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One Stop Career Resource Center

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Upstairs Break Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Education, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Event Details:

workNet Batavia will be in the library for drop in career services.  If you are looking for work, trying to enhance your skills, or thinking about pivoting to a new career, wo...

Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Upstairs Break Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Special Event
Event Details:

workNet Batavia will be in the library for drop in career services.  If you are looking for work, trying to enhance your skills, or thinking about pivoting to a new career, workNet Batavia, a non-profit career resource service, may be ab

Family Fort Night

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Children's Department at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Family Fort Night is back! Fort building after hours!Kids, do you like to build forts at home with blankets, pillow, and other supplies? Wouldn't it be extra cool to build tha...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Family Fort Night is back! 

Fort building after hours!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photos and videos may be recorded at library events. By attending you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance at this event grants your permission to be in these photos or videos which may be used for archival or library promotional purposes. Please inform the event facilitator if you have any objection to you or your child being photographed or recorded.

Then & Now

Getting the Dirt on Gardening: Easy Care Natives

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Michelle Pfister Meeting Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Education, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Event Details:

Many home gardeners would like to add native plants to their garden, but are unsure how to start. This program takes a look at the native plants that are low maintenance and grow i...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Many home gardeners would like to add native plants to their garden, but are unsure how to start. This program takes a look at the native plants that are low maintenance and grow in a wide range of conditions.

Work Net

One Stop Career Resource Center

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Upstairs Break Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Education, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Event Details:

workNet Batavia will be in the library for drop in career services.  If you are looking for work, trying to enhance your skills, or thinking about pivoting to a new career, wo...

Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Upstairs Break Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Special Event
Event Details:

workNet Batavia will be in the library for drop in career services.  If you are looking for work, trying to enhance your skills, or thinking about pivoting to a new career, workNet Batavia, a non-profit career resource service, may be ab

ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Michelle Pfister Meeting Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Please register each person attending individually. Join us for Animals Around the World! Incredible Bats will be here with a variety of animals.  Please provide your YPL...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Please register each person attending individually. 

Join us for Animals Around the World! Incredible Bats will be here with a variety of animals.  Please provide your YPL card number while registering.  

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is open to a limited number of attendees. For this reason, please give cancellation notice at least 24 hours before the scheduled event. This will allow us to offer your spot to someone on the waiting list.

Photos and videos may be recorded at library events. By attending you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance at this event grants your permission to be in these photos or videos which may be used for archival or library promotional purposes. Please inform the event facilitator if you have any objection to you or your child being photographed or recorded.

Family Fort Night

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Children's Department at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Family Fort Night is back! Fort building after hours!Kids, do you like to build forts at home with blankets, pillow, and other supplies? Wouldn't it be extra cool to build tha...

Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Family Fort Night is back! 

Fort building after hours!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photos and videos may be recorded at library events. By attending you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance at this event grants your permission to be in these photos or videos which may be used for archival or library promotional purposes. Please inform the event facilitator if you have any objection to you or your child being photographed or recorded.

Color with the Cops

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Michelle Pfister Meeting Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

The Yorkville Police Department will be at the library hanging out and coloring with YOU! Register for this fun and unique experience. 

Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Event Details:

The Yorkville Police Department will be at the library hanging out and coloring with YOU! Register for this fun and unique experience. 

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photos and videos may be recorded at library events. By attending you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance at this event grants your permission to be in these photos or videos which may be used for archival or library promotional purposes. Please inform the event facilitator if you have any objection to you or your child being photographed or recorded.

Safe and Secure Online

Safe and Secure Online: Protecting Seniors and Adults by Building a Global Cyber Community for Good.

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Michelle Pfister Meeting Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Education, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults 18+, Seniors
Event Details:

Cybersecurity is scary, but it doesn’t have to be. Knowing what pitfalls lie ahead can help keep you and your loved ones safe. This workshop is designed to help you identify threat...

Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Paranormal Investigation

A Night to Remember: True Adventuers from a Local Paranormal Investigation Team

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Michelle Pfister Meeting Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Education, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Event Details:

Join us for a special presentation from West Suburban Paranormal Investigations - one of Illinois only all-female paranormal investigations teams!  The group will tell some st...

Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a special presentation from West Suburban Paranormal Investigations - one of Illinois only all-female paranormal investigations teams!  The group will tell some stories about their nearly 100 local investigations, show us how thei

Medicare

Medicare 101

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Library Board Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Education, Health & Wellness, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults 18+, Seniors
Event Details:

Join as in this special seminar while a Medicare expert discusses the ins and outs of Medicare, helping seniors understand their coverage and the options they have. 

Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Library Board Room
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Health & Wellness, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Join as in this special seminar while a Medicare expert discusses the ins and outs of Medicare, helping seniors understand their coverage and the options they have. 

Your Friend in Health

Your Friend in Health

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Michelle Pfister Meeting Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Education, Health & Wellness, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults 18+, Seniors
Event Details:

A Health & Wellness Series with Certified Health Coach, Arinne DicksonSeptember 18 - Live Without Pain & InflammationSystemic inflammation impacts about one third of Americ...

Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Health & Wellness, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

A Health & Wellness Series with Certified Health Coach, Arinne Dickson

September 18 - Live Without Pain & Inflammation

Medicare

Medicare 101

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 5:45pm - 6:45pm
Library Board Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Education, Health & Wellness, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults 18+, Seniors
Event Details:

Join as in this special seminar while a Medicare expert discusses the ins and outs of Medicare, helping seniors understand their coverage and the options they have. 

Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Library Board Room
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Health & Wellness, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Join as in this special seminar while a Medicare expert discusses the ins and outs of Medicare, helping seniors understand their coverage and the options they have. 

Inspired! A Celebration of Poetry & Art

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Michelle Pfister Meeting Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Join us for the 4th Annual Inspired! A Celebration of Poetry & Art!The special event is the reveal of an art and poetry project running from May to September that pairs one art...

Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Join us for the 4th Annual Inspired! A Celebration of Poetry & Art!

The special event is the reveal of an art and poetry project running from May to September that pairs one artist and one poet in the creative process.

An Evening with Amy Kemp

An Evening with author Amy Kemp

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Michelle Pfister Meeting Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Education, Authors & Writers, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults 18+
Event Details:

Join Shari Chapman, founder and executive director of "We Are Called to Care"as she has an intimate conversation with Amy Kemp, author ofI See You - A Guide for Women to ...

Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Adult Education, Authors & Writers, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Join Shari Chapman, founder and executive director of "We Are Called to Care"

as she has an intimate conversation with Amy Kemp, author of

Then & Now

Yorkville Then & Now

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Michelle Pfister Meeting Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Education, Authors & Writers, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Event Details:

A look into Yorkville's PastThomas Milschewski, creator of the popular social media page Yorkville Then & Now, discusses and dives into a pictorial history of Yorkville, I...

Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Authors & Writers, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

A look into Yorkville's Past

Then & Now

Yorkville Then & Now

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Michelle Pfister Meeting Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Education, Authors & Writers, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Event Details:

A look into Yorkville's PastThomas Milschewski, creator of the popular social media page Yorkville Then & Now, discusses and dives into a pictorial history of Yorkville, I...

Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Authors & Writers, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

A look into Yorkville's Past

Parks & Rec Preschool Graduation

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 9:00am - 4:00pm
Michelle Pfister Meeting Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Preschool
Event Details:

Parks & Rec preschool graduation

Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Parks & Rec preschool graduation

Parks & Rec Preschool Graduation

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 9:00am - 4:00pm
Michelle Pfister Meeting Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Preschool
Event Details:

Parks & Rec preschool graduation

Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Parks & Rec preschool graduation

Parks & Rec Preschool Graduation

Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 9:00am - 4:00pm
Michelle Pfister Meeting Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Preschool
Event Details:

Parks & Rec preschool graduation

Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Parks & Rec preschool graduation

Parks & Rec Preschool Graduation

Friday, December 20, 2024 at 9:00am - 4:00pm
Michelle Pfister Meeting Room at Yorkville Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Preschool
Event Details:

Parks & Rec preschool graduation

Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Parks & Rec preschool graduation