​Palatine Library Celebrates National Women’s Month in March

In honor of National Women’s Month, Palatine Public Library District offers several enlightening programs about women during March.

Vocalist/guitarist Pat Gaughan presents a musical journey back to the '60s and '70s when women folk musicians were coming to the forefront of American culture in Both Sides Now: Women of Song, Monday, March 6, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Celebrate women who served in World War II on Thursday, March 16, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. with author Cyndee Schaffer in the program Mollie's War: First Women of the U.S. Army. She shares stories and discusses her book, Mollie's War: The Letters of a WWII WAC in Europe based on her mother's letters home while she served abroad. Books will be available for purchase.

Lynn Rymarz, storyteller and children’s author, visits on Wednesday, March 29, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. to portray Eliza, the wife of Alexander Hamilton. Learn the true story of her husband, one of our nation's Founding Fathers, and how his fight for liberty affected his marriage, his death in a duel, and her life afterward.

To sign up for these programs, please call 847-358-5881 x 167, or visit www.palatinelibrary.org. Palatine Public Library District is your destination for knowledge, entertainment, and community. The District serves approximately 90,000 residents predominantly within the communities of Palatine and Hoffman Estates.