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Spice Club

All Day
Adults Age 18+
Cooking
Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Info Desk
Age Group: Adults Age 18+
Program Type: Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Spice up your cooking! Register each month to receive a sample of a new spice along with the spice’s history and delicious recipes.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergy Alert

Food or drink will be served at this event. Please consult staff at the event regarding ingredients if you have food allergy concerns.
6 am

Presidential General Election

6:00am - 7:00pm
Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Other
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Other

Vote at your assigned polling place.  To determine your polling place, visit The Cook County Clerk's election website.
Go to the Voter Information Page.

Residents living in Thornton Township Precincts 18 and 68 ONLY

Election Day voting for Precincts 18 & 68 will be on the lower level of the library in the Community Room.
Please enter on the lower level.
7 am
8 am
9 am
10 am

Family Storytime

10:00am - 10:45am
Baby-Pre-K
Storytime
Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Baby-Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Enjoy books, movement, songs, and more! Kids will learn important things like motor and literacy skills. At the end, Grab and Go crafts will be available to take home.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Coffee Break Cafe

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Other
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Adult Department
Age Group: Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Do you enjoy specialty coffees, teas, and treats? Join us every Wednesday as we sip these delectable concoctions, mingle with like-minded individuals, and catch up on the news using our 10th gen iPads. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergy Alert

Food or drink will be served at this event. Please consult staff at the event regarding ingredients if you have food allergy concerns.

Introduction to Basic Computer Skills

10:00am - 11:30am
Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Technology Class
Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Brick Room
Age Group: Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Join us to learn your way around a computer. There is so much you can do when you have computer skills: write letters, look up facts, get news from around the world, even play games.

Criminally Good

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults Age 18+, Adults Age 21+, Seniors
Discussion
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults Age 18+, Adults Age 21+, Seniors
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Pick up a copy of the book a month before the discussion, read, and discuss a different book each month.

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

Book Sale

10:30am - 1:30pm
Family, Adults Age 18+, Adults Age 21+, Seniors
Book Sales & Fundraisers
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Book Sale Room
Age Group: Family, Adults Age 18+, Adults Age 21+, Seniors
Program Type: Book Sales & Fundraisers

Friends Members Access 9:30-10:30am. Memberships available for purchase at the door.

General Public 10:30am-1:30pm
11 am

Kduchle Cafe Pop-Up

11:00am - 12:00pm
Family, Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Out In the Community
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Family, Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Out In the Community
Event Details:

Come check out and browse some of our new books, hot copies, and more while enjoying delicious café items!

 

Move with Sol

11:00am - 11:30am
Baby-Pre-K
Health & Wellness
Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Baby-Pre-K
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Let's burn some energy! Follow along as we have fun exercising to kid friendly YouTube dance videos.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Calumet Bakery Popup

11:00am - 12:00pm
Family, Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Out In the Community
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Family, Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Out In the Community
Event Details:

Come check out and browse some of our new books, hot copies, and more while enjoying delicious donuts and other bakery goods! 
12 pm
1 pm

Craftmasters

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Arts & Crafts
Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Love making crafts? Craftmasters is the ideal program for you! This adult crafting class takes ideas from Pinterest and allows you to make them free and with others!
Reservation

Zeti Phi Beta - Zeta Zeta Chapter

1:00pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Informational meeting
2 pm

Finding Fossils

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Grades K-5
Games, Storytime
Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Teen Island
Age Group: Grades K-5
Program Type: Games, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

You and your team of fellow young paleontologists will read along to “Here We Go Digging For Dinosaur Bones” and put your skills to work after. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.
3 pm

Basic Numerology

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Presentation
Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Brick Room
Age Group: Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Presentation
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Come have some good fun and dabble in Western and Eastern Numerology! See what your name and birth numbers represent. Check compatibility with friends and family! 
4 pm

Make Faux Stained Glass

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grades 6-12
Arts & Crafts
Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Teen Island
Age Group: Grades 6-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Create a beautiful faux stained glass that you can take home!

Library of Things Tour

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grades 6-12
Other
Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Grades 6-12
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Things you need to checkout an item from our Library of Things: An adult’s Lansing Library card

Things you need to have fun with an item during this program: Nothing at all!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergy Alert

Food or drink will be served at this event. Please consult staff at the event regarding ingredients if you have food allergy concerns.
5 pm

Fall Makeup & Skin Care

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Health & Wellness
Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Join us at the library to get a hands-on makeup experience! Bring your own makeup bag and learn trending make up styles and a skin care routine from an expert skin care specialist!
6 pm

Pajama Storytime

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Baby-Pre-K
Storytime
Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Teen Island
Age Group: Baby-Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Read good night books and sing lullabies to prepare your little ones for bed.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Book Banter

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults Age 18+, Adults Age 21+, Seniors
Discussion
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults Age 18+, Adults Age 21+, Seniors
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Pick up a copy of the book a month before the discussion, read, and discuss a different book each month.

Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah