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Chicago Scavenger Hunt
2024-10-09 14:00:00 2024-10-09 15:00:00 America/Chicago Chicago Scavenger Hunt Test your knowledge of notable Chicago locations with clues and photos provided by Jessica Mlinaric, author of Chicago Scavenger. Northbrook Public Library - Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Wednesday, October 09
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-09 14:00:00 2024-10-09 15:00:00 America/Chicago Chicago Scavenger Hunt Test your knowledge of notable Chicago locations with clues and photos provided by Jessica Mlinaric, author of Chicago Scavenger. Northbrook Public Library - Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Northbrook Public Library

Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Test your knowledge of notable Chicago locations with clues and photos provided by Jessica Mlinaric, author of Chicago Scavenger.

Test your knowledge of notable Chicago locations with clues and photos provided by Jessica Jessica Mlinaric, author of Chicago Scavenger.

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Tue, Jan 20, 9:00am - 10:00am
Auditorium - First Floor
Storytime at the Library (All Ages) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Tue, Jan 20, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor
Helia Trio - Classical Concert
Tue, Jan 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Tech Tuesday
Tue, Jan 20, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Reference Area - Second Floor
Andertoons Drawing Workshops (Grades K-6) - Registration Required - Virtual
Tue, Jan 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Zoom Room 5 - Youth Services
Stamp Carving (Age 13-Adult) - Card Required
Tue, Jan 20, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Pollak Room A - First Floor
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Babytime (Birth-24 Months) - Program limited to the first 15 babies
Wed, Jan 21, 10:00am - 10:45am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Afternoon)
Wed, Jan 21, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
Soylent Green (1973, Rated PG) - Shades of Green Film Series
Wed, Jan 21, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
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Password Management
Wed, Jan 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
New date Wednesday, January 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Snack Wars (Grades 5-9) - Registration Required
Wed, Jan 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
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Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Evening)
Wed, Jan 21, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
How To Mend Your Socks - Card Required
Wed, Jan 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor
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Soylent Green (1973, Rated PG) - Shades of Green Film Series
Wed, Jan 21, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Popular Fiction Book Discussion - Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See - Virtual
Wed, Jan 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom Room 2 - Fiction & Media
Mindful Movement
Thu, Jan 22, 10:00am - 11:00am
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Storytime at the Library (All Ages) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Thu, Jan 22, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor
Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Thu, Jan 22, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Winter Seed Sowing Workshop
Thu, Jan 22, 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
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Library Opens at 12:00PM
Fri, Jan 23, All day
Word Basics
Fri, Jan 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
Sewing Machine Basics (Age 13-Adult) - Card Required
Sat, Jan 24, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
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Chicago Armenian Film Festival - The Reverse Side of the Medal
Sun, Jan 25, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Afternoon)
Mon, Jan 26, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
Art Pops!: Jeff Koons (Grades 2-5) - Registration Required
Mon, Jan 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
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Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Evening)
Mon, Jan 26, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
Excel Basics
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Civic Room - First Floor
Storytime at the Library (All Ages) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Tue, Jan 27, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor
Tech Tuesday
Tue, Jan 27, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Reference Area - Second Floor
Queer Meetup (Grades 9-12, Drop-In)
Tue, Jan 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Glass Fusion: Rectangle Dish (Age 13-Adult) - Virtual - Card Required
Tue, Jan 27, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Zoom Room 2 - Fiction & Media
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Exploring Generative AI Tools and Prompts
Tue, Jan 27, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Civic Room - First Floor
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Civic Awareness Series with The League of Women Voters - An Evening with Paul Lisnek - Virtual
Tue, Jan 27, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Babytime (Birth-24 Months) - Program limited to the first 15 babies
Wed, Jan 28, 10:00am - 10:45am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Afternoon)
Wed, Jan 28, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
The Color of Money (1986, Rated R) - Shades of Green Film Series
Wed, Jan 28, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Password Management
Wed, Jan 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor
All About: The Olympics (Grades 1-3) - Registration Required
Wed, Jan 28, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Evening)
Wed, Jan 28, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
The Color of Money (1986, Rated R) - Shades of Green Film Series
Wed, Jan 28, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Storytime at the Library (All Ages) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Thu, Jan 29, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor
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Thu, Jan 29, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Thu, Jan 29, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Books & Bites: Songlight (Grades 6-12) - Registration Required
Thu, Jan 29, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Chair Yoga with Olga Rudiak - Card Required
Fri, Jan 30, 10:00am - 11:15am
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
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Friends of the Library Book Sale - Used Book Sale
Fri, Jan 30, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor
Friends of the Library Book Sale - Used Book Sale
Sat, Jan 31, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor
Next Chapter Book Club
Sat, Jan 31, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
How to Train Your Dragon (2025, Rated PG) - Saturday Family Film Screening
Sat, Jan 31, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Chicago Armenian Film Festival - Amerikatsi
Sun, Feb 01, 2:00pm - 4:15pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Afternoon)
Mon, Feb 02, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Evening)
Mon, Feb 02, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
Chess Club (Grades K-6) - Registration Required
Mon, Feb 02, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
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Excel Formatting
Mon, Feb 02, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor
Northbrook Writes: Ts, Timelines, and Tricks For Your Memoir - with Melissa Fraterrigo
Mon, Feb 02, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Zoom Room 2 - Fiction & Media
Tech Tuesday
Tue, Feb 03, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Reference Area - Second Floor
Valentine's Trinket Tray (Age 13-Adult) - Card Required
Tue, Feb 03, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Pollak Room A - First Floor
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Celebrating Black History in Our Own Backyard - in partnership with RAIN - Hybrid
Tue, Feb 03, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor
Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Afternoon)
Wed, Feb 04, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
Drop-In Genealogy - Courtesy of the North Suburban Genealogical Society
Wed, Feb 04, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Reference Area - Second Floor
Sewing Machine Basics: Donut Plushie (Grade 3-6)
Wed, Feb 04, 4:15pm - 5:45pm
Pollak Room A - First Floor
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Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Evening)
Wed, Feb 04, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
4 Strategies for a Smarter College Search - Virtual
Wed, Feb 04, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Noggin Builders (Grades 3-5) - Registration Required
Thu, Feb 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
UV Resin Pendants (Age 13-Adult) - Card Required
Thu, Feb 05, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
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Judith Joseph Reception
Thu, Feb 05, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
Interview with Artist Judith Joseph
Thu, Feb 05, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Chair Yoga with Olga Rudiak - Card Required
Fri, Feb 06, 10:00am - 11:15am
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
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Little Explorers (Ages 2-6) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Fri, Feb 06, 10:30am - 11:30am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Saturday Storytime (All Ages) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Sat, Feb 07, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor
Hedera String Quartet - Classical Concert
Sun, Feb 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Afternoon)
Mon, Feb 09, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
Hands on History (Grades 4-6) - Registration Required
Mon, Feb 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Evening)
Mon, Feb 09, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
The Cannons of Ticonderoga - A Revolutionary War Story
Mon, Feb 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
Exhibition on Screen: Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers - Fine Arts Documentary Film Screening
Tue, Feb 10, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Tech Tuesday
Tue, Feb 10, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Reference Area - Second Floor
Create Club: Clay Sculptures (Grades 4-8) - Registration Required
Tue, Feb 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Teen Advisory Board (Grades 6-12) - Registration Required
Tue, Feb 10, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
Using Accessibility Features on Your iOS Device
Tue, Feb 10, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Civic Room - First Floor
Ben Goluboff Book Discussion - North Woods by Daniel Mason - Virtual
Wed, Feb 11, 10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Room 2 - Fiction & Media
Music & Me with Teacher Dan (All Ages) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Wed, Feb 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
Story Corner - Second Floor
Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Afternoon)
Wed, Feb 11, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
Cool Reads (Grades K-2, Drop-In)
Wed, Feb 11, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Potted Pipe Cleaner Cacti (Age 13-Adult) - Card Required
Wed, Feb 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Pollak Room B - First Floor
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Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Evening)
Wed, Feb 11, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
Private Session with Financial Planner
Thu, Feb 12, 9:30am - 10:20am
Study Room 12 - Second Floor
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Wiggleworms (Birth-24 months) - Program limited to the first 15 babies.
Thu, Feb 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Private Session with Financial Planner
Thu, Feb 12, 10:30am - 11:20am
Study Room 12 - Second Floor
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Wiggleworms (Birth-24 months) - Program limited to the first 15 babies.
Thu, Feb 12, 10:45am - 11:15am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Private Session with Financial Planner
Thu, Feb 12, 11:30am - 12:20pm
Study Room 12 - Second Floor
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Private Session with Financial Planner
Thu, Feb 12, 12:30pm - 1:20pm
Study Room 12 - Second Floor
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Job Seekers Drop-In
Thu, Feb 12, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Reference Area - Second Floor
Board Game Group (Grades 3-8, Drop-In)
Thu, Feb 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Pearl Pendant (Age 18+) - Card Required
Thu, Feb 12, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Pollak Room A - First Floor
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Chair Yoga with Olga Rudiak - Card Required
Fri, Feb 13, 10:00am - 11:15am
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
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Korean Language Storytime (All Ages) - Registration Required, with Caregiver
Fri, Feb 13, 10:00am - 10:30am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Y-Art (Families, Drop-In) - Supplies Limited
Sat, Feb 14, 10:00am - 11:00am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Next Chapter Book Club
Sat, Feb 14, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
Eleanor the Great (2025, Rated PG-13) - Saturday First Run Film Screening
Sat, Feb 14, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Amateur Radio Exam
Sun, Feb 15, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor
Family Chess (Families, Drop-In)
Sun, Feb 15, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
Classic Great Books with Robert Waterbury - Beowulf
Mon, Feb 16, 9:00am - 12:30pm
Civic Room - First Floor
Hebrew Language Storytime (Ages 2-6) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Mon, Feb 16, 10:00am - 10:30am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Graphic Squad: The Deep! (Grades 2-5) - Registration Required
Mon, Feb 16, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Excel Formulas and Functions
Mon, Feb 16, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor
Andy Brown Jazz Trio - Jazz Concert
Mon, Feb 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Tech Tuesday
Tue, Feb 17, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Reference Area - Second Floor
Andertoons Drawing Workshops (Grades K-6) - Registration Required - Virtual
Tue, Feb 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Zoom Room 5 - Youth Services
Leather Sunglasses Case (Age 13-Adult) - Card Required
Tue, Feb 17, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
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Children of Men (2006, Rated R) - Film & Discussion
Tue, Feb 17, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Music & Me with Teacher Dan (All Ages) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Wed, Feb 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Story Corner - Second Floor
Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Afternoon)
Wed, Feb 18, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
Scribble Bots (Grades 3-5)
Wed, Feb 18, 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Civic Room - First Floor
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Oakton Literacy Class - Spring 2026 (Evening)
Wed, Feb 18, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor,Study Room 2 - Second Floor
The Naked Gun (2025, Rated PG-13) - Evening Film Screening
Wed, Feb 18, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Timed Team Tasks (Grades 3-5) - Registration Required
Thu, Feb 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Intro to the Sticker Printer (Age 13-Adult) - Card Required
Thu, Feb 19, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
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Board of Trustees Meeting - Board Meeting
Thu, Feb 19, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor
Fanny Mendelssohn - Trailblazing Composer in the Shadow of Society - Virtual
Thu, Feb 19, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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