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12/08/24 @ 1:00pm - 12/08/24 @ 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. 

12/10/24 @ 12:00pm - 12/10/24 @ 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. 

12/11/24 @ 9:00am - 12/11/24 @ 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. 

12/12/24 @ 12:00pm - 12/12/24 @ 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. 

12/13/24 @ 9:00am - 12/13/24 @ 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. 

01/08/25 @ 7:00pm - 01/08/25 @ 8:45pm Room A Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

01/06/25 @ 6:30pm - 01/06/25 @ 8:30pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library Community Group Board Meeting

02/05/25 @ 7:00pm - 02/05/25 @ 8:45pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

02/24/25 @ 6:30pm - 02/24/25 @ 8:30pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library Annual election board meeting

03/05/25 @ 7:00pm - 03/05/25 @ 8:45pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

04/02/25 @ 7:00pm - 04/02/25 @ 8:45pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

05/07/25 @ 7:00pm - 05/07/25 @ 8:45pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

05/13/25 @ 7:00pm - 05/13/25 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/05/2024 @ 3:00pm Registration end: 05/13/2025 @ 7:00pm

No less than the Guinness Book of World Records has proclaimed that Paul McCartney is the Most Successful Composer and Recording Artist of All-Time!  The road he traveled to get there wasn’t easy.  Paul was devastated when The Beatles broke up and struggled to move forward.  There were missteps, but Paul hit his stride and was riding high by the end of the decade.  Using interview and performance video clips we’ll trace the arc of Paul’s first post-Beatles decade from “Maybe I’m Amazed” and “Live and Let Die” to “Band on the Run” and “Listen To What The Man Says.” “Silly Love Songs” to some, but pop/rock masterpieces to most.

Hosted by College of DuPage professor, Gary Wenstrup. 

06/04/25 @ 7:00pm - 06/04/25 @ 8:45pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

06/17/25 @ 7:00pm - 06/17/25 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/05/2024 @ 3:00pm Registration end: 06/17/2025 @ 7:00pm

This modest blues band launched in the mid-1960s, achieved monumental success in the mid-1970s and still makes headlines today.  Using interview and performance video, we’ll trace the band’s career with a focus on their blockbuster album “Rumours” and the band’s classic line up of Stevie Nicks, Lindsay Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood.  With the firing of Lindsay Buckingham and Christine McVie’s recent death the band will never be whole again.  It was a fascinating journey of failed romantic relationships that fueled music of intensity and warmth.  Fleetwood Mac was a soap opera set to music! 

Hosted by College of DuPage professor, Gary Wenstrup.

06/30/25 @ 7:00pm - 06/30/25 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/01/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 06/30/2025 @ 7:00pm

In this cooking demonstration, Chef Maddox will share her spin on 70s cuisine. Recipes will be available to take home.

Registration opens June 1st and is limited to 50 people.

07/08/25 @ 7:00pm - 07/08/25 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/05/2024 @ 3:00pm Registration end: 07/08/2025 @ 7:00pm

If you like your rock ‘n’ roll mixed with an exciting blast of horns there is no better listen than the music group Chicago.  Formed in 1967 the band produced a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s.  Billboard Magazine ranked Chicago 9th on the list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in terms of chart success.  Using performance and interview clips, we’ll trace the arc of their career from their early rock ‘n’ roll successes like “25 or 6 to 4” and “Saturday In The Park” to their softer hits like “If You Leave Me Now” and “Hard To Say I’m Sorry.”

Hosted by College of DuPage professor, Gary Wenstrup. 

08/19/25 @ 7:00pm - 08/19/25 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/05/2024 @ 3:30pm Registration end: 08/19/2025 @ 7:00pm

Can you imagine a world without “Imagine?” The 10-year period from the Beatles break up in 1970 to Lennon’s tragic murder in 1980 was a fascinating period of successes and failures for the ex-Beatle. Using audio and visual content we’ll explore the music from “Imagine” to “(Just Like) Starting Over”, his controversial immigration struggle, his wild “lost weekend” and the quiet househusband years culminating with the release of his final album Double Fantasy.

Hosted by College of DuPage professor, Gary Wenstrup.

12/26/24 @ 10:00am - 12/26/24 @ 5:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

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Vitalant (previously LifeSource) of IL

Save lives by donating blood. 

https://www.vitalant.org/

Locations in IL: https://www.vitalant.org/donate/locations

10 am set up, event 11-4 p.m.

01/06/25 @ 7:00pm - 01/06/25 @ 8:30pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/16/2024 @ 9:00am Registration end: 01/06/2025 @ 4:00pm

Learn how to design a custom 3D printed keychain. Since 3D printing will take approximately 1 hour per keychain, they will be available for pickup at a later date.

Registration Limit: 6 patrons max per session, Bloomingdale Public Library card required, ages 12 to adult. Computer experience required. Please sign up for one session only. 

For Bloomingdale cardholders ages 12-17, please bring a completed Makerspace waiver filled out by a parent or legal guardian. Adult Bloomingdale cardholders can fill out a waiver at the session.