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Fraud Protection and Financial Scams with AgeOptions

Monday, September 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2 at Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Program Type:
Informational
Age Group:
Adults

Join Jessica Mercer, MSW, Aging & Disability Rights Coordinator at AgeOptions for an informative presentation to help you protect yourself from fraud and scams. 

You will learn:

Registration Required
Library Branch: Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Room: Meeting Room 2
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Informational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Jessica Mercer, MSW, Aging & Disability Rights Coordinator at AgeOptions for an informative presentation to help you protect yourself from fraud and scams. 

You will learn:

Sharing Photos Online: Lunch and Learn

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:15pm
Meeting Room 2 at Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Program Type:
Informational, Technology
Age Group:
Adults

This class will cover Apple Photos, Google Photos, Flickr, and other sites that help you save and share your favorite photos with friends and family. Light refreshments will be served.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Room: Meeting Room 2
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Informational, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

This class will cover Apple Photos, Google Photos, Flickr, and other sites that help you save and share your favorite photos with friends and family. Light refreshments will be served.

Pathlights BINGO

Friday, September 26, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2 at Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Program Type:
Gaming & Trivia, Informational
Age Group:
Adults

Play and connect! Pathlights helps older adults access the services they need to stay independent and supported.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Room: Meeting Room 2
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming & Trivia, Informational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Play and connect! Pathlights helps older adults access the services they need to stay independent and supported.

Leslie Goddard: Retro Food from the 1940s through the 1960s

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room 3 at Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Program Type:
Food & Cooking, History, Informational
Age Group:
Adults

Take a nostalgic look at food innovations and marketing from the 40s to the 60s, exploring how society and technology influenced American eating habits through classic cookbooks, advertisements, and family magazines.  

Registration Required
Library Branch: Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Room: Meeting Room 3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food & Cooking, History, Informational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Take a nostalgic look at food innovations and marketing from the 40s to the 60s, exploring how society and technology influenced American eating habits through classic cookbooks, advertisements, and family magazines.  

How to Build a Website

Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Meeting Room 2 at Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Program Type:
Informational, Technology
Age Group:
Adults

Mike Gershbein will demonstrate how to prepare and launch a site with an easy to-use publishing platform like Weebly or Squarespace. Limit 15 participants.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Room: Meeting Room 2
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Informational, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Mike Gershbein will demonstrate how to prepare and launch a site with an easy to-use publishing platform like Weebly or Squarespace. Limit 15 participants.

Tasty Travels

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Program Type:
Food & Cooking, Informational
Age Group:
Kids

Tuesday, October 21 at 3:30 pm | Grades K-3rd

Library Branch: Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Food & Cooking, Informational
Event Details:

Tuesday, October 21 at 3:30 pm | Grades K-3rd

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YS Registration

Programs are drop-in, first come first served, unless otherwise stated.  Some programs may require a valid youth AMP library card to participate.  They may also require registration.  Children with a valid AMPL card may check-in 15 minutes prior to the program.  Non-residents may participate if space is available 5 minutes prior to the start of the program. 

Tech Social Hour: Online Library Calendar

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room 1 at Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Program Type:
Informational, Technology
Age Group:
Adults

Come chat with us about the library’s 24/7 online services. With your computer or mobile device, you can register for programs through Library Calendar.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Informational, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come chat with us about the library’s 24/7 online services. With your computer or mobile device, you can register for programs through Library Calendar.

Egyptian Book of the Dead with Bob

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room 3 at Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Program Type:
History, Informational
Age Group:
Adults

The Egyptian Book of the Dead was a crucial text for 3,000 years, renowned for its powers and significance in ancient Egyptian civilization, though only a few could read it. Explore its importance and impact on the culture

Registration Required
Library Branch: Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Room: Meeting Room 3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History, Informational
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Egyptian Book of the Dead was a crucial text for 3,000 years, renowned for its powers and significance in ancient Egyptian civilization, though only a few could read it. Explore its importance and impact on the culture

Mystery Dates: Detectives in the Golden Age of Radio

Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 3 at Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Program Type:
History, Informational
Age Group:
Adults

Steve Darnall (of Those Were the Days radio show) will be back to entertain us with more past radio memories.  Everyone loves a good whodunit and in some cases, the detectives are as famous as the stories they tell.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Room: Meeting Room 3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History, Informational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Steve Darnall (of Those Were the Days radio show) will be back to entertain us with more past radio memories.  Everyone loves a good whodunit and in some cases, the detectives are as famous as the stories they tell.

Smartphone Photos and Videos

Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room 2 at Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Program Type:
Informational, Technology
Age Group:
Adults

Want to take better pictures and videos with your mobile device this holiday season? Don’t miss this informative class with instructor Ann Stovall.
Limit 15 participants.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Alsip-Merrionette Park Library District
Room: Meeting Room 2
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Informational, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Want to take better pictures and videos with your mobile device this holiday season? Don’t miss this informative class with instructor Ann Stovall.
Limit 15 participants.