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April Cold Case Registration

03/31/2025 @ 9:00am - 04/06/2025 @ 11:45pm
Adults, Seniors
Other
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Do you have what it takes to step into the shoes of a detective? Once registered, drop by the Adult Services desk to receive your confidential murder case file packed with clues, suspects, and evidence. Your mission?

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Registration Required

This program requires you to register.

April Cold Case Registration (VIRTUAL ONLY)

03/31/2025 @ 9:00am - 04/26/2025 @ 11:45pm
Adults, Seniors
Other
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Please note that this registration is for the virtual/digital Cold Case files only!

Do you have what it takes to step into the shoes of a detective?

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Registration Required

This program requires you to register.

Password Safety

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Technology
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 69
Event Details:

The first line of defense in online safety is practicing smart password habits. Join Michael Gershbein of VSP (Very Smart People) as he shows how to create safe passwords and use password managers to make your online life easier.

Library Space Needs Community Meeting

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Youth, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Everyone
Meeting
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Everyone
Program Type: Meeting
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 102
Event Details:

The library is undergoing a Space Needs Assessment. We are analyzing our library building and spaces to identify missing spaces or operation needs, and looking to potential improvements.

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Knit & Stitch

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: West Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Whether you knit, crochet, or embroider the Knit & Stitch Club is for you. Bring your supplies and join a fun group to craft and chat together.

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Bartlett Historical Society Presents: The Stories Behind Our Streets

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults, Seniors
History
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: History
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 52
Event Details:

Who were the people that many Bartlett streets were named after? Join us as we reprise the stories of the lives of the people who were instrumental in developing our town.

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Registration Required

This program requires you to register.

A Tale of Two Chicagos: The White City & The Murder Castle of Englewood

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults, Seniors
History
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: History
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 33
Event Details:

With the advent of the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago emerges as a world class city. But nearby, lurking in the shadows is a man whose legacy has outstripped that of the fabled event: Chicago’s first serial killer, H.H. Holmes.

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Registration Required

This program requires you to register.

Bartlett Creative Writers

6:30pm - 8:45pm
Adults, Seniors
Reading & Writing
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Reading & Writing

Meet with other aspiring writers to give constructive criticism on one another’s work, support each other through the ups and downs of writing, and to share writing tips. For writers of all levels age 18 and older.

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Genealogy Group

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
History
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: The Hub
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: History
Event Details:

Building your family tree? Come learn from and share your knowledge with other genealogists in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. Beginner to experienced genealogists welcome. 

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Dead Air: The Night Orson Welles Terrified America

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Presentation
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 60
Event Details:

Join author William Hazelgrove as he describes the amazing story of Orson Welles famous War of the Worlds Broadcast in 1938 that terrified Americans and created a nationwide panic.

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Registration Required

This program requires you to register.

Mystery Readers Book Discussion

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Reading & Writing
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Reading & Writing
Event Details:

Join us to discuss The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James. Copies will be available for checkout at the Adult Services Desk. 

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Illinois Libraries Present: The Art of Foraging with Alexis Nikole Nelson

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Education, Food
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Education, Food
Event Details:

Alexis Nikole Nelson is a forager and an outdoor educator using her platforms, TikTok account alexisnikole and Instagram page blackforager, to celebrate all the edible plants hiding in plain sight.

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Education
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 57
Event Details:

Join Historian Bruce Allardice as he takes a look at the "National Pastime" during the 1850s and 1860s in Chicago.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Required

This program requires you to register.

Colleen Moore: Silent Film Star & Fairy Dollhouse Creator

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Performance
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 53
Event Details:

Join storyteller Lynn Rymarz as she shares the story of the remarkable Colleen Moore. Hear about her dream as a young girl growing up in Michigan to one day be a movie star.

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Registration Required

This program requires you to register.

Virtual Tuesday Trivia: The Office

7:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Gaming
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Join us for trivia nights!

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Booklite Discussion

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Reading & Writing
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Reading & Writing
Event Details:

Join us to discuss The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. Copies will be available for checkout at the Adult Services Desk. We will be meeting at JC's Mexican Restaurant in Bartlett.

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Seniors
History
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: History
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 45
Event Details:

Join us with Connie Martin as she shares her family story of secret codes in patterns of antebellum quilt replicas used to signify safe routes to freedom from Kentucky on the Underground railroad to Canada. Her mother, Dr.

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Registration Required

This program requires you to register.

Silent Reading Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Reading & Writing
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: West Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Reading & Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Library Space Needs Community Meeting

10:00am - 11:30am
Youth, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Everyone
Meeting
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Everyone
Program Type: Meeting
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 105
Event Details:

The library is undergoing a Space Needs Assessment. We are analyze our library building and spaces to identify missing spaces or operation needs, and looking to potential improvements.

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Journal/Planner Party

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: West Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Basics

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 53
Event Details:

Learn about wills, trusts, powers of attorney probate and guardianship. Attorney Jacob K.

Thursday Morning Book Discussion

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults, Seniors
Reading & Writing
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Reading & Writing
Event Details:

Join us to discuss The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell. Copies will be available for checkout at the Adult Services desk.

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Holistic Alzheimer's Care

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Education
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 78
Event Details:

Join the Indigo at Bartlett, a memory care facility, to learn about holistic Alzheimer’s care. 

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.

Registration Required

This program requires you to register.

Non-Fiction Book Discussion

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Reading & Writing
Library Branch: Bartlett Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Reading & Writing
Event Details:

Join us to discuss The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps by Michael Blanding. Copies are available for checkout at the Adult Services Desk.

Disclaimer(s)

ADA Accommodation

Any person needing an accommodation for a disability should contact the Administrative Office at adacoordinator@bartlettlibrary.org, (630) 837-2855, or in writing, not less than five working days prior to the event.