Name: CSI Book Club
Start: 2024-10-01T18:30
End: 2024-10-01T19:30
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CSI Book Club

Embrace Your Weird by Felicia Day

2024-10-01 18:30:00 2024-10-01 19:30:00 America/Chicago CSI Book Club Book pickup begins Monday, August 19, in The Launch Pad. Ages 14 and older. Author Felicia Day takes you on a journey to find, rekindle or expand your creative passions. R Main Library - Cook Room

Tuesday, October 01
6:30pm - 7:30pm

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Book pickup begins Monday, August 19, in The Launch Pad. Ages 14 and older. Author Felicia Day takes you on a journey to find, rekindle or expand your creative passions. R

In Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity, bestselling author, producer, actress, TV writer, and award-winning web series creator, Felicia Day takes you on a journey to find, rekindle, or expand your creative passions.
Including Felicia’s personal stories and hard-won wisdom, Embrace Your Weird offers:
• Entertaining and revelatory exercises that empower you to be fearless, so you can rediscover the things that bring you joy and crack your imagination wide open.
• Unique techniques to vanquish enemies of creativity: anxiety, fear, procrastination, perfectionism, criticism and jealousy.
• Tips to cultivate a creative community.
• Space to explore and get your neurons firing.

Whether you enjoy writing, baking, painting, podcasting, playing music, or have yet to uncover your favorite creative outlet, Embrace Your Weird will help to unlock the power of self-expression. Get motivated. Get creative. Get weird.

Free copies of the book will be provided to registered members courtesy of the Helen Morrow Trust.

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AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Launch Pad | High School (Grades 9-12) | Adult |

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Protect Yourself from Identity Theft - Protégete del robo de identidad

Mon, Oct 19, 10:00am - 10:45am

Alene Guzman, from Wheeling Bank & Trust, covers protecting yourself from identity theft. Alene Guzman, de Wheeling Bank & Trust, cubre la protección contra el robo de identidad. R

Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

Mon, Oct 19, 11:00am - 11:45am

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Alene Guzman, Branch Manager of Wheeling Bank & Trust, will cover the various avenues to protect yourself from identity theft. R

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Autumnal Pipe Cleaner Bouquets - Ages 18 and older

Mon, Oct 19, 12:00pm - 2:30pm

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Learn to make pipe cleaner flowers for an autumnal bouquet. R

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K9 Reading Buddies - Grades 1-5

Mon, Oct 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Youth Activity Room

Read a story to a licensed therapy dog in the library. Siblings and caregivers are asked to wait outside the reading room during the program. A signed waiver is required to participate. R

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Resurrection Mary: Chicago’s Most Beloved Spirit

Mon, Oct 19, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Author and historian Ray Johnson explores the legend of Resurrection Mary. Learn how the story of 'Vanishing Hitchhiker' began, what evidence exists and whether people still report sightings today. R

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Hot Glue Mask - Grades 9-12

Mon, Oct 19, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Craft a stunning, lace-like mask using hot glue. Create a wearable piece of 3D art. Perfect for costume lovers and DIY fans. R

Monogrammed Tote Bags - Ages 18 and older

Tue, Oct 20, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

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Learn to use an embroidery machine to add a monogram to a tote bag. This is an introductory embroidery course; novices are highly encouraged to attend. R

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Chapter One Book Club | Grades K-1 - Pizza for Pia by Betsy Groban

Tue, Oct 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Book pickup September 22-October 13 at the Youth Services Desk. Everyone in Pia's family votes for pizza for dinner... except Pia. What could be better than pizza? Whose favorite meal will win? R

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DIY Monster Heads - Grades 6-8

Tue, Oct 20, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Create a face only a mummy could love. Use art supplies to decorate styling heads and transform them into menacing monsters. R

Chess Club - Grades K-3

Wed, Oct 21, 5:30pm - 6:15pm

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Discover chess moves, strategies, and checkmate techniques with international Chess Master Arjun Vishnuvardhan of Glenview Chess. All experience levels welcome. R

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Stitch Together Meet-Up - Ages 14 and older

Wed, Oct 21, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

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If your craft of choice uses needles or hooks, this group is for you. Bring your knit, crochet, embroidery or cross stitch projects already in progress to work and chat with others. R

Chess Club - Grades 4-8

Wed, Oct 21, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

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Discover chess moves, strategies, and checkmate techniques with international Chess Master Arjun Vishnuvardhan of Glenview Chess. All experience levels welcome. R

Scam Safety

Wed, Oct 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Learn to protect your personal information and stay safe online from phishing attempts, pop-ups and other scams. Discover simple steps you can take to secure your digital life. R

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Embrace Your Weird by Felicia Day

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