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Yorkville Public Library offers diverse adult programs through February · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Yorkville Public Library offers diverse adult programs through February. Written
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  by Marcus Jackson, this article is being read by an
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  automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Still Afraid of
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  the Dark and Evening with R. L. Stein Tuesday February
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  twenty fourth, seven pm via Zoom. Join us for a
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  special Zoom presentation with witty, creepy, and compulsively readable best
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  selling author R. L. Stein, who defined horror for a
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  generation of young readers. The generation that grew up with
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  the Goosebumps franchise may be grown, but Stein keeps finding
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  ways to keep us afraid of the dark. Join us
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  with a Guinness Book of World Records most prolific author
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  of children's horror novels R. L. Stein to discuss his
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  illustrious and still expanding body of work, Our Hidden Gem,
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  The Fox River. Wednesday February twenty fifth, seven pm. Join
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  Connie Colemeyer from the Conservation Foundation to learn about agricology,
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  an integrated approach to farming that applies ecological principles and
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  social concepts to design sustainable food systems, viewing them as
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  ecosystems that work with nature, not against it, to enhance
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  environmental health, social equity and economic viability. Threads and damp
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  More Tuesday February third, fifteen am. Do you crochet, knit,
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  needle point, sew or quilt. If so, get together with
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  fellow threaders for a creativity blast. Come work on your
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  unfinished projects, show off finished projects, and check out what
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  other people are doing. Threads and damp More group is
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  an informal, friendly group that welcomes all interests and abilities.
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  The group meets on the first Tuesday of each month.
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  This program is for adults eight and older. No registration
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  is required. Come see what this is all about. Meditation
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  Mindful Movement Tuesdays one pm. Come join Kristin Grajeda from
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  Balanced Bluebird Healing for this simple and gentle session to relax,
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  release tension, and support self healing. Dungeons and damp Dragons
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  Group Tuesdays, four pm. Local gaming enthusiasts are coaching new
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  gamers to create camaraderie in a sense of community through
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  tabletop gaming. Meetings are every Tuesday evening for eighteen plus.
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  Books in damp Cook's book Club Tuesday February three, seven pm.
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  A book club for readers who love to eat or
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  is it for eaters who love to read. Has a
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  great book ever inspired you to try a new restaurant?
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  Have you ever tried to recreate a recipe described in
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  a story? This might be the book club for you.
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  In this brand new book club, we will read some
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  great books and bring in recipes and treats to share
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  that we're inspired by the reading we did that month.
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  English Language Learners Classes Mondays Saturdays, free conversation based classes
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  to help people who are new to the community learning English.
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  Magic The Gathering Club Wednesdays, five pm. Magic Gathering is
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  a tabletop card game with over fifty million players worldwide,
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  one of the most popular games on the planet. You
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  can now gather at the Library to play Commander format
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  games of Magic The Gathering with like minded friends and gamers.
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  This group is open to experienced players or those brand
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  new to the game. Bring your own deck to participate
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  in the games. The program is open to adults at
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  high school students ages fourteen and older. Chaerir Yoga Thursday's
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  ten fifteen am Join us for this fun class held
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  in the Michelle Fister meeting Room. Cher Yoga helps to
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  reduce inflammation, lower blood pressure, improve balance, and increased strength
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  and flexibility. Cher Yoga benefits adults of all ages and
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  levels of yoga experience. Space is limited and registration is required.
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  Dabblers Adult Painting Class for Beginners Tuesday, February tenth, ten am.
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  Learn to paint with Carol and Kyle in our fun
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  new art series. Learn the basics of painting each month
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  focusing on different techniques, medium or styles, from basic breaststrokes
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  to matting and framing your masterpieces. Come check it out
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  and dabble a bit with Carolyn. Lunch Bunch book Club Wednesday,
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  February eleventh, twelve pm. The Lunch Bunch is one of
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  our longest running and most engaging book clubs. Past books
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  have included mysteries, historical fiction, biographies and memoirs, romance, and bestsellers.
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  Bring your lunch and join the lunch Bunchers for a
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  lively discussion about great books. Meetings are on the second
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  Wednesday of every month at noon in the Library's boardroom.
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  Men's book Club Thursday February nineteenth, seven pm. The Men's
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  Book Club meets on the third Thursday of each month
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  for a lively, thought provoking discussion with people from your community.
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  No registration is required and newcomers are always welcome. Psychological
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  Thriller book Club Wednesday, February eighteenth, seven pm Join us
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  for a brand new book club focused on psychological thrillers, mysteries,
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  and suspenseful stories. If you love those gripping tales that
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  leave you on the edge of your seat trying to
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  figure out who done it or how your hero heroin
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  is going to get themselves out of this jam, then
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  this might be the book club for you. The club
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  will meet the third Wednesday of each month to discuss
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  a different book. Tech help for Seniors Thursday, February nineteenth,
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  nine am, Local tech expert Steve Goodwin would like to
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  help you with your computer, tablet and smartphone issues. Steve
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  will help patrons one at a time for sessions of
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  fifteen minutes each to assist with whatever problems you're having
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  with your devices or teach you to use your technology better.
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  Please be aware that Steve will help patrons on a
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  first come, first serve basis, and please be courteous to
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  patrons who may be waiting behind you if you have
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  problems that take a longer time to resolve. Steve offers
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  his professional services outside of the library computer classes for
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  seniors one Friday per month. Dates vary at ten am.
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  Struggling with using your computer, Worried that clicking the wrong
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  thing will cause a per Frustrated that the laptop won't
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  do what you want it to do. Hoping to better
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  understand the latest tech, Local tech expert Steve Goodwin will
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  be teaching a series of computer classes for seniors designed
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  to help you feel safe and comfortable with new tech.
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  Steve's classes will delve into safety, security, and using common
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  programs with new topics each month. January thirtieth, Cybersecurity, February twentieth,
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  Internet Basics, March twentieth, Phone camera tips, April seventeenth, Learning
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  to Stream, May fifteenth, Gmail VCS, iCloud VCS, Microsoft VCS,
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  Samsung Account Ecosystems, June nineteenth, intro to Google Tools. July
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  twenty fourth, Google Drive, August twenty first, Google Doc September eighteenth,
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  Google Sheets, October sixteenth, Google Photos, November twentieth, Android Basics,
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  December eighteenth, iPhone Basics. Monday Movie Madness Monday February twenty third,
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  one pm East Enjoy a free afternoon movie with your
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  friends on the last Monday of each month to see
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  a complete list of upcoming movie selections. Check out the
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  library website's social programming page. Horror Book Club Monday February
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  twenty third, seven pm. Fans of the spooky, the scary,
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  the creepy, and the eerie should join us for our
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  brand new Horror Book Club. We will meet on the
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  fourth Monday of each month to discuss a new book
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  each month. Dot Maker Tuesdays Tuesday February twenty fourth, ten
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  am and five pm. Crafters, artists, and makers join us
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  on the fourth Tuesday of each month for an exciting
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  new Maker program. Adult Creative Writing Group Tuesday February twenty fourth,
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  seven pm. Whether you are looking to write the next
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  great thriller, your biography, a short story, or even develop
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  your professional writing skills, this program may be for you.
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  This group is for all people who are passionate about words.
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  Its intent is to create a positive, encouraging, honest, and
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  fun atmosphere that will support and motivate each person to
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  achieve excellent and writing. Meetings are held on the fourth
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  Tuesday of the month. Art for Everyone Wednesday, February twenty fifth,
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  ten am. Art for Everyone is an accessible painting class
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  designed for adults and teens with physical or cognitive differences.
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  Our instructors want to collaborate to create art in an accepting,
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  modification friendly space. Puzzle and board game swap whenever the
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  library is open, you do. Do you have puzzles, board games,
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  dice games, or card games you're done with? Are they
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  taking over your basement? Are you craving a new one?
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  Stop by the Yorkville Public Library and swap a few
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  of your gently used puzzles for some of ours.