Calendar

The movie club will meet at the AMC on 8/20 for the 4:20 pm showing of Blinded by the Light. When music fanatic Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent growing up in England in 1987, discovers the illustrious back catalog of Bruce Springsteen, his world is turned upside down.  The movie is 2 hours long and rated PG-13. We’ll head to Culver’s afterwords for discussion.

The movie and restaurant are pay-your-own-way.

Never been to Movie Club? Whether you only see one or two movies a year or you go to the movies every week, you are welcome to join us. There are no dues and no commitment. To receive email updates about movie club outings, email reference@galesburglibrary.org.

For children ages 0-5 years old accompanied by an adult. Children will be singing and dancing! This class will be held on Thursdays when District 205 has school. Located in the Sanderson Room at the library.

Food for Thought discussion of The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah at Craft Butcher & Deli.

he Lost Vintage is a page-turning novel about a woman who returns to her family’s ancestral vineyard in Burgundy and unexpectedly uncovers a lost diary, an unknown relative, and a secret her family has been keeping since World War II.

You will order and pay for your own food. Copies of the book are available on the Hold Shelf at the library for checkout.

The Food for Thought group reads and discusses books about climate, food, and the environment.

Create your own hero and join the ongoing epic quest! New players are welcome, even if you’ve never played before. Advance registration is required; come to the Reference Desk or call 343-6118 to sign up.

This month, we will meet earlier, from 3:00-4:30 PM. We will return to our usual 4:00-6:00 time in September.

Town Hall.  Senator Chuck Weaver will host a public town hall meeting.

Looking for a place to share your love of anime and manga?  Come to our anime club!  This month we will be watching Bleach, in which Ichigo meets Rukia and gains the powers of a Soul Reaper.

Open to teens in grades 6-12. Registration is not required.

For children ages 0-5 years old accompanied by an adult. Children will be singing and dancing! This class will be held on Thursdays when District 205 has school. Located in the Sanderson Room at the library.

Learn about the annual National Stearman Fly-In. Followed by a Q&A.

Tome Raiders discussion at Hardee’s of Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel. A limited number of free copies of the book are available. Stop by the Reference Desk to request one.

A girl named Rose is riding her bike near her home in South Dakota, when she falls through the earth. She wakes up at the bottom of a square hole, its walls glowing with intricate carvings. But the firemen who come to save her peer down upon something even stranger: a little girl in the palm of a giant metal hand. Seventeen years later, the mystery of the bizarre artifact remains unsolved. Its carbon dating defies belief; military reports are redacted; theories are floated, then rejected. But some can never stop searching for answers. …

You will purchase your own food. Copies of the book are available on the Hold Shelf at the library for checkout.