GOVERNMENT
Yorkville Library Offers Hybrid Classes, Events
of National Library Week,” said the library’s new director, Shelley Augustine. “It’s fun to participate.” Augustine, who has been working parttime at the
library since 2006, and has worked in every department over those years, assumed the directorship a year ago, in the middle of the Covid pandemic. She said there are a lot of positive things going on at the library, including it recently receiving a federal American Relief Fund digital inclusion grant for just short of $10,000. Te money will be used to buy laptops, and create hotspots, mobile internet, for library customers.
Dressed as Mickey Mouse, a member of the charity organization Costumers With a Cause entertains golfers at the Library fundraiser.
For the first time since 2020, Yorkville area children
and their parents this April were able to try their putting skills at what had been an annual “Mini Golf Funraiser” at the Yorkville Public Library. “Normally we had held it the Sunday before the
Super Bowl, but this year we postponed it to the first day
As of May 1, Augustine said, the library will drop the fine for late books that are returned. Te library also is offering hybrid book clubs, creative writing groups, genealogy research groups (it’s affiliated with the library of Family Search) and such sessions as Internet to Go and Learn to Print 3-D virtually. For those who are still concerned about coming into the building, Augustine said library workers will bring books out to them in a drive-through. For listings of upcoming classes and special events,
visit the Library website at
www.yorkville.lib.il.us. Te Yorkville
Public Library is presenting a Live Action Role Play (LARP) of the “School of Wizardry,” a family event that will take place from 6 to 8:30 pm. on Saturday, Aug. 6. Registration will begin in July. Participants
will dress as a a character and role-play actions and events from the Wizarding World. All participants will be sorted into their houses and then explore the library to find activities to earn points for their house. Some of the activities will include: wizard classes, games, photo booth, duals, trivia, mysteries, treats, and more.
Shelley Augustine, executive director, holds magical mandrakes.
Yorkville Public Library 902 Game Farm Rd., Yorkville IL Phone: 630-553-4354
Hours: M-Th 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Closed Sundays
www.yorkville.lib.il.us
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