Name: 📚 Meet the Author: Dr. Eddie Taylor 📚
Start: 2025-09-24T15:30:00-05:00

Join us for a powerful and thought-provoking author talk with Dr. Eddie Taylor, as he presents his new book:
<h3>The Manifesto: Making a County that Works and Cares</h3>
In The Manifesto, Dr. Taylor lays out a bold vision for equity, empowerment, and practical change in our local systems — with a special focus on community care and justice in Cook County.
👥 Whether you're a student, educator, community leader, policymaker, or passionate resident, this event will spark meaningful conversation and fresh ideas for local transformation.
🎤 Includes live Q&amp;A with the author 
🍪 Light refreshments will be served 
🆓 Free &amp; open to the public
🧠 Come ready to be inspired, challenged, and connected.
📞 For more info: 708.754.0323
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📚 Meet the Author: Dr. Eddie Taylor 📚

 
Join us for a powerful and thought-provoking author talk with Dr. Eddie Taylor, as he presents his new book:
The Manifesto:...

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Join the supportive Serendipity community for a 3-month summer membership featuring over 30 weekly class times, including mornings, evenings, weekends, and virtual options. Focus on building strength, reducing stress, and achieving a mind-body reset in a welcoming space for yogis of all levels for only $340.Summer Memberships valid for unlimited classes June 1 through August 31, 2026. Memberships cannot be shared.

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Build Confidence with Technology / Desarrolle confianza con la tecnología
Need help using a computer, smartphone, or tablet? Join a supportive program designed to help individuals—especially older adults and new users—gain confidence with technology while learning everyday digital skills and basic troubleshooting tips.
Participants will learn:
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How to use computers, smartphones, and tablets
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The benefits of technology in daily life
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Tips for solving common tech issues
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Skills to feel more comfortable and connected online
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Open to adults ages 18+ (including adults 55+).
The program is offered in English. Accessibility accommodations, including Spanish interpretation, are available upon request with at least 14 business days’ notice.
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Desarrolle confianza con la tecnología
¿Necesita ayuda para usar una computadora, teléfono inteligente o tableta? Únase a un programa de apoyo diseñado para ayudar a las personas—especialmente a los adultos mayores y a los nuevos usuarios—a desarrollar confianza en el uso de la tecnología mientras aprenden habilidades digitales cotidianas y consejos básicos para resolver problemas técnicos.
Los participantes aprenderán:
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Cómo usar computadoras, teléfonos inteligentes y tabletas
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Los beneficios de la tecnología en la vida diaria
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Consejos para resolver problemas tecnológicos comunes
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Habilidades para sentirse más cómodos y conectados en línea
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Abierto a adultos de 18 años en adelante (incluidos los mayores de 55 años).
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¡Descubra el mundo de la impresión 3D!
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Los fundamentos de la impresión 3D
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Whether you’re brand new to chess or looking to sharpen your skills, the Beginner’s Chess Club is a welcoming space for all skill levels to learn, practice, and connect with others.
Participants will:
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Learn the basics of chess
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Practice strategies and gameplay techniques
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Play casual games in a friendly environment
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Build confidence and critical thinking skills
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Meet new people who share an interest in chess
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¡Únase al Club de Ajedrez para Principiantes!
Ya sea que apenas esté comenzando o quiera mejorar sus habilidades, el Club de Ajedrez para Principiantes es un espacio acogedor para todos los niveles donde se puede aprender, practicar y convivir con otras personas.
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Aprender los conceptos básicos del ajedrez
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Practicar estrategias y técnicas de juego
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Jugar partidas casuales en un ambiente amistoso
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Desarrollar confianza y habilidades de pensamiento crítico
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Conocer nuevas personas con interés en el ajedrez
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¡Disfrute de una experiencia divertida y educativa mientras desarrolla sus habilidades de ajedrez!

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Capture Your Creativity! Teen Photography Class / ¡Capture su creatividad! Clase de Fotografía para Adolescentes
Calling all teens! Join this fun, hands-on photography class where participants will learn how to take amazing photos using a camera or smartphone while exploring creativity through photography.
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Learn photography basics using a camera or smartphone
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Explore lighting, composition, and perspective
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Complete guided creative photography challenges
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Explorarán la luz, la composición y la perspectiva
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¡Perfecto para principiantes y adolescentes interesados en la expresión creativa a través de la fotografía!

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Join us for a saucy new autobiography book club where we talk about reality TV inspired books &amp; spill the tea. This month we're reading Bethany Joy Lenz's autobiography "Dinner for Vampires"!
This FREE book club is open to all adults &amp; seniors. No registration is required, but Contact Adult Services (Ext. 5) to have a copy of the next book reserved for you in advance. You can sign up for reminders at: <a href="https://forms.office.com/r/55xa0QpR4F?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExZnhaVDQ4cWpEZkpMWkhXaXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7W9Qyd4VL6N7DEO3143mycImRc1YH9xPc3oATcmwOlubiiUhES5ZhX-NXaIw_aem_QweYGtwwQ4yTzZ4wD0mNEQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://forms.office.com/r/55xa0QpR4F</a>

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