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Adults
Crafty Corner
PHD (Projects Half Done) Club
Rakow Branch Living Room
Mondays, 11/6, 12/4 • 6 pm
Join others as we work on unfinished
projects together.
Fancy Fingernails with Beth
– Nail Art: Stamping R
Main Library Sally Lee Rooms
Thursday, 11/9 • 6:30 pm
Explore a special kind of Nail Art known
as stamping. Supplies will be provided.
Crochet Club R
Main Library Grove Room
Mondays, 11/13, 12/11 • 6:30 pm
Get hooked on crocheting! Bring a
project to work on. All skill levels welcome.
Crafty Cats (Create and Talk)
South Elgin Branch
Wednesdays, 11/15, 12/20 • 5:30 pm
Chat while you craft! Bring your own
projects and supplies.
Evening Chess Club
Main Library 2nd Floor – Behind Elevators
Mondays, 11/6, 11/20, 12/4, 12/18 •
5:30 pm
Open play for teen and adults of all skill
levels. Chess sets will be provided.
The Life of Carole King R
Rakow Branch
Thursday, 11/16 • 6:30 pm
Gary Wenstrup will share the successful
life and career of musician Carole King.
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Listeners Club R
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms
Wednesday, 11/1 • Noon
This interactive lecture/discussion
series meets during the week of the
ESO’s Classics Masterworks series and
will broaden your understanding of the
music that will be
performed.
Sunday Afternoon Concerts R
Sundays • 2 pm
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms
11/19 Jimin Yun & Yoahn Kwon
Four Hand Piano Duet
Experience timeless classics come to life,
taking you on a journey through classical,
romantic, and jazzy sounds. Pianists Jimin
Yun and Yoahn Kwon will feature beloved
and popular pieces by Bach, Beethoven,
Schubert, Bizet and Gershwin.
12/17 Sheridan Solisti Trio
Combining the talents of three
internationally acclaimed, award-winning
soloists, the musicians of the Sheridan
Solisti Trio present the masterworks
of traditional and contemporary trio
repertoire. Together, the trio— Cyrus
Forough, violin, Nazar Dzhuryn, cello, and
Susan Merdinger, piano—represents the
finest musical legacies of the 20th century.
Rakow Branch
12/10 Trillium
A quartet performing an energetic array of
Celtic, folk, ragtime, bluegrass, Dixieland
music, and some holiday tunes, guaranteed
to make you smile!
The Music Salon with
Jim Kendros R
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms
Tuesday, 11/21 • 1 pm
Enjoy dynamic and highly informative
presentation on great composers and
their music. Presenter: Composer and Music
Researcher Jim Kendros.
Writer’s Corner
Writers on the Fox R
Main Library Grove Room
Thursdays, 11/2, 12/7 • 7 pm
This writer’s peer group will inspire and
motivate you using prompts and exercises
for creative writing. All writing genres
welcome.
Come Write In: NaNoWriMo R
South Elgin Branch
Sundays, 11/5, 11/19 • Noon-4 pm
Enjoy some peace and quiet while you
work on writing your novel.
Poetry Writers Workshop R
Hybrid – Main Library Grove Room & Zoom
Mondays, 11/6, 12/4 • 6:30 pm
Share your love of poetry and your work in
a supportive environment. Facilitated by Elgin
Poet Laureate Gareth Mann.
Language
Go Bilingual R ES
Elgin Room
Wednesdays 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/29,
12/6, 12/13 • 6 pm
Learn at the Library with native English
and Spanish speakers.
Spanish Café Conversation
Group R ES
Grove Room
Mondays, 11/13, 11/27, 12/11 • Noon
French Conversation Group R
Grove Room
Saturdays, 11/11, 12/9 • 10:30 am
Facilitator: Sue Aissaoui.
All language programs take place at
the Main Library.
Spanish Café Conversation
Group R
Grove Room
Mondays, 11/13, 11/27, 12/11 • Noon
Dive in to learn Spanish! Intermediate
level participants will practice
conversations in Spanish by doing
activities in the library or visiting places
in the community to gain confidence
and improve their pronunciation.
German Conversation Group R
Hybrid – Grove Room & Zoom
Wednesdays, 11/15, 12/20 • 7 pm
Facilitator: Barbara Laane.
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