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*OFFSITE* Dance workshop at MOMENTA Dance Company
*OFFSITE* Dance workshop at MOMENTA Dance Company
This event is in-person and offsite and will be at MOMENTA Dance Company located at The Academy of Movement and Music 605 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois.Meet us at MOMENTA Dance Company in Oak Park for an inclusive dance workshop with EveryBody Can Dance. We will be learning the Humphrey Technique. Designed for ages 8…
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Social Circle
Social Circle
We want the Library to be your happy place. All seniors (55+) are invited to join in for some special community time each week. We’ll talk and share interests, play Bingo, Loteria and other games, enjoy guest speakers, and keep ourselves active, engaged, and well-informed. Snacks will be served.
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Chair Yoga
Chair Yoga
Join this 30 minute Chair Yoga class with DuShaun Branch that will be accessible and opento all bodies! Chair Yoga is a great introduction to Yoga and allowsstudents to use an everyday prop, the chair!!!
Meditation Circle with Christian Solorzano
Meditation Circle with Christian Solorzano
The Meditation Circle is an opportunity to practice the basics of mindfulness meditation within the support of a group. The meditation instructor, Christian Solorzano, will provide simple steps to get started, answer questions, and facilitate a guided meditation session.
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*VIRTUAL* Sew-It Workshop Gee’s Bend Inspired Potholder Project
*VIRTUAL* Sew-It Workshop Gee’s Bend Inspired Potholder Project
*This is a virtual program with a kit available* The last in our Sew-It Workshop series, a potholder project draws inspiration from history and the quilts of Gee's Bend and the art of the Freedom Quilting Bee. For more on the story of the amazing women in Gee's Bend, click here.
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Papercraft Workshop: Valentines
Papercraft Workshop: Valentines
Join us at the library as Kimberly Adami-Hasegawa leads us through a fun papercraft workshop. Take something beautiful home that you made!
Gammy Birds Book Group
Gammy Birds Book Group
If you are interested in participating in this book discussion group, please contact Sandy at sandraheitzman@hotmail.com or register to participate in this program.
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Social Circle
Social Circle
We want the Library to be your happy place. All seniors (55+) are invited to join in for some special community time each week. We’ll talk and share interests, play Bingo, Loteria and other games, enjoy guest speakers, and keep ourselves active, engaged, and well-informed. Snacks will be served.
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Chair Yoga
Chair Yoga
Join this 30 minute Chair Yoga class with DuShaun Branch that will be accessible and opento all bodies! Chair Yoga is a great introduction to Yoga and allowsstudents to use an everyday prop, the chair!!!
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Cheer for yourself day
Cheer for yourself day
**This is an in-person program. Please email us at ysfppl.org or call the YS Department at 708-689-6126 if you need access to a remote or recorded option or if you have other accessibility needs.** Make a small pop up surprise gift box containing self love affirmations and take home a packet of hot cocoa. Ages 8…
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*KIT AVAILABLE* February Pre-K-K Make & Take Kits
*KIT AVAILABLE* February Pre-K-K Make & Take Kits
*This is a kit event. These are available while supplies last! Register to guarantee yourself a bag. Make sure you register for all the bags you are requesting.* Fun activities in a bag. No library card is needed to reserve these and you get to keep everything inside. Designed for ages Pre-K through Kindergarten.
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Building Resilience for Seniors
Building Resilience for Seniors
With Forest Park-er Rose Mattax, earn simple exercises that will keep you happy, healthy and resilient. We'll combine breathing, visualization and gentle movement to enhance memory, clear thinking, strengthen the immune system, relieve joint discomfort, normalize blood pressure, feel more vibrant, full of energy and joy and more. Dress comfortably.
*OFFSITE* Tour of Happy Apple Pie Shop
*OFFSITE* Tour of Happy Apple Pie Shop
*This is an in-person, offsite event which will be taking place at Happy Apple Pie Shop located at 226 Harrison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60304.*Learn about the Happy Apple Pie Shop and take home a piece of pie after the short tour. Please bring a mask with you as masking is required at this business.…
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Chair Yoga
Chair Yoga
Join this 30 minute Chair Yoga class with DuShaun Branch that will be accessible and opento all bodies! Chair Yoga is a great introduction to Yoga and allowsstudents to use an everyday prop, the chair!!!
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YA Chat and Snack
YA Chat and Snack
Enjoy a light snack and hear about updates to your space and services, while also having your voice heard. This monthly meeting - held the 3rd Friday of each month in the YA Lounge - is when library staff, including our Safety Coordinator Elizabeth, check in with teens! Designed for grades 8-12. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/fppl/FPPL_YA_CHAT_AND_SNACK_DCEA6D6B.PNG
Winter Book Buzz featuring novelist Elizabeth Wetmore
Winter Book Buzz featuring novelist Elizabeth Wetmore
Let’s celebrate following our hearts on the journeys books take us on! Our featured guest is Elizabeth Wetmore whose powerful debut novel, Valentine, is a justice-seeking page turner set in West Texas. Appetizers will be served.
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Show Your Sparkle! Black Girls Glam Event at Model Esteem
Show Your Sparkle! Black Girls Glam Event at Model Esteem
*This is an offsite event at Model Esteem.* Taking inspiration from Black Girl Shine and Black Girl Rising we’re hosting a storytime and event for mothers, grandmas, and girls to bond and celebrate beauty inside and out. Designed for kids and teens of all ages and the women in their lives.
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Seed Starting
Seed Starting
Join us at the library as Kristen Lovett goes over the basics of seed starting. How to pick varieties that will work in our climate, when to start whether you’re starting indoors or outside, and will include some methods and tips for starting your seeds. Afterwards you can check out the library’s Seed Library and…
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Social Circle
Social Circle
We want the Library to be your happy place. All seniors (55+) are invited to join in for some special community time each week. We’ll talk and share interests, play Bingo, Loteria and other games, enjoy guest speakers, and keep ourselves active, engaged, and well-informed. Snacks will be served.
Reading Awake Book Group
Reading Awake Book Group
Reading Awake Book Group discusses literature that makes us think and feel. If you are interested in participating in this book discussion group, please contact Skye at slavin@fppl.org or register to participate in this program. Dec 28: Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara Jan 25: The many daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford
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Chair Yoga
Chair Yoga
Join this 30 minute Chair Yoga class with DuShaun Branch that will be accessible and opento all bodies! Chair Yoga is a great introduction to Yoga and allowsstudents to use an everyday prop, the chair!!!
Yarn weaving or Unique pom poms
Yarn weaving or Unique pom poms
**This is an in-person program. Please email us at ysfppl.org or call the YS Department at 708-689-6126 if you need access to a remote or recorded option or if you have other accessibility needs.** Create your own unique woven art using yarn and make a fruit or animal pom pom. Ages 8 to 10.COVID Safety…
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*IN-PERSON* Stories and Songs of African People with Shanta Nurullah
*IN-PERSON* Stories and Songs of African People with Shanta Nurullah
*This is an in-person program* Multitalented storyteller and musician Shanta Nurullah visits us to share traditional stories and music. Designed for kids and families of all ages.
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