Summer Reading is for adults too. Be one of the next 26 adults to write a brief book review at the Main Library and you'll get a pair of Ravinia tix! Participate all summer long and you'll be entered into a raffle for the Grand Prize Package: $100 gift certificate to SPACE, plus $50 for good eats at Union Pizzeria, plus SPACE swag. 

Please help us reach our community goal of 125,000 summer reading points and take pride in Evanston as a city of readers. Sign up here or at any location. Read, come to programs like a community drum circle or 3-D Printing for Adults, earn points, and enter raffles to win gift certificates to local restaurants, boutiques, book stores.

Sheila Von Wiese-Mack Memorial Concert: Sat., June 13, 2:30-4:30 pm. Music lovers are encouraged to attend the piano dedication and memorial concert performed in tribute to Sheila von Wiese-Mack (pictured), wife of Chicago music icon James Mack. David Yonan, violin, will perform a recital with pianist Steven Greene, which will include Fine Arts Music Society guest artists Lawrence Block, cello, William Dresden, piano, Susan Merdinger, piano, Mathias Tacke, violin.

Living with a Genius: Three Years with Vivian Maier: Wed., June 17, 7 pm. Evanstonian Linda Matthews recounts the years Vivian Maier (pictured) lived and worked with her family as a nanny in the 1980s.

Becoming a Welcoming Community: 50 Years Later: Thurs., June 25, 7 pm. Fifty years after Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke about the racially exclusive nature of Chicago's North Shore -- how are we doing? A panel discussion on fair and affordable housing.

MakerKids! Register your child now for these great Maker programs that emphasize creativity, experimentation and hands-on activity.

This weekend! Find incredible deals on high quality books of all types for gifts, for kids and for yourself. Beach reads, literary fiction, mysteries, history, gardening, coffee table books: we've got it all at very low prices. 100% of your purchases support the Library.  Sale hours.

Fun Home just won Best New Musical at the Tony Awards. We'll be discussing the award-winning graphic novel and memoir from which it was based on Tuesday, June 16, at 7 pm. Join us.

Want to explore the dark side of mathematics? Read Proofiness with EPL.

There's a reason why Chicago became the most segregated city in the north. To know more about it, join our book discussion of Family Properties.

Take a look at our complete list of upcoming book groups here.

 7 Critical Strategies to Consider before Applying for Social Security Benefits. Saturday, June 13, 10 am, Third Floor Seminar Room. Presented by Sev Meneshian, CFP®, a Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner and adjunct professor of retirement and estate planning at Northwestern University. Register online or call the Reference Desk at 847-448-8630.

Investing at Retirement. Wednesday, June 24, 7 pm, Third Floor Seminar Room. A discussion of the issues facing those nearing retirement.

All it takes is your library card number to have full and free access to Consumer Reports Online. Search for reports, ratings and user reviews on cars, gas grills, dehumidifiers, appliances and much more.