Spring 2022 New Lenox Library Guide Adult Programs
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Masks may be required for in-person programs
Making & Crafting
Crafting with the Cameo Adults Digital Media Lab
Seed Starter Kits
Take & Make for Adults Starts Tuesday, March 1 while supplies last
We’ll use the Digital Media Lab’s Silhouette Cameo to make a paper, vinyl, or heat transfer project each month.
Spring is fast approaching, which means it’s almost gardening season! Stop by the Adult & Teen Services desk and pick up a seed starting kit for your vegetable or herb garden. It’ll be the perfect way to start your garden growing for the season. Kits available for pick up at Adult and Teen Services desk starting March 1. No registration required. Get one before they’re gone!
TinkerCAD Challenge
4th Grade & Up, Teens & Adults Online on demand, plus tutorials Create your Challenge design in TinkerCAD, then submit it to the Library for a free print in the color of your choice. Follow along with the on-demand videos, and ask questions during Sam’s live virtual tutorial, too! See page 12 for details.
Shamrock Card Take & Make, March 7–14 Get in the St. Patricks Day spirit with a paper 3D card craft. Registration not required, while supplies last. Paper Terrariums, April 19 at 6:30–7:30 pm Make a terrarium guaranteed to stay green and no maintenance year round! Registration required for inperson meeting or to request a Take & Make. Fairy in a “Bottle,” May 17 at 6:30–7:30 pm Explore the making 3D paper objects with this cute start-of-summer creation. Registration required for inperson instruction or to request a Take & Make.
New Lenox Public Library
TinkerCAD CHALLENGE
Registration for each challenge opens at the first of the month. Registration is required to access the classroom. March Challenge: Make an Avatar (March 1–31) Live Tutorial: Sunday, March 13, 12–12:45 pm (Register) April Challenge: Self-Watering Planter (April 1–30) Live Tutorial: Sunday, April 10, 12–12:45 pm (Register) May Challenge: Balloon-Propelled Car (May 1–31) Live Tutorial: Sunday, May 15, 12–12:45 pm (Register)
Adults Tuesday, March 22 at 6:30pm Meeting Room AB Sew a versatile fleece-and-flannel blanket that will become a favorite snuggle-up addition to your home. New-tosewing and experienced sewers welcome. Registration begins February 23.
Poetry & Printmaking Adults Tuesday, April 5, 6–7 pm Meeting Room AB
As part of our celebration of National Poetry Month, we will be honoring the iconic poet and printmaker William Blake by creating our own beautiful ink prints!
Fiber Arts Club, Community-Led Group Adults Thursday, March 3 & 17, 6–7:30 pm Thursday, April 7 & 21, 6–7:30 pm Thursday, May 5 & 19, 6–7:30 pm Meeting Room B
Bring your projects and hang out with other knitters, crocheters and fiber artists in a relaxed social gathering. Beginners welcome. Registration not required. New Lenox Public Library
Sew a Quillow
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Using simple tools and styrofoam sheets, you will create a block print in the style of the master—or make it a style all your own! Registration starts March 5.
120 Veterans Parkway, New Lenox, Illinois 60451
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815-485-2605
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newlenoxlibrary.org
