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Beyond the Books Co-Ed Mentor Program

4:00pm–5:30pm
Careers & Businesses, Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on February 23, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Beyond the Books Mentoring empowers teens to grow socially, emotionally, and personally while learning how to design their futures with intention.

Virtual Workshop: How to Write a Business Plan

9:00am–10:00am
Careers & Businesses
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Careers & Businesses
Event Details:

The WBDC presents a free virtual workshop on How to Write a Business Plan, designed specifically for pre-venture entrepreneurs.

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Virtual Program

After you register (below), you will receive an email with a specific Zoom link to join the event.

By registering, you agree to library policy and understand that no conduct is permitted that may reasonably be expected to create a disturbance or otherwise interfere with the safe use and enjoyment of the library and program by others. All times are listed in Central time.

🎬 Lights, Camera, Community

4:00pm–6:00pm
Arts & Culture, Careers & Businesses, Digital Learning, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on February 24, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Careers & Businesses, Digital Learning, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

🎬 LIGHTS • CAMERA • COMMUNITY IS BACK! 🎥✨

Where creativity meets opportunity and every student becomes a storyteller.

Leading Edge Teen Advisory Board Meeting

4:30pm–5:30pm
Careers & Businesses, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on February 25, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Leading Edge Teen Advisory Board (LETAB) is more than a club it’s a movement.

One-on-One Small Business Consulting

1:00pm–4:00pm
Careers & Businesses
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Careers & Businesses
Event Details:

Do you have questions about starting or growing a business? Sit down with Chettha Saetia, business owner, business advisor, and Director of The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA).

Beyond The Books - Youth Empowerment Program Family Engagement Night

6:00pm–8:00pm
Careers & Businesses, Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 2, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: High School Space
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for Beyond the Books Family Engagement Night!

Enjoy dinner, learn about our youth empowerment program, meet our mentors, and ask questions alongside your teen. 

🎬 Lights, Camera, Community

4:00pm–6:00pm
Arts & Culture, Careers & Businesses, Digital Learning, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 3, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Careers & Businesses, Digital Learning, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

🎬 LIGHTS • CAMERA • COMMUNITY IS BACK! 🎥✨

Where creativity meets opportunity and every student becomes a storyteller.

Leading Edge Teen Advisory Board Meeting

4:30pm–5:30pm
Careers & Businesses, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 4, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Leading Edge Teen Advisory Board (LETAB) is more than a club it’s a movement.

Beyond the Books Co-Ed Mentor Program

4:00pm–5:30pm
Careers & Businesses, Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 9, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Beyond the Books Mentoring empowers teens to grow socially, emotionally, and personally while learning how to design their futures with intention.

🎬 Lights, Camera, Community

4:00pm–6:00pm
Arts & Culture, Careers & Businesses, Digital Learning, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 10, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Careers & Businesses, Digital Learning, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

🎬 LIGHTS • CAMERA • COMMUNITY IS BACK! 🎥✨

Where creativity meets opportunity and every student becomes a storyteller.

Leading Edge Teen Advisory Board Meeting

4:30pm–5:30pm
Careers & Businesses, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 11, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Leading Edge Teen Advisory Board (LETAB) is more than a club it’s a movement.

Beyond the Books Co-Ed Mentor Program

4:00pm–5:30pm
Careers & Businesses, Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 16, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: High School Space
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Beyond the Books Mentoring empowers teens to grow socially, emotionally, and personally while learning how to design their futures with intention.

🎬 Lights, Camera, Community

4:00pm–6:00pm
Arts & Culture, Careers & Businesses, Digital Learning, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 17, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: High School Space
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Careers & Businesses, Digital Learning, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

🎬 LIGHTS • CAMERA • COMMUNITY IS BACK! 🎥✨

Where creativity meets opportunity and every student becomes a storyteller.

Leading Edge Teen Advisory Board Meeting

4:30pm–5:30pm
Careers & Businesses, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 18, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Leading Edge Teen Advisory Board (LETAB) is more than a club it’s a movement.

Podcasters Meetup

6:00pm–7:00pm
Arts & Culture, Careers & Businesses, Digital Learning, Multicultural
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 18, 2026 @ 6:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Creative Studio
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Careers & Businesses, Digital Learning, Multicultural
Registration Required
Event Details:

Share what you podcast about in a friendly, casual environment. All are welcome, whether you: 

Seminar: Preparing for a Job Interview

2:00pm–3:30pm
Careers & Businesses
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 19, 2026 @ 2:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Careers & Businesses
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the importance of first impressions and how to present yourself to a potential employer. We will review tips and techniques to help you prepare for job interviews.

Beyond the Books Co-Ed Mentor Program

4:00pm–5:30pm
Careers & Businesses, Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 23, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Beyond the Books Mentoring empowers teens to grow socially, emotionally, and personally while learning how to design their futures with intention.

🎬 Lights, Camera, Community

4:00pm–6:00pm
Arts & Culture, Careers & Businesses, Digital Learning, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 24, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Careers & Businesses, Digital Learning, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

🎬 LIGHTS • CAMERA • COMMUNITY IS BACK! 🎥✨

Where creativity meets opportunity and every student becomes a storyteller.

Leading Edge Teen Advisory Board Meeting

4:30pm–5:30pm
Careers & Businesses, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 25, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Leading Edge Teen Advisory Board (LETAB) is more than a club it’s a movement.

One-on-One Small Business Consulting

1:00pm–4:00pm
Careers & Businesses
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Careers & Businesses
Event Details:

Do you have questions about starting or growing a business? Sit down with Chettha Saetia, business owner, business advisor, and Director of The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA).

Beyond the Books Co-Ed Mentor Program

4:00pm–5:30pm
Careers & Businesses, Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 6, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Beyond the Books Mentoring empowers teens to grow socially, emotionally, and personally while learning how to design their futures with intention.

🎬 Lights, Camera, Community

4:00pm–6:00pm
Arts & Culture, Careers & Businesses, Digital Learning, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 7, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Careers & Businesses, Digital Learning, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

🎬 LIGHTS • CAMERA • COMMUNITY IS BACK! 🎥✨

Where creativity meets opportunity and every student becomes a storyteller.

Leading Edge Teen Advisory Board Meeting

4:30pm–5:30pm
Careers & Businesses, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 8, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Leading Edge Teen Advisory Board (LETAB) is more than a club it’s a movement.

Beyond the Books Co-Ed Mentor Program

4:00pm–5:30pm
Careers & Businesses, Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 13, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Beyond the Books Mentoring empowers teens to grow socially, emotionally, and personally while learning how to design their futures with intention.