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Celebrating Black History in Our Own Backyard

in partnership with RAIN - Hybrid
2026-02-03 19:00:00 2026-02-03 20:00:00 America/Chicago Celebrating Black History in Our Own Backyard Join us to honor the legacy of resilience, creativity, and leadership right here in Northbrook. Northbrook Public Library - Civic Room - First Floor

Tuesday, February 03
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-02-03 19:00:00 2026-02-03 20:00:00 America/Chicago Celebrating Black History in Our Own Backyard Join us to honor the legacy of resilience, creativity, and leadership right here in Northbrook. Northbrook Public Library - Civic Room - First Floor

Northbrook Public Library

Civic Room - First Floor

Join us to honor the legacy of resilience, creativity, and leadership right here in Northbrook.

Discover unique narratives, rich culture, and inspiring stories of Black individuals and communities who have shaped our local landscape. Let's shine a light on these important contributions of remembrance and recognition. 

This program is presented in partnership with RAIN (Racial Awareness in the North Shore).

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Hybrid | Equity Diversity and Inclusion | Adult Learning |

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Northbrook Public Library
Phone: 847-272-6224
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Mon, Jan 05 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jan 06 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jan 07 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jan 08 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Jan 09 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jan 10 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jan 11 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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Strength through Struggle: Cultivating Hope in Everyday Life
Mon, Jan 05, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
Storytime at the Library (All Ages) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Tue, Jan 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor
Tech Tuesday
Tue, Jan 06, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Reference Area - Second Floor
Journaling: Ignite Your Creativity - Hybrid
Tue, Jan 06, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor,Zoom Room 2 - Fiction & Media
Babytime (Birth-24 Months) - Program limited to the first 15 babies
Wed, Jan 07, 10:00am - 10:45am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991, Rated PG-13) - Shades of Green Film Series
Wed, Jan 07, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Drop-In Genealogy - Courtesy of the North Suburban Genealogical Society
Wed, Jan 07, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Intro to Coding and Web Design
Wed, Jan 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Fried Green Tomatoes (1991, Rated PG-13) - Shades of Green Film Series
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Private Session with Financial Planner
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Study Room 12 - Second Floor
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Storytime at the Library (All Ages) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
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Private Session with Financial Planner
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Study Room 12 - Second Floor
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Private Session with Financial Planner
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Study Room 12 - Second Floor
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Private Session with Financial Planner
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Study Room 12 - Second Floor
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Password Management - Virtual
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Board Game Group (Grades 3-8, Drop-In)
Thu, Jan 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Thu, Jan 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Fri, Jan 09, 10:00am - 11:15am
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Intro to Generative AI
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Y-Art (Families, Drop-In) - Supplies Limited
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Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025, Rated R) - Saturday First Run Film Screening
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Auditorium - First Floor
Family Chess (Families, Drop-In)
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Hebrew Language Storytime (Ages 2-6) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Mon, Jan 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Around the World (Grades K-3) - Registration Required
Mon, Jan 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
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Northbrook Writes: Light on the Horizon w/ Kyra Wilson Cook - Writing Prompts for the Deep Winter and onto the Equinox
Mon, Jan 12, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Zoom Room 2 - Fiction & Media
Storytime at the Library (All Ages) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Tue, Jan 13, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor
Tech Tuesday
Tue, Jan 13, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Reference Area - Second Floor
Create Club: Pop Up Cards (Grades 4-8) - Registration Required
Tue, Jan 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Teen Advisory Board (Grades 6-12) - Registration Required
Tue, Jan 13, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
Valet Leather Tray (Age 13-Adult) - Card Required
Tue, Jan 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
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Getting to Know Your iPhone
Tue, Jan 13, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Civic Room - First Floor
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Bringing History to Life with Jonathan Eig - Virtual
Tue, Jan 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Charging Your Worth with Confidence - Virtual
Tue, Jan 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Babytime (Birth-24 Months) - Program limited to the first 15 babies
Wed, Jan 14, 10:00am - 10:45am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Ben Goluboff Book Discussion - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Virtual
Wed, Jan 14, 10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Room 2 - Fiction & Media
Google Photos Made Easy
Wed, Jan 14, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
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The Boy with Green Hair (1948, Not Rated) - Shades of Green Film Series
Wed, Jan 14, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Off-Broadway Fairy Tales (Grades K-2) - Drop-In
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Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
2 Frame Animations (Grades 3-5)
Wed, Jan 14, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
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The Boy with Green Hair (1948, Not Rated) - Shades of Green Film Series
Wed, Jan 14, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Environmental Book Discussion - Nomad Century
Wed, Jan 14, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor
Storytime at the Library (All Ages) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Thu, Jan 15, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor
Bermuda: Beyond the Beach
Thu, Jan 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5) - Drop-In, with Caregiver
Thu, Jan 15, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
Mythological Science (Grades 3-5) - Registration Required
Thu, Jan 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
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Digitizing Slides (Age 13-Adult)
Thu, Jan 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
Board of Trustees Meeting - Board Meeting
Thu, Jan 15, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor
Teacher Dan: Concert + Music Video Premiere (All Ages) - Registration Required, with Caregiver
Sat, Jan 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
Auditorium - First Floor,Pollak Room AB - First Floor
Next Chapter Book Club
Sat, Jan 17, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
Amateur Radio Exam
Sun, Jan 18, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor
Thomas Nickell - Classical Concert
Sun, Jan 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
Classic Great Books with Robert Waterbury - Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Mon, Jan 19, 10:00am - 11:30am
Civic Room - First Floor
My First Yoga (Ages 3-5, with Caregiver) - Registration Required
Mon, Jan 19, 11:00am - 11:30am
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
Pokemon Club (Grades 3-7) - Registration Required
Mon, Jan 19, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
State of the Village 2026
Tue, Jan 20, 9:00am - 10:00am
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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
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Tue, Jan 20, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Andertoons Drawing Workshops (Grades K-6) - Registration Required - Virtual
Tue, Jan 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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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
Soylent Green (1973, Rated PG) - Shades of Green Film Series
Wed, Jan 21, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor
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Wed, Jan 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Snack Wars (Grades 5-9) - Registration Required
Wed, Jan 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - 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
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
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
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
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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Excel Basics
Mon, Jan 26, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
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
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
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
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
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
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
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
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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4 Strategies for a Smarter College Search - Virtual
Wed, Feb 04, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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