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OUTDOORS Unplug Illinois Day: Rock Painting | Saturday, July 11, 11am-1pm

A photo of three middle-grade kids holding up rocks that they painted

For a relaxing, no-screens morning, drop by to paint a river rock. Create a meditative mandala pattern or let your creativity flow! This is part of the statewide “Unplug Illinois Day” being celebrated in coordination with the Glencoe Park District. For all ages.

IN LIBRARY Classic Films: The Comedies of Preston Sturges | Fridays, July 24 & 31, 1-3pm

A black-and-white still from the film "Christmas in July"

Enjoy screenings of “Christmas in July” and “Hail the Conquering Hero,” two uproariously funny and strikingly modern satires from writer-director Preston Sturges, one of the most successful and prescient comedic voices to emerge from 1940s Hollywood. Selected by and featuring an introduction by Adult Services librarian Matthew Byrd.

SHELTON PARK Green Bay Trail Day | Saturday, July 15, 9am-1pm

A photo of people walking and biking along the Green Bay Trail with banner flags hanging above

Join us at the Annual Green Bay Trail Day and celebrate the Trail’s restored beauty. Stop at more than 25 stations on the Trail located between Hubbard Woods and Glencoe’s Shelton Park for information on photography, birding, pet adoption, biking, supportive pollinator landscaping and more. The book bike and library staffers will be stationed in Shelton Park, and fairy houses will be hidden along the Trail!

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