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ReDiscover 2015

"The Big Read" is now ReDiscover! 

Click for more information about ReDiscover: Celebrating Home and see what's happening at the other 8 libraries participating in this year's program!  Looking for Lisle Library's ReDiscover Programs?  See below: 

Adults Programs    Teen Programs   Kids Programs

 

 

ReDiscover: Adults

This year's recommended reading:

At Home by Bill Bryson

Howard's End by E.M. Forster

Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes

* The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai

* Our Fixed on Fiction book group will be discussing this title on Thursday, March 12 at 7 pm.  All are welcome!

 

Home Decor Accessory Swap

Tuesday, March 17 - 7 pm

Bring up to 3 home decor accessories (mirrors, frames, bowls...), add a label with a short description, and prepare to swap!  Click the link above for more details/to register!

Mighty House - Home Improvement Q & A

Wednesday, April 15 - 7 pm

Come ask the hosts of the popular Mighty House Radio Show your home improvement questions!  Click the link above for more details/to register!

Lego Home Tour

Saturday, April 18 - 10:30 am

Don't miss this special exhibition of amazing Lego creations built by members of the Chicago Area Lego Users Group.  Bring the entire family.  Click the link above for more details/to register!

 

Haunted Homes - Our Otherworldly Guests & Neighbors

Tuesday, April 28 - 7 pm

Local author Amelia Cotter shares her story of growing up in a haunted house and gives an overview of haunted homes and our relationships to the ghosts that dwell in them. Click the link above for more details/to register!

Final Event: Celebrating Home with Meg Caswell

Thursday, April 30 - 7 pm: Ashton Place, Willowbrook

Spend an evening with Meg Caswell, season six winner of HGTV's Design Star, as she shares what home means to her.  Click the link above for more details/to register!

 

 

ReDiscover: Teens

This year's recommended reading:

The Prince of Venice Beach by Blake Nelson

What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen

Winger by Andrew Smith

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Teens: Make It Your Home

Tuesday, March 24 - 7 pm

Your space is your sanctuary - make it your home! Learn how to make fabulously cool string art and talk about the value of homemade objects.  Click the link above for more details/to register!

 

 

ReDiscover: Kids

This year's recommended reading:

If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen

The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths

Read one of this year's selections and draw your dream house/treehouse - and win a prize! (Turn in your artwork at the Youth Services Desk by Saturday, April 25 to enter!)

Celebrating Home with Rachel Rivera Weaver

Monday, March 16 - 4 pm

Craft a diorama of your dream room! For grades K-5. Click the link above for more details/to register!

 

Build a Lego House

Monday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 24

What would your dreamhouse look like? Build it out of legos! For grades K-5. Click the link above for more details/to register!

Tree House Treats

Monday, April 6 and Tuesday, April 7

Everything tastes better when it's homemade! For grades K-5. Click the link above for more details/to register!

D.I.Y Home Projects

Monday, April 13 and Tuesday, April 14

Make some crafts you can use to add some style to your home! For grades K-5. Click the link above for more details/to register!

Family Forts ReDiscover Celebration

Saturday, April 25

Come build blanket forts or cardboard structures with the entire family!  All ages welcome. Click the link above for more details/to register!

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