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Upcoming Programs & Events

All events are open to the public.
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Storytime Sign-Up
Thursday, Sep. 2
Storytime Sign-Up
Sign-up is required and begins Monday, August 30, 2010.
 
Storytimes begin the week of September 13, 2010 and end October 21, 2010.
 
Getting Started in Genealogy (P)
Thursday, Sep. 2, 6:30 p.m.
Getting Started in G
Itching to explore your family history after you’ve seen those celebrity genealogy shows? Get off on the right foot by attending this presentation by award-winning author and researcher Grace DuMelle.

She’ll explain the top 10 concepts: working backwards, talking to relati...read more
Register Online or call (708) 474-2447.
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Getting Started in Genealogy (P)
6:30 p.m.
Storytime Sign-Up
Friday, Sep. 3
Storytime Sign-Up
Sign-up is required and begins Monday, August 30, 2010.
 
Storytimes begin the week of September 13, 2010 and end October 21, 2010.
 
Purls of Wisdom Knitting & Crochet
Friday, Sep. 3, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Purls of Wisdom Knit
The popular knitting and crochet circle "Purls of Wisdom" meets in the Community Room. Bring your own supplies. Beginners always welcome!
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Purls of Wisdom Knitting & Crochet
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Storytime Sign-Up
Saturday, Sep. 4
Storytime Sign-Up
Sign-up is required and begins Monday, August 30, 2010.
 
Storytimes begin the week of September 13, 2010 and end October 21, 2010.
 
Lansing Library Writer’s Group
Saturday, Sep. 4, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Lansing Library Writ
Writers’ Group can offer support and advice, whether you’ve written many or just started your first novel. Share and receive constructive criticism. Ages 18 and up.

Meets every first & third Saturday.
Special Hours
Saturday, Sep. 4, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Special Hours
Closing early.
Open 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Last computer reservation is 2:30 p.m.

Regular hours resume Tuesday, September 7
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Lansing Library Writer’s Group
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Special Hours
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
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Library Closed
Monday, Sep. 6,
Library Closed
Closed for Labor Day.

Regular hours resume Tuesday, September 7
Pick up the Book!
Monday, Sep. 6
Pick up the Book!
Books for the next mystery book discussion are available at the Circulation Desk.  Discussion will be September 21 at 11:00 a.m.
Storytime Sign-Up
Monday, Sep. 6
Storytime Sign-Up
Sign-up is required and begins Monday, August 30, 2010.
 
Storytimes begin the week of September 13, 2010 and end October 21, 2010.
 
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Library Closed
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Storytime Sign-Up
Storytime Sign-Up
Tuesday, Sep. 7
Storytime Sign-Up
Sign-up is required and begins Monday, August 30, 2010.
 
Storytimes begin the week of September 13, 2010 and end October 21, 2010.
 
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Storytime Sign-Up
Storytime Sign-Up
Wednesday, Sep. 8
Storytime Sign-Up
Sign-up is required and begins Monday, August 30, 2010.
 
Storytimes begin the week of September 13, 2010 and end October 21, 2010.
 
Purls of Wisdom Knitting & Crochet
Wednesday, Sep. 8, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Purls of Wisdom Knit
The popular knitting and crochet circle "Purls of Wisdom" meets in the Community Room. Bring your own supplies. Beginners always welcome!
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Purls of Wisdom Knitting & Crochet
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Storytime Sign-Up
Thursday, Sep. 9
Storytime Sign-Up
Sign-up is required and begins Monday, August 30, 2010.
 
Storytimes begin the week of September 13, 2010 and end October 21, 2010.
 
Teen Movie NIght: Alice in Wonderland
Thursday, Sep. 9, 5:00 p.m.
Teen Movie NIght: Al
[Grades 6 and up] 
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.  Rated PG.
No sign-up required.
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Teen Movie NIght: Alice in Wonderland
5:00 p.m.
Storytime Sign-Up
Friday, Sep. 10
Storytime Sign-Up
Sign-up is required and begins Monday, August 30, 2010.
 
Storytimes begin the week of September 13, 2010 and end October 21, 2010.
 
Movie: Passport to Adventure, Historic Stockholm & Heliskiing, Sweden
Friday, Sep. 10, 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Movie: Passport to A
Passport to Adventure, Historic Stockholm & Heliskiing, Sweden 30 min.

Join us as we explore Stockholm’s Old Town and Sweden’s fairytale countryside.
 
Register Online or call (708) 474-2447.
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Movie: Passport to Adventure, Historic Stockholm & Heliskiing, Sweden
10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Storytime Sign-Up
Saturday, Sep. 11
Storytime Sign-Up
Sign-up is required and begins Monday, August 30, 2010.
 
Storytimes begin the week of September 13, 2010 and end October 21, 2010.
 
$5 Fill-A-Bag, Buy 1 Get 1:Book Bonanza Extravaganza (Friends’ Book Sale)
Saturday, Sep. 11, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (Members only 9-10)
$5 Fill-A-Bag, Buy 1
Members Only 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Memberships for sale at the door for $5.00

General Public 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Sales are cash only.

Buy 1 bag of books for $5, get 1 bag free!
Buy 1 book, get 1 free!
September 11 only.
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9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (Members only 9-10)
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Pick up the Book!
Monday, Sep. 13
Pick up the Book!
Books for the next mystery book discussion are available at the Circulation Desk.  Discussion will be September 21 at 11:00 a.m.
Baby Talk Storytime (Birth through 12 months with caregiver) (R)
Monday, Sep. 13, 10:30 a.m.
Baby Talk Storytime
[Birth through 12 months with caregiver]

Join Miss Patti for stories and fun!

Mondays: Sept. 13, Sept. 27, Oct, 4, Oct, 11, Oct 18
The Sept. 20 session has been rescheduled to Sept. 21.

Registration required.
Baby Talk Storytime (13 through 24 months with caregiver) (R)
Monday, Sep. 13, 11:30 a.m.
Baby Talk Storytime
[13 through 24 months with caregiver]

Join Miss Patti for stories and fun!

Mondays: Sept. 13, Sept. 27, Oct, 4, Oct, 11, Oct 18
The Sept. 20 session has been rescheduled to Sept. 21.

Registration required.
Friends Meeting
Monday, Sep. 13, 6:30 p.m.
Friends Meeting
Friends of Lansing Library meeting.
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Baby Talk Storytime (Birth through 12 months with caregiver) (R)
10:30 a.m.
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Baby Talk Storytime (13 through 24 months with caregiver) (R)
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Friends Meeting
6:30 p.m.
TAB (Teen Advisory Board)
Tuesday, Sep. 14, 5:00 p.m.
TAB (Teen Advisory B
[Grades 6-12]
Stop by the library every second Tuesday @ 5 p.m. for our monthly TAB meeting.  This is your chance to tell us what you think and give us some feedback.  Help us plan programs and order books, or just come to talk about your newest favorite book.  We are ...read more
A Guide to Digital Photography (P)
Tuesday, Sep. 14, 6:30 p.m.
A Guide to Digital P
Learn how to use the digital camera.

Bring your digital camera, fresh batteries, memory card, and instructional manual. The 3H Camera Club will be your guide.
 
Please register.
Register Online or call (708) 474-2447.
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TAB (Teen Advisory Board)
5:00 p.m.
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A Guide to Digital Photography (P)
6:30 p.m.
Toddler Time Storytime (24-36 months with caregiver) (R)
Wednesday, Sep. 15, 11:30 a.m.
Toddler Time Storyti
[24 through 36 months with caregiver]

Join Miss Rebecca for stories and fun!

Wednesdays: Sept. 15, Sept. 22, Sept. 29, Oct, 6, Oct, 13, Oct 20

Registration required.
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Toddler Time Storytime (24-36 months with caregiver) (R)
11:30 a.m.
Pre-K Storytime (Ages 3-5) (R)
Thursday, Sep. 16, 11:30 a.m.
Pre-K Storytime (Age
[Ages 3-5]
Join Miss Rebecca for stories and fun!
Thursdays: Sept. 16, Sept. 23, Sept. 30, Oct. 7, Oct, 14, Oct 21

Registration required.
Chicago Genealogy 101 (P)
Thursday, Sep. 16, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago Genealogy 10
It’s the second-largest city in the second-largest county in the U.S.

Learn inside tips to make your Windy City research fruitful.  For instance, did your ancestor live on Fake Street? He or she could have – before the street name changed. And did you know that it&r...read more
Register Online or call (708) 474-2447.
Library Board Meeting
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Pre-K Storytime (Ages 3-5) (R)
11:30 a.m.
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Chicago Genealogy 101 (P)
6:30 p.m.
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Library Board Meeting
6:30 p.m.
Purls of Wisdom Knitting & Crochet
Friday, Sep. 17, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Purls of Wisdom Knit
The popular knitting and crochet circle "Purls of Wisdom" meets in the Community Room. Bring your own supplies. Beginners always welcome!
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Purls of Wisdom Knitting & Crochet
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Lansing Library Writer’s Group
Saturday, Sep. 18, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Lansing Library Writ
Writers’ Group can offer support and advice, whether you’ve written many or just started your first novel. Share and receive constructive criticism. Ages 18 and up.

Meets every first & third Saturday.
Dead Relative Society (Genealogy Research Group)
Saturday, Sep. 18, 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Dead Relative Societ
Who Do You Think You Are?
Genealogy is one of the most popular hobbies in America.
This is a hobby where the library is your partner! The library provides access to Ancestry and to Heritage Quest.  To use Ancestry, you will have to visit the library, but Heritag...read more
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Lansing Library Writer’s Group
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
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Dead Relative Society (Genealogy Research Group)
3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
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Pizza Party & Band
Monday, Sep. 20, 6:00 p.m.
Pizza Party & Band
[Grades 6-12]
Just because school’s back again doesn’t mean we can’t have one last party!  Come by and grab some pizza, enter our awesome door prize, and check out the tunes of ATyDee (www.atydee.webs.com), winner of Lan...read more
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Pizza Party & Band
6:00 p.m.
Baby Talk Storytime (Birth through 12 months with caregiver) (R)
Tuesday, Sep. 21, 10:30 a.m.
Baby Talk Storytime
[Birth through 12 months with caregiver]

Join Miss Patti for stories and fun!

Mondays: Sept. 13, Sept. 27, Oct, 4, Oct, 11, Oct 18
The Sept. 20 session has been rescheduled to Sept. 21.

Registration required.
Baby Talk Storytime (13 through 24 months with caregiver) (R)
Tuesday, Sep. 21, 11:30 a.m.
Baby Talk Storytime
[13 through 24 months with caregiver]

Join Miss Patti for stories and fun!

Mondays: Sept. 13, Sept. 27, Oct, 4, Oct, 11, Oct 18
The Sept. 20 session has been rescheduled to Sept. 21.

Registration required.
Book Discussion: The Fifth Floor
Tuesday, Sep. 21, 11:00 a.m.
Book Discussion: The

The Fifth Floor by Michael Harvey
Hired to follow a political fixer for the current mayor, private detective Michael Kelly tracks the subject to Chicago’s North Side where he discovers a grisly murder scene and a possible answer to the mystery of w...read more
Teen "On the Edge" Book Discussion: Paper Towns (P)
Tuesday, Sep. 21, 5:00 p.m.
Teen On the Edge Boo
Paper Towns by John Green
[Grades 6-12]

One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin “Q” Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q’s neighbor and classma...read more
Register Online or call (708) 474-2447.
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Baby Talk Storytime (Birth through 12 months with caregiver) (R)
10:30 a.m.
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Baby Talk Storytime (13 through 24 months with caregiver) (R)
11:30 a.m.
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Book Discussion: The Fifth Floor
11:00 a.m.
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Teen "On the Edge" Book Discussion: Paper Towns (P)
5:00 p.m.
Toddler Time Storytime (24-36 months with caregiver) (R)
Wednesday, Sep. 22, 11:30 a.m.
Toddler Time Storyti
[24 through 36 months with caregiver]

Join Miss Rebecca for stories and fun!

Wednesdays: Sept. 15, Sept. 22, Sept. 29, Oct, 6, Oct, 13, Oct 20

Registration required.
Purls of Wisdom Knitting & Crochet
Wednesday, Sep. 22, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Purls of Wisdom Knit
The popular knitting and crochet circle "Purls of Wisdom" meets in the Community Room. Bring your own supplies. Beginners always welcome!
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Toddler Time Storytime (24-36 months with caregiver) (R)
11:30 a.m.
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Purls of Wisdom Knitting & Crochet
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Pre-K Storytime (Ages 3-5) (R)
Thursday, Sep. 23, 11:30 a.m.
Pre-K Storytime (Age
[Ages 3-5]
Join Miss Rebecca for stories and fun!
Thursdays: Sept. 16, Sept. 23, Sept. 30, Oct. 7, Oct, 14, Oct 21

Registration required.
Cooking Instructor Kelly Donlea (P)
Thursday, Sep. 23, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Cooking Instructor K
Kelly Donlea returns with more cooking ideas.

Kelly teaches how to get more variety from fewer ingredients, how to lose the ingredient clutter, and streamline dinnertime.

Please register.
Register Online or call (708) 474-2447.
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Pre-K Storytime (Ages 3-5) (R)
11:30 a.m.
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Cooking Instructor Kelly Donlea (P)
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
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Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Saturday, Sep. 25
Banned Books Week: C
Every year, hundreds of books are challenged or banned from shelves in public and school libraries.

For more information and lists of challenged titles visit:
www.ala.org/bbooks/


...read more
Illinois Hire the Future
Saturday, Sep. 25, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Illinois Hire the Fu

Ages 16-24 ONLY. Must be a resident of  Illinois

This program, sponsored by the Illinois Department of Employment Security, helps young adults with career information, skills matching, and job interview techniques.  There will be a hands-on computer portion ...read more
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Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
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Illinois Hire the Future
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Sunday, Sep. 26
Banned Books Week: C
Every year, hundreds of books are challenged or banned from shelves in public and school libraries.

For more information and lists of challenged titles visit:
www.ala.org/bbooks/


...read more
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Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Monday, Sep. 27
Banned Books Week: C
Every year, hundreds of books are challenged or banned from shelves in public and school libraries.

For more information and lists of challenged titles visit:
www.ala.org/bbooks/


...read more
Baby Talk Storytime (Birth through 12 months with caregiver) (R)
Monday, Sep. 27, 10:30 a.m.
Baby Talk Storytime
[Birth through 12 months with caregiver]

Join Miss Patti for stories and fun!

Mondays: Sept. 13, Sept. 27, Oct, 4, Oct, 11, Oct 18
The Sept. 20 session has been rescheduled to Sept. 21.

Registration required.
Baby Talk Storytime (13 through 24 months with caregiver) (R)
Monday, Sep. 27, 11:30 a.m.
Baby Talk Storytime
[13 through 24 months with caregiver]

Join Miss Patti for stories and fun!

Mondays: Sept. 13, Sept. 27, Oct, 4, Oct, 11, Oct 18
The Sept. 20 session has been rescheduled to Sept. 21.

Registration required.
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Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
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Baby Talk Storytime (Birth through 12 months with caregiver) (R)
10:30 a.m.
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Baby Talk Storytime (13 through 24 months with caregiver) (R)
11:30 a.m.
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Tuesday, Sep. 28
Banned Books Week: C
Every year, hundreds of books are challenged or banned from shelves in public and school libraries.

For more information and lists of challenged titles visit:
www.ala.org/bbooks/


...read more
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Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Wednesday, Sep. 29
Banned Books Week: C
Every year, hundreds of books are challenged or banned from shelves in public and school libraries.

For more information and lists of challenged titles visit:
www.ala.org/bbooks/


...read more
Toddler Time Storytime (24-36 months with caregiver) (R)
Wednesday, Sep. 29, 11:30 a.m.
Toddler Time Storyti
[24 through 36 months with caregiver]

Join Miss Rebecca for stories and fun!

Wednesdays: Sept. 15, Sept. 22, Sept. 29, Oct, 6, Oct, 13, Oct 20

Registration required.
Evening Pre-K Storytime (R)
Wednesday, Sep. 29, 6:00 p.m.
Evening Pre-K Storyt
[Ages 3-5]
Please join us for evening storytimes with Miss Tracey. 

These sessions are available on a monthly basis for children aged 3-5 (preschool).

Sign-up required.
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Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
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Toddler Time Storytime (24-36 months with caregiver) (R)
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Evening Pre-K Storytime (R)
6:00 p.m.
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Thursday, Sep. 30
Banned Books Week: C
Every year, hundreds of books are challenged or banned from shelves in public and school libraries.

For more information and lists of challenged titles visit:
www.ala.org/bbooks/


...read more
Pre-K Storytime (Ages 3-5) (R)
Thursday, Sep. 30, 11:30 a.m.
Pre-K Storytime (Age
[Ages 3-5]
Join Miss Rebecca for stories and fun!
Thursdays: Sept. 16, Sept. 23, Sept. 30, Oct. 7, Oct, 14, Oct 21

Registration required.
Teen "Off the Shelf" Book Discussion: Evermore (P)
Thursday, Sep. 30, 5:00 p.m.
Teen Off the Shelf B
Evermore by Alyson Noel
[Grades 6-12]

Since the car accident that claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras and hear people’s thoughts. She goes out of her way to hide from other people until she meets Damen, another psychic teenager wh...read more
Register Online or call (708) 474-2447.
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Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
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Pre-K Storytime (Ages 3-5) (R)
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Teen "Off the Shelf" Book Discussion: Evermore (P)
5:00 p.m.
  
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