Events and programs for the whole family are being held at libraries across Lake County.
Antioch Public Library
757 N. Main St.
847-395-0874
Teen tournament: A Super Smash Bros. Tournament will begin at 4:30 p.m. Friday. Must be in the doors by 5 p.m. This will be a double-elimination tournament for players ages 14 to 20. Controllers provided or bring your own. Players must register but spectators are welcome. Prizes will be given to the top three players.
Teen workshop: Learn improv skills and be guided in exploring relationships and situations and have fun at 1 p.m. Saturday. At the conclusion, perform your new found skills. Registration required.
Lake Bluff Public Library
123 E. Scranton Ave.
847-234-2540
Childhood development: Neuroscientist and brain development expert Lise Eliot joins psychotherapist and age regression hypnotherapist Wendy McCarty in a lively discussion of early memory and later emotional health, and the roles of nature versus nurture in early development at 7 p.m. Thursday. Dr. Eliot is the author of “Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow into Troublesome Gaps — and What We Can do about It.” Both speakers are residents of Lake Bluff.
Vernon Area Public Library
300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire
224-543-1485
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Intermediate Excel 2010: Improve the visual appeal of your spreadsheets and learn more about formulas and functions at 6:45 p.m. Thursday. Basic Excel 2010 experience necessary. Registration required.
Centennial celebration: Chicago Literary Hall of Fame President Richard Reeder will share Saul Bellow’s work and influences including Hyde Park, the Depression, and the Holocaust at 7 p.m. Thursday. Nobel- and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Bellow is among the most accomplished Chicago authors of all time. Registration required.
Playdate: Playing is not just fun, it’s the way children learn about their world. Interact with toys and a playhouse at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Siblings are welcome. For birth to age 4 with a caregiver.
Movie: “The Age of Adaline,” rated PG-13, will be shown with closed captions at 2 p.m. Friday. Registration is recommended.
Beginner HTML: This beginner class is for children who are completely new to HTML and want to learn the basics of coding at 1 p.m. Saturday. Laptops provided or bring your own. For grades 2 and up. Caregiver for children under 13. Registration required.
North Chicago Public Library
2100 Argonne Drive
847-689-0125
Story time: Story time and craft will celebrate Hispanic Heritage at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Story time with craft: Make a pumpkin desert, paint a pumpkin and enjoy a story at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Zion-Benton Public Library
2400 Gabriel Ave.
847-872-4680
Secretary of State event: Get your driver’s license or state ID updated or renewed, purchase vehicle stickers, sign up for the organ donation registry, and more from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. Super Seniors is a convenient and voluntary program for driver’s license renewal, which includes Rules of the Road classroom instruction and a vision-screening exam. Rules of the Road review will be at 9:30 a.m.
Show: Pam Donkin and Sammie Haynes, award-winning children’s performers and recording artists on the acclaimed children’s record label, A Gentle Wind, have teamed up to offer a fun, interactive program geared to all ages at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Writer’s Guild: Network with fellow writers, while you critique each other’s work, evaluate styles, and discover tools for writing and publishing at 10 a.m. Saturday. Registration requested.
Genealogy workshop: This workshop will focus on genealogy and technology with a presentation by Gail Lukasik, a local mystery writer, who describes her experience solving a family mystery on Genealogy Roadshow from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Zion Genealogical Society members will give presentations on a variety of digital technology to use to discover your family history.
Story time with craft: Kids are invited to help Cinderella find her missing shoe during this interactive fairy tale story time using flannel characters they’ve made from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. For grades 5-12. Registration required.
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