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July Scavenger Hunt: The Who Was Hunt!
2024-07-09 00:00:00 2024-07-09 23:59:00 America/Chicago July Scavenger Hunt: The Who Was Hunt! Who WAS Sacagawea? Who IS Taylor Swift? Search for some of your Who Was favorites in the Children's Room. Main Library -

Tuesday, July 09
All day

Add to Calendar 2024-07-09 00:00:00 2024-07-09 23:59:00 America/Chicago July Scavenger Hunt: The Who Was Hunt! Who WAS Sacagawea? Who IS Taylor Swift? Search for some of your Who Was favorites in the Children's Room. Main Library -

Who WAS Sacagawea? Who IS Taylor Swift? Search for some of your Who Was favorites in the Children's Room.

Get a clue sheet at the desk and search around the Children’s Department to find them all. Then write your name and phone number on the back of your sheet and turn it in to the front desk to be entered in a raffle to win a prize!

AGE GROUP: | Families | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Self-Directed |

TAGS: | Kids | Interactive | games | Family Programs | Early Literacy |

Main Library
EPLInfo@cityofevanston.org
Phone: (847)448-8600
Branch manager
Yolande Wilburn, Executive Director
Hours
Mon, Jul 22 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 23 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 24 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 25 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 26 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jul 27 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jul 28 12:00PM to 6:00PM
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Upcoming events

The Young and the Restless- OUTSIDE - An outdoor sing-along storytime at Eiden Park!
Wed, Jul 24, 10:15am - 10:45am
Eiden Park
EPL On the Fly! Mason Park (weather permiting)
Wed, Jul 24, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Mason Park
Northlight Theatre's High Lights - 6 Week Virtual Writing & Storytelling Workshop
Wed, Jul 24, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Northlight Theatre Zoom
Registration is now closed
Canceled
Family Storytime and Craft
Wed, Jul 24, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Main Library
English as a Second Language - with Oakton College
Thu, Jul 25, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library
Register
The Young and the Restless (0-2 year olds) INDOORS - An indoor sing-along storytime!
Thu, Jul 25, 10:15am - 10:45am
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Virtual Thursday Tech Tutorials - Improve your Contacts App
Thu, Jul 25, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Zoom - Register to receive an email with a Zoom link and instructions on how to get into this class.
Registration is now closed
All By Myself
Thu, Jul 25, 1:30pm - 2:10pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
Registration is now closed
Virtual Memory Cafe
Thu, Jul 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)
MakerKids - Skipper Skills
Thu, Jul 25, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
Virtual Thursday Tech Tutorials - Maximizing e-mail on digital devices
Thu, Jul 25, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Zoom - Register to receive an email with a Zoom link and instructions on how to get into this class.
Registration is now closed
Video Game Showdown
Thu, Jul 25, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
Nature Tots & Tunes
Thu, Jul 25, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Leah Lomar Park
Register
Knit n' Lit Night - Join us on the last Thursday each month!
Thu, Jul 25, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
EPL Wellness Series: Social Wellness - Enhancing Social Wellness
Thu, Jul 25, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Clay Nature Impressions
Fri, Jul 26, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Reading Garden
Verano, Familia, Diversión - con EPL y Evanston Latinos!
Fri, Jul 26, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
A Visit with Author Cece Bell - Animal Albums from A to Z
Sat, Jul 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
EPL Gaming Tournament
Sat, Jul 27, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
The Loft (Teen Space)
Self-Directed Movie Craft - Trolls Band Together
Sun, Jul 28, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library - Art Garden
Container Gardening
Sun, Jul 28, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room,Reading Garden
This event is full
Matinee Movie @ Main - Trolls Band Together
Sun, Jul 28, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
Guessing Jar: Seashells
Mon, Jul 29, All day
Main Library
Short & Sweet - Grasshoppers
Mon, Jul 29, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Main Library
Hearts of Readers - Storytime and Activity
Mon, Jul 29, 10:15am - 10:35am
Main Library
Outdoor Crown Storytime - For Preschoolers and Toddlers
Mon, Jul 29, 10:30am - 11:30am
Robert Crown Branch Library
Ageless Grace® Brain Health Fitness for Older Adults
Mon, Jul 29, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
All By Myself
Mon, Jul 29, 11:00am - 11:40am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
Registration is now closed
EPL On the Fly! Fleetwood-Jourdain (weather permitting)
Mon, Jul 29, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Fleetwood-Jourdain Park
Better Off Read Book Group: Last Stories
Mon, Jul 29, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
Introducción al uso de las computadoras
Mon, Jul 29, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
July Scavenger Hunt: The Who Was Hunt!
Tue, Jul 30, All day
Main Library
English as a Second Language - with Oakton College
Tue, Jul 30, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Register
Time for Twos
Tue, Jul 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
Aprenda a usar el Internet
Tue, Jul 30, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
Cozy Storytime - Reading and Fun in Your PJs!
Tue, Jul 30, 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
This event is full
The Young and the Restless- OUTSIDE - An outdoor sing-along storytime at Eiden Park!
Wed, Jul 31, 10:15am - 10:45am
Eiden Park
EPL On the Fly! Mason Park (weather permiting)
Wed, Jul 31, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Mason Park
MakerKids: Felt Fun!
Wed, Jul 31, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
Teen Tabletop Games!
Wed, Jul 31, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library - The Loft
Black Business Month in Evanston! - Visit local Black-owned businesses from August 1 - August 31
Thu, Aug 01, All day
Robert Crown Branch Library
August Scavenger Hunt: Graphic Novels!
Thu, Aug 01, All day
Main Library
English as a Second Language - with Oakton College
Thu, Aug 01, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Conference Room East (311),Conference Room West (308)
Register
Short & Sweet - Aliens
Thu, Aug 01, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Main Library
The Young and the Restless (0-2 year olds) INDOORS - An indoor sing-along storytime!
Thu, Aug 01, 10:15am - 10:45am
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Naturalization 101 with USCIS - English Virtual Session
Thu, Aug 01, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
All By Myself
Thu, Aug 01, 1:30pm - 2:10pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
Registration is now closed
Virtual Memory Cafe
Thu, Aug 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)
Tween Crochet N' Slay
Thu, Aug 01, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
This event is full
Asian Dramas Appreciation Group
Thu, Aug 01, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)
Summer Saturdays (weather permitting)
Sat, Aug 03, 10:00am - 10:45am
Lee Street Beach (Lake Shore Blvd.)
Graphic Novel Book Club for Kids! - Invisible
Sat, Aug 03, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
Meet Award Winning Cartoonist Lucy Knisley - Author of Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair
Sun, Aug 04, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Black Business Month in Evanston! - Visit local Black-owned businesses from August 1 - August 31
Mon, Aug 05, All day
Robert Crown Branch Library
Short & Sweet - Aliens
Mon, Aug 05, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Main Library
Outdoor Crown Storytime - For Preschoolers and Toddlers
Mon, Aug 05, 10:30am - 11:30am
Robert Crown Branch Library
Ageless Grace® Brain Health Fitness for Older Adults
Mon, Aug 05, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
EPL On the Fly! Fleetwood-Jourdain (weather permitting)
Mon, Aug 05, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Fleetwood-Jourdain Park
History Book Discussion Group - Frederick Douglass, Prophet of Freedom, by David W. Blight
Mon, Aug 05, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
English as a Second Language - with Oakton College
Tue, Aug 06, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Register
Wits Workout for Older Adults
Tue, Aug 06, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)
This event is full
Understanding Primary Progressive Aphasia - part of the dementia care workshop series
Tue, Aug 06, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
EPL On the Fly! Mason Park (weather permiting)
Wed, Aug 07, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Mason Park
Rebel STEAMers
Wed, Aug 07, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library
Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Group - Bitter Medicine, by Mia Tsai
Wed, Aug 07, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)
August Scavenger Hunt: Graphic Novels!
Thu, Aug 08, All day
Main Library
English as a Second Language - with Oakton College
Thu, Aug 08, 10:00am - 1:00pm
New venue Main Library - Falcon Room (303)
Register
aha! (active healthy aging)
Thu, Aug 08, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Virtual Memory Cafe
Thu, Aug 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)
Nature Tots & Tunes
Thu, Aug 08, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Twiggs Park
Register
Jammie Time
Thu, Aug 08, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Children's Room
Summer Saturdays (weather permitting)
Sat, Aug 10, 10:00am - 10:45am
Lee Street Beach (Lake Shore Blvd.)
Saturday Repair Café - Aug 10 2024 - A Climate Action Program
Sat, Aug 10, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library
Register
Dungeons & Dragons!
Sat, Aug 10, 12:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)
This event is full
Language Cafe - New Date Starting December 2023
Sat, Aug 10, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
EPL End of Summer Bash! - with EFD, EPD, and Actors Gymnasium!
Sat, Aug 10, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
- Elks Park
Swap Extravaganza: board games, art&craft supplies, puzzles
Sat, Aug 10, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Black Business Month in Evanston! - Visit local Black-owned businesses from August 1 - August 31
Mon, Aug 12, All day
Robert Crown Branch Library
Short & Sweet - Aliens
Mon, Aug 12, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Main Library
Outdoor Crown Storytime - For Preschoolers and Toddlers
Mon, Aug 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
Robert Crown Branch Library
Ageless Grace® Brain Health Fitness for Older Adults
Mon, Aug 12, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
PEPL (Partners of the Evanston Public Library) - PEPL Monthly Meeting
Mon, Aug 12, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
English as a Second Language - with Oakton College
Tue, Aug 13, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Register
Sexual Health Awareness
Tue, Aug 13, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Main Library - Lobby
Finance Committee Meeting - Library Board
Tue, Aug 13, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Library Board Room (406),Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)
Swap Extravaganza: board games, art&craft supplies, puzzles
Tue, Aug 13, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Understanding the Maze of Medicare
Wed, Aug 14, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)
CJE Senior Life outpost for senior benefits/resources
Wed, Aug 14, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)
Charlas Educativas Comunitarias - con FLAP y OPEN COMMUNITIES
Wed, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
Racial Healing Circle
Wed, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)
August Scavenger Hunt: Graphic Novels!
Thu, Aug 15, All day
Main Library
English as a Second Language - with Oakton College
Thu, Aug 15, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)
Register
Little Explorers: Nature
Thu, Aug 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Tween Cooking Club
Thu, Aug 15, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
Virtual Memory Cafe
Thu, Aug 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)
High Lights Summer Story Slam
Thu, Aug 15, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Crown Book Group
Thu, Aug 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
Anime Club
Thu, Aug 15, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Loft (Teen Space)
Bird Collision/Hummingbirds Birds Art Workshop
Fri, Aug 16, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Reading Garden
Summer Saturdays (weather permitting)
Sat, Aug 17, 10:00am - 10:45am
Lee Street Beach (Lake Shore Blvd.)
Cricut 101 Workshop - The Innovation Station
Sat, Aug 17, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library
Ask a Master Gardener - get in person gardening help
Sat, Aug 17, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Lobby
OAsis - for Older Adults age 60+
Sat, Aug 17, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)
Crochet Your Favorite Toaster Pastry!
Sat, Aug 17, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
Zines!
Sun, Aug 18, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
Black Business Month in Evanston! - Visit local Black-owned businesses from August 1 - August 31
Mon, Aug 19, All day
Robert Crown Branch Library
Short & Sweet - Aliens
Mon, Aug 19, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Main Library
Outdoor Crown Storytime - For Preschoolers and Toddlers
Mon, Aug 19, 10:30am - 11:30am
Robert Crown Branch Library
Ageless Grace® Brain Health Fitness for Older Adults
Mon, Aug 19, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Wider Net Book Group - The Wager by David Grann
Mon, Aug 19, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
New venue Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)
Death Café August 2024 - Drink Tea, Eat Cake and Discuss Death
Mon, Aug 19, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown - Multipurpose Room B/C
English as a Second Language - with Oakton College
Tue, Aug 20, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Register
Tween Cooking Club
Tue, Aug 20, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
Alzheimer's Assoc. Caregiver Support Group
Tue, Aug 20, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Virtual True Crime Book Group - Furious Hours by Casey Cep
Tue, Aug 20, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)
Nourish to Flourish: mindful eating for older adults - brought to you by The Mather Initiative
Wed, Aug 21, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Management Committee Meeting - Library board
Wed, Aug 21, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library - Library Board Room (406),Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)
Library Board Meeting - Library Board Meeting
Wed, Aug 21, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107),Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)
LEGO Club for Grown Ups - Not Your Kids LEGO Club
Wed, Aug 21, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Temperance Beer Co.
This event is full
August Scavenger Hunt: Graphic Novels!
Thu, Aug 22, All day
Main Library
English as a Second Language - with Oakton College
Thu, Aug 22, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library
Register
Virtual Memory Cafe
Thu, Aug 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)
Nature Tots & Tunes
Thu, Aug 22, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Eiden Park
Register
Upcycled Jewelry Making - Summer Hygge
Thu, Aug 22, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
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