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BOOKCLUBS, PROGRAMS, MAKERSPACE, STUDY ROOMS, AND MORE.
 
Live Music
 
Black and white image of the Wilson River Band
SUNDAY, JAN. 26 • 2–3:30 P.M.
The Wilson River Band was formed in 2023 with 6 band members each with diverse experience. They play music from the late 50s to the present, although they often concentrate on the 60s through the 80s. They cover classic rock, pop, and some country.
 
Explore the Milky Way
 
Ice covered moon.
MONDAY, JAN. 27 • 7–8 P.M.
Ice - it's not just the stuff you shovel off the sidewalk! Many different ices are all over our Solar System and it is really...cool...stuff to study. We will investigate ices on hot planets and cold comets, moons made mostly of ice, flowing and floating glaciers, and even ice volcanoes.
Get Together With Friends
 
A group of adults discussing a book.
TUESDAY, JAN. 28 • 6:30–7:30 P.M.
The Wife Upstairs
by Rachel Hawkins
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
THURSDAY, JAN. 30 • 7–8 P.M.
by Mary Kubica
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
Culture & Traditions
 
Lunar New Year celebrations with costumes.
TUESDAY, JAN. 28 • 1:30–2:30 P.M.
Educator Yvonne Liu Wolf introduces the rites, activities, symbols, and foods of this festive occasion as we prepare for the Year of the Snake.
 
Lunar New Year
 
by Lauren Kung Jessen
Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen
This sweet, enemies-to-lovers debut rom-com filled with Chinese astrology will undoubtedly prove to be a perfect match with readers of Helen Hoang, Jasmine Guillory, and Sarah Adams.
 
by Kristina Cho
Mooncakes and Milk Bread by Kristina Cho
Food blogger Kristina Cho (eatchofood.com) introduces you to Chinese bakery cooking with fresh, simple interpretations of classic recipes for the modern baker.
 
by Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Four mothers, four daughters, four families whose histories shift with the four winds depending on who's "saying" the stories. In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk at their Joy Luck Club. Rather than sink into tragedy, they choose to gather to raise their spirits and money. Forty years later the stories and history continue.
 
by Eric Kim
Korean American by Eric Kim
An homage to what it means to be Korean American with delectable recipes that explore how new culinary traditions can be forged to honor both your past and your present.
 
by E. M. Tran
Daughters of the New Year
A lively, spellbinding tale about the extraordinary women within a Vietnamese immigrant family—and the ancient zodiac legend that binds them together.
 
by Yangsze Choo
The Night Tiger
A world of servants and masters, age-old superstition and modern idealism, sibling rivalry and forbidden love. But anchoring this dazzling, propulsive novel is the intimate coming-of-age of a child and a young woman, each searching for their place in a society that would rather they
stay invisible.
 
 
Browse more books about Lunar New Year here
For Book Lovers
 
Author Don Delaney holding his book Big Deal Coming
TUESDAY, JAN. 28 • 7:30–8:30 P.M.
Local author, Don Delaney, will be presenting his work Big Deal Coming preceded by a Q&A session. Books will be available to purchase following the conclusion of the program.
 
Learn New Tech
 
A silver iphone and white airpods.
MONDAY, JAN. 27 • 10–11 A.M.
 
TUESDAY, JAN. 28 • 6–8 P.M.
 
Arts and Culture
 
Patrons admiring an art gallery show.
We are proud to be a destination for arts and cultural programming in Geneva. Visit our lobby gallery to view curated exhibitions, open-call community shows, student work, and more. Our gallery’s mission is to bring informative and engaging exhibitions to our community and to promote the work of artists at all ages and stages of their careers, from local students to working professionals.
 
In our 2nd floor exhibition space you will find Freya, the head and tail of the Viking ship which sailed from Norway to Chicago for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, as well as two scale models of the Geneva Public Library’s old and new buildings, constructed entirely from LEGO® bricks.
 
Public Art
Information For Artists
Our gallery’s mission is to bring informative and engaging exhibitions to our community and to promote the work of artists at all ages and stages of their careers, from local students to working professionals. If you would like your work to be considered for exhibition, please fill out the form here. You will receive a response from us when we have an exhibition opportunity to share.
Lessons in History
 
Promotional image for The Great Migration
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29 • 1:30–2:45 P.M.
Join Clarence Goodman for this presentation about the Great Migration and the Great War and the ways they permanently changed the American landscape.
 
Just for Teens
 
Baby smiling for the camera.
SATURDAY, FEB. 1 • 1–4 P.M.
Join Early Childhood Educator Sara Consdorf and GHS students at hands-on learning stations for those looking to build their
childcare skills.
 
All Ages Fun!
 
A single snowflake against a dark navy background.
SATURDAY, JAN. 25 • 2–3 P.M.
Join us for a visit from the naturalists at Peck Farm Park as they teach us all about the science behind snowflakes!
 

READ WITH US
MONDAY, JAN. 27 • 4–4:45 P.M.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29 • 9:30–10 A.M.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29 • 10:30–11 A.M.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29 • 6:30–7 P.M.
 

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
MONDAY, JAN. 27 • 10:30–11:15 A.M.
TUESDAY, JAN. 28 • 10:30–11:30 A.M. 
THURSDAY, JAN. 30 • 10:30–11:30 A.M.
SATURDAY, FEB. 1 • 9 A.M.–2 P.M. 
 
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