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[Illinois Libraries Present] Cristina Henríquez: Voice, Culture, and Human Connection

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults & Seniors
Virtual Event
Location: Virtual Zoom
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Authors & Books
Program Description:

Join critically acclaimed, bestselling author Cristina Henríquez for a compelling conversation about her work.

Film Lover Fridays

1:00pm–3:30pm
Adults & Seniors
Location: River Forest Public Library
Room: Barbara Hall Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment, Sponsored by River Forest Township
Program Description:

Join other movie lovers on the third Friday of each month to watch classic films. This season, we're showing science fiction movies from the 1950s.

This month's film is The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957).

Puzzle Swap

All Day
Everyone, Families, Adults & Seniors
Location: River Forest Public Library
Room: Barbara Hall Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone, Families, Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Program Description:

Do you have gently used jigsaw puzzles at home that you'd like to exchange for new-to-you puzzles? Stop by the Library anytime today to do some puzzle swapping. Drop off your puzzle on a table in the meeting room and take another home!

Global Film Forum

2:00pm–4:30pm
Adults & Seniors
Location: River Forest Public Library
Room: Barbara Hall Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment
Program Description:

Enjoy cinema from around the world, in the company of fellow global film fans.

This month's film: Leonor Will Never Die (Phillippines).

Adult Trivia Night

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults & Seniors
Location: River Forest Public Library
Room: Barbara Hall Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment, Learn & Connect, Sponsored by River Forest Township
Program Description:

Try your hand at a Jeopardy!–style trivia competition for adults. No teams necessary, players will compete individually. Please make sure to bring a mobile device, which you'll use as a buzzer.

Great Decisions

1:00pm–2:30pm
Adults & Seniors
Location: River Forest Public Library
Room: Barbara Hall Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Learn & Connect
Program Description:

Come talk about the most pressing international issues of our time in this eight-part discussion series from the Foreign Policy Association.

[Illinois Libraries Present] Babel-On with R.F. Kuang

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults & Seniors
Virtual Event
Location: Virtual Zoom
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Authors & Books
Program Description:

R.F. Kuang’s genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily serious topics from a satirical and fantastical perspective.

Great Decisions

1:00pm–2:30pm
Adults & Seniors
Location: River Forest Public Library
Room: Barbara Hall Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Learn & Connect
Program Description:

Come talk about the most pressing international issues of our time in this eight-part discussion series from the Foreign Policy Association.