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Fall Film Series: The Wicker Man

All Day
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Film Series:

Register to receive a pre-recorded introduction and critique by our resident film expert Scott Siegel, along with a link to watch the film at home through our Hoopla or Kanopy stre...

Event Details:

The original occult classic starring Christopher Lee & Edward Woodward.

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Virtual Event

The Power and Limitations of Political Films

Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
History, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Since the beginning of cinema, movies have functioned not only as a form of entertainment, but also as a tool of political persuasion. Some films have been used to disseminate prop...

Required
Virtual Event

Day of the Dead Exhibit Tour from the National Museum of Mexican Art

Monday, October 28, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
History, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The National Museum of Mexican Art is home to one of the country’s largest Mexican art collections, including more than 18,000 seminal pieces from ancient Mexico to the p...

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Virtual Event

Election Day Polling Place

All Day
Winnetka Community Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Election Day Polling Place

Crime of the Century: Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder of Bobby Franks

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
History, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

On a spring day in May 1924, a young boy, Bobby Franks, went missing while walking home from school. Within a day, his body was discovered, which launched an investigation that led...

Required
Virtual Event
Picture of all the planets in our solar system

Theories of Solar System Formation

Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Our home system of planets has long been assumed to be typical of other planetary systems that we might one day discover outside of our Solar System. However, as the list of other ...

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Virtual Event

Artemis: Returning to the Moon

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In the next few years, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon and explore more of the lunar surface than ever before. The goal of Artemis is to establ...

Required
Virtual Event
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Fall Film Series: The Ninth Configuration

All Day
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Film Series:

Register to receive a pre-recorded introduction and critique by our resident film expert Scott Siegel, along with a link to watch the film at home through our Hoopla or Kanopy stre...

Event Details:

Overlooked psychological horror from the author of The Exorcist. 

Required
Virtual Event

Library Closed at 5:00 PM for Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield Libraries close at 5:00 PM on Wednesday November 27 for Thanksgiving.

Closing

Library Closed for Thanksgiving

All Day 11/28 - 11/29
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield Libraries are closed Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29 for Thanksgiving.

Closing

Library Closed for Staff Training

All Day
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield Libraries are closed on Thursday, December 5, to accommodate staff training.

Closing

Library Closed for Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield Libraries are closed Tuesday, December 24, and Wednesday, December 25, for Christmas Eve and Christmas.

Closing

Library Closed for New Year's

All Day 12/31 - 1/1
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield Libraries are closed Tuesday, December 31, and Wednesday, January 1, for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Closing

Library Closed for Easter

All Day
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield Libraries are closed Sunday, April 20 in observance of Easter.

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Library Closed for Memorial Day

All Day 5/25 - 5/26
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield Libraries are closed Sunday, May 25, and Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day.

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Library Closed for Juneteenth

All Day
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield Libraries are closed Thursday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth.

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