Name: ONLINE Illinois Libraries Present Slowing Down with Amy Tan
Start: 2025-02-19T19:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-19T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Sugar Grove Public Library

ONLINE Illinois Libraries Present Slowing Down with Amy Tan

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading, Online Programs

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Event Details:

REGISTER HERE TO WATCH THIS ONLINE PROGRAM ON ZOOM or watch the program online in the NOW Space.Amy Tan is the daughter of immigrant parents from China, and grew up in the San Fran...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: NOW Space

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading, Online Programs

Event Details:

REGISTER HERE TO WATCH THIS ONLINE PROGRAM ON ZOOM or watch the program online in the NOW Space.

Cover for the book Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom: A boy with light skin and dark hair staring in shock at a fortune slip from a cookie. Title in large text above.

Novel Navigators

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm

NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading

Age Group:

Grade School, 3rd-5th Grade

Event Details:

Are you an avid reader, or someone who hopes to stretch yourself outside your reading comfort zone? Then Novel Navigators is the place for you! Incoming grades 3 through 5 will get...

Required

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: NOW Space

Age Group: Grade School, 3rd-5th Grade

Program Type: Books & Reading

Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Event Details:

Are you an avid reader, or someone who hopes to stretch yourself outside your reading comfort zone? Then Novel Navigators is the place for you!

Books and Brews Speculative Fiction Discussion

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Offsite at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading

Age Group:

Adults

Books & Brews:

Adults 21+ are welcome to join us in at Burnt Barrel Social, 799 Heartland in Sugar Grove, for a beverage and a discussion of a fantasy/science fiction/speculative title. (Ava...

Event Details:

Trail of Lightning: When a town needs help finding a missing girl, Dinétah monster hunter Maggie Hoskie is their last hope. Maggie must unravel clues from ancient legends and battl...

Required

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: Offsite

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading

Required

Seats Remaining: 12

Event Details:

Adults 21+ are welcome to join us in at Burnt Barrel Social, 799 Heartland in Sugar Grove, for a beverage and a discussion of a fantasy/science fiction/speculative title. (Available one month prior at the Circulation Desk.)

Trail of Lightning: When a town needs help finding a missing girl, Dinétah monster hunter Maggie Hoskie is their la

Adult Book Discussion

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Adult Book Discussion:

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation d...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: Meeting Room C

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation desk the month prior to the meeting.

ONLINE: Illinois Libraries Present Exploring Space with Coralie Adam

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading, Online Programs

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Event Details:

REGISTER HERE TO WATCH THIS ONLINE PROGRAM ON ZOOM or watch the program online in the NOW Space.Coralie Adam graduated in 2011 from Illinois with a B.S. in aerospace engineering. F...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: NOW Space

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading, Online Programs

Event Details:

REGISTER HERE TO WATCH THIS ONLINE PROGRAM ON ZOOM or watch the program online in the NOW Space.

Cookbook Book Club

Monday, March 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading, Food & Cooking

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Cookbook Book Club:

Cook a dish from our book of the month and bring it to our potluck book discussion!Grab a copy of the book at the Circulation Desk. Register at https://sugargrove.evanced.info/sign...

Required

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: NOW Space

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading, Food & Cooking

Required

Seats Remaining: 18

Cook a dish from our book of the month and bring it to our potluck book discussion!

Grab a copy of the book at the Circulation Desk. Register at https://sugargrove.evanced.info/signup or call 630-466-4686. Pick a recipe from the cookbook and bring it to the book discussion.

The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold

Books and Brews Speculative Fiction Discussion

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Offsite at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading

Age Group:

Adults

Books & Brews:

Adults 21+ are welcome to join us in at Burnt Barrel Social, 799 Heartland in Sugar Grove, for a beverage and a discussion of a fantasy/science fiction/speculative title. (Ava...

Event Details:

The Warrior's Apprentice: To get over failing to get into the Barrayaran Imperial Military Service Academy, Miles Vorkosigan visits his mother's home world, Beta Colony, and talks ...

Required

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: Offsite

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading

Required

Seats Remaining: 12

Event Details:

Adults 21+ are welcome to join us in at Burnt Barrel Social, 799 Heartland in Sugar Grove, for a beverage and a discussion of a fantasy/science fiction/speculative title. (Available one month prior at the Circulation Desk.)

The Warrior's Apprentice: To get over failing to get into the Barrayaran Imperial Military Service

Adult Book Discussion

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Adult Book Discussion:

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation d...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: Meeting Room C

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation desk the month prior to the meeting.

Cookbook Book Club

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading, Food & Cooking

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Cookbook Book Club:

Cook a dish from our book of the month and bring it to our potluck book discussion!Grab a copy of the book at the Circulation Desk. Register at https://sugargrove.evanced.info/sign...

Required

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: NOW Space

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading, Food & Cooking

Required

Seats Remaining: 18

Cook a dish from our book of the month and bring it to our potluck book discussion!

Grab a copy of the book at the Circulation Desk. Register at https://sugargrove.evanced.info/signup or call 630-466-4686. Pick a recipe from the cookbook and bring it to the book discussion.

Books and Brews Speculative Fiction Discussion

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Offsite at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading

Age Group:

Adults

Books & Brews:

Adults 21+ are welcome to join us in at Burnt Barrel Social, 799 Heartland in Sugar Grove, for a beverage and a discussion of a fantasy/science fiction/speculative title. (Ava...

Event Details:

Binti: Binti is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University. To accept will mean giving up her place in her family. Binti's interstellar travel wil...

Required

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: Offsite

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading

Required

Seats Remaining: 12

Event Details:

Adults 21+ are welcome to join us in at Burnt Barrel Social, 799 Heartland in Sugar Grove, for a beverage and a discussion of a fantasy/science fiction/speculative title. (Available one month prior at the Circulation Desk.)

Binti: Binti is the first of the Himba people ever to be of

Dan Santat Sat., May 3, 2pm (Youth Program)

ONLINE: Illinois Libraries Present Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading, Online Programs

Age Group:

3rd-5th Grade, Teens, Adults

Event Details:

REGISTER HERE TO WATCH THIS ONLINE PROGRAM ON ZOOM or watch the program online in the NOW Space.Dan Santat is the author and illustrator of over a hundred books for young people. M...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: NOW Space

Age Group: 3rd-5th Grade, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading, Online Programs

Event Details:

REGISTER HERE TO WATCH THIS ONLINE PROGRAM ON ZOOM or watch the program online in the NOW Space.

Adult Book Discussion

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Adult Book Discussion:

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation d...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: Meeting Room C

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation desk the month prior to the meeting.

Cookbook Book Club

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading, Food & Cooking

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Cookbook Book Club:

Cook a dish from our book of the month and bring it to our potluck book discussion!Grab a copy of the book at the Circulation Desk. Register at https://sugargrove.evanced.info/sign...

Required

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: NOW Space

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading, Food & Cooking

Required

Seats Remaining: 18

Cook a dish from our book of the month and bring it to our potluck book discussion!

Grab a copy of the book at the Circulation Desk. Register at https://sugargrove.evanced.info/signup or call 630-466-4686. Pick a recipe from the cookbook and bring it to the book discussion.

ONLINE: Illinois Libraries Present Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading, Online Programs

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Event Details:

REGISTER HERE TO WATCH THIS ONLINE PROGRAM ON ZOOM or watch the program online in the NOW Space.Matthew Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of th...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: NOW Space

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading, Online Programs

Event Details:

REGISTER HERE TO WATCH THIS ONLINE PROGRAM ON ZOOM or watch the program online in the NOW Space.

Adult Book Discussion

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Adult Book Discussion:

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation d...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: Meeting Room C

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation desk the month prior to the meeting.

Cookbook Book Club

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading, Food & Cooking

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Cookbook Book Club:

Cook a dish from our book of the month and bring it to our potluck book discussion!Grab a copy of the book at the Circulation Desk. Register at https://sugargrove.evanced.info/sign...

Required

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: NOW Space

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading, Food & Cooking

Required

Seats Remaining: 18

Cook a dish from our book of the month and bring it to our potluck book discussion!

Grab a copy of the book at the Circulation Desk. Register at https://sugargrove.evanced.info/signup or call 630-466-4686. Pick a recipe from the cookbook and bring it to the book discussion.

Adult Book Discussion

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Adult Book Discussion:

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation d...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: Meeting Room C

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation desk the month prior to the meeting.

Adult Book Discussion

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Adult Book Discussion:

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation d...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: Meeting Room C

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation desk the month prior to the meeting.

Adult Book Discussion

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Adult Book Discussion:

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation d...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library

Room: Meeting Room C

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Books & Reading

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation desk the month prior to the meeting.

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