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Wonder Ground Live

Backyard Science
2020-07-16 16:30:00 2020-07-16 17:30:00 America/Chicago Wonder Ground Live Niles-Maine District Library

Thursday, July 16
4:30pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2020-07-16 16:30:00 2020-07-16 17:30:00 America/Chicago Wonder Ground Live Niles-Maine District Library

Join Cate for Wonder Ground visits on Zoom. We'll read, draw, and talk about the nature in our neighborhoods. Please provide an email when you register. We'll send a Zoom link to this virtual event.

Niles-Maine District Library
books@nileslibrary.org
Phone: 847-663-1234
Branch manager
Susan Lempke
Hours
Mon, Jan 25 Closed
Tue, Jan 26 Closed
Wed, Jan 27 Closed
Thu, Jan 28 Closed
Fri, Jan 29 Closed
Sat, Jan 30 Closed
Sun, Jan 31 Closed
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About the library

The District currently includes 59,000 people. Half of them live in the Village of Niles in the southern half of the District. The north half of the District includes unincorporated Des Plaines and Glenview.

Upcoming events

Navigating the Job Search - Resumes and Marketing Material
Thu, Jan 28, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Wonder Ground Live: Cold Science - Grades K-4
Thu, Jan 28, 4:30pm - 5:15pm
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Engage Live: Teen Trivia Night - Grades 7-12
Thu, Jan 28, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Engage Live: Trivia Night
Thu, Jan 28, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Rise and Shine Storytime - Virtual Storytime with KidSpace Staff for kids ages 2-6
Fri, Jan 29, 10:00am - 10:20am
Online
Engage Live: Teen Movie Stream and Chat - Star Wars (2019) - Grades 7-12
Fri, Jan 29, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Digital Resource Demos - Resume Basics
Sat, Jan 30, All day
Stories and Songs for 0-2 - Virtual storytime for infants with a grownup
Sat, Jan 30, 10:00am - 10:20am
Online
Engage Live: Teen Advisory Board - Grades 7-12
Sat, Jan 30, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Craft a Heart Card - Ages 4 and up through Tweens
Sun, Jan 31, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
This event is full
Virtual LEGO Club - Grades K-8
Mon, Feb 01, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Online
Knit Wits - Knit & Crochet-A-Long
Mon, Feb 01, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Engage Live: Creative Writing Workshop
Mon, Feb 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online
Storytime for 2s and 3s - Ages 2-3 with grownup
Tue, Feb 02, 10:00am - 10:20am
Online
Engage Live: Teen Storytime - Grades 7-12
Tue, Feb 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tech Talks - Gale Courses
Tue, Feb 02, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Online
Evening Family Storytime - Virtual Storytime with the KidSpace Staff for ages 2-6
Tue, Feb 02, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Online
Storytime for 4s and 5s - Ages 4-5
Wed, Feb 03, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Online
Engage Live: Anime Club - Grades 7-12
Wed, Feb 03, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Engage Live: Niles Historical Book Discussion - ONLINE at 7pm
Wed, Feb 03, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Navigating the Job Search - Informational Interviewing
Thu, Feb 04, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Wonder Ground Live: Heat - Grades K-4
Thu, Feb 04, 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Enage Live: Shrinky Dink Story Crafting - Grades 7-12
Thu, Feb 04, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Online
Engage Live: BookBites - Just Mercy - ONLINE at 7pm
Thu, Feb 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
LIVE: Virtual Coloring Fun - Grades 2-6
Thu, Feb 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online
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Rise and Shine Storytime - Virtual Storytime with KidSpace Staff for kids ages 2-6
Fri, Feb 05, 10:00am - 10:20am
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Stories and Songs for 0-2 - Virtual storytime with the KidSpace staff for infants
Sat, Feb 06, 10:00am - 10:20am
Online
Engage Live: Girls Who Code - Grades 6-12
Sat, Feb 06, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Online
Social & Emotional Struggles of Kids in the time of COVID19 - Virtual Workshop for Parents & Caregivers of Kids Ages 3-12
Sat, Feb 06, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Online
Engage Live: History of Blues in America - ONLINE AT 1:30pm
Sat, Feb 06, 1:30pm - 2:45pm
Wacky Craft: Valentine Edition - For grades 1-4
Sun, Feb 07, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Online
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Hugs & Kisses Storytime - Ages 4-6
Mon, Feb 08, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Online
Engage Live: Bullet Journal Club - Grades 7-12
Mon, Feb 08, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Knit Wits - Knit & Crochet-A-Long
Mon, Feb 08, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Engage Live: The Great Migration and the Great War
Mon, Feb 08, 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Online
Storytime for 2s and 3s - Ages 2-3 with grownup
Tue, Feb 09, 10:00am - 10:20am
Engage Live: Teen Storytime - Grades 7-12
Tue, Feb 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Read Live: Off the Shelf with Cate - Ages 4-8
Tue, Feb 09, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Online
Tech Talks - Libby – Beyond the Basics
Tue, Feb 09, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Evening Family Storytime - Virtual Storytime with the KidSpace Staff for ages 2-6
Tue, Feb 09, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Online
Computer World Storytime - Grades Preschool-Kindergarten
Wed, Feb 10, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Online
Storytime for 4s and 5s - Ages 4-5
Wed, Feb 10, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Online
Make-and-Take Crafts - Add a Zip to Your Tote
Wed, Feb 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Online
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Engage Live: Mardi Gras and Movies in the Midwest - ONLINE AT 7pm
Wed, Feb 10, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Gale Courses: Introduction to Word 2019/Office 365
Wed, Feb 10, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Engage Live: Chair Yoga for Adults - ONLINE AT 9:30am
Thu, Feb 11, 9:30am - 10:30am
Navigating the Job Search - Interviewing in the Virtual Age
Thu, Feb 11, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Wonder Ground Live: Heat - Grades K-4
Thu, Feb 11, 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Engage Live: Sew Cute! Update Your Outfits - Grades 7-12
Thu, Feb 11, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
World Language Storytime - Polish
Thu, Feb 11, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Rise and Shine Storytime - Virtual Storytime with KidSpace Staff for kids ages 2-6
Fri, Feb 12, 10:00am - 10:20am
Online
Engage Live: Virtual Fitness for Teens - Grades 7-12
Fri, Feb 12, 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Online
Stories and Songs for 0-2 - Virtual storytime with the KidSpace staff for infants
Sat, Feb 13, 10:00am - 10:20am
Online
Engage Live: Create Your Own Comic with Arthur Banks
Sat, Feb 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Online
Engage Live: Two for the Road - Great Musical Couples - ONLINE AT 1:30pm
Sat, Feb 13, 1:30pm - 2:45pm
Virtual Play: Among Us for 4th-6th Graders - Grades 4-6
Sat, Feb 13, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Make a Pine Cone Bird Feeder - For Families
Sun, Feb 14, 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Parking Lot near the front entrance
This event is full
Aspiring Acrobats - Stories and Activities for Ages 4 to 7
Mon, Feb 15, 11:00am - 11:45am
Online
Virtual LEGO Club - Grades K-8
Mon, Feb 15, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Online
Engage Live: Teen Paint Along - Grades 7-12
Mon, Feb 15, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Online
Knit Wits - Knit & Crochet-A-Long
Mon, Feb 15, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
The Whole-Brain Child Book Club - A Series of Early Childhood Education Workshops
Mon, Feb 15, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Online
This event is full
Storytime for 2s and 3s - Ages 2-3 with grownup
Tue, Feb 16, 10:00am - 10:20am
Engage Live: Filling Our Hearts Through Meditation - ONLINE AT 1:00pm
Tue, Feb 16, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Engage Live: Teen Storytime - Grades 7-12
Tue, Feb 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Engage Live: Creative Writing Club - Grades 7-12
Tue, Feb 16, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Tech Talks - Wireless Printing at the Library
Tue, Feb 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Evening Family Storytime - Virtual Storytime with the KidSpace Staff for ages 2-6
Tue, Feb 16, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Online
Engage Live: Book Buzz Discussion - Members Only - ONLINE at 1pm
Wed, Feb 17, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Storytime for 4s and 5s - Ages 4-5
Wed, Feb 17, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Online
Engage Live: Anime Club - Grades 7-12
Wed, Feb 17, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Regular Meeting of the Library Board - Monthly Board Meeting
Wed, Feb 17, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
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Gale Courses: Introduction to Word 2019/Office 365
Wed, Feb 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Wonder Ground Live: Heat - Grades K-4
Thu, Feb 18, 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Engage Live: Eating Books "Pizza, Love and Other Stuff" - Grades 7-12
Thu, Feb 18, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Virtual Drama Club - Grades 2-8
Thu, Feb 18, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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ENGAGE LIVE: Nerds on Tap
Thu, Feb 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Rise and Shine Storytime - Virtual Storytime with KidSpace Staff for kids ages 2-6
Fri, Feb 19, 10:00am - 10:20am
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Shakespeare Project of Chicago - Macbeth and The Gunpowder Plot of 1606 - Online at 7pm
Fri, Feb 19, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Stories and Songs for 0-2 - Virtual storytime with the KidSpace staff for infants
Sat, Feb 20, 10:00am - 10:20am
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Engage Live: Girls Who Code - Grades 6-12
Sat, Feb 20, 10:30am - 12:00pm
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Edible Architecture - For grades 4-6
Sun, Feb 21, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Online
Doodling the Zentangle Way - Zentangle
Mon, Feb 22, All day
Owl Diaries Beach Party - For Grades K-3
Mon, Feb 22, 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Online
Engage Live: Bullet Journal Club - Grades 7-12
Mon, Feb 22, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Knit Wits - Knit & Crochet-A-Long
Mon, Feb 22, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Online
Engage Live: Book Buzz Discussion -Saints for All Occasions - ONLINE at 7pm
Mon, Feb 22, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Storytime for 2s and 3s - Ages 2-3 with grownup
Tue, Feb 23, 10:00am - 10:20am
Bingo for Adults - Online at 10:30am
Tue, Feb 23, 10:30am - 11:30am
Engage Live: Teen Storytime - Grades 7-12
Tue, Feb 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Read Live: Off the Shelf with Cate - Ages 4-8
Tue, Feb 23, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Tech Talks - New Technology Trends for 2021
Tue, Feb 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Online
Evening Family Storytime - Virtual Storytime with the KidSpace Staff for ages 2-6
Tue, Feb 23, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Online
Engage Live: Intro to Memoir Writing, Part 1 - ONLINE AT 10:30am
Wed, Feb 24, 10:30am - 11:30am
Storytime for 4s and 5s - Ages 4-5
Wed, Feb 24, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Online
Engage Live: Lincoln Cup - Grades 9-12
Wed, Feb 24, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Online
Make-and-Take Crafts - Pillow Sham
Wed, Feb 24, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Gale Courses: Introduction to Word 2019/Office 365
Wed, Feb 24, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Engage Live: Mary Todd Lincoln with Debra Miller - ONLINE AT 10:30am
Thu, Feb 25, 10:30am - 11:30am
Wonder Ground Live: Heat - Grades K-4
Thu, Feb 25, 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Rise and Shine Storytime - Virtual Storytime with KidSpace Staff for kids ages 2-6
Fri, Feb 26, 10:00am - 10:20am
Online
Engage Live: Teen Trivia Night - Grades 7-12
Fri, Feb 26, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Stories and Songs for 0-2 - Virtual storytime with the KidSpace staff for infants
Sat, Feb 27, 10:00am - 10:20am
Online
Engage Live: Teen Advisory Board - Grades 7-12
Sat, Feb 27, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Maker Fest Virtual Edition
Sat, Feb 27, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Online
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