April & May 2025 Newsletter

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Domingo Domingo,27deabrilde2-4p.m. ,27deabrilde2-4p.m.

BibliotecaSantori BibliotecaSantori–Atrio&125/126 –Atrio&125/126 ¡¡Disfrutademúsica,juegosestilo Disfrutademúsica,juegosestilo carnaval,unshowdelPayasitoSonrisas carnaval,unshowdelPayasitoSonrisas ymuchomásenestacelebración! ymuchomásenestacelebración!

Hours|Horario

Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Lunes - jueves

Friday - Saturday: 9 a m - 5 p m

Viernes - sábado

Sunday: 1 - 5 p.m.

Domingo

Closed|Cerrada

4/20 - Easter Sunday

Día de Pascua 5/26 - Memorial Day

Día Conmemorativo

FoxValleyYouthOrchestraLive& FoxValleyYouthOrchestraLive& IInstrumentPettingZoo nstrumentPettingZoo Saturday,April26from10a.m.-12p.m. Saturday,April26from10a.m.-12p.m. SantoriLibrary-Atrium&125/126 SantoriLibrary-Atrium&125/126 EEnjoyliveperformancesfromFoxValleyYouth njoyliveperformancesfromFoxValleyYouth Orchestraensemblesandtryavarietyofstring, Orchestraensemblesandtryavarietyofstring, woodwind,percussion,andbrassinstruments woodwind,percussion,andbrassinstruments withFoxValleyElSistema! withFoxValleyElSistema!

EarthDayReads EarthDayisApril22!Checkoutthese fascinatingnonfictionbooksonecology, nature,andtheplanetforallages

LecturasparaelDíadelaTierra ¡El22deabrileselDíadelaTierra!Echa unvistazoaestosfascinanteslibrosde noficciónsobreecología,naturalezayel planetaparatodaslasedades.

aurorapubliclibraryorg/Recommendations

Children|Niños/as

Teens|Adolescentes

MessagefromtheDirector MessagefromtheDirector MensajedelaDirectora MensajedelaDirectora

Everybodythinksthatlibrariesareallaboutbooks–andweare!We’realsoheretomakesurethatour communitieshaveaccesstothenewtechnologies thatcanmakeourlivesbetter Didyouknowthatthe SantoriLibraryispilotingRightHear,anappthatprovides “talkingsignage”forblindandlowvisionpeople?Thatweoffer technologyclassesontopicsfromMicrosoftWordtoAItowearable tech,andeverythinginbetween?Wepartnerwithourlocalschool districtstoofferSTEMandSTEAMlearningopportunitiestostudents Thelibraryalsoloansoutcraftingkitsandlaunchpads,sothat adultsandkidscantakethiscoolnewtechhomeandlearnattheir ownpaceandintheirownway Wehavedatabasesthatcanhelp youlearnaboutanynew(orold!)technologyyoucanthinkof,and we’reheretohelpyouthroughitall.

Todoelmundopiensaquelasbibliotecassonsólolibros¡ylosomos!Tambiénestamosaquíparaasegurarnosdeque nuestrascomunidadestenganaccesoalasnuevastecnologías quepuedenmejorarnuestrasvidas ¿SabíasquelaBiblioteca SantoriestáprobandoRightHear,unaaplicaciónqueproporciona “señalesparlantes”parapersonasciegasyconbajavisión?¿Que ofrecemosclasesdetecnologíasobretemasdesdeMicrosoftWord hastaIA,tecnologíaportátilytodolodemás?Nosasociamoscon nuestrosdistritosescolaresparaofreceroportunidadesde aprendizajeSTEMySTEAMalosestudiantes.Labibliotecatambién prestakitsdemanualidadesyLaunchpads,paraqueadultosy niñospuedanllevarseestanuevatecnologíaacasayaprendera supropioritmoyasumanera.Contamosconbasesdedatosque puedenayudarteconcualquiertecnologíanueva(¡oantigua!)que seteocurra,yestamosaquíparaayudartecontodo

FEATUREDPROGRAMS PROGRAMASDESTACADOS

*Registration required | Registro requerido

**Tickets available 30 minutes before the program | Boletos disponibles 30 minutos antes del programa

Enespañol Enespañol

PintaryPlantar*

Jueves,17deabrilalas6p.m.

SucursalWest-SaladeReuniones

¡Acompáñanosenlabibliotecaparaunadivertidatardede pintarmacetasysembrarsemillas!

HablemosdelaEducaciónEspecialyelIEP

Jueves,15demayoalas7p.m

BibliotecaSantori-125

AprendeacercadelosqueesunIDEA/IEP,cómoobtenerreferidoso evaluaciones,quiénaplicaparaestosserviciosymásconYocelin Zavala,analistadelD131 Tendremosactividadesparalosniños

Pasosparacomprarunavivienda Martes,27demayoalas6p.m.

BibliotecaSantori-125/126

Conocelospasosyrequisitosparaobtenerelfinanciamientode viviendayaprendesobrerecursosdisponiblesconGabrielaBautista, deFNBOyValeriaLoeradeTheNeighborProject

Children| Children|Niños/as Niños/as

(Spring)Break&BuildWeek!

Monday,March31-Friday,April4

EolaRoadBranch

HappySpringBreak!JoinusatEolaforanewandexciting constructionthemedactivityeverydayofspringbreak includingathemedscavengerhunt,specialexhibitsfromthe DuPageChildren’sMuseum,crafts,andbuildingactivities!

100BooksBeforeHighSchoolLaunchParty

Tuesday,May6from5:30-7:30p.m.

SantoriLibrary-125/126

JoinusforapartyincelebrationofthelaunchofourNEW"100Books BeforeHighSchool"readingprogram Comeenjoycrafting, pizza,andcommunitypartners Grades4-8

ChickenStorytime

Saturday,May10at2p.m.

WestBranch-MeetingRoom

Enjoystoriesandvisitwithrealpetchickens Forchildrenof allagesandtheircaregivers

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Storytimes|Cuentos

March22-May9& March22-May9& May31-June27 May31-June27 22demarzo-9demayoy 22demarzo-9demayoy 31demayo-7dejunio 31demayo-7dejunio

Monday| Monday|Lunes Lunes

Storytime Family Storytime

a m - Santori Library 10 a.m. - Santori Library Bilingual

Tuesday| Tuesday|Martes Martes

Family Storytime Family Storytime 10 a.m. - West Branch 10 a.m. - West Branch Tots & Tunes (Ages 2 - 3) Tots & Tunes (Ages 2 - 3) 10 a m - Eola Road Branch 10 a.m. - Eola Road Branch

Wednesday| Wednesday|Miércoles Miércoles

Bilingual Storytime | Bilingual Storytime | Cuentos bilingües Cuentos bilingües 10 a.m. - West Branch 10 a.m. - West Branch 7 p.m. - Eola Road Branch 7 p

Busy Babies (Ages 0 - 24 months) Busy Babies (Ages 0 - 24 months) 10 a m - Santori Library 10 a.m. - Santori Library World Explorers (Ages 3 - 5) World Explorers (Ages 3 - 5) 10 a.m. - Eola Road Branch 10 a m - Eola Road Branch

Thursday| Thursday|Jueves Jueves

Family Storytime Family Storytime 10 a m - Santori

Friday| Friday|Viernes Viernes

Busy Babies (Ages 0 - 24 months) Busy Babies (Ages 0 - 24 months)

a.m. - Eola Road Branch 10 a m - Eola Road Branch

Storytimes are for children of all ages and their caregivers, unless otherwise noted Visit aurorapubliclibrary.org/storytimes for more information.

Las horas de cuentos están disponible para niños/as de todas las edades y sus cuidadores, a menos que se indique lo contrario Visita aurorapubliclibrary.org/storytimes para más información.

SantoriLibrary&Bookmobile 101SRiverSt Aurora,IL60506

EolaRoadBranch 555SEolaRd Aurora,IL60504

WestBranch 233SConstitutionDr Aurora,IL60506

PickupLocker 2529DickensDr Aurora,IL60503

POSTAL CUSTOMER

TeenBookSocial

Saturdays,April12&May10from2-3p.m.

SantoriLibrary-224

Lovereading,butdon'tlovebeingtoldwhattoread? CometoourBookSocials!Readwhatyouwant,then dropinandenjoysnacks,talkaboutbooks,and maybeplaysomebookishgames Grades6-12

ScratchCoding*

Mondays,May5,12,&19from5-7p.m.

SantoriLibrary-125/126

EndingtheSilence:StudentMentalHealth

Thursday,May22at6:30p.m.

SantoriLibrary-125/126

Callingallcaregiversofmiddle &highschoolstudents!This presentationfromtheNationalAllianceonMentalIllness willincludewarningsigns,statistics,howtotalkwith students&schoolstaff,personaltestimony,Q&A,& giveaways. Studentsandcaregiversarewelcome.

ComelearnthebasicsofcodingwithScratchwitha4-HScienceAmbassador!Thisisaseriesofthree sessionsoverthreeweeksforstudentsingrades5-7.

BookBansintheUnitedStates

Monday,April7at7:30p.m.

SantoriLibrary-125/126&VirtualviaZoom

Lastyear,Illinoisbecamethefirststateinthecountry to‘banbookbans’.AuthorandlifelongChicagoland educator,Dr GinaCanevawillexplorewhatthat meansandwhereourcurrentmomentfitsintothe longhistoryofbookbanninginthe UnitedStates Ages13+

CareerFair

Tuesday,April22from1-4p.m.

SantoriLibrary-Atrium&125/126 Callingalljobseekers!Lookingforentry tomid-levelpositionsinvariousindustriesinAurora? Comemeetpotentialfutureemployers&learnabout opportunitiestopromoteyourtalents&abilities

KaneCountyExpungementClinic*

Saturday,May3from9:30-11:30a.m.

SantoriLibrary-125/126

LearnhowtoclearyourKaneCountycriminalrecord andworkon-sitewithanattorney/volunteerto completethenecessarypaperworkforfreetoday! PresentedbyKaneCountyCircuitClerkTheresa Barreiroandstaffalongwithotherjudicialpartners

Aurora'sArtisticRoots:TheLifeofCasimirArcouet

Saturday,May17at11a.m.

SantoriLibrary-125/126&VirtualviaZoom Photographer,painter,andsculptorCasimirArcouet (1834-1902)wasafixtureinAurora'sartcommunity forthirtyyears Joinustolearnaboutthelifeheledin Aurora,hisartwork,andhislegacy

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