Mar. 23
NE 6 – 7 pm
UB
Tue., Mar. 9
GE
6 – 7 pm Adults
Adults * Zoom Meeting
* Zoom Meeting
Women’s labor has always been necessary to maintain daily
Tina Beaird will present “Internet Archive for the Family existence and economic growth.
Historian.” Tina will be demonstrating how to set up a free Presented by actor, lecturer, and visual storyteller, Annette
account for this non profit library resource. She will also show Baldwin, this visual journey will take us through:
us several of the vast databases we can use for our • The 19th-century Industrial Revolution
genealogical research. • The transition of women from domestic roles to the
A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants on Mar. 8. american workplace
Registration required.
• Historical and fictional composites highlighting women’s
climb to the glass ceiling
* By registering for this program, you understand that the content and This celebration of women in the workplace throughout
your involvement in the session may be recorded. The library reserves history is sure to inspire and entertain!
the right to share the video online. Presenters will make you aware if a
A Zoom link will be emailed to you after you register.
program will be recorded and/or shared.
Registration required.A Woman’s Place: A Panel of New Lenox Take & Make Crafts
Women’s Business Owners
Tue., Mar. 30 Take and Make Seed Starter Kit
6 – 7 pm Tue., Mar. 2 — Fri., Mar. 5
Adults Adults
* Zoom Meeting
Spring is fast approaching, which means it’s almost
Our community is filled with amazing businesses run by gardening season! Stop by the AS desk and pick up a
amazing people. In celebration of Women’s History Month, we seed starting kit for your vegetable or herb garden. It’ll
invite our community members to join local women business be the perfect way to start your garden growing for the
owners as they discuss: season.
While supplies last.
● Entrepreneurship
● Personal branding
● The importance of having women-run businesses
● Challenges of the pandemic and more
Nutrition Week
Join us for this exciting and informative discussion!
A Zoom link will be emailed to you after you register. Mon., Mar. 22 — Sat., Mar. 27
Registration required. Adults and Teens
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March is National Nutrition
Month, so our library is
cooking up something special! Come by the library,
pick up a copy of our “Staff Cookbook” full of healthy
March 15 – April 15 recipes, and check our social media throughout the
week for nutritional tips and tricks!
Poetry
New Lenox Library’s 3rd Annual Available for Download on Android and iOS devices.
Poetry Contest
PrairieCat
Mon., Mar. 15 — Thu., Apr. 15
Adults and Teens Mobile App
Your Library Anywhere
Calling all poets: Let’s celebrate National Poetry Month
together! The New Lenox Public Library will be hosting
a month-long poetry contest to highlight your creativity.
Submit a poem on any topic and in a style of your
choosing. For more information and to submit your poem,
go to www.newlenoxlibrary.org/poetrycontest.
• All poems will be published in our annual poetry The Library now has an app to access your
booklet account information, search the in-house and
• Prizes will be awarded to the top poems in each of the digital catalog, check out all of our events, and
following age categories: Grades 7-9, Grades 10-12, and essential library information. Just download
Adult the PrairieCat mobile app from the Apple Store
or Google Play.
• Only one poem per person can be entered
• Entries accepted only within the U.S. Have the New Lenox Library
anywhere, anytime!www.newlenoxlibrary.org/online
ONLINE RESOURCES
AtoZ Food America Hoopla Instant
AtoZ World Food LibriVox Free Classic Audiobooks
AtoZdatabases Lynda.com Library Edition
Auto Repair Source Mango Languages
Axis 360/eReadIllinois MasterFILE Premier
BiblioBoard NoveList
Black Freedom ProQuest Overdrive
Chicago Tribune Historical Archive Record Information Services
Consumer Health Complete Scholastic Go!
Consumer Reports SIRS Discoverer ProQuest
Coronavirus Research Database ProQuest Tech-Talk
Creativebug TrueFlix
CultureGrams TumbleBook Library
Driving Tests
Heritage Quest
VISIT US ONLINE AT: WWW.NEWLENOXLIBRARY.ORG
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