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James McBride

Illinois Libraries Present

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Virtual
Age Group:
All Ages
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An Evening with James McBrideJames McBride is an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir, The Color of Water, was published in 1996 and his novel, The...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Virtual
Event Details:

An Evening with James McBride

Presidents Day

All Day
Hillside Public Library

The library will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025 for Presidents Day.

Closing
Branches:
Hillside Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025 for Presidents Day.

Amy Tan

Illinois Libraries Present

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Virtual
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Slowing Down with Amy TanAmy Tan is the daughter of immigrant parents from China, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Best known for her novel The Joy Luck Club, which was a...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Virtual
Event Details:

Slowing Down with Amy Tan

Coralie Adam

Illinois Libraries Present

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Virtual
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Exploring Space with Coralie AdamCoralie Adam graduated in 2011 from Illinois with a B.S. in aerospace engineering. Following an internship at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 201...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Virtual
Event Details:

Exploring Space with Coralie Adam

9to5: The Story of a Movement

Illinois Libraries Present

03/21/2025 @ 2:00pm to 03/23/2025 @ 11:45pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Virtual
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Experience 9to5: The Story of a Movement at Home!When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was doing more than just shining a light on the fate of American working women. Parton was sin...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Virtual
Event Details:

Experience 9to5: The Story of a Movement at Home!

Alexis Nikole Nelson

Illinois Libraries Present

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Virtual
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

The Art of Foraging with Alexis Nikole NelsonAlexis Nikole Nelson is a forager and an outdoor educator using her platforms, TikTok account alexisnikole and Instagram page blackfora...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Virtual
Event Details:

The Art of Foraging with Alexis Nikole Nelson

In-Service Day

All Day
Hillside Public Library

The library will be closed on Friday, April 25, 2025 for staff training.

Closing
Branches:
Hillside Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed on Friday, April 25, 2025 for staff training.

Dan Santat

Illinois Libraries Present

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Virtual
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan SantatDan Santat is the author and illustrator of over a hundred books for young people. Many of his books are New York Times-bestsel...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Virtual
Event Details:

Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat

Matthew Desmond

Illinois Libraries Present

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Virtual
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew DesmondMatthew Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of the award-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in th...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Virtual
Event Details:

Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond

Memorial Day

All Day
Hillside Public Library

The library will be closed on Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day.

Closing
Branches:
Hillside Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed on Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day.

Juneteenth

All Day
Hillside Public Library

The library will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025 in observance of Juneteenth.

Closing
Branches:
Hillside Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025 in observance of Juneteenth.

Independence Day

All Day
Hillside Public Library

The library will be closed on Friday, July 4th for Independence Day.

Closing
Branches:
Hillside Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed on Friday, July 4th for Independence Day.

Labor Day

All Day
Hillside Public Library

The library will be closed on Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day.

Closing
Branches:
Hillside Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed on Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day.

In-Service Day

All Day
Hillside Public Library

The library will be closed on Friday, September 26, 2025 for staff training.

Closing
Branches:
Hillside Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed on Friday, September 26, 2025 for staff training.

Thanksgiving

All Day 11/27 - 11/28
Hillside Public Library

The library will be closed November 27th and 28th for Thanksgiving.

Closing
Branches:
Hillside Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed November 27th and 28th for Thanksgiving.

Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Hillside Public Library

The library will be closed December 24 & 25 for Christmas.

Closing
Branches:
Hillside Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed December 24 & 25 for Christmas.

New Year

All Day 12/31 - 1/1
Hillside Public Library

The library will be closed December 31 & January 1 for New Year's.

Closing
Branches:
Hillside Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed December 31 & January 1 for New Year's.