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Pant-astic Hemming

Tue, Jul 14, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Training Room

Learn how to use a sewing machine to quickly hem pants.

This event is full

Rhythms & Reads

Wed, Jul 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Training Room

Drop in for music, reading, and conversation! Bring your vinyl, cassette, or CD to share.

Armchair Detectives Book Discussion - The Sinners All Bow by Kate Winkler Dawson

Thu, Jul 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

Join your fellow True Crime enthusiasts at DGPL's newest book club! This month, we'll read The Sinners All Bow by Kate Winkler Dawson. Books available one month before program

Drop-In Board Games

Fri, Jul 17, 9:30am - 12:30pm

Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Drop in for contemporary board games. Learn a new game or bring your own!

Button Making

Fri, Jul 17, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Training Room

Create and make your own buttons with the button maker.

This event is full

Magazine Giveaway

Sat, Jul 18, All day

Help us reuse and recycle the library's old magazines! Bring your own bag and help yourself to free magazines, while supplies last.

Food and Toiletries Drive - For the Cupboard

Sat, Jul 18, All day

First Floor Lobby

Bring donations for the library's free pantry, The Cupboard, which supports housing & food-insecure community members. Click for a list of items accepted/not accepted. Donate in the lobby.

Cancelled

Windows Fundamentals - presented by the People’s Resource Center (PRC)

Sat, Jul 18, 9:30am - 11:00am

This four-week course covers moving and resizing application windows, creating files, folders, shortcuts, libraries, and external hard drives.

3D Printing Intro

Sat, Jul 18, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Training Room

Learn the basics of 3D printing where to find and how to make projects.

This event is full

Food and Toiletries Drive - For the Cupboard

Sun, Jul 19, All day

First Floor Lobby

Bring donations for the library's free pantry, The Cupboard, which supports housing & food-insecure community members. Click for a list of items accepted/not accepted. Donate in the lobby.

Eat the Neighborhood: - Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants and Mushrooms

Sun, Jul 19, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Take a walk around the library and surrounding neighborhood with Odd Produce to see and identify medicinal wild plants and mushrooms.

iPhone Intermediate

Mon, Jul 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Training Room

Delve deeper into features that use your phone to enhance your life.

This event is full

Cancelled

Intro to Computers - presented by the People’s Resource Center (PRC)

Mon, Jul 20, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

This four-week course introduces the components of a computer, how to use a mouse, Windows Desktop, introduction to applications, files, and folders, and using the internet

ESL Conversation Group

Mon, Jul 20, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

Literacy DuPage will host a weekly ESL conversation group! Join to socialize and practice your English speaking skills.

Grab & Go for Adults: A Taste of - Mastic

Tue, Jul 21, All day

Your kit will include recipes, cookbook recommendations, as well as some history and cultural context.

Real Reads Book Discussion: The Great Contradiction: - The Tragic Side of the American Founding by Joseph Ellis

Tue, Jul 21, 9:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

We'll discuss The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding. Books are available at the Adult and Teen Services Desk one month before each discussion.

Word Intermediate

Tue, Jul 21, 10:00am - 11:00am

Training Room

Format headers, create professional table of contents, and master mail merge.

General Arthur C. Ducat - with partner DG Museum

Wed, Jul 22, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Join the Downers Grove Museum to learn about General Arthur C. Ducat, Downers Grove resident and Major General of the Illinois National Guard.

Board of Library Trustees Meeting

Wed, Jul 22, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Betty Cheever Council Chambers

Board meetings are open to all. Agenda and minutes can be found at http://www.dglibrary.org/board-members

Drop-In Board Games

Fri, Jul 24, 9:30am - 12:30pm

Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Drop in for contemporary board games. Learn a new game or bring your own!

Cancelled

Windows Fundamentals - presented by the People’s Resource Center (PRC)

Sat, Jul 25, 9:30am - 11:00am

This four-week course covers moving and resizing application windows, creating files, folders, shortcuts, libraries, and external hard drives.

Cottagecore Garden Party

Sun, Jul 26, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Join us for a whimsical tea party as we enjoy light refreshments, watch a film, and make our own cottagecore garden witch hat.

Cancelled

Intro to Computers - presented by the People’s Resource Center (PRC)

Mon, Jul 27, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

This four-week course introduces the components of a computer, how to use a mouse, Windows Desktop, introduction to applications, files, and folders, and using the internet

Writers Workshop - With partner DGPL Foundation

Mon, Jul 27, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Conference Room A (Max Capacity 16)

Novice to professional writers meet to read, discuss, and enjoy each other’s work. All genres, styles, and writers welcome.

ESL Conversation Group

Mon, Jul 27, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

Literacy DuPage will host a weekly ESL conversation group! Join to socialize and practice your English speaking skills.

Drop-In Board Games

Fri, Jul 31, 9:30am - 12:30pm

Conference Room A (Max Capacity 16),Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

Drop in for contemporary board games. Learn a new game or bring your own!

Cancelled

Windows Fundamentals - presented by the People’s Resource Center (PRC)

Sat, Aug 01, 9:30am - 11:00am

This four-week course covers moving and resizing application windows, creating files, folders, shortcuts, libraries, and external hard drives.

Grab & Go Crafts for Adults - Pony Bead Lizard Keychain

Mon, Aug 03, All day

Bags are limited to first come, first serve.

Cancelled

Intro to Computers - presented by the People’s Resource Center (PRC)

Mon, Aug 03, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

This four-week course introduces the components of a computer, how to use a mouse, Windows Desktop, introduction to applications, files, and folders, and using the internet

ESL Conversation Group

Mon, Aug 03, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

Literacy DuPage will host a weekly ESL conversation group! Join to socialize and practice your English speaking skills.

Sewing Machine Intro

Tue, Aug 04, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Training Room

Learn sewing essentials hands-on in this fun, beginner-friendly class.

Registration opens Tuesday, July 21 2026 at 9:00am

Pages & Pints Book Discussion - Life, and Death, and Giants by Ron Rindo

Tue, Aug 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Join us at Goldfinger Brewing Company to discuss Life, and Death, and Giants. Books are available at the Adult & Teen Services Desk one month before each discussion. For those 21 and over.

This event is full

Pages & Pints Book Discussion - Life, Death, & Giants by Ron Rindo

Wed, Aug 05, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Join us at Goldfinger Brewing Company to discuss Life, Death, & Giants by Ron Rindo. Books are available at the Adult & Teen Services Desk one month before each discussion. For those 21 and over.

Sublimated Bookmarks

Thu, Aug 06, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Training Room

Create your own customizable sublimated bookmark.

Registration opens Thursday, July 23 2026 at 9:00am

Drop-In Board Games

Fri, Aug 07, 9:30am - 12:30pm

Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Drop in for contemporary board games. Learn a new game or bring your own!

Cancelled

Windows Fundamentals - presented by the People’s Resource Center (PRC)

Sat, Aug 08, 9:30am - 11:00am

This four-week course covers moving and resizing application windows, creating files, folders, shortcuts, libraries, and external hard drives.

ESL Conversation Group

Mon, Aug 10, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

Literacy DuPage will host a weekly ESL conversation group! Join to socialize and practice your English speaking skills.

Writers Workshop - With partner DGPL Foundation

Mon, Aug 10, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Conference Room A (Max Capacity 16)

Novice to professional writers meet to read, discuss, and enjoy each other’s work. All genres, styles, and writers welcome.

Celebrity Reads Book Discussion - Black. Single. Mother. by Jamilah Lemieux

Tue, Aug 11, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

We’ll discuss Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging by Jamilah Lemieux. Books are available at the Adult and Teen Services Desk one month before each discussion.

Registration opens Tuesday, July 14 2026 at 9:00am

Intro to Fold3

Wed, Aug 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Training Room

Learn how to use the genealogy database Fold3 Library Edition to research military history.

Registration opens Wednesday, July 29 2026 at 9:00am

Stellar Reads Book Discussion - Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Wed, Aug 12, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

We’ll discuss Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. Books are available at the Adult and Teen Services Desk one month before each discussion.

Knit Happens: Knitting & Crochet Group

Thu, Aug 13, 2:00pm - 3:30pm