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Yorkville Public Library adult programs for November include writing groups, computer classes · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Yorkville Public Library Adult Programs for November include writing groups, computer classes,
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  Written by Shaw local News Network. This article is being read by
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  an automated voice, brought to you by Everlet. Special Events Medicare
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  101, 11 a.m, Thursday, November 3rd. Drop in to talk with Cindy
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  Fields, a local Medicare expert, about how Medicare works and the coverage
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  options available to seniors for 2026 and beyond. Words, power, and community
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  with Evel Ewing, 7 p.m. Thursday, November 12th on Zoom. Ewing, a
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  Chicago sociologist, poet, visual artist, and associate professor at the University of
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  Chicago, will give a virtual presentation. She wrote Ghosts in the Schoolyard
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  and them poetry collections Electric Arches and 1919, and she writes the
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  Marvel comic Ironheart. Mini Book Ornament Adult Crafting Class, 10 30 AM
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  on Saturday, November 14th. Adults will design miniature versions of favorite books
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  and place them inside clear ornaments. Materials are provided. Bring a list
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  of favorite book titles. Death by Chocolate, a murder mystery event, twelve
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  thirty p.m. On Sunday, november fifteenth. The Friends of the Yorkville Public
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  Library present their second murder mystery event, an interactive afternoon in which
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  participants work together to interview suspects, gather clues, and solve the case.
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  Tickets are sold at the door.$10 for adults,$5 for students 14
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  and older. Direct questions to Friendsophie Yorkville Library at gmail.com. Computer
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  classes for seniors, 10 a.m. On Friday, October 16th. Local tech expert
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  Steve Goodwin begins a series of computer classes for seniors, covering safety,
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  security, and common programs. Topics change monthly, recurring programs, Mondays? English
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  Language Learners classes, Mondays through Saturdays. Free conversation-based classes help people who
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  are new to the community learn English. Healthy Cooking with Jess. Retirement
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  well, 1130 a.m. On the third Monday of each month. Certified holistic
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  health coach Jess Stewart leads a monthly series on nutrition and wellness
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  after retirement, including nutrient-dense foods, food energetics, and adding movement to daily
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  life, with a cooking demonstration. Horror Book Club, 7 p.m. On
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  the fourth Monday of each month. A new club for fans of
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  scary books discusses a different title each month. Monday Movie Madness. 1
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  p.m. On the last Monday of each month. A free afternoon movie.
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  Upcoming titles are listed on the social programming page of the library's
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  website. Tuesdays. Threads and more 10 15 AM on the first Tuesday
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  of each month. An informal group for people who crochet, knit, needlepoint,
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  sew or quilt. Bring unfinished or finished projects. All interests and skill
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  levels are welcome. For adults 18 and older, no registration required. Meditation
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  plus Mindful Movement, 1 p.m. Tuesdays. Kristen Grajeta of Balanced Bluebird Healing
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  leads a gentle session focused on relaxation and releasing tension. Dungeons
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  Group, 4 p.m. Tuesdays. Local gamers coach newcomers in tabletop gaming for
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  ages 18 and older. Books and Cooks Book Club, 7 p.m.
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  On the first Tuesday of each month. In this new book club,
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  members read a book and bring recipes and treats inspired by that
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  month's reading. DABLERS Adult Painting Class for Beginners, 10 a.m. On the
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  second Tuesday of each month. Carolyn Kyle teaches painting basics with a
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  different technique, medium or style each month, from brush strokes to matting
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  and framing. Maker Tuesdays, 5 p.m. On
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  the fourth Tuesday of each month a new program for crafters, artists,
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  and makers. Adult Creative Writing Group. 7 p.m. On the fourth Tuesday
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  of each month. A supportive group for writers working on fiction, memoir,
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  short stories, or professional writing. Wednesdays. MAGIC, The Gathering Club, 5
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  p.m. Wednesdays. Experienced and new players play commander format games. Bring your
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  own deck. Open to adults and high school students fourteen and older.
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  Lunch Bunch Book Club Noon on the second Wednesday of each month
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  in the library's boardroom. One of the library's longest running book clubs
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  reads mysteries, historical fiction, biographies, memoirs, romance, and bestsellers. Bring a lunch.
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  Psychological Thriller Book Club 7 p.m. On the third Wednesday of each
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  month. A new club discusses a different psychological thriller, mystery, or suspense
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  novel each
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  month. Art for Everyone. 10 a.m. On the fourth Wednesday of each
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  month An accessible painting class for adults and teens with physical or
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  cognitive differences in a modification friendly space. Thursdays. Chair Yoga,
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  1015 a.m. Thursdays in the Michelle Pfister Meeting Room for adults of
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  all ages and experience levels. Spaces limited, registration required. Tech Help for
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  Seniors, 9 a.m. On the third Thursday of each month. Local tech
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  expert Steve Goodwin helps patrons one? At a time in 15-minute sessions
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  with computers, tablets, and smartphones. First come, first served. Men's Book Club,
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  seven p.m. On the third Thursday of each month. No registration required.
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  Newcomers welcome. Fridays. Roaming Readers Walking Club, first and third Fridays of
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  each month at Hoover Forest Preserve, 11,285 watts. Fox Road, Yorkville.
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  Participants walk and talk about books, park in the first lot closest
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  to Fox Road, registration required, weather permitting, YPL puzzle, and board game
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  swap. Whenever the library is open, do you have puzzles, board games,
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  dice games, or card games you're done with? Are they taking over
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  your basement? Are you craving a new one? Stop by the Yorkville
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  Public Library and swap a few of your gently used puzzles for
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  some of ours.