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Registration opens:
October 26th, 2026

Historical Reality of the First Thanksgiving
2026-11-16 19:00:00 2026-11-16 20:00:00 America/Chicago Historical Reality of the First Thanksgiving The story that many Americans learn about the first Thanksgiving is often reduced to a peaceful feast. However, the more nuanced reality deserves acknowledgment as we gather for our celebrations. Zoom -

Monday, November 16
7:00pm - 8:00pm

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The story that many Americans learn about the first Thanksgiving is often reduced to a peaceful feast. However, the more nuanced reality deserves acknowledgment as we gather for our celebrations.

This program is a Zoom webinar. A link to the webinar and a handout will be sent one day before the event. A reminder email will be sent an hour before the event.

TAGS: | Online | Genealogy/History/Culture |

AGE GROUPS: | Adults |

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Bookmobile Stop: Beaconridge South - (Off site)
Tue, Oct 27, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
220 Beaconridge Drive
Writing Café
Tue, Oct 27, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Storytime Room
Registration opens Tuesday, October 6 2026 at 9:00am
Bookmobile Stop: Ashbury's - (Off site)
Tue, Oct 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
335 E. Boughton Road
Sensory Storytime
Tue, Oct 27, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room
Ghosts of the White House - Five Nights of Halloween
Tue, Oct 27, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration opens Tuesday, October 6 2026 at 9:00am
Film Club
Tue, Oct 27, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room D
Registration opens Tuesday, October 6 2026 at 9:00am
Will County Early Voting for 2026 Midterm General Election
Wed, Oct 28, 8:30am - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A
Baby Storytime - (Drop in)
Wed, Oct 28, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room
Grupo Conversacional de Inglés de Literacy DuPage - (Sin registro previo)
Wed, Oct 28, 10:00am - 11:30am
Storytime - (Drop in)
Wed, Oct 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Storytime Room
Bookmobile Stop: IKEA - (Off site)
Wed, Oct 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm
750 E. Boughton Road
Storytime - (Drop in)
Wed, Oct 28, 11:15am - 11:45am
Children's Storytime Room
Start-Up Academy
Wed, Oct 28, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room C
Please contact the library to register for this event.
Storytime - (Drop in)
Wed, Oct 28, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room
On-Screen Specters: Ghosts in Film - Five Nights of Halloween
Wed, Oct 28, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration opens Wednesday, October 7 2026 at 9:00am
Will County Early Voting for 2026 Midterm General Election
Thu, Oct 29, 8:30am - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A
Baby Storytime - (Drop in)
Thu, Oct 29, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room
Knitting and Crocheters Nest - (Drop in)
Thu, Oct 29, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Peggy J. Danhof Board Room
Storytime - (Drop in)
Thu, Oct 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Storytime Room
Storytime - (Drop in)
Thu, Oct 29, 11:15am - 11:45am
Children's Storytime Room
Bookmobile Visit: Independence Elementary School - YMCA Afterschool Program (Off site)
Thu, Oct 29, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
230 S. Orchard Drive
Teen Volunteering - Museum Mysteries
Thu, Oct 29, 4:15pm - 5:45pm
Vortex & Meeting Room B
Registration opens Thursday, October 8 2026 at 9:00am
Museum Mysteries
Thu, Oct 29, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room B
Registration opens Thursday, October 8 2026 at 9:00am
First Presbyterian Church of DuPage Community Stop - (Off site)
Thu, Oct 29, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
180 N. Weber Road
Happy Halloween Sign - Five Nights of Halloween (Drop in)
Thu, Oct 29, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C
Egg Carton Ghosties
Thu, Oct 29, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Vortex
Registration opens Thursday, October 8 2026 at 9:00am
Storytime - (Drop in)
Thu, Oct 29, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room
Fountaindale Writers - (Drop in)
Thu, Oct 29, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room D
Will County Early Voting for 2026 Midterm General Election
Fri, Oct 30, 8:30am - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A
Sewing with Kellie Chase - Christmas Candle Mat
Fri, Oct 30, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room C
Registration opens Friday, October 9 2026 at 9:00am
Teen Volunteering - Reading Dragons Club
Fri, Oct 30, 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Vortex & Children's Storytime Room
Registration opens Friday, October 9 2026 at 9:00am
Reading Dragons Club - (Drop in)
Fri, Oct 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Storytime Room
Bookmobile Stop: BRAC - (Off site)
Fri, Oct 30, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
200 Lindsey Lane
Will County Early Voting for 2026 Midterm General Election
Sat, Oct 31, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A
Bookmobile Stop: Promenade Mall - (Off site)
Sat, Oct 31, 10:00am - 2:00pm
619 E. Boughton Road A (Near Star Cinema)
Storytime - (Drop in)
Sat, Oct 31, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Storytime Room
Take-It Make-It Kit - Star Wars Magnet
Sun, Nov 01, All day
3rd Floor Service Desk
Will County Early Voting for 2026 Midterm General Election
Sun, Nov 01, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A
Sewing with Kellie Chase - Winter Pillow Cover
Sun, Nov 01, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room C
Registration opens Sunday, October 11 2026 at 9:00am
Vortex Open Video Game Play - (Drop in)
Sun, Nov 01, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Vortex
Take-It Make-It Kit - 3D Mini Models
Mon, Nov 02, All day
Studio 300
Registration opens Monday, October 12 2026 at 9:00am
Will County Early Voting for 2026 Midterm General Election
Mon, Nov 02, 8:30am - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A
Baby Storytime - (Drop in)
Mon, Nov 02, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room
Storytime - (Drop in)
Mon, Nov 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Storytime Room
Teen Volunteering - Reading and Math Buddies
Mon, Nov 02, 10:45am - 12:15pm
Vortex & Children's World Park
Registration opens Monday, October 12 2026 at 9:00am
Reading and Math Buddies - (Drop in)
Mon, Nov 02, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Services World Park
Storytime - (Drop in)
Mon, Nov 02, 11:15am - 11:45am
Children's Storytime Room
Día de los Muertos Double Feature - (Drop in)
Mon, Nov 02, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Vortex
Bookmobile Stop: RiverStone Apartments South - (Off site)
Mon, Nov 02, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
303 Woodcreek Drive
Noche de la Familia - (Sin registro previo)
Mon, Nov 02, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room
Will County Early Voting for 2026 Midterm General Election
Tue, Nov 03, 6:00am - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A
Baby Storytime - (Drop in)
Tue, Nov 03, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room
Storytime - (Drop in)
Tue, Nov 03, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Storytime Room
Storytime - (Drop in)
Tue, Nov 03, 11:15am - 11:45am
Children's Storytime Room
Preschool Play - 12 Dancing Royals (Drop in)
Tue, Nov 03, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Children's Creativity Park,Children's Storytime Room
Teen Volunteering - Mandala Art
Tue, Nov 03, 4:15pm - 5:45pm
Vortex & Children's Creativity Park
Registration opens Tuesday, October 13 2026 at 9:00am
Mandala Art - (Drop in)
Tue, Nov 03, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Creativity Park
Bookmobile Stop: Ashbury's - (Off site)
Tue, Nov 03, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
335 E. Boughton Road
Sensory Storytime
Tue, Nov 03, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room
Bookmobile Stop: Chick-fil-A (Off site)
Wed, Nov 04, 9:00am - 10:00am
245 N. Weber Road
Baby Storytime - (Drop in)
Wed, Nov 04, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room
Library Express Van Visit: Primrose School - (Off site)
Wed, Nov 04, 9:30am - 10:30am
550 S. Weber Road
Grupo Conversacional de Inglés de Literacy DuPage - (Sin registro previo)
Wed, Nov 04, 10:00am - 11:30am
IKEA Storytime - (Off site)
Wed, Nov 04, 10:15am - 11:15am
750 E. Boughton Road
Register
Bookmobile Stop: Best Buy - (Off site)
Wed, Nov 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
315 N. Weber Road
Storytime - (Drop in)
Wed, Nov 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Storytime Room
Storytime - (Drop in)
Wed, Nov 04, 11:15am - 11:45am
Children's Storytime Room
Chills & Thrills Book Club - "The Spy Coast" by Tess Gerritsen (Drop in)
Wed, Nov 04, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room B
Start-Up Academy
Wed, Nov 04, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room C
Please contact the library to register for this event.
Drinks and Drawing
Wed, Nov 04, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B
Registration opens Wednesday, October 14 2026 at 9:00am
Storytime - (Drop in)
Wed, Nov 04, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room
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