Glencoe has a wealth of notable architectural, some very familiar and some under the radar. Peter Van Vechten, architect and chair of the Glencoe Preservation Commission, will use the Preservation Commission’s Historic Glencoe Story map to illustrate the best examples. Cosponsored with the Glencoe Preservation Commission. Registration encouraged.

Enjoy a preview of the new Barack Obama Presidential Library and Obama Presidential Center, which opens June 19 in Jackson Park on Chicago’s south side. Learn how presidential history is preserved, accessed, and shared and how these records deepen our understanding of recent history and democratic values. Presented with multiple area public libraries.

Join us for a screening of the 2025 drama film “Sentimental Value.” A masterful study of thorny family dynamics, Joachim Trier’s film finds a long-estranged film director returning to Oslo to reclaim his family home and, he hopes, reconcile with his adult daughters. In Norwegian with English subtitles. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Walk-ins welcome.