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BOOKCLUBS, PROGRAMS, MAKERSPACE, STUDY ROOMS, AND MORE.
Trace Your Family Tree
Naturalization records against an American flag.
MONDAY, JULY 7 • 6:30–7:30 P.M.
Jenny Warner, public speaker, instructor and professional genealogist, will take a deep dive into what naturalization records are, what they mean, and how to use them to further enhance your
genealogy research.
 
Plant With Purpose
A bee pollinating a bright pink daisy.
TUESDAY, JULY 8 • 1:30–2:30 P.M.
Humanity for Habitat is a nationwide program to include habitat for pollinators such as butterflies, moths, and bees in our own yards. Even small areas of Illinois native plants can bring much needed food and shelter for the creatures we live nearby, including insects and birds. attendees will also learn about solving water issues in their yards using native plants and how they can help clean the Fox River by not sending storm water into the river.
 
Rendering of the enchanced makerspace which reads
 The Makerspace will be closed June 27–July 6 while we prepare for essential upgrades to power, ventilation, and acoustics.
A temporary Makerspace will open July 7 in the
2nd Floor Conference Room so you can keep creating during construction.
 
Thanks for your patience—these improvements will help us serve you even better! Visit our construction updates page for more details.
Plant With Purpose
Summer Challenge graphic
Join us for our Summer Challenge starting June 1 through July 31. Compete to earn points and win a variety of prizes and earn entries into our grand prize drawings. Earn points for activities such as reading, listening, watching, visiting, and engaging with the library. Want to get started reading right away? Sign up in the lobby or online starting June 1.
Disability Pride
by Penn and Kim Holderness
ADHD is Awesome
The engaging, uplifting antidote to traditional ADHD books (which, let's be honest, if you have ADHD you'd never read anyway).
 
by Nnedi Okorafor
Death of the Author
In this exhilarating tale by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor, a disabled Nigerian American woman pens a wildly successful Sci-Fi novel, but as her fame rises, she loses control of the narrative—a surprisingly cutting, yet heartfelt drama about art and love, identity and connection, and, ultimately, what makes us human. This is a story unlike anything you’ve read before.
 
by Tessa Miller
What Doesn't Kill You
What Doesn’t Kill You is the riveting account of a young journalist’s awakening to chronic illness, weaving together personal story and reporting to shed light on living with an ailment forever.
by Saou Ichikawa
Hunchback
A bombshell bestseller in Japan, a defiant, darkly funny debut novel about a young woman in a care home seeking autonomy and the full possibilities of her life.
 
edited by Alice Wong
Disability Visibility
A groundbreaking collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience: Disability Visibility brings together the voices of activists, authors, lawyers, politicians, artists, and everyday people whose daily lives are.
 
by Blair Fell
The Sign for Home
When a young DeafBlind man learns the girl he thought was lost forever might still be out there, he embarks on a life-changing journey to find her—and his freedom.
 
 
Celebrate Disability Pride with these books here.
 
 
 
 
For the Foodies
By Dawn Perry
I Am From Here
Writing for the home cook, Bhatt includes recipes for making your own spice mixes, including a versatile chaat masala. A mix-and-match meal-planning guide will help you pair dishes for different occasions. And every ingredient is within reach even if you’re cooking far away from the warmth of Mississippi. This cookbook thoughtfully, and persuasively, expands notions of what it means to be, and cook like, a Southerner today.
 
Get Together with Friends
Adults smiling while discussing their work.
FRIDAY, JULY 11 • 10–11:30 A.M.
 
Save Energy & Your Money
Graphic of car going into a lightbulb filled with homes.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 • 6:30–7:30 P.M.
Citizens Utility Board (CUB) will dive into ways renters and homeowners can access energy efficiency and cost saving programs. During this presentation, you will receive information on: Building decarbonization, the benefits of building electrification, new tax credits and rebates for home energy improvements available through the Inflation Reduction Act, heat pumps and induction stoves, and free programs designed to save you energy and money.
 
First Friday
Crosstown Exotics logo and reptiles.
FRIDAY, JULY 11 • 4:30–5:30 P.M.
Crosstown Exotics will educate and entertain audiences of all ages by showing off their animal experts. Participants will be able to get an up close, hands on experience with their line of fantastic beasts. While seats are available.
 
Just for Teens
Various yellow rubber ducks.
MONDAY, JULY 7 • 1–2 P.M.
TUESDAY, JULY 8 • ALL DAY
While Supplies Last
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 • 1:30–3 P.M.
THURSDAY, JULY 10 • 4:30–5:30 P.M.
 
Live Music
The Jeanne Becker's Band
SATURDAY, JULY 12 • 2–3 P.M.
Jeanne Becker’s successful musical career formed in Denver, Colorado where she was the manager and lead singer for the Jeanne Becker Band performing regularly at the best Denver jazz clubs, nightclubs, and private engagements. Jeanne's appealing style and wide repertoire developed from a variety of influences including jazz, swing, blues, and Latin sounds.
2025 Free Passes for Ravinia for gpld cardholders while supplies last. Limited passes distributed on a first come, first served basis.
Ravinia tickets are back. Geneva Public Library cardholders can enjoy a limited number of tickets to select Ravinia Festival performances. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis while supplies last.
Visit our website to request tickets or visit in-person at the Library.
All Ages Fun!
The Lego Movie 2 banner.
SATURDAY, JULY 5 • 9:30–11:15 A.M.
Join us for our Sensory Friendly Movie Event. This event is an inclusive movie in a sensory friendly environment. We will provide quiet sensory aids including noise-cancelling headphones, dark glasses, and fidgets. Please feel free to bring a blanket, pillow, and a comfort toy. There will be dim lighting in the room throughout the movie and appropriate noise levels.

READ WITH US
FAMILY STORYTIME (ALL AGES)
TUESDAY, JULY 8 • 6:30–7 P.M.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 • 9:30–10 A.M.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 • 10:30–11 A.M.
FRIDAY, JULY 11• 4–4:45 P.M.

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
SATURDAY, JULY 5 • 9 A.M.–2 P.M.
GIGGLES & WIGGLES FOR LITTLES
(BIRTH-2 YEARS W/CAREGIVER)
REFRIGERATOR
ART CLUB (ALL AGES)
TUESDAY, JULY 8 • 6–8 P.M.
THURSDAY, JULY 10 • 6–8 P.M.
MUSIC & MOVEMENT (ALL AGES)
SATURDAY, JULY 12 • 1–2 P.M.
 
 
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