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National StoryWalk® Week at EPL!

2021-11-15 00:00:00 2021-11-15 23:59:00 America/Chicago National StoryWalk® Week at EPL! Enjoy the outdoors with a self-guided StoryWalk® book posted along the walking path at several locations all across Evanston. Main Library -

Monday, November 15
All day

Add to Calendar 2021-11-15 00:00:00 2021-11-15 23:59:00 America/Chicago National StoryWalk® Week at EPL! Enjoy the outdoors with a self-guided StoryWalk® book posted along the walking path at several locations all across Evanston. Main Library -

Enjoy the outdoors with a self-guided StoryWalk® book posted along the walking path at several locations all across Evanston.

In honor of National StoryWalk® Week (November 15-19), The Evanston Public Library has placed several fun, exciting stories along the paths of several locations throughout Evanston.

StoryWalk® is an engaging, outdoor reading activity that serves to promote physical activity and literacy for both adults and children! As you stroll down the path, you will come across a new page of the story. The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Storywalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.

We invite you to visit each location and discover all the different stories that we have chosen to celebrate diversity, reading and nature.

StoryWalk® books and locations:

  • Robert Crown Library Branch (1801 Main St) - La Gallinita Roja (Spanish Edition of The Little Red Hen)
  • Levy Senior Center - 300 Dodge Ave - The Library Book by Michael Mark and Tom Chapin
  • The Ecology Center -2024 N McCormick Blvd - The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood
  • Penny Park - 1500 Lake St - Princess Hair by Sharee Miller

If you've visited one of our StoryWalk® locations, make sure you fill out our survey!

AGE GROUP: | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Storytime & Early Literacy | Environment and Ecology |

TAGS: | |

Main Library

EPLInfo@cityofevanston.org
Phone: (847)448-8600
Branch manager
Yolande Wilburn, Executive Director

Hours
We're closed Wednesday June 19 due to Juneteenth
Mon, Jun 17 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jun 18 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jun 19 Closed
(Juneteenth)
Thu, Jun 20 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jun 21 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jun 22 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jun 23 12:00PM to 6:00PM

About the branch

 

The City of Evanston is committed to promoting a Citywide culture of accessibility and inclusivity. To request an accommodation for a program, service, or activity, please call 847-866-2919 to make an ADA service request or fill out a request form online.

Upcoming events

Mon, Jun 17, All day
Main Library

Mon, Jun 17, 9:15am - 10:30am
TBN - Butterfly, Caterpillar rooms

Mon, Jun 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Robert Crown Branch Library

Mon, Jun 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
Registration is now closed

Mon, Jun 17, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Fleetwood-Jourdain Park

Mon, Jun 17, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
New venue Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Mon, Jun 17, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Center - Room B/C

Canceled
Tue, Jun 18, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Jun 18, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 1 (Virtual),Library Board Room (406)

Rescheduled
Tue, Jun 18, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
New date Tuesday, June 18, 5:45pm - 6:45pm
Robert Crown Branch Library

Tue, Jun 18, 5:45pm - 6:45pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Tue, Jun 18, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)
This event is full

Tue, Jun 18, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Rescheduled
Wed, Jun 19, 11:00am - 12:30pm
New date Monday, June 24, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Main Library

Wed, Jun 19, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Thu, Jun 20, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Main Library

Thu, Jun 20, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Zoom - Register to receive an email with a Zoom link and instructions on how to get into this class.

Thu, Jun 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Thu, Jun 20, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Elks Park

Thu, Jun 20, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Zoom - Register to receive an email with a Zoom link and instructions on how to get into this class.

Thu, Jun 20, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Thu, Jun 20, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Loft (Teen Space)

Thu, Jun 20, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Canceled
Fri, Jun 21, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library

Fri, Jun 21, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Fri, Jun 21, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Robert Crown Community Center - Rooms B/C

Sat, Jun 22, All day
Main Library

Sat, Jun 22, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Jun 22, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Lobby

Sat, Jun 22, 1:15pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Jun 22, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Jun 22, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theater 927 Noyes St. Evanston, IL 60201

Sun, Jun 23, All day
Main Library

Sun, Jun 23, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theater 927 Noyes St. Evanston, IL 60201

Sun, Jun 23, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Jun 24, All day
Main Library

Mon, Jun 24, 10:30am - 11:30am
Robert Crown Branch Library

Mon, Jun 24, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)
This event is full

Mon, Jun 24, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Jun 24, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Fleetwood-Jourdain Park

Mon, Jun 24, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Mon, Jun 24, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Mon, Jun 24, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Canceled
Tue, Jun 25, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Jun 25, 3:00pm - 7:00pm
New venue Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107),Falcon Room (303)

Tue, Jun 25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Jun 25, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Tue, Jun 25, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)
This event is full

Tue, Jun 25, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Jun 25, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Wed, Jun 26, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Mason Park

Wed, Jun 26, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Northlight Theatre Zoom
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jun 26, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library - Library Board Room (406),Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Wed, Jun 26, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Reading Garden

Wed, Jun 26, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107),Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Wed, Jun 26, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Thu, Jun 27, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
This event is full

Thu, Jun 27, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Zoom - Register to receive an email with a Zoom link and instructions on how to get into this class.

Thu, Jun 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Thu, Jun 27, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Elks Park

Thu, Jun 27, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Zoom - Register to receive an email with a Zoom link and instructions on how to get into this class.

Thu, Jun 27, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Thu, Jun 27, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Thu, Jun 27, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Penny Park

Thu, Jun 27, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)

Thu, Jun 27, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - The Loft

Thu, Jun 27, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Thu, Jun 27, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Fri, Jun 28, 9:00am - 6:00pm
Main Library

Canceled
Fri, Jun 28, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library

Fri, Jun 28, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library - The Loft

Sat, Jun 29, All day
Main Library

Sat, Jun 29, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - Lobby

Sat, Jun 29, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
The Loft (Teen Space)

Sat, Jun 29, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theater 927 Noyes St. Evanston, IL 60201

Sun, Jun 30, All day
Main Library

Sun, Jun 30, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Reading Garden

Sun, Jun 30, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library - Art Garden

Sun, Jun 30, 2:00pm - 3:45pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Sun, Jun 30, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theater 927 Noyes St. Evanston, IL 60201

Mon, Jul 01, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Main Library

Mon, Jul 01, 10:30am - 11:30am
Robert Crown Branch Library

Mon, Jul 01, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Canceled
Tue, Jul 02, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Jul 02, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Tue, Jul 02, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Tue, Jul 02, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - The Loft

Tue, Jul 02, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Tue, Jul 02, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)
This event is full

Wed, Jul 03, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Northlight Theatre Zoom
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 03, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Reading Garden,Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Wed, Jul 03, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Canceled
Fri, Jul 05, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library

Sat, Jul 06, 9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Sat, Jul 06, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Mon, Jul 08, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Main Library

Mon, Jul 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Robert Crown Branch Library

Mon, Jul 08, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Jul 08, 11:00am - 11:40am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Mon, Jul 08, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Fleetwood-Jourdain Park

Mon, Jul 08, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Mon, Jul 08, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Tue, Jul 09, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Tue, Jul 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Tue, Jul 09, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Main Library - Lobby

Tue, Jul 09, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Library Board Room (406),Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Tue, Jul 09, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - The Loft

Tue, Jul 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)
This event is full

Wed, Jul 10, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Wed, Jul 10, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Mason Park

Wed, Jul 10, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Northlight Theatre Zoom
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Thu, Jul 11, 10:15am - 10:45am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Thu, Jul 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Thu, Jul 11, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Zoom - Register to receive an email with a Zoom link and instructions on how to get into this class.

Thu, Jul 11, 1:30pm - 2:10pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
This event is full

Thu, Jul 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Thu, Jul 11, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Elks Park

Thu, Jul 11, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Zoom - Register to receive an email with a Zoom link and instructions on how to get into this class.

Thu, Jul 11, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
This event is full

Thu, Jul 11, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Lovelace Park

Thu, Jul 11, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Thu, Jul 11, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Children's Room

Fri, Jul 12, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Fri, Jul 12, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Reading Garden

Sat, Jul 13, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Robert Crown Lobby - Lobby

Sat, Jul 13, 12:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)
This event is full

Sat, Jul 13, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Jul 13, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sun, Jul 14, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Reading Garden

Mon, Jul 15, 9:15am - 10:30am
TBN - Butterfly, Caterpillar rooms

Mon, Jul 15, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Main Library

Mon, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Robert Crown Branch Library

Mon, Jul 15, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Jul 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)

Mon, Jul 15, 11:00am - 11:40am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Mon, Jul 15, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Fleetwood-Jourdain Park

Mon, Jul 15, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Jul 15, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
New venue Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Tue, Jul 16, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Tue, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Tue, Jul 16, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Tue, Jul 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)
This event is full

Tue, Jul 16, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Wed, Jul 17, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Mason Park

Wed, Jul 17, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Northlight Theatre Zoom
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 17, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
Registration opens Tuesday, July 2 2024 at 9:00am

Wed, Jul 17, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library - Library Board Room (406),Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Wed, Jul 17, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107),Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Wed, Jul 17, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Temperance Beer Co.