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05/02/26 @ 12:00pm - 05/02/26 @ 4:00pm Bloomingdale Public Library

Due to the Free Comic Book Day event, the Makerspace is closed. Makerspace equipment will not be available for patron use during the library's Free Comic Book Day event. 

07/29/25 @ 6:30pm - 07/29/25 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 03/13/2025 @ 3:00pm Registration end: 07/29/2025 @ 6:00pm

Bell-bottoms, Disco, and Nixon: The 1970's

The 1970's was a time of change in our history. From Sensurround, which shook the theatres in the movie Earthquake, to Watergate, that shook our country and the nation's capital. A time of change was in the air! Archie Bunker of television's All in the Family, proved that father didn't always know best. If you were Staying Alive, but had "Bad Blood" or "Boogie Fever", it didn't mean that you were necessarily sick and had to call in a doctor. When a little boy named Mikey proved to his brothers that he like eating a bowl of cereal, (which created a classic commercial), well then, it just had to be good to eat, right?

These were the Happy Days and Good Times, when three was company! We were introduced to a space alien, played by Robin Williams named Mork, and his Earth friend, Mindy. Lava Lamps, Pet Rocks, and people eating melted cheese out of avocado, gold, or brown-colored fondue pots were all the rave.  It was a time where the song “Convoy,” about truck drivers speaking over Citizens Band Radios flew to number one on the music charts. The song became so popular that even First Lady Betty Ford joined in on the fun! 

Historian, Jim Gibbons, will present life in the 1970’s. Change is what the 1970’s offered with styles such as bell-bottom trousers, wide ties, flowered shirts, leisure suites, afro hairdos, and patent leather shoes. We also had presidential changes in the oval office from Nixon to Ford, and then to Carter. The 70’s began with Chicago’s Mayor Richard J. Daley and ended with Mayor Jane Byrne. Gibbons will show you how our ideas have been changed due to Watergate and Vietnam. From disco dancing to "Disco Duck"-ing, the 1970’s will always be remembered as a time in history that shaped a different world for the future! 

05/05/25 @ 7:00pm - 05/05/25 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 04/01/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 05/05/2025 @ 7:00pm

Join us on Cinco de Mayo to experience Mexican cuisine with Chef Maddox. This cooking demonstration is limited to 50 people. 

Registration begins on April 1st.

05/20/25 @ 7:00pm - 05/20/25 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 11/20/2024 @ 9:00am Registration end: 05/20/2025 @ 7:00pm

Is your 65th birthday approaching? Medicare Solutions Network will be presenting a free educational seminar to get you up to speed on what Medicare covers, what it doesn’t, and potential out of pocket exposure. Presented by Robin Dawson and Dave Wylly of Medicare Solutions Network.

04/14/25 @ 7:00pm - 04/14/25 @ 8:30pm Room C/Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 04/14/2025 @ 7:00pm

04/17/25 @ 7:00pm - 04/17/25 @ 8:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 04/17/2025 @ 7:00pm

04/21/25 @ 7:00pm - 04/21/25 @ 8:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 04/21/2025 @ 7:00pm

04/28/25 @ 7:00pm - 04/28/25 @ 8:30pm Room C/Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 04/28/2025 @ 7:00pm

04/29/25 @ 2:00pm - 04/29/25 @ 3:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 04/29/2025 @ 2:00pm

05/06/25 @ 2:00pm - 05/06/25 @ 3:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 05/06/2025 @ 2:00pm

05/08/25 @ 7:00pm - 05/08/25 @ 8:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 05/08/2025 @ 7:00pm

05/15/25 @ 7:00pm - 05/15/25 @ 8:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 05/15/2025 @ 7:00pm

05/19/25 @ 7:00pm - 05/19/25 @ 8:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 05/19/2025 @ 7:00pm

05/29/25 @ 7:00pm - 05/29/25 @ 8:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 05/29/2025 @ 7:00pm

05/14/25 @ 5:30pm - 05/14/25 @ 8:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Community Group Community Discussion

04/17/25 @ 7:00pm - 04/17/25 @ 8:45pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

05/15/25 @ 7:00pm - 05/15/25 @ 8:45pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

06/19/25 @ 7:00pm - 06/19/25 @ 8:45pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

04/26/25 @ 9:30am - 04/26/25 @ 4:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

Join the Friends of the Library for our first BOOK SALE of 2025!

We'll have loads of books, DVDs, CDs, and more.

Check back as we get closer for more information:

our web page: mybpl.org/friends

our Facebook page: @mybplfriends

You can also JOIN the Friends anytime! Fill out an application online and pay your dues on your website or bring them to our next meeting on Wednesday, April 23 at 6:30pm. We'd love to have you!

04/28/25 @ 6:30pm - 04/28/25 @ 7:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 11/15/2024 @ 9:00am Registration end: 04/28/2025 @ 6:30pm

Most American know more about ancient Greece than modern Greece. This presentation will look at Athens, the Greek islands, and the rural Peloponnese area. Greece offers a warm southern welcome, many activities and modest crowds for much of the year.

Hosted by community college instructor and world traveler, Gene Flynn.