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Genealogy Club

6:30pm - 8:45pm
Adults
Room A/B
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Event Details:

Join us in person to learn about internet and archival genealogy and research support. Members share strategies and explore library resources with guidance from a genealogist.

Great Decisions

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Adults
Room C
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room C
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

The Great Decisions discussion program is a civic education program administered and produced by the Foreign Policy Association.

Great Decisions (backup room)

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Adults
Makerspace
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs

Nonprofit Leadership Advisory Forum (Bloomingdale Township)

9:00am - 12:30pm
Conference Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room | Room Fee: $10 (Pay Cash or Check to Business Office): Conference Room
Purpose of Meeting

Community Group

Middle Grade Makers

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, Teens
Makerspace
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Middle Grade Makers (Drop-In) 

Grades 4-8 

Tuesday, February 4 & March 4 | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. 

Thursday, February 20 & March 20 | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. 

Makerspace Open Hours

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults, All Ages
Makerspace
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Makerspace Open Hours
Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours.

Bloomingdale Lions

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Conference Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room | Room Fee: $10 (Pay Cash or Check to Business Office): Conference Room
Purpose of Meeting

Community Group

Teen Craft Night: Watercolor Coasters

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Teens
Makerspace
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Turn rustic wood slices into a masterpiece using watercolor painting. Create up to 4 coasters to keep for yourself, or as a gift to a friend.  Limit 8.  

Using Tablets

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Room A
Register
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computer Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Become more comfortable working with Apps, the touchscreen interface, and navigating the settings, parental controls, and tools that can make your tablet as fun and useful as possible.

Bloomingdale VFW Post 7539

7:00pm - 8:45pm
Room B
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room | Room Fee: $10 (Pay Cash or Check to Business Office): Room B
Purpose of Meeting

Community Group

Creepy Carrots

10:30am - 11:15am
Children
Room A/B
Register
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Creepy Carrots (Registration Required)

Ages 3-5

Friday, February 21 | 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. 

Join us for a Creepy Carrots reading, and other fun activities. 

TTA Math & Spelling Bee

9:00am - 5:00pm
Room A/B
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room | Room Fee: $10 (Pay Cash or Check to Business Office): Room A/B
Purpose of Meeting

Community Group

Makerspace Open Hours

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, All Ages
Makerspace
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Makerspace Open Hours
Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours.

Beginning Crochet

6:00pm - 7:15pm
Children
Makerspace
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Beginning Crochet (Registration Required) 

Grades 3-8 

Monday, February 17 and 24 | 6:00 – 7:15 p.m. 

VIRTUAL: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Virtual
Register
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 468
Event Details:

World War I veteran, Horace Pippin overcame adversity to become a professional artist. His paintings feature a folk-inspired style and depict contemporary African Americans as well as references to American history.

Medinah Lake Townhome Annual Board Meeting

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Room B
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room | Room Fee: $10 (Pay Cash or Check to Business Office): Room B
Purpose of Meeting

Annual election board meeting

Excel 3

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Room A
Register
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computer Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

This class will provide a deeper investigation of formulas, graphs, and formatting techniques, as well as examining other functions provided by Excel.

Personnel Subcommittee Meeting

11:00am - 1:00pm
Conference Room
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Conference Room

Lake Park Recreation & Leisure

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Teens
Room A/B
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A/B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games

Pokémon Love Day

4:15pm - 5:00pm
Children
Makerspace
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Event Details:

Pokemon Love Day (Drop-In)    

Families 

Tuesday, February 25 | 4:15- 5:00 p.m. 

Come share in the love of Pokémon and make Pokémon bookmarks.

Bloomingdale Township Democrats

6:00pm - 8:45pm
Room A
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room | Room Fee: $10 (Pay Cash or Check to Business Office): Room A
Purpose of Meeting

Community Group

VIRTUAL: Life on the Cumberland Road

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Virtual
Register
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 474
Event Details:

Initially leading 131 miles from Cumberland, MD to the Ohio River at Wheeling, VA/WV, the Cumberland Road was eventually extended another 475 miles across Ohio and Indiana to Vandalia, Illinois.

Loose Threads Quilt Group

9:00am - 2:30pm
Makerspace
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room | Room Fee: $10 (Pay Cash or Check to Business Office): Makerspace
Purpose of Meeting

Community Group

Baby, Let's Make Music

10:00am - 10:30am
Babies
Room A
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Concerts & Music
Event Details:

0-24 months 

Wednesdays, February 19 and 26 | 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. 

Join us for a parade of fun! We will explore the world of music and movement using an array of instruments, flannel stories, rhymes, and songs.