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January-February 2020 “Creating a City of Lifelong Learners”

February Is Black History Month!

Celebrating African American History at North Chicago Public Library!

February is Black History Month, and 1960’s, and their struggle to survive in their North Chicago Public Library will be honoring harsh environment while trying to adhere to African American history and culture with several their ideals and come to terms with the world events. For the adults, we will be showing several around them. popular documentaries, such as The Black Power Mixtape which focuses on the civil rights struggle For children, the Friends of North from 1967 to 1975, I Am Not Your Negro which Chicago Public Library will be putting on their focuses on the life and philosophy of James annual Black History Month program on Baldwin, and finally Blues Story, which Saturday, February 8th, with further details to documents the history of blues in the United be announced. We will also be hosting a States. Teens who attend the screening of I Am bilingual story time presented by Sadari and Not Your Negro are encouraged to pick up a copy Company that focuses on African travel. of Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, which will be discussed in a teen book club to be scheduled for Our final big event will feature a live March. In addition to documentaries, for our blues act and is tentatively set to take place on nd adult book club we will be reading Colson February, Saturday the 22 at 1:00PM. This Whitehead’s popular new novel The Nickel Boys date and time is subject to change, so please which centers around teenaged boys who attend follow our events on our Facebook page and The Nickel Academy, a reformatory school in the website calendar to make sure you don’t miss 1960’s, it.

THE NORTH CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2020 Library Events

Children

Program Robots: Ozobot, Spero, Electric Circuits Every Monday and Tuesday, 3:00PM to 5:00PM Help your children learn the basics of coding by having them program robot toys! We’ll be offering Sphero balls and Ozobots for your kids to experiment with and learn from. Recommended for ages 11 and up.

Weekly Painting Crafts Every Thursday, 3:00PM-4:00PM After school we’ll be having a variety of paint crafts on Thursdays, from painting tiles, water colors, and mosaic art to winter scenes!

Snow Man Crafts and Mason Jar Painting Saturday, January 4th, 2020 1:00PM to 2:00PM Bring your kids to the library where we’ll be making snowmen crafts, painting mason jars, and making snow globes!

Paint a Winter Scene Saturday, January 18th, 1:00PM to 2:00PM On Saturday, we’ll be painting a winter scene! Be sure to have your children wear something you don’t mind getting paint on!

MLK Movie and Craft Monday, January 20th, 11:00AM-12:00PM We’ll be watching a children’s documentary on Martin Luther King Jr. and making crafts.

Valentine Craft Thursday, February 6th, 3:00PM to 5:00PM Thursday, February 13th, 3:00PM to 5:00PM Bring your kids to the library where we’ll be making Valentines cards!

Friends of the Library Black History Month Event Saturday, February 8th, 1:00PM to 2:00PM The Friends of North Chicago Public Library will be holding their annual Black History Month event. Details TBA.

Sadari and Company: Bilingual Travel Storytime Saturday, February 15th, 1:00PM to 2:00PM Come to our bilingual storytime where African travel will be the theme!

Winter Craft Thursday, February 27, 3:00PM to 5:00PM Bring your kids to our February winter craft!

2 Afternoon movie: Harry Potter & the Sorcer’s Stone THE NORTH CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2020 Library Events (ctd.) Note: Registration is required to attend events. To register, call 847-689-0125 or speak to a librarian. Teens Adults

Teen Button Making! Black Power Mixtape Tuesday, January 14th, 4:00-5:00PM Saturday, February 8th, 1:00PM to 3:00PM Tuesday, February 11th, 4:00-5:00PM We’ll be watching the fantastic documentary Black Power Come to the library and design your own buttons/badges to Mixtape shot by Swedish journalists who came to the US wear on your jacket, backpack, or purse! drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Black Power Movement, Anime Club the filmmakers captured them in intimate moments and Tuesday, January 28th, 3:45-5:45PM remarkably unguarded interviews. Tuesday, February 25th, 3:45-5:45PM Like anime? Want something to do after school? Come to the Blues Story: A Documentary library on the last Tuesday of every month and watch anime, Thursday, February 20th, 6:00PM to 7:30PM read manga, make anime crafts, draw your favorite characters, In celebration of Black History Month, we’ll be watching this eat Japanese snacks, and hang out with your friends. For ages excellent documentary about the history of blues! 12 through 18. Live Blues Performance I Am Not Your Negro Thursday, February 22nd, 1:00PM to 2:00PM Thursday, February 13th, 4:00PM-6:00PM We’ll be showcasing a live blues musical act to celebrate We’ll be screening this fantastic documentary which explores black history month! The date and time of this performance is the life and philosophy of James Baldwin. Copies of Baldwin’s subject to change, so check back with us to ensure you don’t seminal essay The Fire Next Time will be available for teens to miss out! check out for use in a future book discussion in March. Adult Book Club: The Nickel Boys Saturday, February 22nd, 2:15PM-3:15PM Adults We’ll be reading the mystery novel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead! Please see the Reference Librarian to get

your copy of the book. MLK Documentary Part One

Monday, January 20th, 6:00PM-7:30PM MLK Documentary Part Two Tuesday, January 21st, 6:00PM-7:30PM We’ll be screening King: A Filmed Record, the landmark documentary that chronicles the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Originally screened in theaters for only a single night in 1970, King: A Filmed Record features , , , , & , among others, with newsreel and archival footage to create a powerful and comprehensive record of Dr. King's legacy.

Adult Coloring Saturday, January 25th, 1:00PM to 2:30PM Stressed out? Come to the library and color your stress away at our adult coloring program!

3 THE NORTH CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY JANUARY – FEBRUARY 2020

North Chicago Public Library BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Officers Etta Robinson, President Caroline Harrington -Vice President Ramona Harvey – Treasurer

Trustees It’s never too late to learn a new language! Pick Herbert Handy, up a second language quickly by using the Bob Runnels, Edward Houston, Lawrence Brown, Jeanette Allen, Peter Villanueva Mango Languages online training program

available in our library database collection! Library Director Joan Battley

STILL NEED A LIBRARY CARD?? It’s easy! Bring two forms of identification to the Circulation Desk: one must be a photo ID (driver’s license or State ID) and the second form must be a billing statement with your name and address, dated within the last two months.

Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Friday & Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Need a lease, affidavit, a last will and Sundays: CLOSED Holidays: We are closed on Thanksgiving, testament? Easily create professional-looking November the 28th legal documents by using NuWav, available for Designer & Editor: Walter Theobald, Adult Reference Librarian free on our library website! See the reference Contributing Editors are North Chicago Public Library Director and Staff librarian for additional information.