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Senior Health Insurance Program/Medicare Counseling

9:00am - 1:00pm
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Teen Study Room A
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Event Details:
Help with Medicare or Medicare supplements is available in person! Get free one-on-one Medicare counseling with a Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) counselor provided by the Illinois Department on Aging and the Illinois Department of F...

College of DuPage ELA Class

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: ESL ELL ELA
Event Details:
The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and everyday communication. Contact the College of DuPage at (630) 942-3697 or...

Intermediate PowerPoint

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:
Learn how to add media such as music and video clips to your PowerPoint presentation and learn easy methods for uploading a photo album.   ...

College of DuPage ELA Class

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: ESL ELL ELA
Event Details:
The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and everyday communication. Contact the College of DuPage at (630) 942-3697 or...

Computer Basics

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Learn to navigate, use, and incorporate terminology and keyboard shortcuts into your computer literacy. Please note: this class will not be offered again until March 2024. ...

Songs of the Season with Robyn Vitson

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:
Join pianist and vocalist Robyn Vitson as she performs your favorite holiday and winter tunes for a festive start to the season! ...

Senior Health Insurance Program/Medicare Counseling

9:00am - 1:00pm
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Teen Study Room A
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Event Details:
Help with Medicare or Medicare supplements is available in person! Get free one-on-one Medicare counseling with a Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) counselor provided by the Illinois Department on Aging and the Illinois Department of F...

College of DuPage ELA Class

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: ESL ELL ELA
Event Details:
The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and everyday communication. Contact the College of DuPage at (630) 942-3697 or...

Library Lounge

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:
The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary... and literary h...

Internet and Email Basics

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:
Learn to navigate, use, and incorporate terminology and keyboard shortcuts into your internet and email literacy.  Please note: this class will not be offered again until March 2024. ...

Illinois Libraries Present: Surviving the Holidays with Lori Gottlieb

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Virtual Program
Event Details:
Helen Plum Library is thrilled to now be a part of Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Offic...

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Zoom Webinar

As an attendee at this webinar, you will be in ‘view and listen only’ mode, so you will not be seen or heard. The presenter will have video and audio, and there will be a chat function where attendees can type questions or comments.

We reserve the right to remove or mute any attendee at our discretion.

Introduction to Google Drive

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
Explore beyond your Gmail inbox and discover the power of Google Drive, an online file storage service included with your Google account. We highly recommend creating a Gmail account prior to attending this program.       ...

College of DuPage ELA Class

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: ESL ELL ELA
Event Details:
The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and everyday communication. Contact the College of DuPage at (630) 942-3697 or...

Medicaid and Insurance Sign-up

1:30pm - 4:30pm
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:
If you are uninsured or underinsured, you may be eligible for assistance, and the DuPage County Health Department can help! Visit the Library and speak with a community health worker to get additional information and be screened for eligibility. H...

Introduction to Google Docs

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Expand your knowledge of Google Drive by learning to navigate Google Docs, a free online word processor similar to Microsoft Word. Learn how to create, save, download, share and set permissions, and upload documents. We highly recommend creating a Gm...

Holiday Appetizers and Canapés with Chef Susan Maddox

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:
Please note: This event has reached capacity and there are no more seats available. Enjoy an evening with Chef Susan Maddox as she demonstrates exciting new recipes to liven up your holiday gatherings with family and friends! Tastings will be incl...

College of DuPage ELA Class

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: ESL ELL ELA
Event Details:
The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and everyday communication. Contact the College of DuPage at (630) 942-3697 or...

Excel Basics

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:
Learn terminology, placement of tabs and key commands, how to create spreadsheets using templates, and how to turn data into charts with Excel 2021.   ...

Introduction to Google Sheets

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:
Expand your knowledge of Google Drive by learning to navigate Google Sheets, a free online spreadsheet application similar to Microsoft Excel. Learn how to create, save, download, share and set permissions, and upload spreadsheets. We highly recommen...

Intermediate Excel

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:
Learn the ins and outs of creating pivot tables, sorting files, and filtering Excel spreadsheets.    ...

Illinois Libraries Present: The Nutcracker at Home! Watch a Recording of the Famous Ballet

12/16/2023 @ 9:00am - 12/17/2023 @ 12:00am
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Youth, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Middle School, Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Virtual Program
Event Details:
Helen Plum Library is thrilled to now be a part of Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Offic...

Senior Social: A Classic Hollywood Christmas

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Senior Socials
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Ring in the holidays with some classic movie magic! Join film historian Dr. Annette Bochenek as she presents the history of several beloved holiday classics from the golden age of Hollywood, revisits memorable performances, and discusses the legacies...

Advanced Excel

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Practice your learned skills and take them to the next level with absolute references, advanced formulas, and macros!   ...

Picture Perfect with PIXLR 

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Using this free online photo editor, we'll tackle projects ranging from simple fixes to those that require more complex tools.  ...