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March 2023 Programs for Adults |
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Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Youth Art Month The Prospect Heights Public Library is showcasing the art of young local artists from our local School Districts 23 and 214, St. Alphonsus Liguori and Frost Elementary School and the Library’s Young Artists Workshops in honor of Youth Art Month. Join us for a month full of exciting art displays and related programs as we celebrate the wonders of art! |
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Young Artists Reception Celebration Thursday, March 16, 6-8 pm Meet the local young artists in honor of Youth Art Month! Please bring your friends and family to view the wonderful art work, listen to some great music with the Zero Hour Jazz Combo from Wheeling High School and enjoy light refreshments. Registration is not necessary, just drop in! |
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Movie: The Banshees of Inisherin Friday, March 3, 10, 17 or 24, 1 - 3:15 pm Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, the film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them. |
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Wednesday, March 1, 7-8 pm Virtual speaker Encore recording available March 8 Experience an entertaining and hilarious evening with New York Times best-selling science author, Mary Roach. She will discuss her frank approach to science, the importance of humor, and explore the weird, wonderful world in which we live. This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. |
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Sunday, March 5, 2-4:15 pm Virtual Speaker
Attend in the library to view the intro and film screening of this documentary that shares the untold story of 600,000 Black women, “Rosie the Riveters” who worked in factories and government offices during WWII. Introduction with historian Gregory S. Cooke.
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Receive a link to stream both the introduction with Gregory S. Cooke and the documentary Invisible Warriors at your convenience. The film shares the untold story of 600,000 Black women, “Rosie the Riveters” who worked in factories and government offices during WWII
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Monday, March 6, 1 pm Bees, butterflies, bats, or hummingbirds. Pick a pollinator and create a unique painting using fine line markers and watercolor with Art teacher and illustrator Terri Murphy. Ages 16 and up |
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Tuesday, March 7, 2 pm Learn to take better photos with your iPhone, the camera you carry everywhere using functions that are already built into your device! Recommended for beginners. Participants should bring their own iPhones. |
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Tuesday, March 7, 3:30-5:30 pm Cook County Commissioner Britton's staff will be on hand to answer questions about county roads, economic development programs, rental assistance help, property assessments, vaccines, unincorporated areas, county permits and the beloved Cook County Forest Preserves. Held in the Library’s Café Area. No registration needed, drop-in. |
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Thursday, March 9, 7pm Virtual Speaker (Note no recording) Artemisia Gentileschi achieved great success during her career in the 17th century especially with her portrayals of strong Biblical women, including Susanna and Judith. Learn about her life and art along with her relationship to the Italian Baroque movement with art historian Jeff Mishur. |
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Monday, March 13, 1:00-2:30 pm In-Person Speaker Encore Recording available Wednesday, February 15 President Johnson saw the Vietnam War as a personal challenge, and responded on a personal level (MY boys, MY helicopters, MY pilots) and thereby poisoned his Presidency and despite domestic programs like Medicare robbed himself of the greatness he had hoped to achieve. Speaker: John Moore. |
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Tuesday, March 14, 2 pm Learn to take better photos with your Android smartphone, the camera you carry everywhere using functions that are already built into your device! Recommended for beginners. Participants should bring their own Android smartphones. |
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Join producer and historian Gregory S. Cooke for insightful conversation and a Q&A session about his film Invisible Warriors. |
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Monday, March 20, 1 pm In-Person Speaker Encore Recording available Wednesday, March 22 Celebrate Women’s History Month! Learn about the women who stood behind the founding Fathers and how they contributed to the cause of American independence with speaker Valerie Gugula. |
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Tuesday, March 21, 7 pm Welcome to our maker space, the Lab. The Lab includes 3d printing, digitization tools, laser cutting, embroidery, and more. Join us to learn about all the things the Lab has to offer. |
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Thursday, March 23, 7pm In-Person Speaker Encore Recording available Monday, March 27 Kate Carney, Community Outreach Coordinator, from the Cook County Department of Environment & Sustainability discusses the basics of electric vehicles (EV). Learn about the benefits and find out how some common myths about EVs are not telling the full story. Q&A to follow. |
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BOTH Monday, March 27 AND Tuesday, March 28, noon - 4pm (You are registering for both days) Learn valuable defensive driving skills and refresh your memory of the rules of the road in this eight-hour course. After completing the course, you may be eligible for a discount on your car insurance. (Consult your auto insurance agent.) This course will cost $20 for AARP members and $25 for non-members, payable March 27. The course may be free if you have AARP Medicare Supplement with United Health Care. |
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Set in France and America, this is a haunting and intimate examination of love and loss, beauty and the cost of survival, witnessed through two generations of one French family, whose lives are all touched by the tragic events surrounding the D-Day bombings in Normandy. What if your family's fate could be traced back to one indelible summer? Over four long years, the Delasalle family has struggled to live in their Nazi occupied village in Normandy. Maman, Oncle Henri, Yvonne, and Francoise silently watched as their Jewish neighbors were arrested or wordlessly disappeared. Now in June 1944, when the sirens wail each day, warning of approaching bombers, the family wonders if rumors of the coming Allied invasion are true--and if they will survive to see their country liberated. For sixteen-year-old Yvonne, thoughts of the war recede when she sees the red-haired boy bicycle past her window each afternoon. Pausing to consider the shadow of a passing cloud as she raises her bow, she does not know that her family's home in Normandy lies in the path of British and American bombers. While Genevieve plays, her brother Simon and Tante Chouchotte, anxiously await news from their loved ones in Normandy. Decades later, Genevieve, the wife of an American musician, lives in the United States. Each summer she returns to her homeland with her children, so that they may know their French family. Genevieve's youngest daughter, Polly, becomes obsessed with the stories she hears about the war, believing they are the key to understanding her mother and the conflicting cultures shaping her life. Moving back and forth in time, told from varying points of view, this novel explores the way family histories are shared and illuminates the power of storytelling to understand the past and who we are. Pick up your book at the Circulation desk. |
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Tuesday, March 28, 7 pm Preserve memories by learning to digitize your old negatives, slides, photos, and videos. We’ll go over basic digitization techniques using technology available in the Lab. |
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Friday Friends Book Club Friday, March 31, 11 am Newly engaged Dannie Cohan’s life is perfectly planned until a mysterious dream foretells a totally unexpected future. Pick up your book at the Circulation desk. Register |
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Prospect Heights Public Library District
12 N. Elm St.
Prospect Heights, Illinois 60070
847-259-3500
www.phpl.info
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