PEASE NOTE: THE IN-PERSON EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LOW REGISTRATION, HOWEVER STAFF FROM TURNING POINT WILL BE RECORDING A VIDEO VERSION OF THE PRESENTATION. ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO VIEW THE PRESENTATION SHOULD EMAIL LETICIA AT LETICIAG@HARVARD-DIGGINS.ORG TO RECEIVE THE VIDEO LINK. The National Center for Education reports that more than […]
Este evento ha sido cancelado, pero hay una grabación de video disponible. Para recibir el video, envíe un correo electrónico a Leticia a leticiag@harvard-diggins.org. El Centro Nacional para la Educación informa que más de 1 de cada 5 estudiantes están siendo intimidados y el ciberacoso va en aumento. Un orador invitado de Turning […]
Harvard resident Richard Hamilton of "The Written Stone" will demonstrate how he creates traditional "primitive technologies" used by our native ancestors for over 15,000 years. Learn the basic science of outdoor fire-starting using combustibles, charcoal, and oxygen. See a demonstration on how to create cordage", a type of rope or string used for fishing lines […]
Join us for another free film screening at the Library. Today we will show "A Man Called Otto" starring Tom Hanks. This film is rated PG-13. Snacks and drinks with a lid are welcome. Registration is required. Sign up below to reserve your seat.
Your garden has yielded a bumper crop of fruits and vegetables—and your friends and neighbors can't take any more. So what are you going to do with the surplus? Mark Lyons, an experienced garden coach, will review a number of ways that can be used to preserve the harvest through the winter, and maybe […]
Join us for Make & Mingle, our monthly craft hour for adults. Find a word in one of our discarded dictionaries that speaks to you, and we'll turn it into a personalized pendant! Please note, our pendants will be rectangular; and we will be using adhesives with harsh fumes that will be in a […]
Goodwill's GoodGRADS Program provides FREE education services and case management for adults interested in attaining their High School Equivalency/GED in McHenry County. Registration is currently open and available to adults 17 years and older. Classes are available in mornings or afternoons. Join us for this information session with representative Jamie Schrader to learn more about […]
Join us for the Library's monthly craft night for adults. Tonight we are making miniature herbarium bottles using a custom combination of real dried flowers and herbs. Free and open to the public. Registration is required as space and supplies are limited. Register using the form below.
Join us at Harvard Diggins Library with The Land Conservancy of McHenry County to learn some simple techniques for preparing your native plant garden for the upcoming fall season while still supporting pollinators and birds. Also, you’ll have the opportunity to learn more about TLC’s Conservation@Home program! Free and open to the public, but […]
Join us for a live, virtual event with Pulitzer Prize winning author Colson Whitehead on Zoom, courtesy of Harvard Diggins Library's participation in Illinois Libraries Present. Please be sure to select "Harvard Diggins Library" when registering using the form here. If you would prefer to livestream the event in-person on the Library's big […]
