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"The Melt" Screening and Discussion

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Registration
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: 15
Event Details:

In honor of Earth Day, Director Brian Zigulich will join us to view and discuss his film, The Melt.  

Helen Cuprisin Earth Day Celebration

10:00am - 1:00pm
Children, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Main Floor
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Earth Day - Helen Cuprisin
Event Details:

Join us as we celebrate the memory of Helen Cuprisin and all things green! The day will include free Zinnia seeds, a craft swap, a plant swap, and a presentation from a Master Gardener.

Please join us! Timeline for the day:

Rain Barrel Painting Community Art Project

10:00am - 1:00pm
All
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Porch
Age Group: All
Program Type: Earth Day - Helen Cuprisin
Event Details:

Stop by the porch to paint and participate in the Rain Barrel Painting Community Art Project as part of our Helen Cuprisin Earth Day Celebration.  EPCHS Art Club students will be be on hand to help out.

Worm Composting

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Earth Day - Helen Cuprisin
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Representatives from the University of Illinois Extension will talk about the benefits of worm composting. Worm composting is using worms to recycle food scraps and other organic material into a valuable soil amendment called vermic

Lasting Legacies of Women Who Loved Nature

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Earth Day - Helen Cuprisin
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Learn about artist, Alice Kellogg Tyler (1862-1900), who lived in Evergreen Park and whose paintings earned her a celebrated reputation in Chicago and Paris.

Climate Change

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Registration
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
Event Details:

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.