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A Digital Diet for Carbon Reduction

2025-01-22 19:00:00 2025-01-22 20:00:00 America/Chicago A Digital Diet for Carbon Reduction Highland Park Public Library -

Wednesday, January 22
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-01-22 19:00:00 2025-01-22 20:00:00 America/Chicago A Digital Diet for Carbon Reduction Learn about practical steps for cleaning out areas in your digital world that generate carbon needlessly. Highland Park Public Library -

Learn about practical steps for cleaning out areas in your digital world that generate carbon needlessly.

Trim your digital footprint to reduce carbon to mitigate climate change. Rebecca Hedtler from Go Green HP provides practical steps for cleaning out areas in your digital world (photos, apps, text chains, and more) that generate carbon needlessly. Learn about other advantages to reducing your digital footprint, too.

Presented with Go Green HP.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Tech | Lecture |

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Highland Park Public Library

Phone: 847-432-0216

Hours
About the library

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Upcoming events

Tue, Dec 24, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Create a beautiful winter scene fit for any polar bear. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Tue, Dec 24, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Highland Park Public Library
Library will close at 1pm.

Wed, Dec 25, 9:00am - 9:00pm
Highland Park Public Library
Christmas

Thu, Dec 26, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Create a beautiful winter scene fit for any polar bear. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Thu, Dec 26, 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.

Fri, Dec 27, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Create a beautiful winter scene fit for any polar bear. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Fri, Dec 27, 10:30am - 11:30am
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Drop by the Activity Room for a library playdate!

Sat, Dec 28, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Create a beautiful winter scene fit for any polar bear. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Sat, Dec 28, 9:30am - 1:30pm
Highland Park Public Library
The Friends of the Library's used book sale will take place on Saturdays in the lower-level lobby from 9:30am-1:30pm. Venta de libros los jueves en el vestíbulo del nivel inferior de 9:30am a 1:30pm.

Sat, Dec 28, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Adult Services
Join us to play the most popular games you have played this year: Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, Scrabble, and Chess!

Sun, Dec 29, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Create a beautiful winter scene fit for any polar bear. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Mon, Dec 30, 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.

Tue, Dec 31, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Highland Park Public Library
The library will close at 1pm.

Wed, Jan 01, 9:00am - 9:00pm
Highland Park Public Library
New Year's Day

Thu, Jan 02, 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.

Thu, Jan 02, 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.

Thu, Jan 02, 11:30am - 12:00pm
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.

Fri, Jan 03, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Feeling crafty? Drop by the Activity Room and make something creative! We'll have a variety of DIY crafts to choose from. Program runs until 2pm or while supplies last.

Sat, Jan 04, 9:30am - 1:30pm
Highland Park Public Library
The Friends of the Library's used book sale will take place on Saturdays in the lower-level lobby from 9:30am-1:30pm. Venta de libros los jueves en el vestíbulo del nivel inferior de 9:30am a 1:30pm.

Mon, Jan 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Drop by the Activity Room for chess!

Tue, Jan 07, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Local homeschool families meet up.

Tue, Jan 07, 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
Wed, Jan 08, 10:00am - 10:30am
Highland Park Public Library
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.

Wed, Jan 08, 11:00am - 9:00pm
Highland Park Public Library
The library will open at 11am on the first Wednesday of each month for staff meetings except January and December.

Cancelled
Wed, Jan 08, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Highland Park Public Library
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.

Wed, Jan 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8
We?ll provide the journals; you provide the inspiration! Start off the year by setting up a junk journal to keep track of all the great memories you?ll make in 2025!

Thu, Jan 09, 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.

Thu, Jan 09, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Put on your jammies and join us for a fun family storytime featuring stories, songs, and more. Registration is not required, but space is limited. Check in at Youth Desk begins at 6 p.m.

Thu, Jan 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual - Zoom
Join us on Zoom when Steve Dolinsky, Food Guy reporter at NBC 5 (Chicago) dishes on the styles, locales, and people that make the Windy City a prime destination for slices and pies.
Register

Sat, Jan 11, 9:30am - 1:30pm
Highland Park Public Library
The Friends of the Library's used book sale will take place on Saturdays in the lower-level lobby from 9:30am-1:30pm. Venta de libros los jueves en el vestíbulo del nivel inferior de 9:30am a 1:30pm.

Sat, Jan 11, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Explore sensory bins with your little ones! Sensory play allows kids to connect ideas with concrete experiences, strengthen neural pathways, and build motor skills.

Mon, Jan 13, 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.

Mon, Jan 13, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
This group is for adults with intellectual, developmental or cognitive disabilities, run in conjunction with local groups. We listen to and discuss a short story each session.

Tue, Jan 14, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Highland Park Public Library
Read stories, sing songs, & more at this storytime, just for preschoolers and their caregiver! **Registration not required but space is limited. Check in begins at Youth Services desk at 12:30 am.

Tue, Jan 14, 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.

Tue, Jan 14, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Historian and Curator Dr. Daniel Greene will speak about challenges the museum faces to protect the truth of the Holocaust.

Wed, Jan 15, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Lobby
Bring your device to learn how to download Libby, an app to enjoy reading digitally! ¡Traiga su dispositivo para aprender cómo descargar Libby, una aplicación para disfrutar la lectura digital!

Wed, Jan 15, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
City of Highland Park Speaker Series on Hefty Renew Program

Thu, Jan 16, 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.

Thu, Jan 16, 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.

Thu, Jan 16, 11:30am - 12:00pm
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.

Cancelled
Thu, Jan 16, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Highland Park Public Library
Join us to celebrate the end of year with snacks, music, and good company!

Fri, Jan 17, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Come take a turn with Mario and the gang! Play MarioKart on the Wii and test your racing skills. Drop in.

Sat, Jan 18, 9:30am - 1:30pm
Highland Park Public Library
The Friends of the Library's used book sale will take place on Saturdays in the lower-level lobby from 9:30am-1:30pm. Venta de libros los jueves en el vestíbulo del nivel inferior de 9:30am a 1:30pm.

Sat, Jan 18, 10:00am - 10:30am
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Join us for a bilingual family storytime! Space is limited. ¡Acompáñanos para un tiempo de cuentos familiar bilingüe! Espacios son limitados.

Mon, Jan 20, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Join us to create amazing snow-themed crafts as unique as snowflakes while supplies last. Drop in. Ages 5 to 14.

Tue, Jan 21, 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.

Tue, Jan 21, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8
Library U
Registration opens Thursday, January 2 2025 at 9:00am

Tue, Jan 21, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium
The Library Board of Trustees regularly meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m., except where indicated otherwise.

Wed, Jan 22, 10:00am - 10:30am
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.

Wed, Jan 22, 11:30am - 12:00pm
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.

Wed, Jan 22, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8
Library U
Registration opens Thursday, January 2 2025 at 9:00am

Wed, Jan 22, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Highland Park Public Library
Learn about practical steps for cleaning out areas in your digital world that generate carbon needlessly.

Thu, Jan 23, 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.

Thu, Jan 23, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Curt's Cafe
Join Go Green HP to discuss "We are the middle of forever: Indigenous voices from Turtle Island on the changing Earth" by Dahr Jamail & Stan Rushworth. Meet at Curt's Cafe.

Thu, Jan 23, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Younger graphic novel fans! Join us for discussion, fun activities, and unique crafts as we share the best, the worst, and everything in between graphic novels. Ages 6-8. Registration required.

Thu, Jan 23, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Highland Park Public Library
Library U
Registration opens Thursday, January 2 2025 at 9:00am

Thu, Jan 23, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual - Zoom
Join us on Zoom with comedian, actress, and producer Michelle Buteau, creator/writer/star of the Netflix series "Survival of the Thickest."
Register