The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit planolibrary.info or call 630-552-2009.
• Knit and Crochet Group, Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon.
The informal group works on its own projects, discusses types and colors of yarns, and helps each other with new or tricky patterns. Participants bring their own supplies. No registration is required.
• Free English as a Second Language classes, Mondays and Thursdays, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.. First class was September 5.
Led by volunteer Betty Ross, this informal group meets to develop and increase English language speaking and reading skills. Newcomers are welcome any time.
• Greener, Cleaner: Do it yourself (DIY) Cleaning Products, Monday, Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m..
Attendees can learn how to make greener, safer cleaners, in this hands-on workshop. The group uses simple, non-toxic ingredients, such as soap, baking soda, vinegar, borax, citric acid, and essential oils to make disinfectant, dishwasher detergent, and laundry soap. Everyone will go home with samples. Registration is required. Call 630-552-2030 to register.
• Spirits And Séances: Victorian Spiritualism, Monday, Oct. 28, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m..
In the Victorian era, interest in Spiritualism was fueled by the deaths of more than 600,000 Civil War soldiers. Attendees can learn how mediums talked to the spirits; see photos of ghosts taken by spirit photographers, and those who set out to discredit them as charlatans.
Kids events
• Sounds Fun, Monday, Oct.7, 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m..
Children ages three to six, each with an adult, can explore letter sounds and handwriting in a fun, interactive, and multisensory way. We’ll have a variety of phonics stations for self-paced exploration. Call 630-552-2025 to register.
• Messy Munchkins, Thursday, Oct. 10, 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., and 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m..
Children ages zero to five, with a grown-up can squish and smush their way to the benefits of messy play with us! Kids can enjoy as many of the activities as they’d like, and stay for as little as 10 minutes, or the full 45 minutes. Call 630-552-2025 to register.
• Pizza & Pages grades sixth through eighth, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., or, Thursday, Oct.17, 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m..
Everyone will read the same book prior to the meeting, talk about it, and have some pizza! Call 630-552-2025 to register.
—Plano Community Library