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Volunteer Chess Mentors Needed

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 3:45pm - 5:15pm
Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M, Volunteers
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Volunteers grades 6-12 are needed to help as chess mentors for the library's Youth Chess Competition. Email Mrs. Bisanz, ajbisanz@phpl.info if this is your first time voluntee...

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Youth Chess Competition

Youth Chess Competition

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Program Room at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens
Event Details:

Grades K-8 Come test your skills with this friendly competition where silly trophies will be up for grabs. Let's play!

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Sign Language Songs

Sign Language Songs

Friday, July 26, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:15am
Youth Program Room at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:

Learn an AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE song with your little one. Take a book home to keep and practice with after each class. 

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Pool Party

Summer Reading Pool Party

Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Outside at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Splish, splash and bring your towel. Come celebrate the end of the library's Summer Reading program at the pool with your family and friends.

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Offsite Event
Silhouette Cameo; Silhouette Studio; Vinyl stickers; The Lab; Prospect Heights Public Library

Silhouette Cameo Basics: Vinyl Stickers

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
The LAB at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, 20s and 30s
Event Details:

Learn to use the Silhouette Cameo, an electronic cutter used to make projects on card stock, vinyl, and more. Our project this lesson is creating vinyl stickers with the Cameo. Sup...

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Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Library Board Meeting
Age Group:
Everyone
General Library Board meeting:

Monthly meeting of the Library's Board of Trustees. Library Board of Trustee meetings are open to the public

Department Head Meetings

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Department Head Meeting:

Department Manager's meet to discuss library activities

Intro to 3D Printing; Prospect Heights Public Library; 3D Printer, TinkerCAD; Thingiverse; 3D prints

Intro to 3D Printing

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The LAB at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Presenter LIVE in the Library, Technology Class
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

This program will teach you the concepts behind 3D printing, where you can find 3D prints, how to get them printed at the Library, and even where you can learn to make your ow...

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PC Building Basics; Prospect Heights Public Library; gaming; CPU; GPU; RAM; SSD; RGB; Cooling

PC Building Basics (Teen)

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Join us for a crash course in PC building! Discover the art of selecting components, assembling hardware, and troubleshooting common issues. This class will empower you to build yo...

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A dark background with the image of a white plant partial obscuring the faces of two shadowy women.

Friday Friends Book Club

Friday, August 16, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cafe Area at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Book Club
Event Details:

It Would Be Night In Caracus by Karinos Sans Borgi

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GD craft

Grandparent's Day Craft

All Day 8/20 - 9/8
Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

All ages. Make a special gift for your grandparents. Pick up your kit starting on August 20, while supplies last.  

Department Head Meetings

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Department Head Meeting:

Department Manager's meet to discuss library activities

CUB

Cable Options and Reducing Robocalls

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
either Meeting Room A&B OR via Zoom at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Presenter LIVE in the Library, Virtual AND In Person Option
Age Group:
Adults, 20s and 30s, Seniors
Event Details:

Join Citizens Utility Board (CUB) for a free presentation about your cable options and reducing robocalls! During the program, a CUB representative will discuss: -The different c...

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PC Building Basics; Prospect Heights Public Library; gaming; CPU; GPU; RAM; SSD; RGB; Cooling

PC Building Basics (Adult)

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults, 20s and 30s
Event Details:

Join us for a crash course in PC building! Discover the art of selecting components, assembling hardware, and troubleshooting common issues. This class will empower you to build yo...

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Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Library Board Meeting
Age Group:
Everyone
General Library Board meeting:

Monthly meeting of the Library's Board of Trustees. Library Board of Trustee meetings are open to the public

Department Head Meetings

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Department Head Meeting:

Department Manager's meet to discuss library activities

Smartphone Basics: iPhone; Prospect Heights Public Library; apps, calling, texting, downloads, settings; smartphones; apple

Smartphone Basics: iPhone

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn and review basic smartphone functions and settings, calling and texting, and even downloading apps! Don't forget to bring your smartphone! This session is for iPhones only.

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CUB

CITIZENS UTILITY BOARD (CUB) UTILITY BILL CLINIC

Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Community, Outside Group, Presenter LIVE in the Library
Age Group:
Adults, 20s and 30s, Seniors
Event Details:

Join Citizens Utility Board (CUB) for a clinic in the library to advise residents on reducing electric, gas, and both landline and cell phone bills. Each participant will...

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Library Board Retreat

Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Event Details:

Library Board Retreat

Digitization: Photos, Slides, and Videos; VHS; DVD; Photography; Archiving; Digitize; Digital Scanners; Prospect Heights Public Library

Digitization: Photos, Slides, and Videos

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
The LAB at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Preserve memories by learning to digitize your old negatives, slides, photos, and videos. We’ll go over basic digitization techniques using technology available in the Lab.

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St. Alphonsus Family Library Night

Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Youth Program Room at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Art, Cooking, Crafts, Other, Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults, 20s and 30s, Seniors, Family, Everyone
Event Details:

Families will spend time creating, decorating, building, socializing with others and listening to Principal Trumblay reading.

Inkscape; Prospect Heights Public Library; laser cutting; engraving;

Inkscape 101

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
The LAB at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults, 20s and 30s
Event Details:

Learn to use Inkscape, a free and open-source graphics editor, in order to design projects for our laser cutter. The project for this class will be etching slate coasters. Material...

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Department Head Meetings

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Department Head Meeting:

Department Manager's meet to discuss library activities

A white cover with large print the author's name Mitch Albom, a pencil drawing of casually dressed adult woman and man each holding the hand of a playful child who looks to jumping between them. Underneath the drawing is the title Finding Chika a little girl, an earthquake, and the making of a family.

Friday Friends Book Club

Friday, September 20, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cafe Area at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Book Club
Event Details:

Finding Chika  by Mitch Albom.

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