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 Happy Culinary Arts Month! July is a great time to celebrate good food, talented chefs, and local restaurants.
Your child can be a chef with Evanston Public Library's cookbook section for kids, including the favorite, Pretend Soup by Molly Katzen. Our Kids' Tasty Books booklist can provide inspiration!
Get inspired by the summer reading theme, Reading Colors Your World, to make some rainbow food! Watch this fun Rainbow Food video we made with all the instructions!
Also July 22 (22 divided by 7) is Pi Approximation Day so it is a great time to revisit our wonderful Pi/Pie day (3/14) video about making real pie.
Microwave Cooking Class: Gluten Free: We'll try out some fun recipes over Zoom that you can do at home using an ingredient list sent out ahead of time. Designed for young chefs who will be entering grades K-5. Thursday, July 15, 2 pm: Register.
A great STEM project: Solar Oven S'mores! No need for a firepit, just grab a pizza box and some tin foil to heat up the s'mores.
 National Forest Week, celebrating our National Forests, is July 12-18! To get into the spirit of loving trees and their communities, start with our new Trees and Forests booklist! The most recent books have the explosion of new research on trees (The Wood Wide Web!), tailored for young people.
Check out our list of the Best Day Hikes for Families. From the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook to Starved Rock in LaSalle County, explore Illinois's natural beauty. This guide to the native trees in Evanston's Ladd Arboretum will help with identification.
Here's an easy craft project anyone can do to help enjoy the forest after your walk: gather some natural items and some playdough and start creating!
Over 1000 readers are registered for summer reading so far and have received their free book and "gallery" reading log that includes 20 reading challenges! Join us. Because it's a 30 day challenge, register by July 25 to finish by the time school starts. Register online, or call 847-448-8610 during open hours, or sign up at the Main Library or the Robert Crown Branch Library. After you register:
 Join us for some great experiences in the parks this summer Monday to Thursday all summer long, weather permitting! You can register for summer reading, pick up a book, or grab a STEM or Craft kit. Our schedule is:
Mondays: Brummel Park; 10 am-noon
Tuesdays: Fleetwood-Jourdain; 2-4 pm
Wednesdays: Mason Park; 11 am-1 pm
Thursdays: Park Varies! 4-6pm (July 15 in Twiggs Park; and July 22 in Baker Park)
Collective Art Project during On the Fly! Come on any of 3 different days to contribute to an evolving art piece created by our community. Angela Lyonsmith, local artist and Director of Kids Create Change, invites makers of all ages to add to this tangible symbol of our care for each other: Tuesday, July 13, 2-4 pm, Fleetwood-Jourdain; Thursday, July 15, 4-6 pm, Twiggs Park; and Wednesday, July 21, 11 am-1 pm, Mason Park.
District 65 Librarians visit On the Fly! Join your District 65 librarians for a Story & STEM project: (no registration; materials provided; weather permitting)
- Listen to Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming and build a giant honeycomb! Tuesday, July 14, 2-4 pm, Fleetwood-Jourdain.
- Listen to a selection of Green Lantern: Legacy by Minh Le then make a Green Lantern ring! Thursday, July 29, 4pm - 6pm, Dawes School Playground.
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Drumming Circles at Robert Crown. Join drummers of all skill levels for a series of socially distant drum circles. Learn to play either bucket drums or Latin and African grooves and shuffles on various hand percussion. For grades 3-5. Monday, July 12, 1 pm: Register; and Monday, July 19, 1 pm: Register.
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Gather in the Garden: Drop in to the Robert Crown Branch Library Reading Garden for physically-distanced, masked, outdoor activities; best for families with kids ages 3-8, but all are welcome. We plan to do this every week, weather permitting. Thursday, July 8, and Thursday, July 15, 10:45 am: More Information.
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Colors Scavenger Hunt: Come pick up a scavenger hunt guide, created in honor of Reading Colors Your World, our Summer Reading program. In this self-guided color walk, children will go on a scavenger hunt to try to find items in every color around them. Pick up kits at Main or Robert Crown Branch Library starting Friday, July 9: More information.
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Movies at Dusk: Head to the Robert Crown Reading Garden for an evening of family-friendly cinema! Four (4) attendees per registration, including children. Parties must remain together at all times; masks required. How to Train Your Dragon: Wednesday July 14, 8:45 pm to 11 pm, Register. AND Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters: Wednesday, July 20, 8:45 pm to 11 pm. Register.
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EPL At the Parks: All Star Weekend! Think you're good at basketball? Come join Powerhouse Gym and the Library for a friendly, socially distanced basketball hoop competition to win beach tokens! Other activities will be offered as well. Teens, kids and adults all welcome. Saturday, July 17, 11 am - 2:30 pm: More Information.
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Crown Adventures Dinosaur Storytime! Dinosaurs will take over the Reading Garden as we read and learn about these prehistoric animals! We will make a craft too. Register one person from your family and let us know how many to expect. This program is for the ages 3-6 but siblings welcome. Masks required (over 2 years old). Tuesday, July 27, 1:30 pm: Register.
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Zoom All By Myself This fun storytime and craft program is for children ages 3-5. Runs for 4 weeks, starting tomorrow, Wednesday, July 7, 11 am: Register; OR 1:30 pm: Register.
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Zoom Time for Twos This storytime is filled with songs, picture books, puppets, & rhymes for 24 to 36 months with parents, grandparents or caregiver. Runs for 3 weeks including Tuesday, July 13, 10:30 am: Register.
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Virtual Juana and Lucas Book Discussion Enjoy this fast-paced, interactive program that celebrates the first book in the Juana & Lucas series for rising 1st-4th graders! Plus make a fun felt project direct from Juana's home town! Tuesday, July 13, 4 pm: Register.
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Family Storytime and Craft: Colors! Join us for stories, songs and a fun kaleidoscope craft, inspired by Reading Colors Your World, our Summer Reading program. Books are appropriate for ages 3-7 but all are welcome. Wednesday, July 14, 6 pm: Register.
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Family Reading Night: Get into your pajamas and join some of your favorite EPL librarians for a night of stories and songs. Books are geared toward kids ages 3-5, but all are welcome. Thursday, July 22, 6:30 pm: Register.
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Award Winning Summer Author Visit with Dan Santat! Dan received the 2015 Caldecott Medal for The Adventures of Beekle and the 2020 Asian/Pacific American Picture Book Award for Drawn Together. He also illustrated Betsy Bird's hilarious The Great Santa Stakeout and Dav Pilkey's Ricky Ricotta series. (Read Dan's books from this booklist! )Wednesday, August 4, 6 pm: Register.
 Color Your Room: Pick up a STEM kit to make your own color-changing 3D night light cube. It includes paper circuits and a coin cell battery. For kids in third grade and up; adult supervision recommended. At the Main Library or Robert Crown Library Branch starting today, Tuesday, July 6, and continuing while supplies last. More information.
Eid al-Adha Islamic Bookmark Craft Kit! Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim holiday, starts the evening of July 19th. Pick up your choice of an Islamic art bookmark kit (Turkey, Morocco, Spain and more!) at the Main or Robert Crown Branch libraries starting Monday July 12 during open hours while supplies last. More information.
Other fun Grab and Go Art Activities are available for pick up at the Main Library or the Robert Crown Library Branch, while supplies last:
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