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Fun in the Sun: Stories for Summer

Schaumburg Park District
2024-07-30 11:00:00 2024-07-30 12:00:00 America/Chicago Fun in the Sun: Stories for Summer Schaumburg Park District Community Recreation Center - Senior Center

Tuesday, July 30
11:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-07-30 11:00:00 2024-07-30 12:00:00 America/Chicago Fun in the Sun: Stories for Summer Schaumburg Park District Community Recreation Center - Senior Center

Join Fiction librarians to learn about new titles to add to your summer reading list. You can share some of your favorite recent books too.

PLEASE NOTE: This program will be held at the Senior Center at Schaumburg Park District Community Recreation Center, 505 N. Springinsguth Road in Schaumburg.

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The Schaumburg Township District Library serves in excess of 134,000 residents in portions of the municipalities Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Streamwood. With over 1 million visitors each year, the library circulates over 2,000,000 items annually and is the second largest public library in the state of Illinois.

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