Call 847-259-6050 x134 to schedule
Get friendly help doing anything from basic computer skills to using the library's 24/7 online research tools.
Bring your question along with your laptop, e-reader, tablet or phone (or we can use a library computer) for a free 30-minute One-on-One session.
Get help with:
• Reading eBooks and audiobooks
• Setting up a profile for free online classes (Linkedin Learning)
• Basic computer skills
• Setting up an e-mail account
• Microsoft Word
• Google Docs
• Microsoft Excel
• Google Sheets
• Other Microsoft and Google tools
Please come ready with a specific goal and we will do our best to assist you.
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to fix malfunctioning devices, troubleshoot operating system updates or fix malware or viruses.

ON-GOING

Ages 14 and up.
Take-home coloring packets are back for a limited time!
Color away your stress and anxiety with free coloring sheets. Themes for the spring quarter include:
• March: Fantasy
• April: People
• May: Surprise

Reserve your packet today. Supplies are limited.

Ages: 13+
Directions, resources, and basic materials will be included in each kit.
Register and pick up your kit at the Welcome Desk beginning the first day of each month.

• March: St. Patrick's Day Keychain
• April: Fun Foam Butterfly
• May: Mother's Day Card

Friday, March 1st | 1:00 p.m.

Explore the ways our collection supports you in finding the brighter side of life, and go home with a small gift to keep the feeling going.

Monday, March 4th | 4:00 p.m.

Learn more about our resources related to your senses and go home with a gift to extend the experience.

Don't miss the bargains at the Friends' Spring Book Sale!
They'll have gently used books, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs, and more!

The Friends of Rolling Meadows Library hold three book sales per year: spring, summer and fall. They also have a Book Shop located on the library's main floor. Proceeds from the Book Sales and Book Shop have been used to purchase new lounge seating and tables in the library's Reference area, and to support ongoing programing like the Arts Alive Concert Series and monthly movies.

Saturday, March 9th | 10:00 a.m.

Come and learn about the resources available at Rolling Meadows Library.
Get to know our health & exercise resources and go home with a small item to help chase away the dreariness of March.

Sunday, March 10th | 12:00 p.m.

Our history and collection resources range though the centuries and forms. Come find something to catch your interest, and head home with a small piece of history.

Monday, March 11th | 6:30 p.m.

Ages 14 and up
We'll learn about the art instruction books available at the library and color together.
Space is limited, reserve your spot today.

Tuesday, March 12th | 9:30 a.m.

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

From UK bestselling author Gillian McAllister comes an astonishing, compulsively twisty psychological thriller about a mother who witnesses her teenage son stab a man and then seizes on an unconventional way to try to save him. Can you stop a murder after it's already happened? Late October. After midnight. You're waiting up for your seventeen-year-old son. He's late. As you watch from the window, he emerges, and you realize he isn't alone: he's walking toward a man, and he's armed. You can't believe it when you see him do it: your funny, happy teenage son, he kills a stranger, right there on the street outside your house. You don't know who. You don't know why. You only know your son is now in custody. His future shattered. That night you fall asleep in despair. All is lost. Until you wake ... and it is yesterday. And then you wake again ... and it is the day before yesterday. Every morning you wake up a day earlier, another day before the murder. With another chance to stop it. Somewhere in the past lies an answer. The trigger for this crime--and you don't have a choice but to find it.

Meets typically on the second Tuesday of the month at 9:30 a.m., unless noted.
For further information, please call Readers' Advisory at 847-259-6050 ext. 111.

Wednesday, March 13th | 10:00 a.m.

Your library card gives you free access to resources that can teach you almost anything. We'll help you set up your LinkedIn Learning profile and you'll be ready to learn how to: code; develop a website; use Excel to create pivot tables and much more.

Wednesday, March 13th | 6:30 p.m.

These eggs are not the simple dyed eggs we made as kids. These are decorated with hot wax and a tricky dye technique. Learn the history and symbolism behind these elaborate eggs and see a demo of how to create them. We'll also get to write our name on an egg using a kistka.

Thursday, March 14th | 9:30 a.m.

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

From UK bestselling author Gillian McAllister comes an astonishing, compulsively twisty psychological thriller about a mother who witnesses her teenage son stab a man and then seizes on an unconventional way to try to save him. Can you stop a murder after it's already happened? Late October. After midnight. You're waiting up for your seventeen-year-old son. He's late. As you watch from the window, he emerges, and you realize he isn't alone: he's walking toward a man, and he's armed. You can't believe it when you see him do it: your funny, happy teenage son, he kills a stranger, right there on the street outside your house. You don't know who. You don't know why. You only know your son is now in custody. His future shattered. That night you fall asleep in despair. All is lost. Until you wake ... and it is yesterday. And then you wake again ... and it is the day before yesterday. Every morning you wake up a day earlier, another day before the murder. With another chance to stop it. Somewhere in the past lies an answer. The trigger for this crime--and you don't have a choice but to find it.

Meets typically on the first or second Thursday of the month at 9:30 a.m., unless noted.
For further information, please call Readers' Advisory at 847-259-6050 ext. 111.

Saturday, March 16th | 1:00 p.m.

All ages are welcome to try this hands-on activity. Limited supplies, be sure to register.

Pickup March 16 - 26, at the Welcome Desk

Bulbs are a new frontier for you to explore with us, and their bright blooms should help chase away the doldrums. Not edible.
Limited supplies, be sure to register.

Sunday, March 17th | 2:00 p.m.

Join us for a beach party presented by Dave Rudolf. It's time to get mellow with the island songs of Harry Belafonte, Bob Marley, Jimmy Buffet and some favorites of the 60's and 70's, as well as Dave's original music. Shake off the winter blues and cold with a dose of sun and fun. And who knows? He may throw in a few Irish tunes for St. Patrick's Day. Dave is a long time performer and multi award winning singer songwriter who has just released his 42nd album and is already working on his next two! He has written three children's books, wrote for Disney and has had his music played on TV and in movies. He's shared the stage with acts as diverse as The Beach Boys and The Smothers Brothers.

Thursday, March 21st | 6:30 p.m.

You are cordially invited to an evening tea party with scones, jam and clotted cream. It will be a lovely affair with porcelain tea cups, white tablecloths, and proper etiquette. Fascinators (those cute little hats worn by the British Royals) are encouraged, but not required.
Registration is limited so be sure to RSVP!

Friday, March 22nd | 10:00 a.m.

Come think of spring with a selection of music, poetry, and related films from our collection; go home with a gift to help keep you smiling.

Saturday, March 23rd | 10:00 a.m.

Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, 1 Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream by Joshua Davis.

Relates how four undocumented Mexican immigrants in Arizona put together an underwater robot from scavenged parts and went on to win the National Underwater Robotics Competition at UC Santa Barbara.

This book club meets quarterly on Saturdays at 10:00 a.m.
Nonfiction fans can read the book, watch the movie, or both. Call Nana at 847-259-6050 x133 to reserve your spot.

Tuesday, March 26th | 6:30 p.m.

The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books one morning when her eyes lock on a photograph in a magazine lying open nearby. She freezes; it's an image of a book she hasn't seen in sixty-five years -- a book she recognizes as The Book of Lost Names. The accompanying article discusses the looting of libraries by the Nazis across Europe during World War II -- an experience Eva remembers well -- and the search to reunite people with the texts taken from them so long ago. The book in the photograph, an eighteenth-century religious text thought to have been taken from France in the waning days of the war, is one of the most fascinating cases. Now housed in Berlin's Zentral- und Landesbibliothek library, it appears to contain some sort of code, but researchers don't know where it came from -- or what the code means. Only Eva holds the answer -- but will she have the strength to revisit old memories and help reunite those lost during the war? As a graduate student in 1942, Eva was forced to flee Paris after the arrest of her father, a Polish Jew. Finding refuge in a small mountain town in the Free Zone, she begins forging identity documents for Jewish children fleeing to neutral Switzerland. But erasing people comes with a price, and along with a mysterious, handsome forger named Rémy, Eva decides she must find a way to preserve the real names of the children who are too young to remember who they really are. The records they keep in The Book of Lost Names will become even more vital when the resistance cell they work for is betrayed and Rémy disappears.

Meets typically every other month on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.
For further information, please call Readers' Advisory at 847-259-6050 ext. 111.

Wednesday, March 27th | 10:00 a.m.

Use this resource to improve your skills across business, tech, design, and more. Includes 10,000+ on-demand video courses in multiple languages.
Free to Rolling Meadows Library cardholders.

Thursday, April 4th | 9:30 a.m.

Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village's all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook's mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility but also danger. Despite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook's differences are impossible to ignore. The Island of Sea Women is an epoch set over many decades, beginning during a period of Japanese colonialism in the 1930s and 1940s, followed by World War II, the Korean War and its aftermath, through the era of cell phones and wet suits for the women divers. Throughout this time, the residents of Jeju find themselves caught between warring empires. Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, and she will forever be marked by this association. Young-sook was born into a long line of haenyeo and will inherit her mother's position leading the divers in their village. Little do the two friends know that after surviving hundreds of dives and developing the closest of bonds, forces outside their control will push their friendship to the breaking point. This beautiful, thoughtful novel illuminates a world turned upside down, one where the women are in charge, engaging in dangerous physical work, and the men take care of the children. A classic Lisa See story--one of women's friendships and the larger forces that shape them--The Island of Sea Women introduces readers to the fierce and unforgettable female divers of Jeju Island and the dramatic history that shaped their lives.

Meets typically on the first or second Thursday of the month at 9:30 a.m., unless noted.
For further information, please call Readers' Advisory at 847-259-6050 ext. 111.

Thursday, April 4th | 7:00 p.m.

Follow along as Cal Patch, an expert at CreativeBug.com, shows us the chain, single, double and triple crochet stitches. We'll supply the yarn and crochet hook. Be sure to register, class limit is 10.

Monday, April 8th | 6:30 p.m.

Ages 14 and up
We'll learn about the art instruction books available at the library and color together.
Space is limited, reserve your spot today.

Tuesday, April 9th | 9:30 a.m.

Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village's all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook's mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility but also danger. Despite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook's differences are impossible to ignore. The Island of Sea Women is an epoch set over many decades, beginning during a period of Japanese colonialism in the 1930s and 1940s, followed by World War II, the Korean War and its aftermath, through the era of cell phones and wet suits for the women divers. Throughout this time, the residents of Jeju find themselves caught between warring empires. Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, and she will forever be marked by this association. Young-sook was born into a long line of haenyeo and will inherit her mother's position leading the divers in their village. Little do the two friends know that after surviving hundreds of dives and developing the closest of bonds, forces outside their control will push their friendship to the breaking point. This beautiful, thoughtful novel illuminates a world turned upside down, one where the women are in charge, engaging in dangerous physical work, and the men take care of the children. A classic Lisa See story--one of women's friendships and the larger forces that shape them--The Island of Sea Women introduces readers to the fierce and unforgettable female divers of Jeju Island and the dramatic history that shaped their lives.

Meets typically on the second Tuesday of the month at 9:30 a.m., unless noted.
For further information, please call Readers' Advisory at 847-259-6050 ext. 111.

Wednesday, April 10th | 10:00 a.m.

Learn the basics of entering data into a spreadsheet, formatting text, and using standard functions such as VLOOKUP and PAYMENT.

Wednesday, April 10th | 6:30 p.m.

Are you looking for a way to spark your creativity without the stress of making a masterpiece? Join us for an evening of "bad" art.
We'll provide the art supplies.
You bring your imagination and a sense of humor.
We'll also learn about the resources the library has to support your creative journey.

Saturday, April 13th | 1:00 p.m.

Ages 14 and up
Canceled due to snowy weather in January, the Readers' Services baristas are back - this time we'll celebrate National Library Week!
Join us for a variety of fresh brewed trivia, awesome games and prizes!
Sign up today!

Tuesday, April 16th | 7:00 p.m.

Delve into our myriad of gardening resources.

Pickup April 16 - 29, at the Welcome Desk

Contains early carrots, chives, lettuce, nasturtium, peas, phlox, radish, spinach, sweet alyssum, Swiss chard, & tatsoi.
Supplies are limited, be sure to register.

Wednesday, April 17th | 10:00 a.m.

Learn about charts and graphs as well as some commonly used functions for working with data.
Working knowledge of Excel recommended.

Wednesday, April 17th | 6:30 p.m.

Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation by Cokie Roberts

Meets typically quarterly on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
For further information, please call the Reference Desk at 847-259-6050 ext. 130.

Thursday, April 18th | 7:00 p.m.

Greg Borzo dishes out course after course of stories about Chicago's most beloved bygone restaurants - from sizzling steakhouses to tiki bars; from diners to delis; from ethnic eateries to hotel restaurants.

Sunday, April 21st | 2:00 p.m.

Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael return with songs from the 1960s. One of cabaret's most in-demand duos, Beckie and Tom offer a unique blend of whimsy, nostalgia, and unquestionable talent that translates into pure entertainment. Their imaginative musical twists on jazz favorites, standards, contemporary pop, Broadway show tunes and film gems have won them audience and critical acclaim. They have appeared on some of the country's most prestigious stages, including New York's Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and Chicago's Auditorium Theater. Beckie's rich voice and expert piano stylings sizzle on everything from sass swing to smoky torch songs. Tom's warm, expressive style and charismatic tenor breathe new life into cabaret standards. Together, their playful, passionate performances produce what critics have called "pure brilliance" and "cabaret at its best".

Tuesday, April 23rd | 6:30 p.m.

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath's shocking, realistic, and intensely emotional novel about a woman falling into the grip of insanity Esther Greenwood is brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under-maybe for the last time. In her acclaimed and enduring masterwork, Sylvia Plath brilliantly draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that her insanity becomes palpably real, even rational-as accessible an experience as going to the movies. A deep penetration into the darkest and most harrowing corners of the human psyche, The Bell Jar is an extraordinary accomplishment and a haunting American classic.

Meets typically every other month on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.
For further information, please call Readers' Advisory at 847-259-6050 ext. 111.

Wednesday, April 24th | 10:00 a.m.

Get started with Excel pivot tables. Find out what they are and how to use them to analyze your data.
Working knowledge of Excel required.

Thursday, April 25th | 7:00 p.m.

Anne Shimojima shares the inspiring story of her family's journey from Japan, through incarceration camps, where 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent were imprisoned just for the crime of looking like the enemy during World War II. Anne illustrates her talk with photographs from her family and the National Archives.

Tuesday, April 30th | 7:00 p.m.

Inviting birds into gardens by creating a habitat is a joyful way to connect with nature and help support birds and pollinators. Learn landscaping enhancements, practices, and plant selection.

Thursday, May 2nd | 7:00 p.m.

The Rolling Meadows Library has several sources for eBooks, eAudiobooks, and videos which are free to RML cardholders.
Learn how to download and navigate: Libby for eBooks and eAudiobooks; Hoopla for eBooks, music and more; Kanopy for streaming videos.
Be sure to bring your RML card and device passwords.

Sunday, May 5th | 2:00 p.m.

Fruteland Jackson entertains and teaches us about Blues history through song and story. He'll sing blues songs and perform on his acoustic guitar. Fruteland is a recording artist, author, storyteller, and oral historian. He grew up in Chicago, and is the recipient of the Blues Foundation's "Keeping the Blues Alive" award. He is also a five-time Blues Music Award nominee. Fruteland performs Americana, acoustic blues, folk traditional, and singer-songwriter styles around the world. He created the award-winning "All about the Blues Series: Blues in the School" programs. His program motto is "Try, Trust, and Triumph". He works to bring music education to our schools.

Wednesday, May 8th | 7:00 p.m.

Peggy Garvin returns with a flower arranging demo while you get to make your own teacup arrangement right along with her, a perfect Mother's Day gift or a treat for yourself.

$25 per person to be paid at registration for supplies.
Registration is required.

Thursday, May 9th | 9:30 a.m.

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

When every person, all over the globe, receives a small wooden box bearing the same inscription and a single piece of string inside, the world is thrown into a collective frenzy, in this novel told through multiple perspectives that introduces an unforgettable cast of characters. It seems like any other day: You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and head out. But today when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. This box holds your fate inside: the answer to the exact number of years you will live. From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise? As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: Do they wish to know how long they'll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge? The Measure charts the dawn of this new world through an unforgettable cast of characters whose decisions and fates interweave with one another: best friends whose dreams are forever entwined; pen pals finding refuge in the unknown; a couple who thought they didn't have to rush; a doctor who cannot save himself; and a politician whose box becomes the powder keg that ultimately changes everything.

Meets typically on the first or second Thursday of the month at 9:30 a.m., unless noted.
For further information, please call Readers' Advisory at 847-259-6050 ext. 111.

Monday, May 13th | 6:30 p.m.

Ages 14 and up
We'll learn about the art instruction books available at the library and color together.
Space is limited, reserve your spot today.

Wednesday, May 15th | 10:00 a.m.

Begin at the beginning with Microsoft Word; starting a document, formatting text, setting margins and printing.

Wednesday, May 15th | 6:30 p.m.

Get help in the job search grind with this free job search program featuring all the library resources available for job hunters. Topics include resources for analyzing career prospects, writing a résumé and cover letter, preparing for a job interview, learning about job search resources, and using AI.

Thursday, May 16th | 7:00 p.m.

Debra Wells portrays Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, who rose to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War. Her dedication to the profession led her to turn down several marriage proposals to devote her life as a trainer, social reformer and statistician.

Tuesday, May 21st | 7:00 p.m.

Get an introduction to research and resources available at Rolling Meadows Library.

Wednesday, May 22nd | 6:30 p.m.

Join us at Business Boosters, an exciting, initiative program designed exclusively for small business owners and future entrepreneurs. Discover a treasure trove of resources including databases, market research tools, books, and magazines all tailored to help you succeed in your entrepreneurial journey.
Don't miss this chance to elevate your business to new heights.
Sign up to unlock the keys to entrepreneurial success!

Tuesday, May 28th | 6:30 p.m.

All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

In this propulsive debut novel from the host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie, a journalist uncovers her hometown's dark secrets when she becomes obsessed with the unsolved murder of her childhood neighbor-and the disappearance of another girl twenty years later. You can't ever know for sure what happens behind closed doors .... Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the infamous case of January Jacobs, who was discovered in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. Margot Davies was six at the time, the same age as January-and they were next-door neighbors. In the twenty years since, Margot has grown up, moved away, become a big-city journalist. But she's always been haunted by the fear that it could've been her. And the worst part is, January's killer has never been brought to justice. When Margot returns home to help care for her uncle after a diagnosis of early-onset dementia, it all feels like walking into a time capsule. Wakarusa is exactly how she remembered-genial, stifled, secretive. Then news breaks about five-year-old Natalie Clark from the next town over, who's gone missing under eerily similar circumstances. With all the old feelings rushing back, Margot vows to find Natalie and solve January's murder once and for all. But the police, the family, the townspeople-they all seem to be hiding something. And the deeper Margot digs into Natalie's disappearance, the more resistance she encounters, and the colder January's case feels. Could the killer still be out there? Could it be the same person who took Natalie? And what will it cost to finally discover what truly happened that night? Twisty, chilling, and intense, All Good People Here is a searing tale that asks: What are your neighbors really capable of when they think no one is watching?

Meets typically every other month on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.
For further information, please call Readers' Advisory at 847-259-6050 ext. 111.

Thursday, May 30th | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Join us to kick off the 2024 Summer Reading Challenge: Adventure is Out There! We'll have ice cream, entertainment, and lots of fun! Don't miss it! No registration needed. Our celebration will be held rain or shine.