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Saturday Kids Club with the Glenview Public Library
Saturday Kids Club with the Glenview Public Library
Featured Guests: February 1: Cosley Zoo Presents: Groundhogs and Illinois Native Mammals March 7: Dave DiNasio's ReptilesApril 4: Smartypants Big Balloon ShowMay 2: Morning Cartoon Playshop
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Meet Professor Boaz Johnson
Meet Professor Boaz Johnson
Professor of Hebrew, Bible and Theological Studies The #MeToo movement is a global phenomenon. Several Christian organizations have been engaging with issues of abuse against women in places like Africa and Asia. Much of this happens among internally displaced or external refugees. Dr. Rajkumar Boaz Johnson, who grew up in the slums of New Delhi, […]
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Join Sharon for Story Time Tuesdays at Wiggly Field
Join Sharon for Story Time Tuesdays at Wiggly Field
Reading to young children affects their brain activity and may just give them that boost they need to support and promote their early reading skills. Research shows that specific areas of the brain are affected when young children have reading exposure at home from an early age. These areas are critical for a child’s language […]
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Super Saturday Performances with The Glenview Public Library
Super Saturday Performances with The Glenview Public Library
Oba King: Traditional African Story Telling.
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What’s It Like to Be You? with Ben Hollis
What’s It Like to Be You? with Ben Hollis
Join Ben Hollis for "What's It Like to Be You?" It's the talk show where you are the star. Anything can happen when award-winning interviewer Ben Hollis conducts spontaneous interviews with random members of the audience, as well as guest celebrities. Ben Hollis is an eight-time Emmy-award winning producer and videographer who is best known […]
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Join Sharon for Story Time Tuesdays at Wiggly Field
Join Sharon for Story Time Tuesdays at Wiggly Field
Reading to young children affects their brain activity and may just give them that boost they need to support and promote their early reading skills. Research shows that specific areas of the brain are affected when young children have reading exposure at home from an early age. These areas are critical for a child’s language […]
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Book Signing with Derrick Rose
Book Signing with Derrick Rose
Signed books are limited to the first 600 copies sold of I'll Show You by Derrick Rose (maximum of two (2) books per person) at Macy's on State Street. Barbara's Bookstore is located in the Lower Level. Proof of purchase will be required. Pre-event purchases are encouraged. No outside memorabilia or personal items will be […]
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Grand Re-Opening of Barbara’s Burr Ridge
Join us for the Grand Re-opening of Barbara's Bookstore next to Topaz Café, featuring freebies, discounts, and entertainment all weekend long. Our neighbor Sephora, the cosmetics boutique will also be hosting their Grand Opening, so stop by! Friday, February 1410:30A | Story Time with Indian Prairie Public Library 5:30P | Tomcat Trumpet Tomcat Trumpet is […]
Story Time with Indian Prairie Public Library
Story Time with Indian Prairie Public Library
The Indian Prarie Public Library hosts Story Time every month at Barbara's hosted by our bookstore in Burr Ridge.
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Pure Barre Pop-Up
Pure Barre Pop-Up
A 45-minute class requiring only yoga mats. High energy and effective full-body workout for ages 16 and up. No impact but incredible results. Sign up by calling our Vernon Hills bookstore: 847.549.7550
Meet Children’s Author Lori Orlinsky
Meet Children’s Author Lori Orlinsky
GRAND RE-OPENING OF BURR RIDGE BOOKSTORE WEEKEND CELEBRATION Lori Orlinsky has a new children’s book out. She’ll be signing copies of The Tooth Fairy’s Tummy Ache at our new Burr Ridge bookstore. Lori is a multi award-winning children’s book author with Mascot Books, freelance writer and marketing director who lives in Chicago. Lori has been […]
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Join Sharon for Story Time Tuesdays at Wiggly Field
Join Sharon for Story Time Tuesdays at Wiggly Field
Reading to young children affects their brain activity and may just give them that boost they need to support and promote their early reading skills. Research shows that specific areas of the brain are affected when young children have reading exposure at home from an early age. These areas are critical for a child’s language […]
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Bookworms Book Club at Hawthorn Mall
Bookworms Book Club at Hawthorn Mall
Get on the ground floor of the newly-launched Bookworms Book Club at our Hawthorn Mall bookstore. Led by our well-read store manager, Georgette Coan, who will deftly steer you into meaningful and fun conversations about books. Whether it's the newest, most controversial, or a classic, you're sure to leave feeling more knowledgeable and more of […]
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Book Signing with Karen Brenner
Book Signing with Karen Brenner
Appaloosa Sky is Lonesome Dove meets Sex and the City meets Nancy Drew. It is a tale of love, loss, family, and the ravages of time—but most of all, it is an ode to tough women who do what needs to be done. At only eleven years old, Ginny Spangler is left orphaned after a […]
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Eileen Meyer and Poems About Our 16th President
Eileen Meyer and Poems About Our 16th President
Abraham Lincoln is famous for many extremes: he was the TALLEST president, who gave the GREATEST speech and had the STRONGEST conviction. But did you know that he was also the MOST DISTRACTED farmer, the BEST wrestler, and the CRAFTIEST storyteller? In The Superlative Abraham Lincoln: Poems About Our 16th President, Eileen Meyer writes nineteen […]
Meet Children’s Author Michelle Schaub
Meet Children’s Author Michelle Schaub
Spark curiosity and exploration with an innovative bedtime story for budding scientists. Each of the kid in this book loves a different branch of science, and their bedroom is decorated to show it. Twelve kids. A dozen bedtimes. A lot of ways to love science! https://youtu.be/niYiZRbGYf8 ABOUT THE AUTHOR "When I was very young, my […]
Book Discussion with Ingrid Faro
Book Discussion with Ingrid Faro
The #MeToo movement is a global phenomenon. Several Christian organizations have been engaging with issues of abuse against women in places like Africa and Asia. Much of this happens among internally displaced or external refugees. Join Drs. Ingrid Faro and Boaz Johnson in this discussion. DR. INGRID FARO | Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate […]
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Join Sharon for Story Time Tuesdays at Wiggly Field
Join Sharon for Story Time Tuesdays at Wiggly Field
Reading to young children affects their brain activity and may just give them that boost they need to support and promote their early reading skills. Research shows that specific areas of the brain are affected when young children have reading exposure at home from an early age. These areas are critical for a child’s language […]
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High School Open Mic Night
High School Open Mic Night
Our Hawthorn Mall bookstore is hosting a friendly open mic night of competition between the students of Vernon Hills High School and Libertyville High School.
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Meet Moving Expert Ali Wenzke
Meet Moving Expert Ali Wenzke
Meet Ali Wenzke, author of "The Art of Happy Moving: How to Declutter, Pack, and Start Over While Maintaining Your Sanity and Finding Happiness." Her book is a comprehensive, upbeat guide to help you survive the moving process from start to finish, filled with fresh strategies and checklists for timing and supplies, choosing which items […]
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Book Signing with Lisa Marie Runfola
Book Signing with Lisa Marie Runfola
After living an average life in Buffalo, New York, Lisa Marie Runfola gave it all up to live an unconventional expat lifestyle abroad—only to return a few years later to support her ex-husband through his cancer and eventual death. This is the story of a woman who changed her life after a lightbulb moment, having […]
Meet London Chefs Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver
Meet London Chefs Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver
The Book of St John: Over 100 brand new recipes from London’s iconic restaurant. Join the inimitable Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver at our State Street bookstore as they welcome you into their world-famous restaurant, by inviting you to celebrate 25 years of unforgettable, innovative food. St. John Restaurant | London The contribution to the […]