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60 upcoming events near Lisle. Each card links back to the source, so you can check the details before you go.
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Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
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The colonists greatly admired Paul Revere, a man of action over words. He could turn any situation into support for the independence movement. Terry Lynch, nationally known actor, brings this patriot to life in a historical portrayal.
Lifelong learning
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Come to our in person English as a second language class to help you improve your reading, speaking, and writing skills. Registration is not required to attend this class.
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
In July 1962, a Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. Joe will remain distraught by his sister’s disappearance for years to come. In Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, her mother frustra...
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Need assistance with a state or federal issue? Stop by for Mobile Office Hours with Senator Laura Ellman, held in partnership with the office of U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth. Help will be available to connect you with state resources and assist with navigating federal programs, agencies, and services.
Theater & film
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Come watch an animated classic - this month, we're watching The Road to El Dorado. This film is rated PG.
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Gallery 777 is proud to present Beyond the Landscape by M.Y. Art Studio. The exhibit runs from July through August, but don't miss the opening night reception on August 7 at 7PM. Meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments at Gallery 777! RESCHEDULED FROM FRIDAY, JULY 3
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
Lifelong learning
lisle · Lisle, IL
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If you would like to attend, please contact Lori Cummins at cumminsl@lislelibrary.org. --------------------------------------------------------------- Monthly Activity: Hands-on roadblock resolution session - share a specific roadblock you have run into in your genealogy research, then the group will work together to generate possible solutions. Bring your own laptop, or email Lori to borrow a laptop during the meeting. Join other genealogy enthusiasts to discuss various genealogy topics, sha...
Music & concerts
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Experience a live music performance with vocalist Petra van Nuis and pianist Dennis Luxion. Noted for their “seamless camaraderie” (Chicago Jazz Magazine) with a style that is “hauntingly atmospheric and filled with creative substance” (All About Jazz), this duo will provide a refreshing afternoon of Jazz.
Lifelong learning
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Come to our in person English as a second language class to help you improve your reading, speaking, and writing skills. Registration is not required to attend this class.
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Click here to register for the September Spice Club: https://lisle.librarycalendar.com/event/lld-spice-club-19579 Kits will be available to pick up beginning TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Are you an adult who wants to flex your Super Smash skills? Join us for a tournament that will crown the 3rd-, 2nd-, and best player of Super Smash Bros.! We will use the provided controllers for the Nintendo Switch 1 console. The program may go over at most 15 minutes.
Outdoors & nature
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
In the 1970s, the ultimate trip for any backpacker was the storied “Hippie Trail” from Istanbul to Kathmandu. A 23-year-old Rick Steves made the trek, and like a travel writer in training, he documented everything along the way. From taking wild bus rides through Turkey to enduring monsoons in India, the experience ignited his love of travel and forever broadened his perspective on the world. On the Hippie Trail contains Rick's journals from 1978—the last year the trip was possible—and full-c...
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Please join us to discuss The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves. If you would like to attend, please contact Noelle Spicher at spichern@lislelibrary.org. --------------------------------------------------------------- Three very different women come together to complete an environmental survey. Three women who, in some way or another, know the meaning of betrayal....For team leader Rachael Lambert the project is the perfect opportunity to rebuild her confidence after a double-betrayal by her lover and...
Classes & arts
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Bring your own crafting project and join us as we chat, craft, and enjoy coffee or tea and snacks.
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Please join us to discuss Godkiller by Hannah Kaner. If you would like to attend, please contact Lori Cummins at cumminsl@lislelibrary.org. --------------------------------------------------------------- Kissen’s family were killed by zealots of a fire god. Now, she makes a living killing gods, and enjoys it. That is until she finds a god she cannot kill: Skedi, a god of white lies, has somehow bound himself to a young noble, and they are both on the run from unknown assassins. Joined by a di...
Lifelong learning
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Come to our in person English as a second language class to help you improve your reading, speaking, and writing skills. Registration is not required to attend this class.
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Want to test your general knowledge? Join the LLD for Trivia! Go in a group or go alone to test your knowledge of all things! Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Lifelong learning
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Come to our in person English as a second language class to help you improve your reading, speaking, and writing skills. Registration is not required to attend this class.
Food festivals
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Calling all culinary adventurers and global cuisine enthusiasts! Spice up your cooking with our monthly Spice Club. Each take-and-make spice kit contains information about the featured spice, recipes, book recommendations, and a sample to use at home. This month’s featured spice is: Cumin Register between August 15 and August 31. Pick up your kit from the Adult Services Desk any day between Tuesday, September 8 and Friday, September 11.
Lifelong learning
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Learn the basics of Canva, a free online graphic design tool that can help you create professional-looking signs, posters, presentations, social media posts, and more, in this introductory class.
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Please join us as we discuss Bad Bad Girl- The award-winning author of The Resisters returns with an engrossing, blisteringly funny-sad autobiographical novel tracing a tumultuous mother-daughter relationship. My mother had died, but still I heard her voice. . . Gish’s mother—Loo Shu-hsin—is born in 1925 to a wealthy Shanghai family where girls are expected to behave and be quiet. Every act of disobedience prompts the same “Bad bad girl! You don’t know how to talk!” She gets sent to Catholic...
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Gallery 777 is proud to present There Are Places I Remember by Christine Milostan. The exhibit runs from September through October, but don't miss the opening night reception on Sept 11 at 7PM. Meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments at Gallery 777! For more info on Gallery 777, email Xavier Duran: duranx@lislelibrary.org
Theater & film
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Neil Howe has returned with an extraordinary new prediction. What we see all around us—the polarization, the growing threat of civil conflict and global war—will culminate by the early 2030s in a climax that poses great danger and yet also holds great promise, perhaps even bringing on America’s next golden age. Every generation alive today will play a vital role in determining how this crisis is resolved, for good or ill. Illuminating, sobering, yet ultimately empowering, The Fourth Turning I...
Lifelong learning
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Have you ever wondered what dad or grandpa did in the war? What happened to your uncle who died? What was training and combat like? How did grandpa get wounded? What happened to the family during and after the war? Answers can be found. Once you have established what units your service member was in and where they served, it is time to explore unit-level records. In this session, military reseacher Jennifer Holik will teach you the research strategy to piece together your veteran's story and...
Outdoors & nature
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Told in luminous, perceptive prose, The Last Fire Season is a deeply incisive inquiry into what it really means—now—to live in relationship to the elements of the natural world. When Manjula Martin moved from the city to the woods of Northern California, she wanted to be closer to the wilderness that she had loved as a child. She was also seeking refuge from a health crisis that left her with chronic pain, and found a sense of healing through tending her garden beneath the redwoods of Sonoma...
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Please join us to discuss The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James. If you would like to attend, please contact Noelle Spicher at spichern@lislelibrary.org. --------------------------------------------------------------- In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, were murdered with the same gun, with strange notes left behind. Beth Greer was the perfect suspect--a rich, eccentric twenty-three-year-old woman, seen fleeing one of the crim...
Classes & arts
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Bring your own crafting project and join us as we chat, craft, and enjoy coffee or tea and snacks.
Lifelong learning
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Come to our in person English as a second language class to help you improve your reading, speaking, and writing skills. Registration is not required to attend this class.
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
David Wylly from Medicare Solutions Network will explain what Medicare covers, what it doesn't, and your potential out-of-pocket exposure.
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Please join us to discuss Moonboundby Robin Sloan. If you would like to attend, please contact Lori Cummins at cumminsl@lislelibrary.org. --------------------------------------------------------------- In Moonbound, Robin Sloan has written a novel with the full scope and ambitious imagination of the very books that lit the engines of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore: an epic quest as only Sloan could conceive it, mixing science fiction, fantasy, good old-fashioned literary storytelling, and u...
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Please join us as we discuss Such A Perfect Family- A man with a deadly past marries into the perfect, respectable family in this riveting thriller from New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh . . . A woman buried. A woman broken. A woman crashed. A woman burned. And the man who knew them all. Love at first sight, a whirlwind Vegas wedding, a fairy-tale romance. For seventy-nine days, Tavish Advani has been the happiest man in the world—until his new life turns to ash, his wealthy in-l...
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Please join us to discuss The Murders in Great Diddling by Katarina Bivald. If you would like to attend, please contact Noelle Spicher at spichern@lislelibrary.org. --------------------------------------------------------------- The best stories are the ones we didn't know needed to be told The small, rundown village of Great Diddling is full of stories—author Berit Gardner can feel it. The way the villagers avoid outsiders, the furtive stares and whispers in the presence of newcomers… Berit...
Classes & arts
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Bring your own crafting project and join us as we chat, craft, and enjoy coffee or tea and snacks.
Food festivals
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Share your culinary adventures with the feature spices from our Spice Club kits in this discussion group. We'll take turns sharing our experience with each featured spice and photos of the dishes we made with them. All are welcome, even if you did not pick up a Spice Club kit. The group meets three times per year on the last Monday of the month. Featured spices for discussion: Cayenne Pepper, Cumin
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Please join us to discuss Of Monsters and Mainframesby Barbara Truelove. If you would like to attend, please contact Lori Cummins at cumminsl@lislelibrary.org. --------------------------------------------------------------- Demeter just wants to do her job: shuttling humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri. Unfortunately, her passengers keep dying—and not from equipment failures, as her AI medical system, Steward, would have her believe. These are paranormal murders, and they began when one n...
Food festivals
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Calling all culinary adventurers and global cuisine enthusiasts! Spice up your cooking with our monthly Spice Club. Each take-and-make spice kit contains information about the featured spice, recipes, book recommendations, and a sample to use at home. This month’s featured spice is: Turmeric Register between October 15 and October 31. Pick up your kit from the Adult Services Desk any day between Monday, November 2 and Friday, November 6.
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Please join us as we discuss A Marriage At Sea- **A Guardian, Observer & Waterstones Nonfiction Book of 2024** What begins as an eccentric English love story turns into one of the most dramatic adventures ever recorded... Maurice and Maralyn couldn't be more different. He is as cautious and awkward as she is charismatic and forceful. It seems an unlikely romance, but it works. Bored of 1970s suburban life, Maralyn has an sell the house, build a boat, leave England -- and its oil crisis, indus...
Community & civic
lisle · Lisle, IL
lisle
Please join us to discuss The Searcher by Tana French. If you would like to attend, please contact Noelle Spicher at spichern@lislelibrary.org. --------------------------------------------------------------- Retired detective Cal Hooper moves to a remote village in rural Ireland. His plans are to fix up the dilapidated cottage he's bought, to walk the mountains, to put his old police instincts to bed forever. Then a local boy appeals to him for help. His brother is missing, and no one in the...
Classes & arts
napervillepl · Naperville, IL
napervillepl
Start uncovering the stories hidden in your family tree using vital records. Perfect for beginners or anyone curious about how to use vital records for research, this interactive workshop offers a friendly introduction led by our staff.
Lifelong learning
napervillepl · Naperville, IL
napervillepl
Explore the wild world of science fiction and fantasy in this supernatural book club! Whether you're a longtime fan or new to the genre, this club offers a fun space to discuss your favorite reads and discover new ones. This month we will be discussing "The Mercy of Gods" by James S.A. Corey.
Community & civic
napervillepl · Naperville, IL
napervillepl
Using colorful beads, create a fun, everlasting plant that will brighten any space. No registration is required, but space is limited to the first 20 participants.
Community & civic
napervillepl · Naperville, IL
napervillepl
Master a new technology topic each month at Senior Tech Club! Stay up to date with the latest tech trends and gain confidence in using your devices to make life easier. Can't make this session? We cover the same topics at the 95th Street Library session on the third Thursday of every month. If you miss a session and want to know more about the topic covered, please email Mark for the presentation slides.
Theater & film
napervillepl · Naperville, IL
napervillepl
The Great American Songbook showcases some of the most beloved and influential songs of the 20th century, from film and Broadway classics written between the 1920s and 1950s. Enjoy an unforgettable performance as Gavin Coyle, Carlyn Lloyd, and Jon Warfel bring these timeless tunes to life.
Lifelong learning
napervillepl · Naperville, IL
napervillepl
Whether you're just getting started or facing challenges with a tricky branch of your family tree, our Genealogy team is here to answer your questions as you dive into your family history!
Markets
5001 Main Street Downers Grove, IL 60515 · Chicago, IL
5001 Main Street Downers Grove, IL 60515
Lifelong learning
napervillepl · Naperville, IL
napervillepl
Designed for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, this book club offers a welcoming environment in which we explore our love of reading! Join us as we read and discuss a short story each month. Caregivers are welcome and encouraged to attend. *Registration required.
Lifelong learning
napervillepl · Naperville, IL
napervillepl
In this introductory embroidery machine class, learn how to set up and thread the machine, prepare your materials, and stitch initials onto a baker's towel. By the end, you'll have a personalized towel and a solid understanding of embroidery machine techniques! No registration is required, but space is limited to the first 5 participants.
Classes & arts
napervillepl · Naperville, IL
napervillepl
Bring legendary cryptids to life! Join us to craft Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and Mothman. Learn new crafting skills, from simple saddle stitching to clay modeling and wire sculpture with pipe cleaners. No registration is required, but space is limited to the first 20 participants.
Lifelong learning
napervillepl · Naperville, IL
napervillepl
Take your embroidery to the next level! In this intermediate embroidery machine class, we'll learn how to transfer files and stitching designs onto a baker's towel. Participants should have a basic understanding of how to operate the embroidery machine. No registration is required, but space is limited to the first 5 participants.
Lifelong learning
napervillepl · Naperville, IL
napervillepl
Join our book club for enthusiasts of mysteries, thrillers, true crime, and all things suspenseful! We will keep you on the edge of your seat, with varying levels of intensity and violence from title to title. This month we will be discussing "Killer Question" by Janice Hallett.
Lifelong learning
napervillepl · Naperville, IL
napervillepl
Rendezvous at the Library for this daytime book club, where we explore a diverse range of topics, tastes, and genres. This month we will be discussing "I'll Be Right Here" by Amy Bloom.
Classes & arts
napervillepl · Naperville, IL
napervillepl
Join us for fun craft sessions inspired by cultures from around the world! Each session will explore a different culture and a corresponding craft. No registration is require, but space is limited to the first 20 participants. This month we'll be creating paper Lisbon Tile Quilt Blocks.
Community & civic
napervillepl · Naperville, IL
napervillepl
Using colorful beads, create a fun, everlasting plant that will brighten any space. No registration is required, but space is limited to the first 20 participants.
Markets
631 E. Boughton Rd., Promenade Shopping Mall, Bolingbrook, IL, 60440 · Chicago, IL
631 E. Boughton Rd., Promenade Shopping Mall, Bolingbrook, IL, 60440
Theater & film
CG's Comedy Club · Crete, IL
CG's Comedy Club
Theater & film
CG's Comedy Club · Lisle, IL
CG's Comedy Club
Theater & film
CG's Comedy Club · Itasca, IL
CG's Comedy Club
Theater & film
CG's Comedy Club · Elburn, IL
CG's Comedy Club
Theater & film
CG's Comedy Club · North Aurora, IL
CG's Comedy Club
