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"The Melt" Screening and Discussion

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Current Events, Earth Day - Helen Cuprisin, Environment
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Seats Remaining: 15
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In honor of Earth Day, Director Brian Zigulich will join us to view and discuss his film, The Melt.  

Nature Journaling at the Urban Barn

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Environment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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Did you know that nature journaling or wandering outdoors with a notebook and pencil will help you pay attention to native plants and animals, reduce anxiety, and feed your sense of wonder and curiosity?

Climate Change

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Current Events, Earth Day - Helen Cuprisin, Environment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
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Join Christopher Appelt, Environmental and Sustainability Studies Professor at SXU, as he discusses how we can better treat our Earth.

Bob Elrich's Butterfly Garden Plant Sale

05/09/2025 @ 9:00am - 05/20/2025 @ 5:00pm
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type: Earth Day - Helen Cuprisin, Environment
Event Details:

Offsite by appointment. 

Call 708.209.2809 to make an appointment. 

Bob Elrich's Butterfly Garden Plant Sale

05/21/2025 @ 9:00am - 05/24/2025 @ 12:00pm
All
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: All
Program Type: Environment, Evergreen CARES
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Offsite – Friday, May 9 to Tuesday, May 20 

Call 708.203.2809 to make an appointment 

Library lobby – Wednesday, May 21 to Saturday, May 24   

Junior Critter Investigators with the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

9:30am - 10:15am
Children
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Education, Environment, STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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Why do different animals have different coverings? Explore different animal coverings by observing preserved specimens from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s collections.

Explore Collections & Specimens from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

10:30am - 11:15am
Children
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Education, Environment, STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
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Explore local specimens from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s collections with an experienced Museum Educator. Observe and learn from preserved specimens such as nests, pinned insects and mammal study skins.

Where Does Your Food Come From? A Farm to Table Taco Adventure with the Cook County Farm Bureau

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Children
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Education, Environment, Health & Wellness, Home & Garden, STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
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Learn how tacos and their colorful ingredients get from the field to the table, with an instructor from the Cook County Farm Bureau! For kids entering grades 1-2.  Limit 30.  Please register.

Start Your Rockin' Collection with the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Children
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Education, Environment, STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
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Have you ever wanted to start a rock collection?  An educator from the Lizzadro Museum for Lapidary Art will help you get started!  Please bring your own egg carton and feel free to bring in a few rocks for identification.