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Curiosity Cafe

The place to learn about innovative ideas.
2019-05-14 10:30:00 2019-05-14 11:15:00 America/Chicago Curiosity Cafe Des Plaines Public Library - 4th Floor Forum

Tuesday, May 14
10:30am - 11:15am

Add to Calendar 2019-05-14 10:30:00 2019-05-14 11:15:00 America/Chicago Curiosity Cafe Des Plaines Public Library - 4th Floor Forum

Des Plaines Public Library

4th Floor Forum

Come view a TED video talk and join in the group discussion on the topic of Artificial Intelligence. Stay on to ask your own questions about library resources and technology. See May 21 and May 28 for additional sessions.

Coffee Included!

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Adult Program | Adult Class |

TAGS: | Science and Technology |

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The 1501 Ellinwood Street library building is the realization of a longheld dream of the library board, staff and community partners. Located in the heart of downtown Des Plaines, the four story, 82,000 square foot building represents the community's commitment to reading, lifelong learning, and a center for family activities. A grand central staircase and large windows provide a wealth of natural light and illuminate the building at night.

Upcoming events

Book a Teen Librarian
Fri, May 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Play games, get advice, watch anime or movies, read, or just talk with a librarian! Mondays. Tuesdays, and Fridays 4-5pm in the Commons!
Rescheduled
Yin Yoga
Fri, May 30, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
New date Saturday, May 10, 10:30am - 11:30am
Des Plaines Public Library
Yin Yoga is a grounding practice that embraces stillness. Poses focus on the connective tissues, and are held for 3-5 minutes. Modifications with props will be shown.
Teen Take & Make - Juneteenth Bracelet
Mon, Jun 02, All day
Des Plaines Public Library - 3rd Floor
Take & Make Kits are fun crafts you can take home and make on your own time. Drop in to pick up your kit throughout the month! Available while supplies last. For teens in grades 7-12.
Juneteenth Keychain Kit
Mon, Jun 02, 9:00am - 10:00am
Des Plaines Public Library
This mini craft kit will provide you with the materials needed to craft one keychain in honor of Juneteenth! You can start picking up your kit at the 3rd Floor Desk starting Monday, June 2nd.
Book a Teen Librarian
Mon, Jun 02, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Let's Learn Mahjong - two-part workshop
Tue, Jun 03, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - 4th Floor Forum
This Mahjong workshop introduces participants to the traditional game of Mahjong and its benefits. An experienced instructor will cover the basic rules, strategies, and hands-on practice.
Book a Teen Librarian
Tue, Jun 03, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Book a Teen Librarian
Wed, Jun 04, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Pink Pony Club Karaoke Night
Wed, Jun 04, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Des Plaines Public Library - Meeting Room B/C
A 20's and 30's event. Before you can say "Good luck, babe," come sing to cause a scene at our Pink Pony Club themed karaoke night! Must be 21+.
SAT Practice Test
Sat, Jun 07, 9:00am - 1:30pm
Des Plaines Public Library - Meeting Room A
Find out your starting score and identify your strengths and weaknesses by taking the SAT Practice Test presented by iAchieve Learning.
Life Drawing at the Library 2025 - Now in the Canvas
Sat, Jun 07, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Canvas
Learn to draw the human body with a clothed model, located in The Canvas on the 4th floor. Drop in with no registration required; open to adults, seniors, and teens.  
Yin Yoga
Sat, Jun 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
Des Plaines Public Library - Meeting Room B/C
Yin Yoga is a grounding practice that embraces stillness. Poses focus on the connective tissues, and are held for 3-5 minutes. Modifications with props will be shown.
This event is full
Teen Take & Make - Juneteenth Bracelet
Mon, Jun 09, All day
Des Plaines Public Library - 3rd Floor
Take & Make Kits are fun crafts you can take home and make on your own time. Drop in to pick up your kit throughout the month! Available while supplies last. For teens in grades 7-12.
Juneteenth Keychain Kit
Mon, Jun 09, 9:00am - 10:00am
Des Plaines Public Library
This mini craft kit will provide you with the materials needed to craft one keychain in honor of Juneteenth! You can start picking up your kit at the 3rd Floor Desk starting Monday, June 2nd.
Book a Teen Librarian
Mon, Jun 09, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Tuesday Morning Book Discussion - Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein
Tue, Jun 10, 10:00am - 11:00am
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
A staff member will lead a book discussion. Books are available at the 3rd floor info desk in the public library approximately 30 days in advance.
Book a Teen Librarian
Tue, Jun 10, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Teen Crafternoons - Slime
Wed, Jun 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Open maker workshop. Sample our featured technology or bring your own project to work on. June Spotlight: Slime. For teens in grades 7-12
Book a Teen Librarian
Wed, Jun 11, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Teen Summer Concert - @ the Taste of Des Plaines
Sat, Jun 14, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
The Maine Stage of the Taste of Des Plaines
DPPL is teaming up with the Taste of Des Plaines to host two amazing teen bands: Girls on Film and Lund Surk! They will play on the main stage of the Taste of Des Plaines in the library plaza.
Teen Take & Make - Juneteenth Bracelet
Mon, Jun 16, All day
Des Plaines Public Library - 3rd Floor
Take & Make Kits are fun crafts you can take home and make on your own time. Drop in to pick up your kit throughout the month! Available while supplies last. For teens in grades 7-12.
Juneteenth Keychain Kit
Mon, Jun 16, 9:00am - 10:00am
Des Plaines Public Library
This mini craft kit will provide you with the materials needed to craft one keychain in honor of Juneteenth! You can start picking up your kit at the 3rd Floor Desk starting Monday, June 2nd.
The Shakespeare Project of Chicago Presents - King Lear
Mon, Jun 16, 6:15pm - 9:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - Meeting Room B/C
The Shakespeare Project of Chicago presents a theatrical reading of Willliam Shakespeare's King Lear
Book a Teen Librarian
Tue, Jun 17, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Walk & Talk: Animal Tracks & Habitats
Wed, Jun 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library
Join us on a "Walk & Talk" program with the Forest Preserves of Cook County!
Book a Teen Librarian
Wed, Jun 18, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Pre-Civil War Quilts: - Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad
Wed, Jun 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - Meeting Room B/C
Connie Martin presents a slide program about Pre-Civil War quilts and their significance to the freedom of slaves through the Underground Railroad.
Rescheduled
Yin Yoga
Wed, Jun 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
New date Saturday, June 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
Des Plaines Public Library
Yin Yoga is a grounding practice that embraces stillness. Poses focus on the connective tissues, and are held for 3-5 minutes. Modifications with props will be shown.
Film Screening - The Brutalist
Sat, Jun 21, 12:45pm - 4:15pm
Des Plaines Public Library - Meeting Room B/C
jA free screening of a feature film The Brutalist.
Teen Take & Make - Juneteenth Bracelet
Mon, Jun 23, All day
Des Plaines Public Library - 3rd Floor
Take & Make Kits are fun crafts you can take home and make on your own time. Drop in to pick up your kit throughout the month! Available while supplies last. For teens in grades 7-12.
Juneteenth Keychain Kit
Mon, Jun 23, 9:00am - 10:00am
Des Plaines Public Library
This mini craft kit will provide you with the materials needed to craft one keychain in honor of Juneteenth! You can start picking up your kit at the 3rd Floor Desk starting Monday, June 2nd.
Book a Teen Librarian
Tue, Jun 24, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Book a Teen Librarian
Wed, Jun 25, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Lost Chicago Department Stores - Presented by Leslie Goddard
Wed, Jun 25, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - Meeting Room B/C
Slide presentation by Leslie Goddard about Chicago's lost department stores.
Thursday Evening Book Discussion - Human Acts by Han Kang
Thu, Jun 26, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Des Plaines Public Library - Meeting Room C
A staff member will lead a book discussion. Books are available at the 3rd floor info desk in the public library approximately 30 days in advance.
Teen Take & Make - Juneteenth Bracelet
Mon, Jun 30, All day
Des Plaines Public Library - 3rd Floor
Take & Make Kits are fun crafts you can take home and make on your own time. Drop in to pick up your kit throughout the month! Available while supplies last. For teens in grades 7-12.
Juneteenth Keychain Kit
Mon, Jun 30, 9:00am - 10:00am
Des Plaines Public Library
This mini craft kit will provide you with the materials needed to craft one keychain in honor of Juneteenth! You can start picking up your kit at the 3rd Floor Desk starting Monday, June 2nd.
Book a Teen Librarian
Mon, Jun 30, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Book a Teen Librarian
Wed, Jul 02, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Book a Teen Librarian
Mon, Jul 07, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Tuesday Morning Book Discussion - Call of the Wild & White Fang by Jack London
Tue, Jul 08, 10:00am - 11:00am
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
A staff member will lead a book discussion. Books are available at the 3rd floor info desk in the public library approximately 30 days in advance.
Let's Learn Mahjong - two-part workshop
Tue, Jul 08, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - 4th Floor Forum
This Mahjong workshop introduces participants to the traditional game of Mahjong and its benefits. An experienced instructor will cover the basic rules, strategies, and hands-on practice.
Book a Teen Librarian
Tue, Jul 08, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Book a Teen Librarian
Wed, Jul 09, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Adult Board Game Night
Wed, Jul 09, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - Meeting Room B/C
Meet fellow board gamers! Play our games or bring your own.
Friday Night Films
Fri, Jul 11, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Des Plaines Public Library - Meeting Room B/C
A free screening of an international, independent or documentary film.
SAT Practice Test
Sat, Jul 12, 9:00am - 1:30pm
Des Plaines Public Library - Meeting Room A
Find out your starting score and identify your strengths and weaknesses by taking the SAT Practice Test presented by iAchieve Learning.
Book a Teen Librarian
Mon, Jul 14, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Code Q - Social Club
Tue, Jul 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Are you or your best friend an LGBTQ teen? Join us and show your support as we watch movies, play games and interact about topics that support the LGBTQ youth. For teens in grades 7-12.
Book a Teen Librarian
Tue, Jul 15, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
Acrylic Pour Painting - a 20s & 30s program
Tue, Jul 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Canvas
A 20's and 30's program. Make an abstract painting with a pour technique. No drawing or art skills necessary, but you may want to wear something you don't mind getting acrylic paint on.
Registration opens Wednesday, June 11 2025 at 9:00am
Book a Teen Librarian
Wed, Jul 16, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Des Plaines Public Library - The Commons
Come in and get to know your teen librarians!
20s & 30s Book Club - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Wed, Jul 16, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Des Plaines Public Library - Meeting Room C
A staff member will lead a book discussion. Books are available at the 3rd floor info desk in the public library approximately 30 days in advance.
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