Easter Closure

The Library will be closed on Sun, Apr 5 for the Easter holiday. We will reopen at 9am on Mon, Apr 6.

Wonder Lab: Farm

10:00am–10:45am
Youth, Birth to Preschool
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Youth Large Program Room (Combined)
Age Group: Youth, Birth to Preschool
Registration Required
Event Details:

Registered event for children ages 2-5, with participating adult; Helen Plum Library card required. 
Curious children and caregivers will explore discovery-based activities featuring a different theme each month.

Advanced Excel

10:00am–11:30am
Adult
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Practice your learned skills and take them to the next level with absolute references, advanced formulas, and macros.

 

Drop-In Studio Hours

10:00am–8:00pm
Adult, Seniors
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Studio 411
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Maker
Event Details:

Get creative during drop-in Studio 411 hours. Use the makerspace equipment to sew, laser cut, record a podcast, customize with Cricut, and more!

Wonder Lab: Farm

11:00am–11:45am
Youth, Birth to Preschool
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Youth Large Program Room (Combined)
Age Group: Youth, Birth to Preschool
Registration Required
Event Details:

Registered event for children ages 2-5, with participating adult; Helen Plum Library card required. 
Curious children and caregivers will explore discovery-based activities featuring a different theme each month.

Be an Inventor!

6:30pm–7:30pm
Youth, Elementary School
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Youth Large Program Room (Combined)
Age Group: Youth, Elementary School
Registration Required
Event Details:

Registered event for families with children ages 5-9; Helen Plum Library card required. 

Israel Blackburn: A Journey from Enslaved Person to Founder of Downers Grove

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adult, Seniors
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Featured, Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Israel Blackburn, born into slavery in 1818 in Kentucky, moved to Downers Grove after serving with the Union forces in the Civil War.