August 2 @ 3 pm
Get ready for the HLC Canoe/Kayak Jaunt—or any summertime paddling—with kayak instructor Kathy Jones. Learn safety & basics, along with tips on what to wear, how to get in and out of a kayak and hold a paddle, places to go for your first experiences on the water, and where you can get more training. This program will take place in the library parking lot, so please bring a lawn chair.

August 4 @ 7 pm
In this contentious period of our country’s history, what if bringing us a little closer was as simple as changing the political language we use? This presentation examines the way we talk about tough subjects and offers suggestions for paving the way to more civil conversations. Register at https://bit.ly/3qWBaTJ.

June 8, July 13, August 10 @ 7 pm
Learn about local legal resources in this program series with Prairie State Legal Services. Register at bit.ly/3eS4Agn.

August 27 @ 9 am
Tomatoes, eggplants, and squash — oh my! Learn to save seeds from all your summer favorites, so you can plant them again next season and share them with friends. Weather permitting, we’ll meet outside on the patio, but you can also join us via Zoom at https://bit.ly/3haCQEK.

August 31 @ 6:30 pm
Grab a blanket or a lawn chair (and a picnic if you like!) and join us for a free concert on the library lawn, featuring Peoria Symphony Concertmaster Marcia Henry Liebenow, Assistant Concertmaster Courtney Silver, and section violinists Hyo-Jung Chun and Molly Wilson. Hear works for violin by Classical composers as well as arrangements by Marcia’s father, Percy Hall. Free; donations welcome. (Rain date: Sept. 1) Enter here for a chance to win a gourmet picnic for two!

September 21 @ 7 pm
Join us for a historical and cultural re-examination of piracy and it implications for understanding Great Lakes history. No parrots or peg legs included, but a healthy dose of thievery, mutiny, and other unsavory tales that illustrate why Hollywood should reinvent Jack Sparrow and place him on Lake Michigan in 1880. Register for this live virtual event at https://bit.ly/3jB39qH.