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12/09/24 @ 6:30pm - 12/09/24 @ 8:00pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 08/07/2024 @ 9:00am Registration end: 12/09/2024 @ 6:30pm

Learn true stories of this movie's troubled production: 

• Which two scenes could have shut down the entire film, and why?
• Which major film star said, "Gone with the Wind will be the biggest flop in Hollywood history"?
• Is it really the highest grossing film ever?

Hear engaging stories of Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable and others as we step back in time to experience this sweeping cinematic masterpiece, hosted by film expert Steven Frenzel. 

02/10/25 @ 6:30pm - 02/10/25 @ 8:00pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 08/07/2024 @ 9:00am Registration end: 02/10/2025 @ 6:30pm

Join us in discovering the groundbreaking work, and hilarious jokes of one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century - Bob Hope. He conquered every field of entertainment - stage, radio, film, and television. And traveled over a million miles entertaining our troops for most of his life. Come enjoy this program about a classic smart aleck! Hosted by film expert Steven Frenzel. 

03/10/25 @ 6:30pm - 03/10/25 @ 8:00pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 08/07/2024 @ 9:00am Registration end: 03/10/2025 @ 6:30pm

March is the perfect time to celebrate our favorite Irish-American performers with great stories, dancing, and music. Gene Kelly, Maureen O'Hara, James Cagney, Gracie Allen, Donald O'Connor, and many more will help us celebrate St. Patrick's Day! In addition to enjoying great Irish songs, we'll have some hilarious Irish stories and jokes to top off this lively film presentation. Hosted by film expert Steven Frenzel.

12/07/24 @ 1:00pm - 12/07/24 @ 5:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

06/16/25 @ 6:30pm - 06/16/25 @ 7:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 11/26/2024 @ 9:00am Registration end: 06/16/2025 @ 6:30pm

Hosted by retired teacher and film expert, Steven Frenzel.

06/18/25 @ 1:00pm - 06/18/25 @ 3:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

JAWS

Wednesday, June 18

1:00-3:30pm

When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.

Rated: PG | Running Time: 2 hr 4 min

08/02/25 @ 9:00am - 08/02/25 @ 4:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

End of the year competition and fun for the Bloomingdale Library chess club & other participating libraries

08/02/25 @ 9:00am - 08/02/25 @ 4:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

End of the year competition and fun for the Bloomingdale Library chess club & other participating libraries

10/20/25 @ 6:30pm - 10/20/25 @ 7:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 11/25/2024 @ 9:00am Registration end: 10/20/2025 @ 6:30pm

In chocolate history, few names are better known than Hershey and Mars. Milton Hershey brought milk chocolate to the masses with his Hershey bar. Frank and Forrest Mars dominated American sweet tooths with the Milky Way, Snickers and Three Musketeers bars. Join historian Leslie Goddard, Ph.D. to explore how these two legendary companies began – and how their rivalry changed chocolate forever.

08/01/26 @ 9:00am - 08/01/26 @ 4:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

End of the year competition and fun for the Bloomingdale Library chess club & other participating libraries

08/01/26 @ 9:00am - 08/01/26 @ 4:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

End of the year competition and fun for the Bloomingdale Library chess club & other participating libraries

01/21/25 @ 6:30pm - 01/21/25 @ 8:00pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 08/05/2024 @ 9:00am Registration end: 01/21/2025 @ 6:30pm

Enjoy the scenery, adventure, and general chaos during a 600-mile mountain bike ride and camping trip from Jackson Hole, Wyoming to West Glacier, Montana through Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Parks, as well as a big chunk of Big Sky Country. See the cycle of life become a cycle of death as nature turns on man and beast alike and eats them for breakfast. Peoria man successfully cheats death by escaping over Logan Pass on Glacier’s Going-to-the-Sun Road.

Travel program hosted by outdoor enthusiast John Lynn.

02/25/25 @ 6:30pm - 02/25/25 @ 8:00pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 08/05/2024 @ 9:00am Registration end: 02/25/2025 @ 6:30pm

Initially leading 131 miles from Cumberland, MD to the Ohio River at Wheeling, VA/WV, the Cumberland Road was eventually extended another 475 miles across Ohio and Indiana to Vandalia, Illinois. As the first wagon road leading over the Allegheny Mountains, it became a heavily-used route for commerce and settlement, as well as a vital unifying link between the eastern seaboard and the emerging states west of the mountains. This presentation explores the original route to Wheeling on foot, and shows the way from there to Vandalia.

Travel program hosted by outdoor enthusiast John Lynn.

03/25/25 @ 6:30pm - 03/25/25 @ 8:00pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 08/05/2024 @ 9:00am Registration end: 03/25/2025 @ 6:30pm

The sprawling, brawling Missouri River flows 2321 miles from its origin at Three Forks, Montana to the Mississippi River. Along the way, it has been the river of Native tribes, Lewis and Clark, traders, trappers, mountain men, homesteaders, cavalry posts, cattle barons, flatboats and steamboats, gold and silver rushes, oil and gas booms, and now sport fishermen and paddlers. Travel with John Lynn and experience the adventure of paddling all 2321 miles of “The Big Muddy” through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.

Travel program hosted by outdoor enthusiast John Lynn.

04/22/25 @ 6:30pm - 04/22/25 @ 8:00pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 08/05/2024 @ 9:00am Registration end: 04/22/2025 @ 6:30pm

John Lynn has hiked, biked, and paddled more than 30,000 expedition miles of trails, roads, and rivers in North America and Britain. In this slide presentation, he highlights his favorite bicycle trails in and around his home state of Illinois, including the best of bike trails in neighboring Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana.

Travel program hosted by outdoor enthusiast John Lynn. 

11/24/24 @ 9:00am - 11/24/24 @ 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. 

11/26/24 @ 4:00pm - 11/26/24 @ 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. 

11/27/24 @ 9:00am - 11/27/24 @ 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. 

11/29/24 @ 9:00am - 11/29/24 @ 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. 

11/30/24 @ 9:00am - 11/30/24 @ 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.