New Lenox Library Guide: Summer 2022

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June, July & August 2022

Summer Learning Challenge 2022 Read Beyond the Beaten Path Saturday, June 4–Saturday, July 30 for Kids, Teens & Adults

Library programs are subject to change based on COVID-19 safety requirements. This Guide may be outdated by the time of the program. Please check the online calendar or ask staff for up-to-date information.

Lobby renovations start this Summer! Noise may affect your experience of the library. Events and access may be affected. Stay updated by signing up for eNews, following us on social media, or talking to staff.

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Referendum Update

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Summer Learning Challenge

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Adult & Teen Staff Picks

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All Ages Programs

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Kids Programs in the Library

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Kids DIY Video Programs

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Teen Programs

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Teen & Adult Programs

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Adult Programs

Lobby renovations start this Summer The Library began our multiyear building remodel by replacing the Meeting Room carpeting and installing a new HVAC system. This Summer, the Lobby area will undergo a far more visible change. We are improving the entrances and opening more of the building for public use.

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While we’re very excited for the finished renovation, this does mean that the Library will be under construction likely into 2023. While we will strive to minimize inconvenience to you, temporary changes will be in place and noise levels may fluctuate.

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The entrance will be opened for easier access with strollers, wheelchairs and

Library Closures July 4, Independence Day

Register for Programs

Ask a staff member while you’re visiting the building COVID-19 has changed the way we are able to offer programs, and there may be changes to our published calendar. We thank you for your continued understanding.

Pop-Up Programs & Challenges

other assistive devices. Heavy entrance doors will be replaced with automatic.

Carpeting will be replaced, and seating will be available downstairs so you can wait for friends or rides in comfort.

The Patron Services desk will be clearly in view when you walk in. Selfcheckout, hold shelves, and a Print & Scan station will be conveniently located for quick use.

The Digital Media Lab will move downstairs into a bigger space with more

While we plan most of our programs months in advance, programs might pop up as a surprise! Stay up to date:

creative opportunities for all ages. The Lab will have additional programs for

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work rooms in back, including a soundproofed room for recording audio.

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all ages, hosting many of our messiest programs with its easily-cleanable floor.

The Lab will likely consist of a multipurpose space, plus two additional digital

A new community meeting space will help groups work together and reconnect. The Friends of the Library book sale will get a more public-facing area so you can find what interests you more easily.

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Summer Learning Challenge 2022 Saturday, June 4–Saturday, July 30 for Kids, Teens & Adults Summer is the perfect time for adventure and the discovery of new things. Are you ready to take the Summer Learning Challenge? This summer’s theme is Read Beyond the Beaten Path. It will feel like you have gone camping at the library!

Sign up starts Saturday, June 4. The challenge is for all ages, from birth through adults. The first week, June 4–12, is for registration only. Prize bags for kids’ first completed log are available starting June 13.

Pick up your challenge logs in either Youth Services (birth to 8th Grade) or Adult & Teen Services (7th Grade and up), or download them at newlenoxlibrary.org/summer.

Let the adventures begin!

As of May, we’re still working out some features of our new Challenge software, but our plan is to also offer Summer Learning Challenge logging and other reading trackers in a new app called Beanstack.

See the back cover for a link to download it in Google Play or Apple’s App Store.

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Check out Youth Services’ new

STEAM Kits!

Promote discovery and exploration at home! STEAM is short for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.

A STEAM kit is a take-home bag that comes with themed activities.

Ages 3+

Ages 4+

Ages 5+

The Art of Origami Origami book, 3 sheets of origami paper

Fun with Nature Explorer Fun with nature book, 2 magnifying glasses, binoculars

Birdwatching Explorer Bird book, child binoculars, adult binoculars, bird kit

Buggy Backyard Explorer Bug book, insect kit

Number Fun with Counting Bears Counting bears kit, teddy bears counting book

Fun with the Three Little Pigs Blocks and cards, 3 Little Pigs engineering kit

Pretend & Play with Money Money BINGO, matching money game

I Can Draw Action art book, laminated art pages, colored pencils, dry erase markers

Create with Pattern Blocks Pattern cards, tangrams Flower Power Wildflower book, seed books, garden tools Fun with Words BINGO sight words, matching letter game

Rocks & Trees Explorer Rocks book, tree book, magnifying glasses

Spiders, Caterpillars & Butterflies Bug book, insect cards, insect kit Telling Time Telling time BINGO, telling time game

Going on a Nature Hike Fun with nature book, magnifying glasses, nature trail book, binoculars History of Art & Artists Artist and art books, colored pencils

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Art by Design Pattern blocks, markers, spirograph

Microscope Discovery Microscope book, microscope, 4 sheets of slides

Critter Explorer Mammal critter book, tracks book, mammal kit Journey into Space Planet book, 3D projector, 2 pairs of 3D glasses, slides, disk Kitchen Science Lab 52 cards kit, experiment books, lab kit Magnet Magic Magnet book, magnetic kit She Sells Seashells Seashell books, specimen box (piranha, sea sponge, stingray jaw replica, sea star, shark tooth replica), magnifier

Recently donated in memory of former Library Trustee Bonnie Ulstad Mini Golf 4 golf clubs, 5 golf balls, golf cart, 2 golf seats, 2 bases

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Kits can be checked out for 2 weeks and are not renewable.

Only 1 kit can be checked out on a library card at a time. The kit must be returned to the Youth Desk.

STEAM kits are zip tied shut at the time of check out and checked for missing items upon return. If the kit is not zip tied when you go to check it out, please bring it to the Youth Desk.

Kits are for check-out, not for in-Library use.

Sewing Time Sewing machine book, sewing school book, sewing machine, bobbins, 1 fabric square

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Going somewhere soon? Request a Travel Kit from our Youth Services staff! Let us know your child’s favorites and interests, and we’ll put a selection of materials together for you.

Visit newlenoxlibrary.org/kids/travelkit to request items for up to 4 children at once, on one form. (If you’re requesting items for more than 4 children for one trip, please submit more than one request. Easy-peasy!)

We’ll even tailor your kit to best suit a car trip or an airplane/bus trip. Please request your Travel Kit at least 7 days in advance of your desired pickup.

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Staff Picks with Adult & Teen Services Audiobooks with Annette

YA with Melissa American Shoes: A Refugee’s Story by Rosemarie Lengsfeld Turke & Garrett L. Turke.

Set against a backdrop of Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, the reign of Nazi Germany, and the entire course of World War II in Europe, American Shoes recounts the tumultuous childhood of a young American girl and her family trapped within a country that turned against itself, where human decency eroded and then vaporized.

Read Dangerously by Azar Nafisi. A guide to the power of literature in turbulent times, arming readers with a resistance reading list.

One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner.

Frankie Elkin learns of a young man who has gone missing in a national forest. Law enforcement has abandoned the search, but a crew of people led by the young man’s father are still looking. Sensing a father’s desperation, Frankie agrees to help, but soon sees that a missing person isn’t all that’s wrong here.

The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk. With Countless revelations about the dusty realms of rare books, a likable librarian sleuth who has just the right balance of compassion and wit, and a library setting that is teeming with secrets.

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu. Dr. Cliff Miyashiro arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue his

recently deceased daughter’s research, only to discover a virus, newly unearthed from melting permafrost.

The plague unleashed reshapes life on earth for generations.

The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn. An unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper.

What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline. Jason Bennett is a suburban dad who owns a court-reporting business, but one night, his life takes a horrific turn. He is driving his family home after his daughter’s lacrosse game when a pickup truck begins tailgating them, on a dark stretch of road. A horrific flash of violence changes his life forever. Taken from all they know, trapped in an unfamiliar life, the Bennetts begin to fall apart at the seams. Then Jason learns a shocking truth and realizes that he has to take matters into his own hands.

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Sense and Second-Degree Murder by Tirzah Price.

When aspiring scientist Elinor Dashwood discovers her beloved father slumped over the desk of his office study, she knows his death means dire straits for the Dashwood women. To make matters worse, an outdated will entails his estate to their half-brother and his haughty wife, who waste no time in forcing the Dashwoods out of their home. But before they go, the Dashwood sisters make a startling discovery that points to foul play, and the killer might be family.

Heartless Prince: A Graphic Novel by Angela DeVito & Leigh Dragoon.

A fierce warrior must save the heart of her beloved prince before it’s too late in the first book of a new YA fantasy-adventure graphic novel trilogy.

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Fiction with Monica & Juliana Heartbroke by Chelsea Bieker. In California’s Central Valley, everyone is seeking or sabotaging love under an unrelenting sun.

Heartbroke brims over with each character’s attempt to salvage—or sabotage—grace where they can find it.

Eat Only When You’re Hungry by Lindsay Hunter. GJ’s been an addict his whole adult life, disappearing for days at a time, but this absence feels different. As his father Greg drives from West Virginia to the bizarroland that is Florida, the urgency to find GJ recedes, and truths about Greg’s mistakes—as a father, a husband, a man—are uncovered.

Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow. In summer of 1995, ten-year-old Joan, her mother, and her younger sister flee her father’s violence, seeking refuge at her mother’s ancestral home in Memphis. Unfolding over seventy years through a chorus of voices, Memphis weaves back and forth in time to show how the past and future are forever intertwined.

All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami. When Fuyoku stops one day on a Tokyo street and notices her reflection in a storefront window, what she sees is a drab, awkward, and spiritless woman who has lacked the strength to change her life and decides to do something about it.

The Lady’s Mine by Francine Rivers. A sweeping, romantic tale of a displaced New England suffragette, a former Union soldier disinherited by his Southern family, and the town they join forces to save.

Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough. Emma Averell worries that her crippling insomnia is a sign that she’s slowly going insane—like the mother she’s worked so hard to leave in her past.

Non-Fiction with Monica & Juliana Eating Salad Drunk: Haikus for the Burnout Age by Comedy Greats by Gabe Henry. Jokes and haikus have a common goal: to pack the greatest punch in the most succinct way possible. Today’s biggest names in comedy come together to do just that, with hilarious, poignant, and (sometimes) dirty haikus about living and coping in our modern burnout age.

Letter to a Stranger: Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us by Colleen Kinder. Sixtyfive extraordinary writers grapple with this mystery: How can an ephemeral encounter with a stranger leave such an eternal mark?

God I Feel Modern Tonight: Poems from a Gal about Town by Catherine Cohen. Poems of heartbreak and sex, self-care and self-critique, urban adventures and love on the road from the millennial quarantine comedy queen.

The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley by Jimmy Soni. A gripping account of PayPal’s origins and a vivid portrait of the geeks and contrarians who made its meteoric rise possible—later working with Tesla, Facebook, YouTube, SpaceX, Yelp, Palantir, and LinkedIn.

Garbo by Robert Gottlieb. Strikingly glamorous and famously inscrutable, Greta Garbo managed to infiltrate the world’s subconscious; the end of her film career, when she was thirty-six, only made her more irresistible. She was looked on as a unique phenomenon, a sphinx, a myth, the most beautiful woman in the world, but in reality she was a Swedish peasant girl, uneducated, naïve, and always on her guard.

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Choose Your Story, Change Your Life: Silence Your Inner Critic and Rewrite Your Life from the Inside Out by Kindra Hall. Take complete control of your self-stories and create the life you’ve always dreamed you’d have.

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Graphic Novel Non-Fiction with Juliana And Now I Spill the Family Secrets: An Illustrated Memoir by Margaret Kimball.

Using old diary entries, hospital records, home videos, and other archives, Margaret pieces together a narrative map of her childhood—her mother’s bipolar disorder, her grandmother’s institutionalization, and her brother’s increasing struggles—in an attempt to understand what no one likes to talk about: the fractures in her family.

Good Talk by Mira Jacob. Mira Jacob’s touching, often humorous, and utterly unique graphic memoir takes readers on her journey as a first-generation American. At an increasingly fraught time for immigrants and their families, Good Talk delves into the difficult conversations about race, sex, love, and family that seem to be unavoidable these days. As earnest and moving as they are sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, these are the stories that have formed one American life.

Barely Functional Adult: It’ll All Make Sense Eventually by Meichi Ng. Featuring a swaddled, gender-neutral, Barely Functional Adult as its protagonist, who says all the things we think but cannot say, this book is equal parts humorous and heartbreaking as it spans a spectrum of topics including imposter syndrome, therapy, friendships, first loves, letting go of exes, and just trying to find your purpose in the world. Prepare to excitedly shove this book in your friend’s face with little decorum as you shout, “THIS IS SO US!”

I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib. A triumphant tale of self-discovery, a celebration of a family’s rich heritage, and a love letter to American immigrant freedom. Malaka Gharib’s illustrations come alive with teenage antics and earnest questions about identity and culture, while providing thoughtful insight into the lives of modern immigrants and the generation of millennial children they raised.

Feelings: A Story in Seasons by Manjit Thapp.

Enter Manjit Thapp’s world, where you’ll find moods that change as quickly as the weather; the different shades of anxiety and hope that each new season brings; and the stages of joy and pain that fuel our growth. From the spark of possibility and jolt of creativity in High Summer, to the need for release from anxiety and pressure during Monsoon, to the desolation and numbness of Winter, Thapp implores us to consider the seasons of our own emotional journeys.

Kusama: The Graphic Novel by Elisa Macellari.

From rural Japan to international icon – Yayoi Kusama has spent her remarkable life immersed in her art. Follow her incredible journey in this vivid graphic biography which details her bold departure from Japan as a young artist, her embrace of the buzzing New York art scene in the 1960s, and her eventual return home and rise to twenty-first century super-fame.

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All Ages Programs

Outdoor programs will not take place if inclement weather occurs.

Medieval Faire Summer Learning Kick-Off Event All Ages June 4, 11 am–1 pm Outdoor Naturescape at the Library

Hear ye! Hear ye! Calling all noble lords and fair ladies from across the land! Step back into the Middle Ages and go on an adventure! Hear the joyous strains of celebration, while the Jester, “Liverpool the Fool,” entertains with his juggling skills.

The Falconer will display and present his birds of prey while educating all assembled regarding the role of these birds in the environment—both in the Middle Ages and modern life!

Have your picture taken attired in a Medieval hat, and savor the Medieval atmosphere while Sir Lancaster and Sir Bamford, expound on the role of a Knight in the Middle Ages. Learn about knights’ training, see replica Medieval weapons, and watch the children participate in squire competition, followed by a choreographed sword fight!

The Faire will be fun for the whole family. Costumes are encouraged for all. No registration required. Be sure to sign up for the Summer Learning Challenge while you’re here and be entered to win prizes!

Sponsored in part by the Friends of the New Lenox Library.

10th Annual Multi-Library Geocache Event Hosted by ATLAS Geocache All Ages Monday, June 6–Saturday, August 6 You’re invited to use clues and geographic coordinates to find hidden “geocaches” at numerous participating area libraries. You will need a QR code reader app to complete the log and prize drawing form. For each listed geocache you discover, you earn a chance to win a $25 Gift Card. To be eligible for the prize drawing, your library card from a participating library must be in good standing. So let the adventure begin!

TinkerCAD Challenges

Kids, Teens & Adults (4th Grade & Up) All Month Virtual Challenge

June: Create a Bird Feeder Register from June 1–30 July: Create a Derby Car Register from July 1–31

Create your Challenge design, August: Create Emoji Tokens then submit it to the Library Register from August 1–31 for a free print!

Clues on information on cache locations will be available on the Atlas Geocache website starting June 6. To view and to register, please go to multilibrarygeocache.weebly.com or facebook.com/MultiLibraryGeocaching. Registration starts June 6.

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Kids Programs at the Library Throughout the Summer Goin’ on a Bigfoot Hunt

All Ages Monday, June 13–Friday, July 1 Youth Services Desk Bowie, our resident Bigfoot, brought his friends from the forest to visit the library. Can you find where they are hiding? Pick up your Bigfoot tracker at the Youth Services desk, find all of the hidden friends, and get a prize.

Pop-Up Imagination Station All Ages June–July Youth Services Makerspace

Look for fun, interactive activities that will “pop-up” all summer long in our Makerspace. Discover camp-y crafts at our Spark Cart, hands-on exploring at our nature table, take-along outdoor challenges, and more!

Summer Storybook Walk: The Curious Garden by Peter Brown All Ages June–August in the Commons

One boy’s quest for a greener world… one garden at a time.

While out exploring one day, a little boy named Liam discovers a struggling garden and decides to take care of it.

As time passes, the garden spreads throughout the dark, gray city, transforming it into a lush, green world.

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Outdoor programs will not take place if inclement weather occurs.

August Craft Grab & Go Ages 3–10 Youth Services Desk

Drop by the Youth Services desk or call to reserve a different craft every Monday beginning at 10 am. Everything you need is in the craft kit.

Crafts are available while supplies last and are usually claimed within two hours. Crafts must be picked up by 8 pm on the day they are available.

• August 1: Foam Crab on a Beach • August 8: Jungle Animal Magnets • August 15: Glitter Fish Mosaic • August 22: Dr. Seuss Red Fish Blue Fish

Sundays New! Wacky Rascals

Ages 3–6 with a caregiver 2–2:30 pm Storytime Room

Let’s Go Fishin’!

Ages 6–12 with a caregiver June 13, 20, & 27, 6–7 pm July 7, 14, 21, 8:30–9:30 am Meet Outside the Café In this 3-week class, kids will learn to cast, bait, and take fish off the hook.

Fishing poles and bait are supplied.

Class occurs rain or shine.

An adult must be present and will need a fishing license if they are planning to assist their children (16 and under do not need fishing licenses). A signed waiver is also required.

Register for one session only (June or July). Registration is for a 3-week session and attendance is required for all 3 weeks.

Register for one session only: June Session: June 13, 20, & 27, 6–7 pm Registration starts May 30

Get wacky with songs and silly stories, then wrap it all up with some creative mischief. Dress for mess.

July Session: July 7, 14, 21, 8:30–9:30 am Registration starts June 23

July 17: Lemony Lemonade Registration starts July 3

Grades 3–6 with a caregiver July 11, 10:30–11:15 am Outdoor Naturescape at the Library

Mondays Garden Buddies

Ages 4-8 with a caregiver June 13, 10:30–11 am Outdoor Naturescape at the Library Come dig in the dirt and help plant herbs and flowers in the library’s garden boxes. Then, we’ll decorate pots and plant seeds for you to watch grow at home. Dress for mess. Registration starts May 30.

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New! Wild Explorers

Get hands-on and explore the world of nature. Learn fun facts and discover something new about the natural world that will make you wild about the great outdoors.

July 11: Rocks + Geology Rocks and gems and geodes, oh my!

Discover the world of rocks by learning about geology and exploring a rock collection. You’ll even get to break-yourown geode! Adult supervision needed for breaking geodes. Registration starts June 27.

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Wednesdays

Book-nic

Tiny Tree Huggers

Join us for a picnic! Pack your lunch and a blanket, and join us for delicious stories while you eat. We’ll provide dessert. Stay and play outdoor games after lunch. Registration starts June 7.

Grab your lawn chairs and blankets for our outdoor storytime. Dance around, listen to stories, sing songs, and hang out with us in our backyard. Siblings welcome.

All Ages June 21, 12–12:45 pm Outdoor Naturescape at the Library

Geek Out Graphic Novel Club: Camp by Kayla Miller

4th-8th Grade June 28, 6–6:45 pm Storytime Room + Outdoor Naturescape at the Library

Geek out over graphic novels, talk about this month’s book, have a snack, and make geeked out art.

Pick up books at the Patron Services desk. Registration starts May 31.

Ages 0–6 10:30–11 am Outdoor Naturescape at the Library

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June 15 June 22 June 29 July 6 July 13 July 20

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Fridays Chalk the Walk

All Ages July 15, 11 am–11:45 pm Meet Outside the Café Grab some chalk and come decorate the sidewalks all around the Library with your beautiful artistic creations and happy messages! Each child attending will get their own individual set of chalk. Chalk available while supplies last. No registration required.

Saturdays Pilcher Park Animal Friends

New! Mother Goose Tales

Meet and discover fun facts about a variety of animals from our local Pilcher Park Nature Center. You will also have an opportunity to get hands-on with turtle shells, antlers, horns, animal skeletons, and more. Registration starts May 28.

Spend the morning with Mother Goose and her gosling. Curl up for classic rhymes, songs, stories, and puppettime. Registration starts June 25.

Ages 4–12 with a caregiver June 11, 10:30–11:30 am Meeting Room AB

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Kids DIY Video Programs Mondays Art Club

1st–4th Grade DIY video posted at 4:30 pm Create some awesome art with a stepby-step video to help you create a masterpiece. Registration required for art supply bag.

June 20: Birch Tree Painting Registration starts May 23

Mad Scientist Lab

Kindergarten–6th Grade Requires caregiver supervision DIY video posted at 4:30 pm Do you love hands-on activities? Follow along as we make cool predictions and do exciting (and sometimes messy) experiments. Registration required for science supply bag.

July 11: Growing Geodes Extra supplies: You’ll also need 2 eggs!

Registration starts June 27

Wednesdays

Registration is required only if you need a supply bag.

Thursdays Happy Campers Ages 4–8 DIY video posted at 10:30 am Follow along with the do-it-yourself video to make your very own cool camp craft. Registration required for craft supply bag.

June 16: Feed the Shark Game Registration starts June 2 June 23: Glowing Lanterns Registration starts June 9 June 30: Fishy Windsocks Registration starts June 16 July 7: Craft Stick Bird Feeders Registration starts June 23 July 14: Seashell Wind Chimes Registration starts June 30

Cooking with Kyra Ages 4–10 Requires caregiver supervision DIY video posted at 4:30 pm Hear a story and follow along with Ms. Kyra’s video to make a simple snack.

Registration required for ingredient supply bag.

July 6: Campfire Cones!

Registration starts June 29 Ingredient bags must be picked up by 6 pm on July 8.

July 21: Pom Pom Yarn Turtles Registration starts July 7

Fridays Art Attack!

4th-8th Grade DIY video posted at 4:30 pm Your imagination mixes with art in this art video tutorial just for tweens.

Registration required for art supply bag.

July 1: Kawaii Cacti Registration starts June 17

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DIY bags with supplies for DIY video programs can be picked up at the Youth Services desk.

Registrants will be emailed when bags are ready.

Registration is required only if you need a supply bag. Videos are posted on Facebook, YouTube, and our website and can be viewed by everyone.

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Teen Programs

Outdoor programs may be rescheduled or canceled if inclement weather occurs.

Teen Online Photo Contest

7 –12 Grade June 1–30, The Great Outdoors July 1–31, Love Your Library August 1–31, Show Off Your Hobby th

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Head over to our teen Instagram page (@nlpl_teens) to participate in our monthly online photo contest!

Online Photo Contests are open to any teenage cardholder of New Lenox Public Library. You can submit up to 3 photos each month. Each month a random winner will receive a $20 gift card! Follow the link in the Instagram bio to submit your entry.

Earn extra entries by sharing your photos on social media and tagging @nlpl_teens. Full rules and guidelines can be found on Instagram.

7th–12th Grade DML Programming Area

Bring your projects to work on with like-minded peers. Experienced makers may teach a short skill to start, then host an open lab to work on projects.

Bring a project with, or create one out of the materials we have here. Dress up if you like! Any excuse to have fun, right? Registration starts a month ahead of each meeting.

Sunday, June 12, 1:30–4 pm Registration starts May 13 Saturday, July 9, 12:30–3:30 pm Registration starts June 12 Saturday, August 6, 12:30–3:30 pm Registration starts July 9

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Presented by Teen Advisory Group 7th–12th Grade Friday, June 17, 3–4 pm Teen Scene Join fellow creatives for an hour of arts and crafts. Are you currently working on a project and would like to hang out with your peers while you work? Bring your supplies to the library and chat with other teens. Can't think of a new project? Get inspired. We will provide fun ideas for creating something totally unique. Snacks and extra supplies will be provided. Registration encouraged.

Summer Library Lock-In 7th–12th Grade Friday, June 24, 7–10 pm Building Wide

The library is closing, but you're staying!

Join us for a ton of after hours fun!

Cosplay & Costume Club

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Teen Arts & Crafts Hour

There will be loads to do, including video games, board games, arts and crafts, capture the flag in the library stacks, and much more! Pizza, snacks and an ice cream bar will be available!

Permission slips are available on the website and on the registration page.

Registration required; permission slip required.

and teams are welcome to compete.

Prizes awarded to the winning team or individual. Meet at the Library West entrance and we will go to the Commons together. Registration encouraged.

Teen Advisory Group (TAG) 7th–12th Grade Friday, July 8, 4–5 pm Teen Scene

Teen Advisory Group will be on summer break in June and August with a special programming planning meeting on July 8. TAG will resume monthly meetings in the fall. Please contact our Teen Coordinator Melissa Leggero at mleggero@newlenoxlibrary.org to register for July or if you have any questions about TAG.

BAGS & Face Painting

7th–12th Grade Friday, August 5, 3–4:30 pm Library Green Let's have a summer celebration at the library! Come hang out, play BAGS (courtesy of Providence BAGS Club), get your face painted, and eat treats! Registration encouraged.

4th of July Scavenger Hunt & Ice Cream in the Commons Presented by Teen Advisory Group 7th–12th Grade Saturday, July 2, 1–2:30 pm Library West Entrance Let's celebrate summer with an exciting scavenger hunt that will take you around the Commons. Enjoy the outdoors, sunshine, friends, and fun! Plenty of ice cream bars and popsicles will be available. Individuals

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Teen & Adult Programs Job Help With Will County Mobile Workforce Center

Adults & Teens Check our online Event Calendar or ask staff for Summer dates Library Parking Lot Services for job seekers includes access to online applications and job searches, the ability to create or revise a resume, and an online job board with listings from Will County businesses. A Certified Professional Resume Writer and Certified Professional Career Coach is available to assist you with any job-seeking questions you have.

The bus will be located in front of the Library. Resources will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration not required.

Wire Dragonfly

Adults & Teens Wednesday, June 29, 6:30–7:30 pm Meeting Room B Make beautiful dragonfly wire sculptures, perfect for any garden or plant display. Sam will demo the tools in the Tech2Go jewelry making kits.

Registration starts May 29.

Shibori Summer Totes

Adults & Teens Tuesday, July 5, 6–7:30 pm Outdoor Naturescape at the Library

Sound Opinions

It Was 50 Years Ago Today: Albums from 1972 Still Inspiring & Influencing Musicians 50 Years Later Adults & Teens Thursday, June 23 7–8:30 pm Zoom Join music critics Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot, hosts of the world’s only rock ‘n’ roll talk show, for a live, online event celebrating seminal albums from 1972 and their lasting influence.

Some music fans think that all of the innovations which continue to echo in popular music today came in the '60s.

Greg and Jim will make the case that 1972 was actually every bit as creative and influential in the long term.

Sound Opinions is your source for smart and engaging music criticism and conversation. Each week on the show, Jim and Greg interview artists, talk about pop culture and music industry news, review new record releases and give trends a historical context. Sound Opinions can be heard on WBEZ and 150 other public radio stations across the country.

This program is presented in partnership with multiple Illinois libraries, to complete your registration you must follow the link in your confirmation email. If you do not follow this link, you will not receive a link to the event.

Registration required and begins Sunday, May 1 at 9 am.

They'll examine the albums they think were enduring masterpieces created a half-century ago, and follow their threads into the present.

We will learn more about these traditional Japanese dyeing techniques and use them to create unique tote bags that you can take with you, wherever Beyond the Beaten Path leads! Rain location in Meeting Room B. Registration required, begins June 5.

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Teen & Adult Programs Horror Club with Hoopla

Adults & Teens Wednesday, June 15, 6-7 pm Wednesday, August 17, 6-7 pm Zoom Horror Club is going virtual! Join us as we discuss a selected horror book.

Horror aficionados and newcomers are welcome! All materials discussed will be available to borrow on hoopla.

June 15 It Will Just Be Us Jo Kaplan

August 17 Experimental Film Gemma Files

Registration starts April 20 (for June 15) and starts July 17 (for August 17).

Fiction Book Club

Mystery Book Club

Community-Led Group Adults Wednesday, June 8, 6:30–7:30 pm Wednesday, July 13, 6:30–7:30 pm Wednesday, August 17, 6:30–7:30 pm Meeting Room B

Community-Led Group Adults Tuesday, June 21, 1:30–2:30 pm Tuesday, July 19, 1:30–2:30 pm Tuesday, August 16, 1:30–2:30 pm Meeting Room B

This member-run book club meets the second Wednesday of every month and reads a variety of titles, both fiction and non-fiction. Come discuss, share and enjoy the experience of reading with a group! Call to reserve a copy of the book, or stop by Patron Services to pick up a copy. Registration encouraged.

Join our long-running book club as they discuss a different mystery each month!

Stop at the Patron Services desk to pick up a copy of the book at any time.

Registration encouraged.

June 21 Murder on the Half Shelf Lorraine Bartlett

June 8 A Long Petal of the Sea Isabel Allende

July 19 Murder in Chianti Camilla Trinchieri

July 13 Anxious People Fredrik Backman

August 16 Two Widows Laura Wolfe

August 17 The Woman Next Door Barbara Delinsky

New Life for Old Bags Community-Led Group Adults & Teens Mondays: June 20, July 25, August 22 6–7:30 pm Meeting Room B Calling all crocheters, community service seekers, and charitable hearts.

Join the local NLOB chapter as we make mats for the homeless from plastic grocery bags. We have plenty of plarn ready to crochet into mats!

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This is a great opportunity for teens in 7th–12th Grade needing community service hours! No court-ordered community service accepted. Plarn and crochet hooks are available. If you are bringing your own supplies, size 10 hooks are recommended.

Registration encouraged. If you are interested in bringing a group, it is required you contact the Library, who will connect you with the community group leader.

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Teen & Adult Programs Fiber Arts Club

Trivia at Beggars Pizza

Community-Led Group Adults & Teens Thursdays: June 2, June 16, July 7, July 21, August 4, August 18 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 are welcome.

Adults Thursday, July 14, 6-8 pm Beggars Pizza, 650 Maple St., New Lenox Looking for something to do on a Thursday night? Look no more!

Join us for a brain-busting evening at Beggars Pizza in New Lenox. Enjoy pizza and drinks and answer questions on a multitude of topics. Form a powerhouse team (6 maximum per team) or play by yourself for prizes!

Registration starts June 14.

Adult Programs Crafts & Creating

Food & Gardening

Writers, We

Crafting with the Cameo

Community-Led Group Adults Wednesdays: June 1, June 15, July 6, July 20, August 3, August 17 6–7:45 pm Meeting Room B Join local writers to discuss and workshop your writing. The group welcomes those new to the art as well as those with experience. Bring your haunting horror, sappy romance, blood-pumping action, children’s lit, shining sci-fi, poetic pathos—all genres welcome. Registration encouraged.

Writers, We (The New Lenox Writers’ Group) publishes an annual anthology of their themed submissions which can be found on Amazon.

In addition to meeting at the Library, you can join via Zoom. Email writerswe@use.startmail.com to request a Zoom link.

Adults Wednesdays: June 22, July 20, August 17 6:30–7:30 pm DML Programming Area We’ll use the Digital Media Lab’s Silhouette Cameo to make a paper, vinyl, or heat transfer project.

If you’d prefer to craft at home, we also have a Take & Make kit option.

June 22: “Hello Summer” Vinyl Sign Make a vinyl sign to welcome summer and guests! Registration starts May 22.

July 20: Stencil a Custom Doormat Use stencils and using acrylic paint to make your very own doormat!

Registration starts June 22.

August 17: Sew a Felt Whale Sew felt pieces cut out with our Cameo to make a cute little felt whale!

Registration starts July 20.

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Restoring Our Environment One Plant at a Time Adults Tuesday, June 21, 6:30–7:30 pm Meeting Room B

Members of the Sag Moraine Native Plant Community will discuss why native plants are so important to the health of our ecosystem and their mission to restore our environment by incorporating more native plants in suburban landscapes.

Come discover the role native plants play in preventing the further decline of pollinators and birds as well as how to improve the health of our environment.

Plus, learn more about which native plants do well in smaller suburban landscapes that you can plant right here at home.

A live recording of this event will be available on YouTube following the presentation. Registration encouraged and starts May 7.

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The Art of Charcuterie Boards Adults Wednesday, July 13, 6–7 pm Zoom

Join Chef Kristyn Slick as she demonstrates two versions of charcuterie boards: one classic savory and one sweet dessert board! Learn to put together your own treats at home for your next get together or date night.

These beautiful boards are a treat for you eyes and your taste buds.

Registration starts June 26.

Business & Government Business Workshop Webinar Series

Illinois Secretary of State Mobile Driver Services Facility Adults Wednesday, June 8 10 am–2 pm Meeting Room AB

Presented by Genealogy Club Adults Tuesday, June 14, 6–7:45pm Meeting Room B

The Illinois Secretary of State’s Mobile Driver Services Facility will offer driver’s license renewals, Illinois photo ID cards, license plate renewal stickers, motor voter registration, and organ donor registration.

Driver’s license renewals can be obtained up to one year in advance, and all residents of Illinois are eligible to use this facility.

Presented by Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Adults Monday, June 6, 6–7 pm Monday, August 10, 6–7 pm Zoom

Seniors over 75 years of age must visit a permanent Secretary of State Drivers Services Facility to renew Drivers Licenses. Normal issuance and renewal fees will apply. No road tests will be given at this location.

Join us for business workshops in partnership with SCORE of Fox Valley.

The Library will be hosting recurring webinars presented by industry professionals looking to share their expertise. Information on webinar topics and speakers to follow on the Events Calendar at newlenox. librarymarket.com.

All payments must be made by check, credit card, debit card, or money order. No cash accepted. For more information regarding the services, fees, and identification requirements, you may visit the Secretary of State’s website at ilsos.gov.

A recording may be made available following these programs at the presenter’s discretion.

June 6: E-Commerce for Amateurs Registration starts May 6 August 10: To Be Announced Registration starts July 10 SCORE is a volunteer organization of retired business professionals who provide learning experiences for anyone looking to improve their business.

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History & Genealogy Genealogy Lock-In After Hours Adults Friday, June 10 6–9 pm Adult Tech Center

Get access to library computers and databases to assist with your genealogy and family history research. Our Genealogy Specialist, Pam Taylor, will be available to assist and answer questions. Registration starts May 10.

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Sandy Vasko, the Executive Director of the Will County Historical Society, will be presenting on types of genealogical resources available at the Will County Historical Museum & Research center, how you can access them and how to use them to research your family history. Registration encouraged and starts May 10.

Find Your Roots in Naturalization Presented by Genealogy Club Adults Tuesday, July 12, 6–7:45 pm Meeting Room B Naturalization papers for our immigrant ancestors are important clues in describing our Americanization. Come and learn more about the history of the process, changes in the requirements and where to find copies of these documents.

In 1906, the U.S. Congress changed the immigration law and required specific additional information in the naturalization petitions. The petition then included when and where the immigrant arrived. It also listed when and where they were born.

The naturalization of our ancestors establishes our family roots in America.

They were part of the wave of emigration that left their homeland with the hope of finding work and a better life. They saw immigration to America as their last chance. Learn more about how to research and record the details of their journey to arrival and naturalization. Registration encouraged and starts June 14.

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Summer 2022 New Lenox Library Guide Life in a Japanese American Internment Camp Adults Tuesday, August 2, 7–8 pm Zoom

In 1942, following Pearl Harbor, members of Sarah Okner’s family along with more than 120,000 other people of Japanese heritage living on the west coast were forcibly removed from their homes and relocated to remote camps where they would spend the rest of the war. Roughly two-thirds of those incarcerated were second- or thirdgeneration Japanese American citizens, born in the U.S., many of them children.

Okner’s multimedia lecture “Life in a Japanese American Internment Camp” brings together first-hand accounts from her grandparents with 15 years of research to illustrate the details of daily life in these camps, explore the political climate that led to the executive order that incarcerated thousands of innocent American citizens, and demonstrate the profound effects it had on those living there. Registration starts July 2.

South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society Presented by Genealogy Club Adults Tuesday, August 9, 6–7:45 pm Meeting Room B There is a terrific resource right in the south suburbs! The South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society started in the 1970s when like-minded people got together and shared their interests and expertise with each other.

for all areas, beyond our immediate area. We have a library in Hazel Crest to serve the needs of researchers.

The SSGHS houses unique collections such as the employee records of the Pullman Car Works that was located in Pullman, Illinois. We also have cemetery readings, church histories, yearbooks, and other hard-to-find items. Registration starts July 12.

Aging & Seniors Planning for the Golden Years: Aging and Elder Care

Adults Tuesday, June 21, 11:30 am–12:30 pm Meeting Room B June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Join Cheri Lardino as she discusses the differences between normal aging and signs of dementia.

Plus, learn more about the many health care options available to seniors— private duty caregivers, home health aides, Independent Living, Assisted Living, Rehab, and Long-Term Care just to name a few.

Whether you are making decisions for yourself, a parent, or a loved one, it’s never too early to start planning for your future and it’s important to know what options are out there. Registration encouraged and starts May 21.

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Self-Care Chair Yoga

Adults Tuesday, June 28; Tuesday, July 26 12:30–1:30 pm Zoom Get the wellness benefits of yoga without leaving the comfort of your own chair. Chair yoga is a gentle practice in which postures are performed while seated and/or with the aid of a chair. It is also a great form of yoga for beginners or anyone who wants to focus on a gentle practice.

We will learn breathing, stretching, mindfulness practices and deep relaxation. Great for those with limited mobility, seniors, office workers, and anyone who would like to learn simple exercises to improve flexibility.

June 28: Registration starts May 28 July 26: Registration starts June 26

Staycation Relaxation Kit

Adults Starting Tuesday, August 2 Kits at Adult & Teen Services Desk Everything you need for a relaxing vacation at home in a bag. Get supplies to make your own bath salt blend and a few other goodies. Available while supplies last.

The Society has grown to nearly 200 members nationwide, with a sizeable collection of resources devoted to the south side of Chicago and the south suburbs. In addition, we have resources

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