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THE EXPLORER
December 2019 • January & February 2020
Westmont Reads
Jumanji
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Beyond Books:
Services & collections you
may not know we have!
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428 N Cass Ave, Westmont, IL 60559 • 630 869 6150 • westmontlibrary.org
FIRST FLOOR
IMPROVEMENTS
The first floor has been re-carpeted and
painted, and we’ve added some featured col-
WESTMONT READS lections to the lobby. We also swapped our
fiction and nonfiction areas, giving our most
COMMUNITY
JUMANJI
popular collections more room to grow.
If you haven’t visited the library recently, now
is a great time to check it out!
CORNER
Enjoy events for all ages presented
by the Westmont Park District.
Monday, February 17 Visit westmontparks.org or call
– 630 963 5252 for more information.
Friday, February 28 CREATE YOUR EBOOK WITH PRESSBOOKS
CHRISTMAS LAMPLIGHT TOUR
Always wanted to publish your own book? Whether you’re
Saturday, Nov. 30, 3 – 7 pm
Maybe you’ve seen the movie, but have you writing a new novel for NaNoWriMo or have a manuscript Saturdays, Dec. 7, 14 & 21, 4 – 7 pm
experienced the book that started it all? This year tucked away, you can turn your work into an ebook with Gregg House Museum
we invite you to explore the world of Jumanji. Pressbooks, then print it or submit it to the SELF-e project The past becomes the present on the
for inclusion in the Indie Illinois Collection. Get started with Gregg House Museum lamplight tour.
This imaginative picture book about a board game Pressbooks or read other self-published authors in the Indie Hear about the families who set out to
come to life launches readers into an epic jungle Illinois Collection at westmontlibrary.org/digitalbranch. become farmers in a time before elec-
fantasy adventure. tricity and cars. Tours will be about 15
minutes.
Enjoy the story at home or at the library, then join
us for jungle programs and crafts, and a giant game IN THE ART GALLERY
board that we will complete together. Enjoy artwork from the following artists in our first floor gallery.
LUNCH WITH SANTA
Read the book with the community. Saturday, Dec. 14, noon – 2 pm
Westmont Park District
Experience the adventure at the library! DECEMBER JANUARY & FEBRUARY
Share a delicious lunch with Santa and
WESTMONT
NAMI DuPage Mary Yezek Mrs. Claus! Enjoy singing and surprises,
Recreation Participants Mixed media with an opportunity for children to share
READS
Art inspired by nature their wish lists with Santa, visit Santa’s
FAMILY workshop, and take home treats. Pre-
Crafts, activities, and drumming
CELEBRATION after hours on Friday, February 28.
registration with the Westmont Park
& INTERACTIVE Interested in displaying your artwork? District is required. $14/person, children
See page 5 for details. For more information, visit westmontlibrary.org/exhibits-and-displays. under 2 are free.
DRUM CIRCLE
“WILD ABOUT SNOW MUCH FUN
READ · SHARE · DISCOVER READING”
Youth from prereaders to teens:
express your creativity!
PROGRAMMING NOTES
Saturday, Dec. 21, 4 – 7 pm
BOOKMARK YOUTH PROGRAMS: Appropriate age levels for program participation are Veterans Memorial Park
See page 6 for details.
CONTEST established by our staff of professionals. We ask that children meet the age Bundle up for Snow Much Fun night!
requirements to ensure a rewarding experience for all. Our storytimes are Meet friendly, long-eared mules and
WESTMONT Prereaders: Page 4 designed for children to attend with a caregiver. take a free wagon ride around the park.
READS Grade School: Page 6 Snap a photo in the giant snow globe,
ALL PROGRAMS: Staff kindly ask all participants to arrive promptly for our
PROGRAMS FOR Teens: Page 7 visit Santa’s workshop, and take a lamp-
programs. Late arrivals may have their spot forfeited. light tour of the Gregg House Museum.
EVERY AGE Adults: Page 10
Program participants may be photographed or videorecorded for library Enjoy games, crafts, treats, and more.
promotional purposes. Please notify library staff if you prefer not to be
photographed.
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Registration is required for programs with a checkmark. If you are not able to attend a program for which you are registered, please let us know
PREREADERS Registration begins Friday, November 15 at 9:30 am. at least 24 hours in advance, so that we can make your spot available for someone else.
Thank you!
FAMILY
Register online at westmontlibrary.org/events, by phone at 630 869 6150, or in person.
(Ages 0 – 6) (All Ages)
STORYTIME! WITH ELSA HOLLY DAYS ORNAMENTS: HOT CHOCOLATE & COOKIE BAR + TINKER TALES (Ages 3 – 8 years)
STORYTIMES COZY CRITTERS FURRY FRIENDS & COZY CRITTERS Saturdays, 3 – 4 pm
Tuesday, December 17, 10 – 10:45 am
Enjoy stories, rhymes, music, and movement at storytimes for chil- Saturday, November 16, 2 – 3 pm Saturday, December 7, 5:30 – 7 pm January 11 and February 8
Join us for a special Storytime! with Elsa.
dren and their caregivers. Storytimes are designed to maximize After sharing a story or two, Elsa will greet Take part in Westmont Holly Days by mak- Enjoy a cookie and hot chocolate, personal- Can you build a house to withstand the
learning and enjoyment for each group, with age-appropriate her fans. ing a cozy critter out of wooden tree slices, ized by you, then settle in as the staff from Big Bad Wolf or make a new chair for Baby
activities and opportunities to socialize—for both our littlest and decorate it using paint and fabric. Make Animal Quest introduces us to mammals Bear? Strengthen your family’s problem
patrons and their caregivers, as well! Presented by Parties with Character
one for the library and one to take home! from around the world. solving skills with fun engineering chal-
and sponsored by the Friends of the
The ornaments will be displayed on the Doors open at 5:30 pm. Please arrive by lenges. In each session, we’ll read a story
Westmont Public Library.
library’s tree in Veteran’s Memorial Park. 5:45 pm to ensure entrance. Sponsored by together and then you’ll have the opportu-
Storytimes are offered weekly in the winter from nity to engineer a solution.
While supplies last. the Friends of the Westmont Public Library.
January 13 through February 28, unless otherwise noted. CHINESE NEW YEAR STORYTIME This program is for children and caregivers
Children must be accompanied by a caregiver during storytimes. to participate in together.
Friday, January 10, 10 – 10:45 am HOLLY DAYS WINTER CONCERT CRAFT-TACULAR EXTRAVAGANZA
Celebrate the Year of the Rat! Drop in for a WITH ROBYN VITSON Wednesday, December 11, 3 – 7 pm
special celebration of Chinese New Year, Tuesday, December 3, 7 – 8:30 pm CHOOSE YOUR OWN
hosted by The Language Labs. Create a family art piece or two as you get
Kwasek Meeting Room MAD ADVENTURE
STORYTIMES FOR EACH AGE creative with a variety of craft materials
Join local resident Robyn Vitson for some and upcycled projects. Dress for messy, Saturday, January 25, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
SATURDAY DANCE PARTY winter time tunes. Listen to holiday classics freestyle crafting. Answer a short list of questions, put in
0 – 12 mos. BABY BOUNCE STORYTIME Saturdays, 3 – 3:30 pm as we prepare for the coming season. some names and nouns and verbs and
Fridays, 9:45 – 10:30 am January 18 and February 15 All ages are welcome. adjectives, then leave with your very own
FAMILY GAME NIGHT two-page adventure.
(No storytime on Friday, Jan. 24—library closed.) Dance to the music, enjoy creative movement Wednesday, January 8, 6 – 8 pm
activities, and shake your sillies out in this fun
Drop in for an evening of family fun. Play
and interactive drop-in program.
board games and enjoy light snacks.
0 – 24 mos. LAPSIT STORYTIME
Wednesdays OR Thursdays, 9:45 – 10:30 am DISCOVERY PLAYTIME
Register for either Wednesdays OR Thursdays. (Ages 18 months – 5 years)
Tuesdays, 1 – 2:30 pm
2 – 3 yrs. January 21 and February 4 & 18
TODDLER STORYTIME
Wednesdays OR Thursdays, 10:45 – 11:30 am We’ll have different sensory, art, and edu-
Register for either Wednesdays OR Thursdays. cational play stations set up each week.
Playdough, rice, shredded paper and water
play are just a few possibilities. Make sure to
3½ – 6 yrs. wear old clothes and drop-in for some messy,
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME
JUMANJI
sensory fun while learning about your world.
Wednesdays, 2 – 2:30 pm
AT THE LIBRARY
DROP-IN STORYTIMES FOR ALL (AGES 0 – 6 YEARS) JUNGLE JAMBOREE Friday, February 28, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
DRUM
(Ages 2 – 6 years)
UP SOME
Join us for a special family event to EXCITEMENT!
STORYTIME! Saturday, February 22 celebrate this year’s Westmont Reads
Tuesdays, 9:45 – 10:15 am 5:30 – 6:30 pm
2:30 – 3:30 pm title, Jumanji! Participate in crafts
and activities inspired by the book Linda Schneider with Heartland
Drop in with your young
LANGUAGE STORYTIME and movies. Rhythms will lead attendees in
children for an afternoon of
Mondays, 9:45 – 10:15 am a series of drum circle
jungle-themed fun! Doors open at 5:30 pm. Please arrive
soundscapes capturing
French: January 13 & 27 and February 10 & 24 by 5:45 pm to ensure entrance to the
events in the story.
Spanish: January 20 and February 3 & 17 program. Sponsored by the Friends of
the Westmont Public Library.
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Registration is required for programs with a checkmark. If you are not able to attend a program for which you are registered, please let us know
GRADES Registration begins Friday, November 15 at 9:30 am. at least 24 hours in advance, so that we can make your spot available for someone else. TEENS
Register online at westmontlibrary.org/events, by phone at 630 869 6150, or in person. Thank you!
K–2 (Grades 6 – 12)
MARBLE RUN FUN READ WITH HINSDALE SLIME SCIENCE ACRYLIC MEDALLION NECKLACES PIXEL ART FUN WITH FIDGETS
Wednesday, December 4, 4:15 – 5:30 pm HUMANE SOCIETY Thursday, February 13, 4:15 – 5:15 pm Monday, December 9, 4 – 5 pm Thursday, January 23, 4 – 5 pm Tuesday, February 11, 4 – 5 pm
Build a marble run out of household items. Mondays, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Mix and experiment with various types of Paint an acrylic medallion to fashion your Express your passion for your favorite game, Create a fidget to fight boredom or stress.
Explore engineering principles as you January 27 and February 24 slime to find out what makes each concoc- own custom necklace. character, or team by designing a perler
design and test your creation. Meet with a trained therapy dog and its tion different. Prepare to get slimy! bead creation.
handler for 15-minute reading sessions.
JUNGLE ESCAPE
SCRAPBOOKING BASICS Tuesday, February 25, 6:15 – 7:15 pm
STENCIL ART Sponsored by Hinsdale Humane Society. BEYOND THE BOOK: JUMANJI Wednesday, January 15, 4 – 5 pm TEEN PAINT & SIP
Work together with your teammates to
Monday, December 16, 4:15 – 5:15 pm Wednesday, February 19, 4:15 – 5:15 pm Learn basic scrapbooking techniques to Tuesday, January 28, 5:30 – 6:30 pm open boxes that provide clues to help you
Make your own stencil with the vinyl cut- Dino-riffic Artifacts Listen to the story, then take it beyond the design your own page and celebrate mem- Create a winter-themed painting with artist escape the jungle.
ter or die cut machine, then use it to create Wednesday, January 29, 4:15 – 5:15 pm pages with fun and creative projects. ories. Bring in photos or add them later. Mary Launi while enjoying a cup of cocoa.
a one-of-a-kind piece of art!
Use cardboard, paints, and more to make
these Jurassic-fantastic dinosaur crafts. UPCYCLED LANYARDS
WINTER BIRD FEEDERS Dress for a mess. Thursday, February 6, 4 – 5 pm WESTMONT MAKER CLUB
Thursday, January 16, 4:15 – 5:15 pm Make a unique charm, then add pins, rib- Wednesdays, 3:15 – 5:15 pm
WILD
Create a treat for our feathered friends bon, and more to style your own lanyard. January 8 and February 12
using bird seed, gelatin, and cookie cutters. Community Meeting Room
Dress for a mess. Calling all teens! Do you want to...
Show us why you’re
Make cosplay props?
ABOUT wild about reading!
Design decals to personalize
READING
Pick up an entry form at the your phone, locker, water bottle,
Youth Services Desk and return or other gear?
your original design by Craft accessories and decora-
Monday, January 20.
BOOKMARK One winner from each age
tions that are 100% you?
Join us on the second Wednes-
CONTEST group—prereaders, grade school, day of each month to get making!
and teens—will be printed and Use our tools, like the 3D printer
distributed at the library.
GRADES s,
f o r te e n o o l ,
or vinyl cutter, to express your
creativity and make real things
from your ideas and designs.
3–5 ch
g r ad e s ad e rs !
re
and pre
3D PEN COOKIE CUTTERS
Tuesday, December 3, 4:15 – 5:15 pm Looking for your next great read?
Practice your 3D drawing skills by making PAPER PLANE MANIA Try our staff review blog, Book Recs, at westmontlibrary.org/bookrecs. With titles
your own cookie cutter molds, then give Monday, February 10, 4:15 – 5:15 pm tagged by age and genre, it’s easy to find the perfect match.
them a test run. Learn different folding patterns and test
STAR WARS CRAFTAPALOOZA
your paper airplane skills. Send your air-
Thursday, January 30, 4:15 – 5:15 pm Early Reader J Nonfiction YA
WINTER SUNCATCHERS crafts through obstacle courses to see Penny and Her Doll Beauty and the Beak Patron Saints of Nothing
Celebrate the end of the Skywalker Saga which plane flies the farthest! by Kevin Henkes by Deborah Lee Rose by Randy Ribay
Tuesday, January 14, 4:15 – 5:15 pm by creating a variety of Star Wars charac-
When Penny receives a A terrific family read- With a Filipino father and
Add a pop of color to your wintery days by ter crafts.
SURVIVE THE JUNGLE surprise gift in the mail aloud, Beauty and the American mother, Jay has
creating snowflake suncatchers.
Tuesday, February 25, 4:15 – 5:15 pm from Gram, she is thrilled! Beak is more than a true always felt a bit out of
MARSHMALLOW CATAPULT The doll she finds inside is animal tale—it’s a story of place. As high school
PHOTO MANIP PORTRAIT GRID When the going gets tough, you must work absolutely perfect and science, and what can happen when graduation nears, Jay
Monday, February 3, 4:15 – 5:15 pm together as a team to survive! Using only
Wednesday, January 22, 4:15 – 5:15 pm she falls in love with her dedicated people work together to solve a learns that his cousin Jun
Experiment with different materials to build the provided resources and your smarts, immediately. But what should she name her? problem. has been killed back home in the Philippines
Create a widely varied 3x3 grid of different a catapult for launching marshmallows into make your way out of the jungle. Then and secretly vows to uncover the truth
takes on your self-portrait. mugs, then enjoy some hot cocoa. make a travel-size survival kit to take home. behind his cousin’s murder.
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Registration is required for programs with a checkmark. If you are not able to attend a program for which you are registered, please let us know
at least 24 hours in advance, so that we can make your spot available for someone else.
ADULTS ADULTS
Registration begins Friday, November 15 at 9:30 am.
Register online at westmontlibrary.org/events, by phone at 630 869 6150, or in person. Thank you!
HOLLY DAYS WINTER CONCERT 3D PRINTED FLOWER VASE ESTATE PLANNING HANDWRITING ANALYSIS ANDROID FOR SENIORS
WITH ROBYN VITSON Tuesday, December 10, 7 – 9 pm Thursday, January 16, 1:30 – 2:30 pm Wednesday, January 22, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Thursday, January 23, 1:30 – 3 pm
Tuesday, December 3, 7 – 8:30 pm Registration begins Dec. 3 at 9:30 am. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY Community Meeting Room Kwasek Meeting Room Westmont Senior Center
Kwasek Meeting Room Community Meeting Room BOARD MEETING 55 E Richmond St.
In this informative program, we examine the Chris McBrien has been studying handwriting
Tuesday, January 14, 10 – 11 am distribution of estates, wills, and trusts. We since the age of 10, ever since his grand-
Join local resident Robyn Vitson for some Learn how to design projects in Tinkercad, a Are you looking to learn about your Android
winter time tunes. Listen to holiday classics free CAD program. Participants will design
Community Meeting Room also explore the purpose of estate planning, mother introduced him to it. Come hear device? Westmont Public Library staff will
as we prepare for the coming season. a flower vase that will be printed and avail- All are welcome! and specific estate planning strategies—all about the history of this technique and find demonstrate some of the features and func-
able for pickup at a later date. while avoiding probate. out what your handwriting says about you! tions of the Android operating system, with
All ages are welcome.
In partnership with the Society for time for questions and answers after.
Teens and families welcome.
Financial Awareness.
CARVE IT: HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS THE SPACE RACE
FINANCIAL BLUNDERS: LESSONS BLUES CONCERT WITH
Thursday, December 5, 7 – 9 pm Wednesday, January 15, 7 – 8 pm NEW
WE NEVER LEARN WARM WINTER DESSERTS HOURS
MAKERY OPEN LAB NICHOLAS BARRON
Registration begins Nov. 27 at 9:30 am. Kwasek Meeting Room
Thursday, January 9, 1:30 – 2:30 pm Monday, January 20, 6:30 – 8 pm Sunday, January 26, 3 – 4:30 pm
Community Meeting Room Mondays 10 am – 2 pm
In the 1960s, the U.S. and the Soviet Union Kwasek Meeting Room Kwasek Meeting Room
Learn how to design projects in Easel and Community Meeting Room Wednesdays 5:30 – 8:30 pm
were locked in a race to send men to the
take home a festive holiday ornament made Chef Susan Maddox is preparing some Join Chicago singer-songwriter Nicholas
Learn from a professional how to preserve Moon. How did it all begin? And what 1st & 3rd Saturdays 2 – 4:30 pm
with the Carvey, the library’s desktop CNC wonderful sweets to share. These recipes Barron for an afternoon of folk and blues.
and protect your assets in today’s market, happened to the Soviet effort after Neil
will become new family favorites during Drop in to learn about and use the Nicholas has opened for blues heroes Al
carving machine. and where you could save your money. Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the
the cold winter months. Join us for an eve- 3D printer, vinyl cutter, Carvey, or Green, Johnny Cash, and James Taylor,
In partnership with the Society for Moon in July 1969? Join us as we relive the other maker tools.
ning of learning, laughing, and tasting these among others. Hear him play songs from
Financial Awareness. Space Race!
delectable warm treats! Visit westmontlibrary.org/makery a Westmont favorite—Muddy Waters—as
Sponsored by the Friends of the Westmont for more information. Please see well as many other blues greats.
Public Library. our online calendar for up-to-date
open lab hours.
NEW SKILLS, NEW
CRAFTS, NEW FLAVORS
GOOGLE SEARCH — Dec. 3 WINDOWS 10 — Feb. 4 Tuesday, January 7, 3 – 4 pm
TECH Basics: 3 – 4 pm Basics: 3 – 4 pm BEYOND Community Meeting Room
TUESDAYS Intermediate: 4:15 – 5:15 pm BOOKS Check out the myriad online
GMAIL & YAHOO! MAIL — Dec. 10 classes and databases available
Community Meeting Room Basics: 3 – 4 pm MICROSOFT WORD — Feb. 11 Books are what we’re known for, to you through the Learning tab
Basics: 3 – 4 pm but there are more ways to learn, of the library’s Digital Branch.
Join our Digital Services Librarian Intermediate: 4:15 – 5:15 pm
Intermediate: 4:15 – 5:15 pm enjoy, connect, and create with
on Tuesday afternoons for a brief NEW ITEMS,
MICROSOFT EXCEL — Dec. 17 the library.
overview of software and technol-
GOOGLE SUITE — Feb. 25
NO LATE FEES
ogy resources. Basics: 3 – 4 pm Come discover your new favor-
Intermediate: 4:15 – 5:15 pm ite way to use the library with a GOPROS, 3D PENS, Tuesday, January 14, 3 – 4 pm
Intermediate: 4:15 – 5:15 pm
librarian-guided tour of some of CANNING KITS & MORE Community Meeting Room
our lesser-known collections and Tuesday, January 28, 3 – 4 pm E x p l o re t h e c o r n u c o p i a o f
resources. Kwasek Meeting Room options WPL offers for ebooks,
Learn about the tech and kits e-audiobooks, streaming movies,
Do you need one-on-one assistance with library resources, apps, or your digital device? You can that are available for check- and more! Bring your own dig-
make a one-hour, individual appointment with a knowledgable Adult Services staff member out with your Westmont Public ital device to follow along and
through our Book a Librarian form at westmontlibrary.org/book-a-librarian. Library card. download the apps.
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Registration is required for programs with a checkmark. If you are not able to attend a program for which you are registered, please let us know
at least 24 hours in advance, so that we can make your spot available for someone else.
ADULTS ADULTS
Registration begins Friday, November 15 at 9:30 am.
Register online at westmontlibrary.org/events, by phone at 630 869 6150, or in person. Thank you!
THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII
Celebrate this year’s Westmont Wednesday, January 29, 7 – 8 pm ONGOING GROUPS
Kwasek Meeting Room
Reads title, Jumanji, with programs
and a chance to win prizes! Six women. Six stories. Educational enter-
tainer Martina Mathisen artfully weaves TEAM TRIVIA UNREAL WORLD BOOK CLUB HOPPY READS BOOK CLUB
See pages 5–7 for events and tales of power, personality, and politics.
activities for families and youth. Do these six famous wives deserve their Mondays, 7 – 9 pm Tuesdays, 7 – 9 pm Thursdays, 7 – 9 pm
popular labels? Meet the six wives of Dec. 2 & 16, Jan. 6 & 20, Feb. 3 & 17 Dec. 3, Jan. 7, and Feb. 4 Dec. 19, Jan. 30, and Feb. 27
Henry VIII and decide for yourself! Zazzo’s Pizza & Bar Neat Kitchen + Bar, 246 N Cass Ave. Zazzo’s Pizza & Bar
200 W Ogden Ave. Come talk about books set in imagina- 200 W Ogden Ave.
EMANCIPATION TO Bring your friends out for a pub quiz tive times and places, from the mythic Join fellow readers for a beer and
LIVE BAT SHOW INAUGURATION: THE BLACK challenge by the WPL librarians. past to far future. fine company, as we explore themes
WESTMONT LIBRARY
Thursday, February 20, 7 – 8 pm in fiction, nonfiction, film, and graphic
CINEMA: JUMANJI EXPERIENCE IN CHICAGO Dec. 3 The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull
Kwasek Meeting Room novels. Food and beverages will be
Monday, February 17, 3 – 5 pm Wednesday, February 5, 7 – 8:30 pm 4TH MONDAY BOOK GROUP Jan. 7 The Electric State
available for purchase.
Kwasek Meeting Room Welcome to the jungle! Join Incredible Kwasek Meeting Room by Simon Stålenhag
Mondays, 7 – 9 pm Dec. 19 Nickel Boys
Bats! and see real live bats and learn a Feb. 4 Every Heart a Doorway
Join us for a special presentation of the Celebrate Black History Month with Chi- Jan. 27 and Feb. 24 by Colson Whitehead
little more about their place in our world by Seanan McGuire
1995 film Jumanji. Popcorn will be pro- cago historian Clarence Goodman as he Kwasek Meeting Room
and their impact on the environment. Jan. 30 The Stranger Beside Me
vided! takes us on a journey from Chicago’s first
Join this patron-led book discussion by Ann Rule
settler to the nation’s Chief Executive. The
group as they explore the world—one PLAY IT
African American presence is deep, rich, Feb. 27 They Called Us Enemy
DR. DAVID LIVINGSTONE book at a time! For upcoming titles, visit Thursdays, 7 – 9 pm
ALCOHOL INK TILE ART and proud—and all around Chicago! by George Takei
EXPLORES AFRICA westmontlibrary.org/bookclubs. Dec. 12, Jan. 16, Feb. 20
Wednesday, February 19, 6:30 – 8 pm
Wednesday, February 26, 7 – 8:30 pm Kwasek Meeting Room
OR Thursday, February 27, 1:30 – 3 pm ENGLISH CONVERSATION
Kwasek Meeting Room VIRTUAL REALITY DEMO
Kwasek Meeting Room KNIT CLIQUE Play board games at the library with fam-
GROUP
Dr. David Livingstone was an abolition- Thursday, February 6, 7 – 8 pm ily and friends. Come prepared to learn
You will paint a Jumanji themed 6” x 6” ist and Scottish missionary who is known Registration begins Jan. 31 at 9:30 am. Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Saturdays, 10 am – noon
a new game or teach others if you’re
tile using a quick-drying medium. For for his 19 th century explorations of Dec. 3, Jan. 7, and Feb. 4 Dec. 14 & 28, Jan. 11 & 25, Feb. 8 & 22
Community Meeting Room already familiar. All games are available
those who may be sensitive, we will be Africa. Join local historian, Jim Gibbons, Community Meeting Room for checkout. Community Meeting Room
using rubbing alcohol and alcohol ink, so Strap yourself in for a virtual reality expe-
as he tells us about Dr. Livingstone’s life Beginners and experienced crafters alike
there will be fumes. rience with the Oculus Go and Oculus Jan. 12 Elder Sign This informal and friendly conversation
and takes on a journey of the African are invited to attend this casual knitting
Quest headsets. Ride rollercoasters, learn Jan. 16 Forbidden Desert group is for all adult English learners.
Please register for only one session. continent through Dr. Livingstone’s eyes. and crochet group!
about our solar system, or even go for a Join us as we improve our verbal Eng-
Feb. 20 Catan
spacewalk. Each attendee will demo the lish skills.
headset for up to 10 minutes. Co-sponsored by Literacy DuPage.
WRITERS GROUP
THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES Thursdays, 7 – 9 pm
Dec. 12 & 26, Jan. 9 & 23, Feb. 13 & 27
HAVE AN ADVENTURE OF EATING SEASONALLY
Community Meeting Room
Wednesday, February 12, 7 – 8:30 pm
WITHOUT Eating seasonally and locally doesn’t mean
This interactive, patron-led group is for
adults interested in getting feedback
LEAVING HOME! eating snow three months a year! On the
contrary, it means eating food that tastes
from their peers on original writing.
better and is more nutritious than indus-
Resolved to pick up a new language in trialized food. Discover the health and
the new year? Try self-paced lessons financial benefits of fresh food, and learn
from Mango Languages. what our ancestors knew about eating well
Get a taste of world cuisines with AtoZ year round.
World Food’s online recipe repository or
plan a trip with AtoZ World Travel.
Start your adventure at
westmontlibrary.org/digitalbranch.
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