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MICROSOFT EXCEL 2019 PART 2: CHARTS AND GRAPHS (R)

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Corner 68 at Dundee Library
Program Type:
Technology Classes
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Learn how to create charts and graphs and link data from multiple spreadsheets. Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel required. Hands-on. 

Full
Required
Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Corner 68
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn how to create charts and graphs and link data from multiple spreadsheets. Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel required. Hands-on. 

Board of Trustees Meeting

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room at Dundee Library
Program Type:
Library Board
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The Library Board of Trustees generally meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM in the meeting room at Dundee Library.  The Board is elected by the taxpayers to ser...

Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Library Board
Event Details:

The Library Board of Trustees generally meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM in the meeting room at Dundee Library.  The Board is elected by the taxpayers to serve in a volunteer capacity.  Meetings are open to the public.

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Foodie Kids

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Dundee Library
Program Type:
Culinary Programs
Age Group:
Youth
Foodie Kids:

Kids take over the kitchen in this hands-on snack-making workshop. We make a different delicious snack every month! Grades K-3.

Event Details:

Make a Monster Sandwich!  

Register
Required
Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Culinary Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Kids take over the kitchen in this hands-on snack-making workshop. We make a different delicious snack every month! Grades K-3.

Make a Monster Sandwich!

 

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.

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

We often take photographs during library events. These photos are for library use only and may be used for promotion in print, digital, and social media. Attending a library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family. If you prefer not to be photographed, please alert a staff member.

Frankenscience

Frankenscience @ RO

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Randall Oaks Library
Program Type:
S.T.E.M./Maker
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

Use our supplies to create your very own monster and see how it stands up to different engineering challenges! Grades K-6 and adult helpers welcome!

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Randall Oaks Library
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: S.T.E.M./Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Use our supplies to create your very own monster and see how it stands up to different engineering challenges! Grades K-6 and adult helpers welcome!

Medicare A, B, C and Ds

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Corner 68 at Dundee Library
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for an educational presentation to help understand your Medicare choices. They can be confusing and the choices you make can have financial implications.  Learn about ...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Corner 68
Age Group: Adult
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Join us for an educational presentation to help understand your Medicare choices.

Michael Keaton dressed as Beetlejuice with green hair and wearing a black and white striped suit sits atop his own grave in the poster for Beetlejuice the movie.

Food & Flicks: Beetlejuice

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Dundee Library
Program Type:
Culinary Programs, Movies & Music
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

It’s showtime!  This month we’re watching Beetlejuice. Join us in celebrating the upcoming sequel featuring our favorite dead guy by revisiting where it all began. Cho...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Culinary Programs, Movies & Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

It’s showtime! 

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

We often take photographs during library events. These photos are for library use only and may be used for promotion in print, digital, and social media. Attending a library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family. If you prefer not to be photographed, please alert a staff member.

Dia de los Muertos Cuadro (Frame)

10/18/2024 @ 9:00am to 10/31/2024 @ 5:00pm
Main Level at Dundee Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, En Español
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Get ready to celebrate the Day of the Dead! To honor our departed loved ones, pick up a paper frame kit and decorate it as a family. Add the picture and bring It back to the Inform...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Main Level
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, En Español
Required
Seats Remaining: 77
Event Details:

Get ready to celebrate the Day of the Dead! To honor our departed loved ones, pick up a paper frame kit and decorate it as a family.

Doughnuts with Grown-ups Storytime

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Meeting Room at Dundee Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Family
Event Details:

Come for stories and songs, stay for doughnuts! Content is geared towards ages 2-8 but all ages are welcome. Registration not required.

Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Family
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Come for stories and songs, stay for doughnuts! Content is geared towards ages 2-8 but all ages are welcome.

Registration not required.

polymer clay and tools

Polymer Clay & Jewelry Studio

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Corner 68 at Dundee Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

We have a wide selection of polymer clay, tools, beads and jewelry making supplies.  Use this unstructured time to explore and create. Mix, shape, and mold colorful polymer cl...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Corner 68
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

We have a wide selection of polymer clay, tools, beads and jewelry making supplies.  Use this unstructured time to explore and create.

Storytime with Ms. Lisa

Storytime with Ms. Lisa @ RO

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Randall Oaks Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

Enjoy books, songs, flannel stories, dancing, and bubbles all while learning some early literacy tips with Ms. Lisa. All ages, but best for 2-6. No need to register, just show...

Library Branch: Randall Oaks Library
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy books, songs, flannel stories, dancing, and bubbles all while learning some early literacy tips with Ms. Lisa. All ages, but best for 2-6. No need to register, just show up to the Randall Oaks library!

ASL Family Classes

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room at Dundee Library
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Family
Event Details:

Want to learn something new as a family? The Dundee Library will be offering its first American Sign Language course. This six-week family course will consist of basic ASL taught b...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Family
Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:

Want to learn something new as a family? The Dundee Library will be offering its first American Sign Language course. This six-week family course will consist of basic ASL taught by Debrah Kaczmarek.

How to Help a Friend

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Corner 68 at Dundee Library
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Every person has a right to live in a safe environment free from the abuse of an intimate partner or family member. Join us in learning how to better support your friends by going ...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Corner 68
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Every person has a right to live in a safe environment free from the abuse of an intimate partner or family member.

Sourdough Bread 101 (additional session)

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Dundee Library
Program Type:
Culinary Programs
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Learn the basics of making sourdough bread from start to finish with Lindsay, owner of Pink Kitchen Breads. Tasting, recipe and starter are provided for attendees.

Full
Required
Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Culinary Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn the basics of making sourdough bread from start to finish with Lindsay, owner of Pink Kitchen Breads. Tasting, recipe and starter are provided for attendees.

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Gardening Can Be Murder

Gardening Can Be Murder

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

With their deadly plants, razor-sharp shears, shady corners, and ready-made burial sites, gardens make an ideal scene for a murder mystery.  Join Marta McDowell, a writer, gar...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:

With their deadly plants, razor-sharp shears, shady corners, and ready-made burial sites, gardens make an ideal scene for a murder mystery.  Join Marta McDowell, a writer, gardener, and avid mystery reader, in exploring the

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Tuesday Tales

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room at Dundee Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth
Tuesday Tales:

Drop in for stories, songs, rhymes and more. Great for the whole family.

Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime

Drop in for stories, songs, rhymes and more. Great for the whole family.

Alebrije de Arcilla de Aire Parte 2

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room at Dundee Library
Program Type:
En Español
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Se requiere asistencia a la primera parte de Alebrije de Arcilla parte 1 para asistir a la segunda parte. Grados 4-6.     El último día para recoger su alebrije es el m...

Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: En Español
Event Details:

Se requiere asistencia a la primera parte de Alebrije de Arcilla parte 1 para asistir a la segunda parte. Grados 4-6.  
 
El último día para recoger su alebrije es el martes 29 de Octubre 

Keep on Truckin'

That '70s Music Trivia

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Boogie on down to Black and Gray Brewing in East Dundee and join us for a groovy time as we relive all the great sounds of the ‘70s. Small prizes will be awarded. 

Register
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 41
Event Details:

Boogie on down to Black and Gray Brewing in East Dundee and join us for a groovy time as we relive all the great sounds of the ‘70s. Small prizes will be awarded. 

Hello Baby Storytime

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room at Dundee Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Family
Event Details:

Join us for a storytime geared towards our littlest patrons! This lapsit storytime will focus on singing, rhymes, and parent interaction to help develop early literacy skills. Stor...

Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Family
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a storytime geared towards our littlest patrons! This lapsit storytime will focus on singing, rhymes, and parent interaction to help develop early literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

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.

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Bilingual Storytime

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Meeting Room at Dundee Library
Program Type:
En Español, Storytime
Age Group:
Youth
Bilingual Storytime:

Welcome friends! Read stories, sing and have fun in English and Spanish. All ages but best for 2-6. ¡Bienvenidos amigos! Vengan a leer cuentos, canta y diviértete en inglés y ...

Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: En Español, Storytime

Welcome friends! Read stories, sing and have fun in English and Spanish. All ages but best for 2-6.

¡Bienvenidos amigos! Vengan a leer cuentos, canta y diviértete en inglés y español. Todas las edades pero mejor para 2-6.

 

clear terrarium with spiderwebs, bones, and ghosts

Spooky Terrarium

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Corner 68 at Dundee Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Create a creepy (or cute!) Halloween scene using fun figures and accessories in a glass jar. For grades 6-12. Please register.

Register
Required
Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Corner 68
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Create a creepy (or cute!) Halloween scene using fun figures and accessories in a glass jar. For grades 6-12. Please register.

Disclaimer(s)

We often take photographs during library events. These photos are for library use only and may be used for promotion in print, digital, and social media. Attending a library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family. If you prefer not to be photographed, please alert a staff member.

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Horror Movie Appreciation: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Dundee Library
Program Type:
Movies & Music
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Dive into the world of filmmaking and watch Hollywood’s horror classic 1931’s “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” starring Fredric March. We’ll analyze, discuss, and appreciate the film as a...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Movies & Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Dive into the world of filmmaking and watch Hollywood’s horror classic 1931’s “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” starring Fredric March. We’ll analyze, discuss, and appreciate the film as a frightful piece of art.

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Storytime with Miss Rachel @ RO

Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Randall Oaks Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth
Storytime with Miss Rachel at RO:

Enjoy books, songs, flannel stories, dancing, and bubbles while learning some early literacy tips. All ages, but best for 2-6.

Library Branch: Randall Oaks Library
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime

Enjoy books, songs, flannel stories, dancing, and bubbles while learning some early literacy tips. All ages, but best for 2-6.

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.

At the Old Haunted House book cover

Foodie Kids Jr

Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Dundee Library
Program Type:
Culinary Programs
Age Group:
Youth
Foodie Kids Jr.:

It’s Foodie Kids, but for the little ones. Make a food item related to a book or book character. Ages 3-6.

Event Details:

October: At the Old Haunted House    

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Culinary Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

It’s Foodie Kids, but for the little ones. Make a food item related to a book or book character. Ages 3-6.

October: At the Old Haunted House

 

 

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.

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

We often take photographs during library events. These photos are for library use only and may be used for promotion in print, digital, and social media. Attending a library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family. If you prefer not to be photographed, please alert a staff member.

Dia de los Muertos Celebracion

Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Dundee Library
Program Type:
En Español
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Join our Day of the Dead celebration to honor loved ones and celebrate Mexican heritage. We will provide games, activities, and bread of the dead!  Afterwards, take a look at ...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Dundee Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: En Español
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Join our Day of the Dead celebration to honor loved ones and celebrate Mexican heritage.