The Robert Crown Branch Library will be closed Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving day ) and Friday, November 27. The Main Library will be closed on Thursday, November 26.
The Digital Library is open 24/7 for eBooks and eAudiobooks, Streaming Movies and TV, and eMagazines. Need help getting started with your Digital Library? Ask us!
EPL Forms Unique Advisory Group to Ensure Collections Reflect Aspirations of Black Community.
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 Due to the pandemic, many will share a meal virtually this year. This change may be a loss, but it can also be a chance to create new traditions.
Celebrate by helping your children give thanks. A gratitude practice helps reduce your child's stress, too. Try a gratitude jar for younger kids or a gratitude journal for older kids and adults. Make cards with your kids for all the folks who may be missing from your celebration and all the essential workers that make your meal possible.
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by reading wonderful kids books by and about Indigenous peoples! The intersection of Native American Heritage Month and Thanksgiving opens up the opportunity to have a discussion with your older kids about the complicated legacy of Thanksgiving for many Indigenous peoples.
Take a look at our recommended list of great family movies to watch together over the long weekend!
Great Virtual Events for You and Your Kids
 Jingle Jangle: An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.
Parents (and Parents-to-Be) After Bedtime Book Club. Join us! We'll read you excerpts from Kid Gloves, Nine Months of Careful Chaos by Evanstonian and graphic novelist, Lucy Knisley, who writes about her experiences with miscarriage, birth and more; then meet Lucy herself! EPL Family Engagemet Coordinator Tracy Olasimbo, who serves on the board of Chicago Volunteer Doulas, will also read The Women Who Caught the Babies, a story of African American Midwives by Eloise Greenfield. No preparation for this read-aloud program; just come to listen and relax. Tuesdays, December 1, 8, and 15, 8 pm. Register
Representation Watch Party will watch Netflix', Jingle Jangle,(PG, 2h 2m) which offers "strong storytelling, a talented cast and uplifting songs...making it a tale the whole family can enjoy." Friday, December 18, 6-8 pm. Register OR Sunday, December 20, 4-6 pm. Register
Graphic Novel Book Club for grades 3-5 will discuss Gene Luen Yang's action fantasy graphic novel, Avatar: The Last Airbender-The Promise. Saturday, December 19th, 1pm. Register
We're planning some creative programs for all ages during Winter Break. Stay tuned!
Celebrate great picture books with us this November by reading some award winning picture books from the following Evanston Public Library lists:
Listen as Evanstonian author and illustrator Cozbi Cabrera shares her journey from art director to doll creator to writing and illustrating her own award-winning picture books, including excerpts from her latest, Mama and Me!
2020 Best Picture Book Presentation with Brian Wilson and Betsy Bird. Join EPL's Collection Development Manager Betsy Bird and Children's Librarian Brian Wilson as they present some of their favorite picture books of 2020! (Note: this is not a storytime for children, but a program for adults.) Saturday, December 5, 10-11:30 am. Register
Register your kids in grades 1-8 for Caldecott Club! Evaluate 2020 picture books with Mr. Brian, who has served on the Caldecott committee that chooses the most distinguished American picture books of the year. Monday December 7, 7 pm. Register.
 The Winter Solstice is December 21, when the days officially start getting longer again. There are lots of great ways to work with young kids to notice the change in the sun's behavior and it's effect on our seasons. Slowing down and being outside in the crisp changing weather is a good way to enjoy the solstice. Telling seasonal stories by candlelight is another. The Library can help with that:
Celebrate the Winter Solstice: pick up a free DIY beeswax candle kit. Kits available beginning Monday, December 7 at both the Main Library and the Robert Crown Branch Library, while supplies last.
Another cozy suggestion? Curl up with your child and watch NU's Imagine U theater storytimes or Evanston Public Library's storytimes on YouTube.
 As we prepare to give thanks with friends and families in this unique year, we give thanks for our Library family and the Evanston community. Together we have responded to the challenge for the Library to be a vital space and resource for all. Together, we can reimagine how and where to best serve all of Evanston with special emphasis on who we are not adequately serving now. Please help us in this important work and donate to the Reimagine Campaign today. Thank you.
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