LIBRARY HAPPENINGS JUNE 21-27

ADULT SERVICES:
Ever heard of "Quinoa"? Learn about this complete-protein grain and how to use it in healthy recipes at the program Whole Foods "Health Starts Here" Cooking Demo on Monday, June 21, at 7 p.m. Register online; there is currently a Waiting List for this class.

On Tuesday, June 22, Bill Haase will present a program on several Founding Fathers he calls The Magnificent Seven--Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison, Hamilton, Franklin, and Jay. Learn how their individual strengths combined to create a new government in a new country. Register online.

Love gardens? Then join the bus trip on Wednesday, June 23, to visit the 18 themed gardens at the Rotary Gardens in Janesville and the Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford. Lunch will be at the noted Cliffbreakers Restaurant in Rockford. The cost is $73 and registration is open until June 22. Tickets are available at the Circulation Desk.

YOUTH SERVICES:
Summer Storytimes and programs begin this week. Children aged 6 months to 2 1/2 years can drop in with an adult at Babytales on Mondays at 10 a.m. or at Twilight Tales on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Toddlers aged 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 can come with an adult to Toddler Tales on Mondays at 11 a.m. Family Storytimes on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. are for children of preschool age and up. On Wednesdays at 7 p.m. all ages are welcome to the Evening Storytime and Activity. No registration is needed for any of these programs.

At 2 p.m. on Monday, June 21, Shedd Aquarium Outreach will present the program Amazon: Raised on the River in the large Meeting Room. Although geared to children ages 5 to 11, all ages are welcome. No registration is required, but space is limited.

On Tuesday, June 22, at 3 p.m., Young Adults in grades 6-12 can decorate a t-shirt or tank top (for a beach bag) using markers in a special "tie-dye effect". Register online; there is currently a Waiting List for this class.

Tie-Dye T-Shirts will be on Thursday, June 24. All classes are full with Waiting Lists at this time. If it rains, the program will be "Slime".

On Friday, June 25, the Barefoot Hawaiians will perform at 11 a.m. All ages are welcome. No Registration needed.