Special hours for Jingle Bell Jubilee

The Library will be open from 9am-7pm on Sat, Dec 6 for Jingle Bell Jubilee. View the full schedule of festivities at the Library!

Staff In-service Closure

The Library will open at 1pm on Wed, Dec 10 for staff in-service.

The Journey Back: A VR Experience

Age Group:

Adult
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Event Details

Presented in partnership with the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, Helen Plum Library will have two short virtual reality films available for viewing. Films will be viewable from September 21 – October 4. Please stop at the Adult Services desk on the second floor to get started.

“Walk” with Holocaust Survivors through childhood hometowns and concentration camps as they share their stories of survival, creating an unforgettable experience. With A Promise Kept, journey to the notorious Auschwitz killing center and hear from Survivor Fritzie Fritzshall as she fulfills her promise to the 599 women who helped save her life. Don’t Forget Me bears witness to Survivor George Brent’s will to survive in the face of Nazi tyranny as he guides viewers through Auschwitz, Mauthausen, and Ebensee concentration camps. Run time for each film is approximately 15 minutes.

Please contact askalibrarian@helenplum.org if you have a group of more than three to arrange a specific time.