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New! Tech Drop-In

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Computer Lab at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
Technology Classes
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Have a tech question? Join us for monthly tech help drop-in sessions. Bring your questions and your device!

Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Classes
Event Details:

Have a tech question? Join us for monthly tech help drop-in sessions. Bring your questions and your device!

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Genealogy: Oh Where, Oh Where are My Ancestors From?

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined) at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
Genealogy
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Finding your immigrant ancestor's town of origin is often considered the holy grail of genealogical research, and it isn’t always easy. Join Teresa McMillin, board-certified geneal...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Genealogy
Required
Seats Remaining: 47
Event Details:

Finding your immigrant ancestor's town of origin is often considered the holy grail of genealogical research, and it isn’t always easy.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

English Language Learning Classes

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined) at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
ESL ELL ELA
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and ever...

Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: ESL ELL ELA
Event Details:

The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and everyday communication.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Intermediate ChatGPT

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Computer Lab at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
Technology Classes
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot launched in 2022 by OpenAI. This class expands upon the introduction class. Previous experience with ChatGPT is preferred.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot launched in 2022 by OpenAI. This class expands upon the introduction class. Previous experience with ChatGPT is preferred.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Holiday Movie Trivia & Ugly Sweater Contest with Baig of Tricks Entertainment

Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined) at Helen Plum Library
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and we're celebrating the best way we know how--with an afternoon of holiday movie trivia! Baig of Tricks will quiz your teams over the ti...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 31
Event Details:

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and we're celebrating the best way we know how--with an afternoon of holiday movie trivia! Baig of Tricks will quiz your teams over the timeless classics as well as new favorites.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Beyond the Blues Brothers

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined) at Helen Plum Library
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Celebrate the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers as you explore its backstories, mix of Hollywood genres, and impact on Chicago-based filmmaking. This hour-long interactive...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Celebrate the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers as you explore its backstories, mix of Hollywood genres, and impact on Chicago-based filmmaking.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Senior Health Insurance Program/Medicare Counseling

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 9:00am - 2:00pm
Teen Study Room A at Helen Plum Library
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Help with Medicare or Medicare supplements is available in person! Get free one-on-one Medicare counseling with a Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) counselor provided by the&n...

Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Teen Study Room A
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Help with Medicare or Medicare supplements is available in person!

This event is in the "Adult" group.

English Language Learning Classes

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined) at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
ESL ELL ELA
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and ever...

Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: ESL ELL ELA
Event Details:

The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and everyday communication.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Library Lounge

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Conference Room at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan Megs is an Oxford student brilliant with numbers and equations and prefers fact to fiction. When her younger brother, who doesn’t have lo...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Computer Basics

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Computer Lab at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
Technology Classes
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Learn to navigate, use, and incorporate terminology and keyboard shortcuts into your computer literacy. 

Open
Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Learn to navigate, use, and incorporate terminology and keyboard shortcuts into your computer literacy. 

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Internet and Email Basics

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Computer Lab at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
Technology Classes
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Learn to navigate, use, and incorporate terminology and keyboard shortcuts into your internet and email literacy. 

Open
Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Learn to navigate, use, and incorporate terminology and keyboard shortcuts into your internet and email literacy. 

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Cricut Project: Holiday Wreath Project

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Studio 411 at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
Maker
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Assemble a wreath to celebrate the holiday season. This project will be precut for ease. For advanced beginners.   HPL Cricut machines are available for ages 18 and up, b...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Studio 411
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Assemble a wreath to celebrate the holiday season. This project will be precut for ease. For advanced beginners.  

This event is in the "Adult" group.

English Language Learning Classes

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined) at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
ESL ELL ELA
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and ever...

Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: ESL ELL ELA
Event Details:

The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and everyday communication.

This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School" group.
This event is in the "Middle School" group.
This event is in the "High School" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Jingle Bell Jubilee at Helen Plum Library

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Youth, Birth to Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Get in the Jubilee spirit with the Library – we’re just a trolley ride away! We’ll have a wintery photo booth and holiday lights glasses (while supplies last).2-4:30pm: Join us in ...

Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Age Group: Youth, Birth to Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Get in the Jubilee spirit with the Library – we’re just a trolley ride away! We’ll have a wintery photo booth and holiday lights glasses (while supplies last).

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Excel Basics

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Computer Lab at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
Technology Classes
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Learn terminology, placement of tabs and key commands, how to create spreadsheets using templates, and how to turn data into charts with Excel 2021.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Learn terminology, placement of tabs and key commands, how to create spreadsheets using templates, and how to turn data into charts with Excel 2021.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Cricut Project: Glass Engraving

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Studio 411 at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
Maker
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Create an engraved glass cup with the Cricut and Armour Etch cream. This will make a perfect holiday gift! This project will be precut for ease. For advanced beginners.  HPL C...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Studio 411
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Create an engraved glass cup with the Cricut and Armour Etch cream. This will make a perfect holiday gift! This project will be precut for ease. For advanced beginners.  

This event is in the "Adult" group.

English Language Learning Classes

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined) at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
ESL ELL ELA
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and ever...

Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: ESL ELL ELA
Event Details:

The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and everyday communication.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Introduction to ChatGPT

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Computer Lab at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
Technology Classes
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot launched in 2022 by OpenAI. This class explores what ChatGPT is and some practical applications for using it successfully.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot launched in 2022 by OpenAI. This class explores what ChatGPT is and some practical applications for using it successfully.

This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School" group.
This event is in the "Middle School" group.
This event is in the "High School" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Illinois Libraries Present: The Magic of Raina Telgemeier

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online
Program Type:
Virtual Program
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a night with critically acclaimed comic artist, Raina Telgemeier! Helen Plum Library is thrilled to now be a part of Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collabor...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Youth, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adult
Program Type: Virtual Program
Event Details:

Join us for a night with critically acclaimed comic artist, Raina Telgemeier!

Disclaimer(s)

Zoom Webinar

As an attendee at this webinar, you will be in ‘view and listen only’ mode, so you will not be seen or heard. The presenter will have video and audio, and there will be a chat function where attendees can type questions or comments.

We reserve the right to remove or mute any attendee at our discretion.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Intermediate Excel

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Computer Lab at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
Technology Classes
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Learn the ins and outs of creating pivot tables, sorting files, and filtering Excel spreadsheets.  

Open
Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Learn the ins and outs of creating pivot tables, sorting files, and filtering Excel spreadsheets.

 

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Versiti Blood Center: Community Blood Drive

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 2:30pm - 7:00pm
Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined) at Helen Plum Library
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

You are invited to make a difference by donating blood to help save lives, including those with cancer and sickle cell disease. Every donation is needed to meet the high demand fro...

Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:

You are invited to make a difference by donating blood to help save lives, including those with cancer and sickle cell disease. Every donation is needed to meet the high demand from hospitals in your community.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Advanced Excel

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Computer Lab at Helen Plum Library
Program Type:
Technology Classes
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Practice your learned skills and take them to the next level with absolute references, advanced formulas, and macros!  

Open
Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Practice your learned skills and take them to the next level with absolute references, advanced formulas, and macros!

 

This event is in the "Adult" group.

20s and 30s Board Game Night

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined) at Helen Plum Library
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Are you looking for a space to play board games? Join us for a night of open gaming with other board game enthusiasts! Some games will be provided, but bring a game of your own to ...

Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:

Are you looking for a space to play board games? Join us for a night of open gaming with other board game enthusiasts! Some games will be provided, but bring a game of your own to share or play with others.

This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School" group.
This event is in the "Middle School" group.
This event is in the "High School" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Registration Opens for January HPL Programs

All Day
Helen Plum Library
Age Group:
Youth, Birth to Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adult
Event Details:

Registration for January programs opens at 9am on Sat, Dec 14.**Some program registration dates may differ. Technology classes open one month before each class. Be sure to check in...

Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Age Group: Youth, Birth to Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adult
Event Details:

Registration for January programs opens at 9am on Sat, Dec 14.*

*Some program registration dates may differ. Technology classes open one month before each class. Be sure to check individual event listings for registration details.