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Shutter Squad Photography Club

3:30pm–4:45pm
Children
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Children's Activity Room A
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn photography from professional photographers and exhibit your photos in the Library's Folklife Gallery. Canon t6i digital cameras are provided for this free program. For kids in grades 5-7.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Creative Writing Workshop-Novel Writing

5:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Holden Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

This is a special session of the reoccurring Creative Writing Workshop, that will focus again on Novel Writing. Back by popular demand, instructor Elaine Handley, will teach participants the art of Novel Writing. 

This event is in the "Teens" group
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Children's Activity Room A/B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Event Details:

Ready, set, soar! We're folding paper airplanes and putting them to the test. Which design will glide farthest, which will stay aloft longest, which can hit a target, and which just looks the best?  

This event is in the "Adults" group

Beginner Ukulele Class

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Family History One-to-One

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Folklife Research Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Folklife Center, Local Interest, Workshop
Event Details:

Whether you are just starting, or a seasoned pro trying to get unstuck, genealogists Lisa Dougherty & Judith Harper can help you untangle your roots using all of the tools the Folklife Center has to offer. 

This event is in the "Teens" group
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Children's Activity Room A/B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

By popular demand! Tonight we're teaming up with Chef Steve, who is going to demonstrate how to make easy chicken fajitas!

This event is in the "Children" group

Shutter Squad Photography Club

3:30pm–4:45pm
Children
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Children's Activity Room A
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn photography from professional photographers and exhibit your photos in the Library's Folklife Gallery. Canon t6i digital cameras are provided for this free program. For kids in grades 5-7.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Beginner Ukulele Class

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Memoir Writing Group

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Holden Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

This memoir writing group is open to authors of all experience levels.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Repair Cafe

10:00am–1:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local Interest, Workshop
Event Details:

Repair Cafe's provide community members with a free alternative to throwing away their broken household and treasured items.

This event is in the "Children" group

Shutter Squad Photography Club

3:30pm–4:45pm
Children
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Children's Activity Room A
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn photography from professional photographers and exhibit your photos in the Library's Folklife Gallery. Canon t6i digital cameras are provided for this free program. For kids in grades 5-7.

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Drawing Board: Composition

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Holden Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

This workshop is designed to introduce fun and simple exercises that will ignite participants' interest in drawing—specifically in the process and act of drawing itself.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Creative Writing Workshop

5:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Holden Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have a lot of creative ideas but limited on time or feedback? Are you looking to dedicate a time each month to write? Join this writing group to work on your writing projects among peers.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Introduction to Nature Journaling

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults, Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Local Interest, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Nature journaling is the practice of observing and recording the natural world using a combination of words, drawings, and numbers— or what we call "The Three Languages" of nature journaling.

Join us in reading The Big Read selection, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach, and then participate in programs that revolve around the theme of Our Nature: How our physical environment can lead us to seek hope, courage, and connection. 

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Beginner Ukulele Class

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Family History One-to-One

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Folklife Research Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Folklife Center, Local Interest, Workshop
Event Details:

Whether you are just starting, or a seasoned pro trying to get unstuck, genealogists Lisa Dougherty & Judith Harper can help you untangle your roots using all of the tools the Folklife Center has to offer. 

This event is in the "Children" group

Shutter Squad Photography Club

3:30pm–4:45pm
Children
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Children's Activity Room A
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn photography from professional photographers and exhibit your photos in the Library's Folklife Gallery. Canon t6i digital cameras are provided for this free program. For kids in grades 5-7.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Introduction to Nature Journaling

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local Interest, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Nature journaling is the practice of observing and recording the natural world using a combination of words, drawings, and numbers— or what we call "The Three Languages" of nature journaling.

Join us in reading The Big Read selection, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach, and then participate in programs that revolve around the theme of Our Nature: How our physical environment can lead us to seek hope, courage, and connection. 

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Beginner Ukulele Class

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Memoir Writing Group

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Holden Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

This memoir writing group is open to authors of all experience levels.