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Featured News & Events
Featured Events
High Lights 6-Week Creative Writing Workshop
Oct 1st | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Through short form exercises, a Northlight Theatre writing teacher will guide you through six sessions of writing in community with others.
Community Resource Fair
Oct 14th | 3:00pm - 7:00pm
The Community Resource Fair will provide connections to community organizations and City of Evanston departments and resources.
Uncensored: A Library Speakeasy Benefit: Oct. 24
Celebrate the right to read with EPL on Saturday, October 24. Learn more about Uncensored: A Library Speakeasy Benefit.
Make It A Game Night
Make It a Game Night
Video Game Night for Grown Ups
Sep 24th | 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Drop in to the Innovation Station to play our video games or feel free to bring your own. We have a PS5 and a Nintendo Switch. Ages 18+.
Noche de Juegos | Latino Family Game Night
Sep 25th | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
¡Trae a toda la familia para disfrutar de una noche divertida celebrando la cultura y la herencia latina durante el Mes de la Herencia…
Music Bingo
Sep 30th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Join us for Music Bingo! Hear song snippets and match them to your card to win. Songs from the ’80s, 2000s, Broadway, TV themes, and more.
Let's Roll: An Evening of Tabletop Gaming!
Oct 4th | 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Calling tabletop gamers! Join us for an evening full of strategy and fun! Feel free to bring your own tabletop games to play with us! 18+
Think Local
Events with a focus on local community
Preserving History with Geoffrey Baer
Oct 20th | 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online Event
Join beloved PBS host Geoffrey Baer and Emmy-winning Chicago historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas for a special conversation about Chicago.
Evanston Authors Book Fair
Oct 24th | 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Meet and greet local authors, and explore a wide range of genres. Free raffle drawings and new books for sale for readers of all ages.
Yarn & Beyond: Special Hat Drive Session, part of a series
For our October through December meetings, we will be participating in a winter hat drive!
Lake Michigan and Illinois Groundwater: Panel Discussion
Oct 28th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Join us for a lively panel discussion on protecting Illinois’ freshwater in the age of data centers and other threats.
Kids Event
Game Play Sunday
Sep 20th | 2:30pm - 4:00pm
NEW TIME! Explore the library’s card and board game collection hosted by game-loving staff! For children ages 4 and older with caregivers.
Kids Timely Lists
Celebrate Latine and Hispanic Heritage Month
EPL presents a curated collection of stellar books for young readers by Hispanic and Latine authors.
Upcoming Kids Events
STEM Out of School: Spatial Challenges
Sep 23rd | 10:00am - 11:30am
Work together and play games to solve spatial reasoning challenges! For children Grades 3-5. Registration required.
New & Noteworthy
