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America's Most Unusual Festivals - Film Screening

Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
History, Other
Age Group:
Adults

Join multi-Emmy Award winning producer and editor Harvey Moshman for a screening of a 1-hour special of the PBS series Wild Travels.

Cancelled
This event is in the "Adults" group

Spring Film Series: Between the Lines

All Day
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Film Series:

Register to receive a pre-recorded introduction and critique by our resident film expert Scott Siegel, along with a link to watch the film at home through our Hoopla or Kanopy stre...

Catch a young Jeff Goldblum in this 70s dramedy about a counterculture newspaper. 

Registration Required
Virtual Event
This event is in the "Adults" group

Relationship Astrology

Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Northfield Community Room at Northfield Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Astrology is a tool for understanding yourself and your relationship with others.  Learn how to compare your chart with another person and see how your stars align! 

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

America's Most Unusual Festivals - Film Screening

Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
History, Other
Age Group:
Adults

Join multi-Emmy Award winning producer and editor Harvey Moshman for a screening of a 1-hour special of the PBS series Wild Travels.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Early Settler Homes of Winnetka

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
History, Other
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Winnetka Historical Society taking you back in time by focusing on homes built in the 1800s for early Winnetka settlers that are still standing today and the fascinating stories about the individuals who built them and lived in them.

Registration Required
Virtual Event

Library Closed for Easter

All Day
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield libraries are closed Sunday, April 5 for the Easter holiday.

Closing
This event is in the "Teens & Tweens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Handwriting Analysis

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Creative Play, Other
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Adults

Graphologist Lorrisa Juliano will explain what the size of your words, margins and spacing of your writing says about you and your relationships!

Registration Required
Virtual Event
This event is in the "Adults" group

Sorting It Out: Understanding Winnetka's New Waste and Recycling Tools

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a waste-related presentation highlighting programming changes in Winnetka, including the introduction of the Recycle Coach app, the Hefty ReNew curbside collection for hard-to-recycle soft plastics, and the sunsetting of the polystyren

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

The History of Billy Joel

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
History, Other
Age Group:
Adults

Though Billy Joel has not released a new rock album in over 27 years, he remains one of the world’s most popular live performers.  Using performance and interview video clips we’ll trace the arc of Billy’s career from his humble beginnings in

Registration Required
Virtual Event
This event is in the "Adults" group

Lights, Camera, Action! Stories of Action Movies Filmed in Chicago

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
History, Other
Age Group:
Adults

With Chicago being so rich in varying and unique buildings and landscapes, it has set the stage for some of the largest action and movie stunts ever filmed.  We’ll take a look at some of those amazing movie stunts as well as some of the most

Registration Required
Virtual Event
This event is in the "Adults" group

Spring Film Series: Enemies, A Love Story

All Day
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Film Series:

Register to receive a pre-recorded introduction and critique by our resident film expert Scott Siegel, along with a link to watch the film at home through our Hoopla or Kanopy stre...

Anjelica Huston stars in this 1940s tale based on Isaac Bashevis Singer's tragicomedy.

Registration Required
Virtual Event
This event is in the "Adults" group

America's Oddest Museums - Film Screening

Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
History, Other
Age Group:
Adults

Join multi-Emmy Award winning producer and editor Harvey Moshman for a screening of a 1-hour special of the PBS series Wild Travels.

Registration Required
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Spring Migration Birding Walk

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Offsite
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
School Age, Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Join Red Hill Birding's founder Josh Engel at the Skokie Lagoons to learn about bird migration and see spring migrants at one of our best local birding hotspots.

Registration Required
Offsite Event
This event is in the "Adults" group

Illinois Legal Aid Database Demonstration

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Northfield Community Room at Northfield Library
Program Type:
Technology, Other
Age Group:
Adults

The Cook County Circuit Court is offering a drop-in, mobile computer lab designed to help residents learn to use the Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO) database.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Illinois Libraries Present - Babel-On with R.F. Kuang

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Author Events, Live Performance, Other
Age Group:
Adults

R.F. Kuang’s genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily serious topics from a satirical and fantastical perspective.

Virtual Event
This event is in the "Adults" group

Spring Film Series: King Cohen

All Day
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Film Series:

Register to receive a pre-recorded introduction and critique by our resident film expert Scott Siegel, along with a link to watch the film at home through our Hoopla or Kanopy stre...

A documentary on the life and low-budget work of B-movie legend Larry Cohen.

Registration Required
Virtual Event

Library Closed for Memorial Day

All Day 5/24 - 5/25
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield libraries are closed Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25 for the Memorial Day holiday.

Closing

Library Closed for Juneteenth

All Day
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield libraries are closed Friday, June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday.

Closing

Library Closed for Independence Day

All Day
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield Libraries are closed Saturday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.

Closing

Library Closed for Labor Day

All Day 9/6 - 9/7
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield Libraries are closed on Sunday, September 6, and Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.

Closing

Library Closed at 5:00 PM for Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield Libraries close at 5:00 PM on Wednesday November 25 for Thanksgiving.

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