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Yorkville Public Library adult programs feature career help, colonial crafts, game groups · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Yorkville Public Library Adult programs feature career help, colonial crafts,
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  Speaker 1: game groups. Written by Shaw Local News Network, This article
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  Speaker 1: is being read by an automated voice brought to you
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  Speaker 1: by Everlett. Yorkville Public Library hours nine am to seven
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  Speaker 1: pm Monday to Thursday, nine am to five pm Friday,
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  Speaker 1: nine am to four pm Saturday. Job and Career Assistants
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  Speaker 1: US Workforce Integration Series with the Organization for Citizens Humanitarian
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  Speaker 1: Assistants two pm Saturday, July ELEVENTHGA is holding a core
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  Speaker 1: career series on integration into the American workforce. Identify career
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  Speaker 1: paths in high demand sectors. Prepare documents, resumes, and cover letters.
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  Speaker 1: Learn digital job searching, learn about professional networking. Participate in
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  Speaker 1: mock interviews to learn interview skills. Mak your Saturday. Explore
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  Speaker 1: Colonial needle arts with Betsy Ross ten am to three
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  Speaker 1: pm Saturday, July eleventh. Drop in any time to meet
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  Speaker 1: Betsy Ross to hear about the first Stars and Stripes flag.
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  Speaker 1: Join in a Colonial quilting bee. Learn about and try
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  Speaker 1: various colonial needle arts such as spinning, sampler stitching, candle
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  Speaker 1: thick embroidery, lace making, and more. Completed quilt and other projects.
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  Speaker 1: Will then be displayed at the library, along with the
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  Speaker 1: names of all those who helped it to be recurring groups.
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  Speaker 1: Threads and More ten fifteen am, first Tuesday of each month.
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  Speaker 1: Do you crochet, knit, needle points, sew or quilt? If so,
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  Speaker 1: get together with fellow threaders for a creativity blast. Come
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  Speaker 1: work on your unfinished projects, show off finished projects, and
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  Speaker 1: check out what other people are doing. Threads and More
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  Speaker 1: group is an informal, friendly group that welcomes all interests
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  Speaker 1: and abilities. The group meets on the first Tuesday of
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  Speaker 1: each month. This program is for adults eighteen and older.
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  Speaker 1: No registration is required. Come see what this is all about.
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  Speaker 1: Meditation plus Mindful Movement one pm Tuesday's. Join Kristin Grijada
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  Speaker 1: from Balanced Bluebird Healing for this simple and gentle session
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  Speaker 1: to relax, release tension, and support self healing. Dungeons and
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  Speaker 1: Dragons Group four pm Tuesdays. Local gaming enthusiasts are coaching
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  Speaker 1: new gamers to create camaraderie and a sense of community
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  Speaker 1: through tabletop gaming. Meetings are every Tuesday evening for those
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  Speaker 1: eighteen and older. Books and Cook's Book Club seven pm,
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  Speaker 1: first Tuesday of each month, a book club for readers
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  Speaker 1: who love to eat? Or is it for eaters who
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  Speaker 1: love to read? Has a great book ever inspired you
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  Speaker 1: to try a new restaurant? Have you ever tried to
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  Speaker 1: recreate a recipe described in a story? Did you fall
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  Speaker 1: into a trance during the eat portion of Eat, Pray, Love,
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  Speaker 1: and forget to finish the book? This might be the
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  Speaker 1: book club for you. In this brand new book club,
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  Speaker 1: we will read some great books and bring in recipes
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  Speaker 1: and treats to share that we're inspired by the reading
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  Speaker 1: we did that month. English Language Learners Classes Mondays Saturdays,
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  Speaker 1: free conversation based classes to help you people who are
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  Speaker 1: new to the community learn English. Magic The Gathering Club
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  Speaker 1: five pm Wednesdays. Magic the Gathering is a tabletop card
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  Speaker 1: game with more than fifty million players worldwide, one of
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  Speaker 1: the most popular games on the planet. You can now
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  Speaker 1: gather at the Yorkville Public Library to play Commander format
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  Speaker 1: games of Magic the Gathering with like minded friends and gamers.
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  Speaker 1: This group is open to experienced players or those brand
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  Speaker 1: new to the game. Bring your own deck to participate
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  Speaker 1: in the games. The program is open to adults and
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  Speaker 1: high school students age fourteen and older. Cheri Yoga ten
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  Speaker 1: to fifteen am Thursday's episode. Join in this fun class
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  Speaker 1: held in the Michelle Fister Meeting Room. Cher Yoga helps
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  Speaker 1: to reduce inflammation, lower blood pressure, improve balance, and increase
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  Speaker 1: strength and flexibility. Cheer Yoga benefits adults of all ages
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  Speaker 1: and levels of yoga experience. Space is limited and registration
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  Speaker 1: is required. Roaming Readers Walking Club First and third Friday
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  Speaker 1: of each month. Meet at Hoover Forest Preserve one one
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  Speaker 1: two eight five w Fox Road, Yorkville for a walk
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  Speaker 1: and to talk about books. Park and meet in the
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  Speaker 1: first lot. Costest to Fox Road and walk from there.
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  Speaker 1: Registration required, weather permitting. Dabblers Adult Painting Class for beginners
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  Speaker 1: ten am and five pm, second Tuesday of each month.
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  Speaker 1: Learn to paint with Carolyn Kyle in our fun new
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  Speaker 1: art series. Learn the basics of painting each month, focusing
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  Speaker 1: on different techniques, mediums or styles, from basic brushstrokes to
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  Speaker 1: matting and framing your masterpieces. Come check it out and
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  Speaker 1: dabble a bit with Carolyn. Lunch Punch book Club noon,
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  Speaker 1: second Wednesday of each month. The Lunch Bunch is one
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  Speaker 1: of our longest running and most engaging book clubs. Past
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  Speaker 1: books have included mysteries, historical fiction, biographies and memoirs, romance
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  Speaker 1: and bestsellers. Bring your lunch and join the lunch bunchers
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  Speaker 1: for a lively discussion about great books. Meetings are on
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  Speaker 1: the second Wednesday of every month at noon in the
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  Speaker 1: library's boardroom. Healthy Cooking with Jess Retire Well eleven thirty
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  Speaker 1: am mondays a monthly series on nutrition and wellness after
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  Speaker 1: retirement and beyond. Learn to care for yourself in your
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  Speaker 1: new found time. We'll talk about nutritionally dense foods, what
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  Speaker 1: foods can help you feel your best, food energetics, and
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  Speaker 1: how to add joyful movement to your everyday life. Certified
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  Speaker 1: holistic health coach Jess Stewart will demonstrate how easy and
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  Speaker 1: simple cooking healthy can be. Men's Book Club seven pm,
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  Speaker 1: third Thursday of each month. The Men's Book Club meets
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  Speaker 1: on the third Thursday of each month for a lively,
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  Speaker 1: thought provoking discussion with people from your community. No registration
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  Speaker 1: is required and newcomers are always welcome. Psychological Thriller book
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  Speaker 1: Club seven pm, third Wednesday of each month. Join a
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  Speaker 1: brand new book club focused on psychological thrillers, mysteries, and
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  Speaker 1: suspenseful stories. If you love those gripping tales that leave
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  Speaker 1: you on the edge of your seat trying to figure
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  Speaker 1: out who's done it or how your hero heroine is
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  Speaker 1: going to get themselves out of this jam. Then this
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  Speaker 1: might be the book club for you. Club will meet
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  Speaker 1: on the third Wednesday of each month to discuss a
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  Speaker 1: different book. Tech Help for Seniors, nine am, third Thursday
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  Speaker 1: of each month, Local tech expert Steve Goodwin would like
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  Speaker 1: to help you with your computer, tablet and smartphone issues.
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  Speaker 1: Goodwin will help patrons one at a time for sessions
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  Speaker 1: of fifteen minutes each to assist with whatever problems you're
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  Speaker 1: having with your devices or teach you to use your
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  Speaker 1: technology better. Be aware that he will help patrons on
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  Speaker 1: a first come, first served basis, and please be courteous
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  Speaker 1: of patrons that may be waiting behind you if you
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  Speaker 1: have problems that take a longer time to resolve. Steve
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  Speaker 1: offers his professional services outside of the library. Computer Classes
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  Speaker 1: for Seniors ten am, July twenty fourth. Struggling with using
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  Speaker 1: your computer, Worried that clicking the wrong thing will cause
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  Speaker 1: a problem, Frustrated that the laptop won't do what you
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  Speaker 1: want it to do. Hoping to better understand the latest Tech.
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  Speaker 1: Local tech expert Steve Goodwin will be teaching a series
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  Speaker 1: of computer classes for seniors designed to help you feel
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  Speaker 1: safe and comfortable with new tech. Steve's classes will delve
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  Speaker 1: into safety, security, and using common programs with new topics
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  Speaker 1: each month. You'll become tech savvy in no time. Monday
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  Speaker 1: Movie Madness one pm, last Monday of each month. Enjoy
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  Speaker 1: a free afternoon movie with your friends on the last
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  Speaker 1: Monday of each month. To see a complete list of
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  Speaker 1: upcoming movie selections, check out the library website's social programming page.
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  Speaker 1: Horror book Club seven pm Monday of each month. Fans
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  Speaker 1: of the spooky, the scary, the creepy, and the eerie
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  Speaker 1: should join us for our brand new Horror book Club.
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  Speaker 1: We will meet on the fourth Monday of each month
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  Speaker 1: to discuss a new book each month. Maker Tuesdays ten
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  Speaker 1: am and five pm, fourth Tuesday of each month. Crafters, artists,
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  Speaker 1: and makers join us on the fourth Tuesday of each
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  Speaker 1: month for an exciting new Maker program. Adult Creative Writing
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  Speaker 1: Group seven pm, fourth Tuesday of each month. Whether you
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  Speaker 1: are looking to write the next great thriller, your biography,
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  Speaker 1: a short story, or even develop your professional writing life skills,
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  Speaker 1: this program may be for you. This group is for
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  Speaker 1: all people who are passionate about words. Its intent is
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  Speaker 1: to create a positive, encouraging, honest, and fun atmosphere that
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  Speaker 1: will support and motivate each person to achieve excellence in writing.
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  Speaker 1: Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
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  Speaker 1: YPL Puzzle Swap and YPL Board Game Swap whenever the
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  Speaker 1: library is open. Do you have puzzles, board games, dice
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  Speaker 1: games or card games you're done with? Are they taking
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  Speaker 1: over your basement? Are you craving a new one? Stop
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  Speaker 1: by the Yorkville Public Library and swap a few of
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  Speaker 1: your gently used puzzles for some of ours.