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SPRING 2016
An Evening at the
Sunday, May 1, 7 p.m. First Congregational Church 1106 Chestnut Street Kenneth Donovan, Janet Mensen Reynolds, Rose Guccione, & Keven Keys Janet Mensen Reynolds and her friends from the Lyric Opera Chorus return for our 20th the operas’ composers and describes opera annual An Evening at the Opera. They will characters, scenes, plots, and their inevitable preview operas from the Lyric’s 2016-2017 twists. season by singing famous arias, duets, and other pieces. An Evening at the Opera is a free concert generously presented to the community by Held at the acoustically pleasing First the family of Pauline and Elmer Kennedy. The Congregational Church of Western Springs, concert lasts approximately two hours, will the concert also serves as an introduction have one intermission, and refreshments will to the stories of opera. Between songs, a be served after the concert. No registration narrator entertainingly recounts the lives of is required. FRIDAY Registration is required for all programs unless otherwise noted. at the FORD Register online, in-person, or by calling (708) 246-0520.
Using the Library from Home: Hell Hath No Fury: Wicked, Wild and We open our doors at 7 p.m. for free Life Long Learning Wonderful Women of the Windy City concerts sponsored by the Western Springs Wednesday, March 16, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 7 p.m. Library Friends. No registration is Your ability to find reliable information From Jane Addams and Ida B. Wells to required. affects your decision-making and contemporary figures like Sandra Cisneros understanding of the world in which we and Ursula Bielski, Chicago’s women Trillium live. Luckily your library card is a key to have stood tall and walked proud. In this March 18, 7:30 p.m. information access. Reference librarian Kennedy History Lecture celebrating Trillium promises Irish music as well Rick Roche will demonstrate online library Women’s History Month, local historian as some New Orleans jazz and other tools, including Consumer Reports, digital Clarence Goodman will show us how these gems at this day-after-St. Patrick’s Day magazines, and Britannica. women contributed to our history concert.
Magic and the Art of the Impossible Now Arriving: Petra with Jeanette Andrews 90 Years of Flight in Chicago May 13, 7:30 p.m. Jazz singer Petra van Nuis and guitarist Monday, March 21 at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, 7 p.m. Andy Brown return with a delightful Join us for a magical experience that In this Kennedy History Lecture, authors mix of standards from the American will leave you enthralled and enchanted. Neal Samors and Christopher Lynch will golden age of song. Jeanette Andrews presented her first magic speak about their book, Now Arriving, and show at age four, and is now a full-time the history of traveling by air in Chicago magician who has performed her thought- over the past ninety years. provoking take on the art of the impossible for thousands across the country. Costumes of Downton Abbey Wednesday, April 13, 7 p.m. Coloring for fun and relaxation In 2016, Chicago's Driehaus Museum Tuesday, March 22, 7-8 p.m. hosts an exhibition of costumes used in the Join us for a relaxing evening of coloring wildly popular PBS/BBC series Downtown and conversation. All materials provided. Abbey. Art historian Jeff Mishur discusses Refreshments will be served. No costumes on exhibit that are original to the Petra van Nuis registration necessary. period as well as garments that were newly constructed to imitate vintage dress.
May Flowers Quilling Tuesday, April 26, 7-8 p.m. Th ursday, May 5 at 7 p.m. Bend and curl narrow slips of paper into lovely paper creations through the process of quilling. All supplies included. Thomas Ford favorite Leslie Goddard is back as one of history's greatest aviators. Learning the Night Sky Amelia Earhart’s courageous exploits Thursday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. and spirited personality made her an Join David Fuller, host of “Eyes on the Sky” international celebrity in the early twentieth on YouTube for a fun-filled and informative century. In this lively living-history program, presentation and discussion about the night sponsored by the Western Springs Library Friends, sky. Learn about prominent constellations you will meet Amelia and learn about her experiences and how to find them easily, plus tips for as the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane finding galaxies, nebula and star clusters in 1928, and the first woman to fly solo across the with binoculars or small telescopes. If the Atlantic in 1932. She’ll describe how she learned to weather is clear, Dave will also take the fly, what inspired her adventurous spirit, and why she audience outside for some live stargazing! set off in 1937 for an around-the-world flight. Springtime Brunch Antique Appraisal with Rex Newell Tuesday, May 3, 7 p.m. Monday, May 16, 7 p.m. Hosting a beautiful springtime brunch can Is it trash or is it treasure? Find out when be a wonderfully easy way to entertain. professional appraiser Rex Newell of Rex’s Join Chef Mary Gail Bennett as she Antiques visits the Library to appraise demonstrates make-ahead brunch recipes your collectibles, and talk about trends in sure to please everyone. She will be making the antiques business. The first 40 people a Seafood Brunch Soufflé along with a to register will receive a free appraisal, but Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake. Recipes spectators are also welcome. Rex does not and samples included. appraise firearms, Native American or We open the doors at 6:45 p.m. for these Oriental antiques. after-hours film discussions. They are drop- Using the Library from Home: in events; no registration necessary. Digital Books, Music, Movies, and Felt Cuff Bracelet Design Magazines Thursday, May 19, 7-8:30 p.m. Suffragette Wednesday, May 11, 7 p.m. Create a funky, felt wrist bracelet and Friday, March 11, 7 p.m. Have a busy schedule? Want books, wear it home! Participants will make a The foot soldiers of the early feminist magazines, movies, and music to come to unique cuff bracelet based on an ancient movement, women who were forced you? Go digital! Reference librarian Rick method of creating fabrics that uses the underground to pursue a dangerous game Roche will show you how to access library natural property of animal hair, water, of cat and mouse with an increasingly materials with your computer, tablet, soap, and your hands. All materials will brutal State. and smartphone from Hoopla, Media on be supplied and no sewing or knitting Demand, eRead Illinois, and Flipster. Bring experience is needed. Led by Tammy L Love & Mercy your device and your questions. Deck, award-winning fiber artist and owner Friday, March 25, 7 p.m. of TLD Design Center and JAD Gallery of In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Westmont and Berwyn. Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his Book Clubs avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the Library book clubs are open to anyone who enjoys good books! Extra copies of the books are 1980s, he is a broken, confused man made available at the Library one month before the discussion. Book reviews and other under the 24-hour watch of shady information can be viewed at the Reference Desk. therapist Dr. Eugene Landy. Book Discussion Group Brooklyn Our Souls at Night Friday, April 8, 7 p.m. by Kent Haruf An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls in love Wednesday, April 6, 7:30 p.m. with a local. When her past catches up In Holt, Colorado, widowed senior with her, she must choose between two citizens Addie and Louis decide to start countries and the lives that exist within. spending their lonely nights together for companionship. This eloquent, quiet novel Merchants of Doubt is the story of their growing friendship as Friday, May 6, 7 p.m. they discuss their long lives, their joys and A documentary that looks at pundits-for- losses, missed opportunities and regrets, hire who present themselves as scientific trying not to care what others think. Science Fiction Book Club authorities as they speak about topics Foundation like toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and The Language of Flowers by Isaac Asimov climate change. by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Monday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. The first book in one of the most lauded The End of the Tour In this engaging novel, misfit Victoria and loved series in SF. Foundation Friday, May 20, 7 p.m. is a survivor of the foster care system envisions a far future Galactic Empire The story of the five-day interview whose skill with flowers brings her out of whose decline is imminent. Hoping to between Rolling Stone reporter David homelessness by landing her a job with a shorten the interval of this impending Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David florist. Distrustful and unable to love, she dark age, renegade scientist Hari Seldon Foster Wallace, which took place right relies on the Victorian meanings of flowers enacts a diversionary plan to create and after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s protect a Foundation on which the to communicate with others, ultimately groundbreaking epic novel, Infinite Jest. finding her way. future Empire will be built. Registration is required for all programs and storytimes and begins on Monday, March 7. Have your library card ready to register online, in person, or by calling (708) 246-0520. First preference will be given to Western Springs residents.
R.E.A.D. to the Dogs @ the Library Family Storytime Tuesdays, March 8, April 12 and May 10 Thursdays, March 17 and April 21 7-8 p.m. 6:45-7:30 p.m. Beginning or independent readers love Families welcome to practice reading aloud to one of the Join us for stories, songs and activities that dogs from Hinsdale Humane Society’s Pet families will love. Assisted Learning program because it’s March 17: Sensory Playtime. Sensory play March 14th—April 18th pressure-free! Reading time is a one-on- at the Library will include multiple stations one experience. No parents or siblings are aimed at stimulating young children’s allowed. Sign up for one 15-minute time imaginations. The aim of sensory play is to slot either in person or by phone. pique children’s interest in the unknown, Read ‘n’ Rhyme Romp allowing them to experiment with different Mondays, Tuesdays, or Fridays, Mind Your Manners: Etiquette 101 sounds, textures, and ideas in a safe 10-10:30 a.m. 3-23 months w/adult Wednesday, March 23 environment. Help your baby grow up to love books! 6:30-8 p.m. April 21: April showers bring May flowers Share stories, songs, and rhymes 7-10 yrs. —and veggies too! Come celebrate spring with your little one in this lapsit Learning proper manners and etiquette with stories and songs. Make your own program and introduce him or her to does not have to be a chore! Leave it to the mini-garden to bring home. a lifetime of reading fun and language experts at the Etiquette School of Chicago enjoyment. This program works best if to guide children through this interactive Ford Junior Scientists there is one adult with one baby. The class on age appropriate dining manners Thursdays, March 24 and April 28 adults are encouraged to follow along and social skills. Topics include: table 4:30-5:30 p.m. and do the activities with their baby. manners, introductions, shaking hands, eye Grades 1-3 contact, polite words, conversation skills Do you have a scientific mind? Come and respect for others. and test your theories on projects Toddler Time that incorporate Science, Technology, Wednesdays, 10-10:30 a.m., Engineering, Art, and Math in this short OR Thursdays, 10-10:30 a.m. series. Attendees will have the opportunity OR Thursdays, 11-11:30 a.m. to explore a new topic each meeting. You 2-3.5 years w/adult may register your child for one or both Introduce your toddler to early literacy classes. storytimes. Early literacy practices help in building the foundation of Monday, April 11 Super-Special-Surprise Craft reading for your child. This program 4:30-5:15 p.m. works best if there is one adult with Tuesday, May 3 Families welcome one toddler. Adults are encouraged to 4:30-5:15 p.m. Join Julie Helenius from the Old Town participate along with their toddlers Ages 4+ School of Folk Music for a fresh and expand their learning by repeating Let Mom or Grandma know how much and exciting music-making the activities listed on the handout you love them this Mother’s Day by making experience. Come sing and at home. a super-special-surprise gift. dance to songs of the season. Julie will play her guitar and Storytime Pals share her voice, as she engages Mondays, 1:30-2 p.m. or you with stories, dances and Wednesdays, 11-11:30 a.m. music about blooming 3.5-5 years (without adult) flowers, singing birds, Hear stories, sing songs, and have and the warming sun. fun with your friends. Storytimes will highlight early literacy skills that children need to learn before they can read. Teen programs are open to those in grades 6–12. Registration is required for all programs unless otherwise noted.
Brownies & Books Thursday,March 10, 6:15-7:15 p.m. Teens who love reading and are interested in writing—we are your people! Come to STEAM Club this informal meetup where we will share Grades 4-8 the best books we're reading (or wish we Alternating Wednesdays had time to read) and will talk about how March 16, 30, April 13, 27, 4-5 p.m. to support each other as writers. Spring forward with littleBits at STEAM Club! littleBits are modular electronics Practice ACT pieces that magnetically snap together, March 12, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and can be arranged to make amazing Practice SAT projects. We have our own large kit now, April 9, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. so kids can work on projects for a whole Prepare for the ACT and New SAT by season. taking a free practice test proctored and scored by C2 Education. Participants will Exam Cram receive a free detailed score analysis and Peeps conference with the program director at May 23, 5-9 p.m. the C2 Education center. May 24, 5-9 p.m. Dioramas Finish strong this semester! Exam cram is Grades 4-8 Note-Taking and Study Skills back, with snacks, quiet and group study Tuesday, March 29, and, by popular demand, tutors from April 27, 7-8 p.m. 3:45-5 p.m. C2 Education will be on hand to answer Get ready for a strong finish to the school Peeps. Some people last-minute questions on Monday evening. year and get some great tips for next love to eat them, some Drop in; no registration required. year and beyond. This seminar outlines don’t. We’ll be using them to make dioramas! strategies to help students achieve optimal Teen Volunteer Training Come prepared with results through their note-taking and study skills. Presented by C2 Education. Tuesday, May 31, 4-4:45 p.m. your own large shoe box and an idea Saturday, June 4, 10-11 a.m. about a scene you’d like to create, either Real Life, Real Skills: Tuesday, June 7, 7-8 p.m. from a book or some other favorite place Spread some library love this summer by or activity. We’ll provide craft materials Professional Conversations becoming a Summer Reading Volunteer! for scene construction, take photos to Monday, May 9, 7-8 p.m. Have fun, earn volunteering hours, share, and display them in the Library. Young adults entering the workforce who and become a vital part of the Library. want to get more comfortable talking with Volunteers must have completed 6th grade. TFL Squad potential bosses and coworkers are invited Applications are available after May 1st to this laid-back, informal workshop. We Grades 4-8 at fordlibrary.org/teens or in the Library. will talk about basic workplace etiquette Mondays, April 11, May 9 One training session is mandatory for all and break into pairs for some 4- 4:45p.m. volunteers with two or fewer years practice conversations. Presented in Our Tween Fun Library Squad is always of service. partnership with LADSE. looking for new members! If you are in grades 4-8, and have ideas about what Teen Book Club kinds of books, programs, performers Pop Culture Peg People Our Teen Book Club selects its own and games you’d like the Library to have Tuesday, March 22 titles and meets at Starbucks monthly for you and your friends, please join us! 3:45-4:45 p.m. on a Sunday evening. Copies of the book will be available for checkout Bring your ideas, your friends, and your Replicate your favorite fandom at the Circulation Desk. Contact enthusiasm to brainstorm and plan (and by painting tiny replicas that [email protected] for details nibble snacks). Quite a few of our best you can turn into key chains and dates. ideas have come from YOU! and more! The Ford Member Connection Anyone thinking about joining a book “The Ford Member Connection” is a new feature that Margaret Cunningham club: This would be a good one to try. It’s spotlights a Library member in every issue. Please let a very friendly group that likes to read and us know whom you’d like to read about. discuss a variety of good books.
Margaret Cunningham has many ties to Verghese. Plastic: a Toxic Love Story And your other book club? The Gourmet the Library. Each visit, she reconnects with by Susan Freinkel gave us a frightening Book Club, a name that has nothing to other members and what they’re reading. message about over-consumption of do with our culinary skills or interests: These affinities naturally led her to join the plastic that’s stayed with me. We Are All our meetings start with pizza and salad! Library’s Book Discussion Group, as well as Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy We began four years ago and grew to her neighborhood book group. Fowler generated more discussion than 14 members who meet ten times a year, time permitted. around a table, at each other’s homes. Tell us about yourself. Thanks for the We find discussion questions on the opportunity to talk about my favorite publisher’s website; members take place in Western Springs. My husband turns choosing books and moderating. Tom and I moved to town in 1984 Our favorites have been The Light and are grateful we could raise our Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman and three children here. I enjoy traveling, The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. yoga, golf, and volunteering. Through Thomas Ford, we have How long have you been a member of several copies of our monthly selection the Library’s Book Discussion Group? brought in via the interlibrary loan Six years. It’s very straightforward. system. It’s a great convenience to Nancy Long—who started this group have books waiting for us, though in 1998—chooses the majority of some members prefer to purchase the books. She does research on the or download their books. My advice author, finds critical reviews and Margaret Cunningham with a Library book for starting a book club? Bring a pertinent background information club selection. The Library brings in multiple group together, read a good book, and organizes it in a binder for our copies of books for its discussion group, as well meet somewhere convenient, and reference. One of my favorite books as for neighborhood clubs. enjoy sharing thoughts and opinions. was Cutting for Stone by Abraham Thomas Ford can help in many ways.
FROM THE FRIENDS
Thanks to all who have donated books in the donation bins by the elevator. donations, to organizing items by Thank you category, to getting out the word, to baking cookies, to coordinating Spring Book and Bake Sale Donna and Linda! Friday, April 22, 6-8 p.m.: Library Friends volunteers, to breaking down the members only (anyone can purchase a shelves after each event. Donna and membership online or at the door) Linda have guided and inspired many Donna Perkowski and Linda McGuire Saturday, April 23, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. devoted Friends of the Western Springs have led the Library’s Book and Bake Sunday, April 24, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Special Library and are greatly appreciated. Sale twice a year for more years than bag sale prices. Please come and shop. they can count, but all good things Far from resting on their laurels, they All proceeds fund Library programs. Want must come to an end: the spring sale will stay active in future Friends book to volunteer to help at the sale? Contact will be their last as co-chairs. When sales, as will Linda’s husband Jim, who Ann at [email protected] you stop by the sale April 22-24, be sure is often seen in the Library moving, to thank them for all the work they’ve classifying, and boxing books. Linda Little Free Library Owners done to make the sales so enjoyable. will also continue her important work If you are in need of some books to add to for the Friends of facilitating a special As anyone who’s been part of an event your yard box, contact annweithers@gmail. guest for the Christmas Walk. like this knows, there is a phenomenal com amount of work that goes into it, all Thank you, Donna and Linda, and all year round, from sorting members’ our Library Friends. The Thomas Ford Library Foundation
The Foundation thanks the following individuals, organizations, and businesses for their generous response to our 2015 Annual Appeal. These gifts, along with other donations received during the year, support unique events and expenses beyond the scope of the Library’s regular budget. This past year special presentations for children and teens were funded. Contributions received are also invested to build an endowment to ensure that our Library remains a valuable community asset. If you are interested in learning more about the Foundation, planned giving, or membership in the Oak Leaf Society, you may contact us via email at: [email protected] or by phone at 708.246.0520. The Foundation is an independent nonprofit 501©3 organization; donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
David and Rita Beata Judy Josefek Val and Kathryn Price, in memory of Evangeline Braun Paul and Leslie Karas Catherine Price Michael and Molly Bruton The Keeley Family, in memory of Gwen H. Quackenbush, in honor of Marcia Buell John L. Keeley. Jr. Liz Burns Robert and Carol Bures John and Susan Kienzle James Reynolds Liz Burns John Dirgo and Janet Kings Cynthia Hunt and Philip Rudolph, Whit and Stephanie Carlisle Gary and Sue Klein, in honor of Liz Burns in honor of Liz Burns Ed and Linda Carpenter Rita Kozak-Gill Ryan and Laura Sandahl James and Amy Casey Theresa Smartz and George Letten Eric and Laurel Schumm Larry and Judy Clark Herbert and Barbara Livermore, The Paul Scriba Family Tom and Nancy Conforti, in honor of in honor of Beckett (age 4) Warren and Mary Lou Sejud, in memory Liz Burns and Hadley Lantz (age 2) of Pamela Wadycki Greg and Ofra Dose Gerald and Mary Clare Loftus Anne M. Shannon Mary Ann Duda Joreen Lyness Margaret Fahrenbach and Richard Sikes James Duff Charles A. Macke Amanda Smith Mary J. Egan Joe and Jessica Maffia Jean C. Sobek, in memory of Bonnie Engel, in memory of Jillian Jim and Megan Majernik Walt Sobek Dounias & Jake Messina Mark and Patricia Manetti, in honor of Charlene Sprague John and Mary Ann Gaynor the Library staff Denise Stehman, in memory of Suzy Glowiak Diana Marshall, in memory of Fred Stehman Lisa Goetzelman Roland 'Mike' Marshall James and Joyce Stocker Andrew and Ann Gore Janet Matheny Stephanie Stomberg Michael J. Grace Charles and Jessica McGinnis The Taglia Family Howard Graening Mary Jo McKeag Kent and Margaret Taylor, in honor of Bob and Ginny Grecco Radu Mihalcea Liz Burns Steve and Mary Greska Bob and Saranne Milano Mr. and Mrs. S.P. Terracina, in memory of John and Linda Grissim Daniel and Marilyn Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. J. Vani and Elizabeth Groenewold Bob and Jenny Morgan Mr. and Mrs. S. Terracina Anita R. Gustis Win and Linda Murray Paul and Eva Thomas Todd Halamka and Susan Kate Nelson, in honor of Ted Nelson Frank Thometz III Morrow-Halamka Josh and Jacquie Odelson Susan Thrasher Thomas and Sheila Hansen Lynn and Robert Odgers Tom and Elizabeth Trail Margie Hatter Rosamond Oetking Cecelia Tucherman, in memory of Eric and Rachel Herchenroether Maura O'Toole, in memory of her mother Matt and Leah Hilding Mary and Michael O'Toole Anne T. Valentin, in memory of Jim and Rose Horvath Blanche Pepin, in memory of King Pepin Richard A. Valentin Barbara Sacra Hultman, in memory of Thomas and Barbara Pfendler Robert and Carol Vashinko Jon E. Hultman Steven and Marianne Powell Village True Value Hardware Timothy and Karin Janowski Ray and Nancy Powers, in honor of Western Springs Masonic Lodge #1136 Sharlene A. Jantz, in honor of Liz Burns William and Mary Beth White Vernon C. Jantz Rebecca Preston, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Woods John and Kay Johnson Bonnie Engel Bernadette Zaczek THOMAS FORD MEMORIAL LIBRARY 800teen Chestnut Street CARRIER ROUTE Western Springs IL 60558 NON PROFIT ORGAN. (708) 246-0520 U.S Postage PAID www.fordlibrary.org Permit No. 33 Western Springs LIBRARY HOURS Monday - Thursday LOCAL POSTAL PATRON 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. Western Springs IL 60558 Friday & Saturday Anne Kozak, Library Director 9:30 a.m - 5 p.m. LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Amanda Smith, President: [email protected] George Letten, Treasurer: [email protected] LIBRARY CLOSINGS Laurel Schumm, Secretary: [email protected] The Library will be closed on John Ericson: [email protected] Sunday, March 27 for Easter and Mary Greska: [email protected] Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day. Robert Milano: [email protected] Gary Wenstrup: [email protected]
Please join us for our spring gardening lectures, generously sponsored by the family of Pauline Kennedy. The Flowering Cherry Trees From Pen to Print: Create a Mosaic Planter of Washington D.C. Local Gardens in the News May 10, Tuesday, 7 p.m. March 8, Tuesday, 7 p.m. April 12, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Why not turn your plain, old terra cotta 2012 marked the centennial of the gift Come join long-time contributor to the pots into beautiful, eye-catching art pieces of 3,020 flowering cherry trees from Chicago Tribune’s Home and Garden to add color and whimsy to your garden? the city of Tokyo to the people of section, Nina Koziol, as she takes attendees Lisa Tolbert, local mosaic artist, returns Washington, D.C. While timing a visit on an armchair tour of the elegant, the to teach us how to embellish a pot with to the nation’s capital to view the trees in quirky, the innovative, and the magical bright, shiny shards of china, ceramic and bloom can be tricky, on this night you will gardens that have been featured in the colored glass. All materials and use of tools definitely see them in all their glory. Jeff Tribune and Chicagoland Gardening are included. Students will take home a Mishur, art historian, will present artists’ magazine. These local gems are well worth finished 8” mosaic terra cotta pot. Join us interpretations of this spectacular botanical learning about as are the creative people for an evening of fun! Cost: $25; limit 20. show. who design and nurture them. JOIN A GROUP Theseongoing Library groups are open to all with no registration. Knitting Circle Western Springs Writers’ Society Every other Thursday, 1 p.m. Thursday, March 10; Monday, March 28; Instantly borrow digital movies, March 3, 17, 31 April 14, 28 Thursday, April 14; Monday April 25; music, comics, audiobooks, and more. May 12, 26 Thursday, May 12; Monday, May 23 Join our knitting circle for knitting, Have a writing itch? The Western Springs Go to hoopladigital.com and create conversation, and light refreshments. Writers’ Society welcomes all writers from an account with your library card. the community to discuss and hone their Investment craft with other local writers. Whether this Discussion Group is your career or hobby, writers of all levels Second Tuesdays, 7:15 p.m. and genres are invited. Questions? Please March 8, April 12, May 10 contact Marie at [email protected] or Jim Local amateur investors discuss trends in at [email protected]. stocks, bonds, and more.