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Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 | Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.
 Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with EPL!
Hispanic Heritage Month runs September 15 through October 15, and the Evanston Public Library is celebrating with events and programs both at the library and throughout Evanston – support a small business, go on a scavenger hunt, play games with the family, make crafts for all ages, and so much more at the Library.
Stop by either the Robert Crown Branch Library or the Main Library beginning Friday, Sept. 23, and pick up a punch card of local Hispanic/Latinx-owned businesses to visit for a chance to win a $25 gift card. Send the kids on an around the world scavenger hunt of their own through the library with Finn the Fox. Check out our 100% Hispanic, 100% American display at the Robert Crown Branch, grab a papel picado kit to take home with you, or come to a program to learn how to make your own michelada.
There's so much happening! For the full list of events, visit epl.org/hispanicheritagemonth.
Register to vote at the Library on Sept. 20!
Recently moved? Changed your name? Turned 18? Became a citizen? How exciting! Update your voter registration, and be ready to vote in the mid-term elections on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Staff from the League of Women Voters and NAACP will be onsite at the Main Library, Robert Crown Branch Library, and Fleetwood-Jourdain Center to register new voters and update existing registered voters on National Voters Registration Day:
Come prepared -- bring two pieces of identification. One must have your current address, but neither has to be a picture ID. Examples of acceptable identification include your passport, driver's license, FOID card, utility bill, school or work ID, Social Security card, or pay stub.
PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS, TEENS & KIDS:
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Learn about affordable housing options in Evanston
Find affordable housing opportunities in Evanston and learn how to qualify and get on the waiting list at an Affordable Housing Information Session on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 6-7 p.m. at EPL's Robert Crown Branch. Community Partners for Affordable Housing will be available to answer your questions and help with pre-applications. No registration required. Just drop in. More information.
Join us for these other programs, too:
Puzzle Swap Bring your finished or unwanted puzzles and cozy up with something new! Sunday, Sept. 18, 1-4 p.m. at EPL's Robert Crown Branch Library.
Evaluating Health Information on the Internet Learn how to find trustworthy health information online. Tuesday, Sept. 20, 11-12:30 p.m. on Zoom.
The Young & the Restless Outside Sing-a-long storytime for the youngest readers (ages 0-2) continues out in the parks through October. Next up: Thursday, Sept. 22, 10 a.m. at Eiden Park.
How to Save for College. Stressed about how to save for college? Byline Bank will be here to discuss steps in creating and maintaining a college savings, presented in English and Spanish. Thursday, Sept. 22, 6-7:30 p.m. at EPL's Robert Crown Branch. Drop in.
40 Years of Tsunami Research: A Mini-Course. Throughout Earth's history, few natural phenomena have resulted in such widespread colossal damage and loss of life as tsunamis, caused by volcanos, earthquakes, and--yes--even giant meteor strikes. Professor emeritus Emile Okal of Northwestern's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences teaches this two-part lesson in the causes of and lessons we learn from tsunamis. Tuesday, Oct. 11 and Oct. 18. 6-7:30 p.m.
BOOK GROUPS AND DISCUSSIONS
 Vote for your favorites in our virtual Caldecott Club
Don't judge a book by it's cover -- there's a whole bunch of illustrations inside too! Discerning young book critics in grades 1-8 are invited to nominate their favorite picture books of the year in our Virtual Caldecott Club, which meets three times this fall beginning Sept. 27.
Also for kids this month, the Graphic Novel Book Club for Kids! will meet Saturday, Sept. 17, 3-4 p.m., to discuss The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912, from the popular historical fiction series I Survived. Stop by the children's desk to pick up a copy to read beforehand. Open to Evanston residents or D65 students, for grades 3-5. Register.
Older readers can join us for the following book discussions:
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Better Off Read Book Group on Monday, Sept. 26, 6:30-7:45 p.m. will be reading Spill, Simmer, Falter, Wither, a captivating story that follows a misfit man who adopts a misfit dog, by Sara Baume.
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Virtual True Crime Book Group on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7-8:30 p.m. will be reading Dead in the Water: My Forty-Year Search for My Brother's Killer by Penny Farmer.
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LITTLE-KNOWN LIBRARY SERVICES
Art & Reading classes for adults
We're launching Grow Share Belong, a series of weekly classes for creative adults who may have missed out on critical learning. The classes are taught by an artist and an adult literacy specialist. If you or someone you know would enjoy growing as an artist and a reader, sign up! Classes meet Fridays 10-11:30 a.m. Sept. 30-Nov. 11.
Watch this short video to learn more. To sign up, call (847) 448-8635, come to 3rd floor desk at the Main Library, or visit epl.org/artsandreading.
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SUPPORT THE LIBRARY
Last chance! Tickets for Sept. 17 Temperance Trikonasana benefitting EPL
Voted one of Chicago Magazine's Best of Chicago, the Temperance Trikonasana series brings Jenny Arrington's “Rebel Human Way” class to the Temperance Beer Co. brewery for a good cause. Do some yoga, have some beer, and learn about everything going on at EPL. Tickets are $30 and 100% of your ticket fee will go directly to supporting the library.
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...BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
Don't forget our digital collection. No need for Netflix and Audible -- the library is free and open online 24/7 for eBooks and eAudiobooks, Streaming Movies and TV, and eMagazines.
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