New Conference Room Now Open to the Public

You're probably noticed the construction that has been going on in the library for the last couple of months. For years we have not had any kind of small private meeting space for Glencoe residents to utilize. But now we're excited to announce that the brand new Hamil Conference Room is now open for business! Located on the lower level, the conference room seats up to six people for those who need a private work or meeting area. Usage is limited to groups that include at least one Glencoe resident, who can book one reservation at a time for up to two hours per week. Full guidelines to the rooms use as a well as an application are available here.

Healthy Cooking with Michael Maddox

Spend the evening of Tuesday, April 16th with Chef Michael Maddox and add some recipes to your family favorites. Michael will make some delicious and healthy alternatives including smoothies, snacks, Asian shrimp slaw salad and nut crusted pork tenderloin. A 2009 James Beard nominee for Midwest Best Chef of the Year, Mr. Maddox served as chef de la cuisine of Le Titi de Paris from 1993–2012. The program begins at 7:00 - reservations are not required!

Sensory Storytime

We've got another great sensory storytime coming up on Saturday, April 13th at 10:45 am. Children of all abilities and their siblings are invited to join us for this inclusive storytime program.  Led by two play specialists, families can join us for an hour-long program filled with stories, music, rhymes, and playtime. Registration is required so please call and guarantee your spot! The program is for children ages 3-8 with parent or caregiver.

Classical Music Concert

The Friends of the Library are once again sponsoring a fantastic classical music concert at the library. The concert takes place on Sunday, April 14th and features the Guadagnini String Quartet (David Taylor, Cornelius Chiu, Violins; Rami Solomonow Viola; Gary Stucka Cello). The library will close at 4:00 and will reopen at 4:30 for concert seating. As always, the concert is free.

Works to be performed are:

Mozart  String Quartet in G KV 387
Allegro vivace assai 
Menuetto Allegro
Andante cantabile
Molto Allegro

Hugo Wolf  Italian Serenade

Beethoven  String Quartet Op. 18 No. 1 in F Major
Allegro con brio
Adagio: Affettuoso et appassionato
Scherzo
Allegro

Memoir-writing Workshop

Interested in writing memoir - for family, friends, a larger audience, or just yourself? Award winning writers Sharon and Steve Fiffer will lead four This Is Your Life workshops in April to help you get started or to shape and refine a current endeavor. Each of the 90-minute sessions will focus on a different aspect of writing memoir: memory, context, perspective, and style. In-class activities will include writing and workshopping in a safe, supportive environment and critiques with the Fiffers. This is not a how to-get published workshop, but the Fiffers will share their experiences in the publishing world. The program will meet at 7:00 on Mondays from April 8 - April 29 and you should sign up by Friday, April 5th.

Registration is required; please call the library at (847) 835-5056 to sign up. If the number of registrants exceeds class capacity, priority will be given to Glencoe residents.