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08/13/25 @ 9:00am - 08/13/25 @ 6:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

08/14/25 @ 9:00am - 08/14/25 @ 5:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

08/15/25 @ 9:00am - 08/15/25 @ 5:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

08/16/25 @ 9:00am - 08/16/25 @ 5:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

01/20/26 @ 6:30pm - 01/20/26 @ 7:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 01/20/2026 @ 6:30pm

Everything You Know About the Movies is Wrong!

Get rid of those winter blahs and join us for a timely webinar to embrace the beginning of Award Season! In this fun and informational program, we want to help people love the arts even more! We’ll tackle the biggest myths about movies ever told. Is the book always better than the movie? Are sequels and remakes always a cash grab? Were movies really better in the old days? With fun clips, careful analysis and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, let’s confront these and many other classic myths believed about film.

Hosted by retired teacher and film expert, Steven Frenzel.

01/26/26 @ 6:30pm - 01/26/26 @ 7:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 01/26/2026 @ 6:30pm VIRTUAL: Armchair Tour of the Solar System

Please join us for a fantastic Zoom presentation hosted by Michelle Nichols!

Explore our Solar System without leaving your seat!  We will showcase some of the latest NASA spacecraft images of our Solar System, touching on our stunning Sun, planets, and much more. This is Part One of a two-part series. Part Two, Armchair Tour of the Universe, will be presented on February 23, 2026, 6:30pm.

Michelle Nichols is Director of Public Observing at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL, and has worked at the Adler since June 1995. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction from National-Louis University. Ms. Nichols leads all of the Adler Planetarium's telescope, observatory, and public sky observing initiatives and events. Before landing at the Adler Planetarium, Michelle worked at U.S. Space Camp (Titusville, FL), the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium (Cocoa, FL), and the Staerkel Planetarium (Champaign, IL).

02/23/26 @ 6:30pm - 02/23/26 @ 7:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 02/23/2026 @ 6:30pm VIRTUAL: Armchair Tour of the Universe

Please join us for a fantastic Zoom presentation hosted by Michelle Nichols!

Go on a trip around the Universe! This presentation will take you on a whirlwind visit through our Universe's most amazing objects using images from the world's most advanced telescopes.

Michelle Nichols is Director of Public Observing at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL, and has worked at the Adler since June 1995. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction from National-Louis University. Ms. Nichols leads all of the Adler Planetarium's telescope, observatory, and public sky observing initiatives and events. Before landing at the Adler Planetarium, Michelle worked at U.S. Space Camp (Titusville, FL), the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium (Cocoa, FL), and the Staerkel Planetarium (Champaign, IL).

08/11/25 @ 6:00pm - 08/11/25 @ 8:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

09/08/25 @ 5:30pm - 09/08/25 @ 7:30pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library Community Group Homeowners Association Quarterly Meeting

09/08/25 @ 6:30pm - 09/08/25 @ 7:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 09/08/2025 @ 6:30pm

VIRTUAL - FAMOUS SELF PORTRAITS

Join us for a Zoom webinar all about selfies through the ages, presented by Mallory Mortillaro.

Self portraits can be traced back to ancient times, though they became most prevalent in the early Renaissance period. This lecture explores several famous artists' self portraits as we learn, and consider: What do artists' self portraits say about the time they lived in, the style they painted in, and most importantly, how they viewed themselves?

Mallory Mortillaro is an art historian and educator. She has ten years of teaching experience and has worked on various art research projects for museums and organizations in the New York metropolitan area. She studied at Drew University. Mallory resides in New Jersey with husband and daughter. Find her at mallorymortillaro@gmail.com .

10/07/25 @ 6:30pm - 10/07/25 @ 8:45pm Conference Room Bloomingdale Public Library Monthly business meeting

02/10/26 @ 7:00pm - 02/10/26 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 02/10/2026 @ 7:00pm

ROMANCE SCAMS: WILL YOU BE THE NEXT VICTIM?

Please join us for a program designed to educate yourself so that you are not a victim of so-called "romance scams" during this holiday season celebrating love. 

There was an estimated $1-1.5B in loses happened to victims of online and in-person romance scams in 2024. It is currently the #1 crime amongst senior citizens across the United States.  Furthermore, this is only an estimate, as victims rarely report it to the police due to embarrassment.

Former police detective John Good witnessed the suffering these scammers inflicted upon their victims first-hand. He will present to you an interactive program examining all aspects of this crime, including the up-and-coming role AI is playing. 

08/04/25 @ 9:00am - 08/04/25 @ 5:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

08/05/25 @ 1:00pm - 08/05/25 @ 5:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

08/06/25 @ 9:00am - 08/06/25 @ 1:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

08/06/25 @ 6:00pm - 08/06/25 @ 9:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

08/08/25 @ 12:00pm - 08/08/25 @ 5:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

08/09/25 @ 1:00pm - 08/09/25 @ 5:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

09/26/25 @ 9:00am - 09/26/25 @ 1:00pm Bloomingdale Public Library

Closed 9/26 from 9-1 p.m. and we will re-open from 1- 5p.m.

 

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

For a list of our holiday closings; click here. 

09/24/25 @ 1:00pm - 09/24/25 @ 3:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE

Wednesday, September 24

1:00pm-3:30pm

Deadpool is now happily forgotten as Wade Wilson tries to live an ordinary but more peaceful life. However, things are upended when the Time Variance Authority forces him on a mission to save his home universe from destruction. Donning the Deadpool identity again, he finds Wolverine to hopefully help him. But Deadpool's first real mission is to convince an embittered Wolverine that the universe is worth saving. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.

Rated: R │ Running Time: 2 hrs 7 mins