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 The Evanston Public Library wants to hear from you! Join us for pizza and a discussion about your thoughts and vision for the Evanston Public Library. Grades 6-12. Teens get $25 for taking part!
Our next Teen Session is Thursday, November 4 at 4:30pm!
In an effort to make these sessions as accessible as possible we seek to offer translation, interpretation, ADA accommodations, computer and WIFI access and other accommodations where feasible. Can't make it on November 4th? Find more sessions and register: Session Schedule
Come hang out with us!
 The Loft is back!!
Check out the November roster of events:
Drop-in Gaming: Monday's & Wednesday's, 4 - 7pm; Friday - Saturday, 3:30 - 5:30pm
Drop-in Sewing: Sunday's, 12:30 - 3pm; Thursday's, 5:30 - 7:30pm
Anime Club: Wednesday, November 3, 6:30 - 8pm. Register.
D&D: Saturday, November 13, 1 - 3:30pm. Register.
 November 1 & 2
For Día de los Muertos, we are designing our own Sugar Skull Felties.
Teens, come pick up your kit at the Teen Loft or at the Robert Crown Branch Library until November 6 or while supplies last!
The Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico and other parts of Latin America. It is known there as Día de los Muertos. People who are from Mexico celebrate the festival in other countries as well. The festival is celebrated to remember loved ones who have died. It also helps people accept and deal with the idea of death. It takes place over two days, on November 1 and 2.
Different towns in Mexico celebrate the festival in different ways, but there are some common practices. On the first day it is believed that spirits of children who have died return. The second day is when the spirits of adults return. For both days people decorate the graves of their relatives with flowers and the favorite foods of the relatives. Many families build altars, called ofrendas, in their homes to honor their dead relatives. They decorate the altars with candles, flowers, food, and photos of their relatives. In addition, bakeries make a special type of bread called pan de muerto. People also eat candies and sweets shaped like skeletons, skulls, and other symbols of death.
More Awesomeness
 Dungeons & Dragons is back!!
Saturday, November 13, 1 - 3:30 pm, Main Library. Register.
Finally, we are back! Join us for Autumn in-person sessions of Dungeons and Dragons! Character building will be for the first hour, from 12-1pm. Gameplay will be from 1-3:30pm.
These are beginner-friendly sessions! If you're new to D&D, please join us! If you're not new, please come all the same! We are so excited to see everyone, and we've missed you!
If you already have a 5th edition level one character, feel free to bring it to the game! Come to the character building sessions if you'd like to make a new one or change up the one you have. If you've never played D&D before, definitely come to the character building hour!
New DM's are welcome! Let us know if you want to be a DM!
Please arrive on time to play! Registration Required. Grades 6-12.
The Code It! Challenge
Design & Program a Video Game
Code It! is an arcade game design challenge open to all D65 students and Evanston residents in grades 5th – 8th. The rules are simple: design a video game using MakeCode Arcade, include at least 10 core game elements, and submit it by December 5th.
You can complete this challenge in an afternoon, but the more game elements you include and the more you participate the better your chances of winning the best prizes. Visit the Code It! Challenge website for more info and to register.
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