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Memoir Writing
2024-10-22 18:30:00 2024-10-22 20:30:00 America/Chicago Memoir Writing Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8

Tuesday, October 22
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-22 18:30:00 2024-10-22 20:30:00 America/Chicago Memoir Writing Library U Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8

Library U

What's your story? Your life experience is the story that only you can tell. In this 6-week course, examples of successful memoirs are discussed as well as techniques for organizing your thoughts and putting them on paper.

Instructor: Jennifer Dotson

Dates: 9/17, 10/8, 10/22, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

Cost: $60.00 - Payment link will be sent within three days of registration. No refunds.

Class size: 8 students

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Library U |

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Mon, Oct 14, All day
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Learn to Play Mah Jongg
Mon, Oct 14, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Rock & Read - A Toddler Storytime
Mon, Oct 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Join Miss Kelly in the Activity Room for a musical storytime! For ages 18 months - 3 years. Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at Youth desk starting 30 min prior to event.
The Presidential Election and U.S. Foreign Policy
Mon, Oct 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
Jim Marquardt, Professor of Politics and International Relations at Lake Forest College, will lecture on the foreign policy implications of the upcoming election.  
Short Story Reading Group (semi-closed event) - for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities
Mon, Oct 14, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
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Get Scared! With The Skull - Ages 6 to 9
Mon, Oct 14, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Ready to get creeped out? Join us as we read Jon Klassen's The Skull and create our own hair-raising cranium crafts.
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Highland Park Public Library
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Spanish Conversation Group-Grupo de conversación en español
Tue, Oct 15, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
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Poetry Writing on Zoom
Tue, Oct 15, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Highland Park Public Library
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Tue, Oct 15, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
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Wed, Oct 16, All day
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Wed, Oct 16, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Thu, Oct 17, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Learn to Play Mah Jongg
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Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
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Friends Book Sale - Venta de libros
Thu, Oct 17, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Highland Park Public Library
The Friends of the Library's used book sale will take place on Thursdays in the lower-level lobby from 11am-4pm. Venta de libros los jueves en el vestíbulo del nivel inferior de 11am a 4pm.
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Thu, Oct 17, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
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Development Committee meeting - Development Committee meeting
Thu, Oct 17, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Highland Park Public Library
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Highland Park Public Library
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Friends Book Sale - Venta de libros
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Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
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Spanish Conversation Group-Grupo de conversación en español
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Highland Park Public Library
Library U
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Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
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Thu, Oct 31, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
Library U
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Friends Book Sale - Venta de libros
Thu, Oct 31, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Highland Park Public Library
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Learn to Play Canasta
Thu, Oct 31, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
Library U
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Drop-In Playdate
Fri, Nov 01, 10:30am - 11:30am
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
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Friends Book Sale - Venta de libros
Sat, Nov 02, 9:30am - 1:30pm
Highland Park Public Library
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Grab&Go Folded Paper Leaf Garland - Ages 5 - 14
Mon, Nov 04, All day
Highland Park Public Library
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Learn to Play Mah Jongg
Mon, Nov 04, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Brenner Room
Library U
Registration is now closed
Rock & Read - A Toddler Storytime
Mon, Nov 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
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Beginning Spanish
Mon, Nov 04, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8
Library U
This event is full
Grab&Go Folded Paper Leaf Garland - Ages 5 - 14
Tue, Nov 05, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Create a beautiful garland of folded paper leaves, a perfect fall decoration! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.
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Tue, Nov 05, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
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Spanish Conversation Group-Grupo de conversación en español
Tue, Nov 05, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
¿Hablas español? Join us for Spanish Conversation - Participe en el grupo de conversación en español.
Memoir Writing
Tue, Nov 05, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8
Library U
Registration is now closed
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Highland Park Public Library
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Highland Park Public Library
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Grab&Go Folded Paper Leaf Garland - Ages 5 - 14
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Create a beautiful garland of folded paper leaves, a perfect fall decoration! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.
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Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
Library U
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Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
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Friends Book Sale - Venta de libros
Thu, Nov 07, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Highland Park Public Library
The Friends of the Library's used book sale will take place on Thursdays in the lower-level lobby from 11am-4pm. Venta de libros los jueves en el vestíbulo del nivel inferior de 11am a 4pm.
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Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
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Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
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Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
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Learn to Play Mah Jongg
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Highland Park Public Library - Brenner Room
Library U
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Veteran's Day Program
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Highland Park Public Library - Adult Services
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New venue Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
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Beginning Spanish
Mon, Nov 11, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8
Library U
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Highland Park Public Library
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Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Local homeschool families meet up. For ages 5 - 14.
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Highland Park Public Library - Brenner Room
Join noted book discussion leader Judy Levin in a conversation about "Wandering Stars" by Tommy Orange.
Spanish Conversation Group-Grupo de conversación en español
Tue, Nov 12, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
¿Hablas español? Join us for Spanish Conversation - Participe en el grupo de conversación en español.
Cancelled
Development Committee meeting - Development Committee meeting
Tue, Nov 12, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Highland Park Public Library
The Development committee will meet from 7-8pm.
Poetry Writing on Zoom
Tue, Nov 12, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Highland Park Public Library
Library U
Registration is now closed
Highland Park Historical Society Presents... - American Doughboys in First World War with Robert Mueller
Tue, Nov 12, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
American Doughboys in the First World War reviews America's participation in "the war to end all wars" as we take listeners on a trip across the battlefields of Northern France.
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Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at the Youth Services desk up to 30 min. prior to start time. Ages 0 - 18 months.
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Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at the Youth Services desk up to 30 min. prior to start time. Ages 0 - 18 months.
Cancelled
Development Committee meeting - Development Committee meeting
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