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To register please call 847-358-5881 ext. 132, or visit our online calendar.

Unless otherwise noted, these programs are for valid District cardholders in grades 7-12.

Click here for information about ADA Accommodations.

Teen Advisory Board will meet in December, January, and February. We will be meeting the second Monday of every month from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. To apply for TAB, pick up an application at any Library location.

The Library is looking for student volunteers (grades 7-12) to help with the Summer Reading Program from June 1 through July 31. Volunteers will work approximately 2 hours each week. Applications will be available at all Library locations beginning Monday, April 12.

La Biblioteca está buscando estudiantes voluntarios (de séptimo al duodécimo grado) para ayudar con el Programa de Lectura de Verano. El programa se llevará acabo desde el 1 de junio hasta el 31 de julio. Los voluntarios trabajarán aproximabamente 2 horas cada semana. Las solicitudes estarán disponibles desde el lunes, 12 de abril.

Check out a DVD or CD at the Main Library during Teen Tech Week and receive a fun prize at the Audiovisual Circulation Desk!

Get your "band" ready for this fun, multi player video gaming competition. Prizes will be awarded for the best performance and best costumes. Refreshments will be provided. Register beginning Monday,
March 1.

Learn how to make delicious spring rolls with Executive Chef Thomas Bowman of Otom restaurant in Chicago. Find out what it’s like to work as a top chef in the industry. Register beginning Monday, March 1.

Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day by volunteering at Palatine’s Deer Grove Forest Preserve in a restoration project. We will work with the Deer Grove Natural Areas Volunteer group through the Cook Country Forest Preserve District. You’ll enjoy a short nature walk, learn about Deer Grove and its history, and find out how to identify local and invasive plant species. Tools and gloves are provided, but dress for weather and off -trail work. Register beginning Thursday, April 1.

Share about your favorite nonfiction reads over pizza, find out about the latest new nonfiction and "Best of 2009," and participate in a survey for teens. Register beginning Thursday, April 1.

This page was last updated Friday, March 12, 2010.