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03/11/26 @ 5:00pm - 03/11/26 @ 6:00pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library

VIRTUAL: Brainfuse Webinar Series: SAT Prep

Ready to boost your SAT score? These free workshops make prep actually make sense. The SAT Prep series breaks the test into clear, manageable steps and shows you the strategies top scorers use. Brian Stewart, author of Barron’s SAT/ACT prep books, will walk you through real shortcuts, smart ways to save time, and how to avoid the traps that slow students down.

Join one session or the whole series and walk into test day with confidence.

Please contact our reference desk or please register using this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JFUn39OJTIOQ-jQqWLf0kQ#/registration

PLEASE NOTE The Monday, March 9th session is a separate registration. To attend all sessions in the series, please be sure to register via both QR codes/links.

All Sessions from 6-7 PM Eastern Time
1.  January 7:  SAT Introduction.  General strategies for the SAT, how colleges use the test in admissions, and similarities/differences between the SAT and ACT.
2.  January 14:  Reading—Information and Ideas.  How to attack Central Idea and Detail questions, Evidence questions, and Inference questions.  
3.  January 21:  Reading—Craft and Structure.  Resources for building Vocabulary, strategies for Purpose and Text 1 & Text 2 questions.
4.  January 28:  Writing—Expression of Ideas.  Understanding transition words and techniques for the Rhetorical Synthesis questions.  
5.  February 4:  Writing—Boundaries.  Thorough discussion of Commas, Semicolons, Colons, Dashes, and Apostrophes.  
6.  February 11:  Writing—Form, Structure, and Sense.  Conceptual review of misplaced modifiers, subject-verb agreement, and verb tense.  
7.  February 18:  Math—Using Desmos on the SAT.  The most helpful ways to use Desmos to save time and improve accuracy on the SAT Math.  
8.  February 25:  Math—Algebra.  Slope-intercept form, systems of linear equations, linear functions, and linear inequalities.  
9.  March 4:  Math—Advanced Topics in Math.  Working with equivalent expressions, systems of quadratic equations, and nonlinear functions.  
10.  March 11:  Math—Geometry and Trigonometry.  Area, volume, right triangles, circles, sine, cosine, and tangent.  

This program is online on Zoom. After registering, you receive a link to the Zoom webinar at least three hours before the program.

 

02/21/26 @ 9:30am - 02/21/26 @ 4:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Community Group

01/28/26 @ 6:30pm - 01/28/26 @ 8:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

Join the Friends of the Library and meet new friends, help out at library events, and have fun!

Meetings are held four times a year. Members who are unable to attend meetings but wish to donate their time may donate a few hours to help with our various activities.

For more information about the Friends, visit our website or contact the Friends at mybplfriends@gmail.com.

04/22/26 @ 6:30pm - 04/22/26 @ 8:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

Join the Friends of the Library and meet new friends, help out at library events, and have fun!

Meetings are held four times a year. Members who are unable to attend meetings but wish to donate their time may donate a few hours to help with our various activities.

For more information about the Friends, visit our website or contact the Friends at mybplfriends@gmail.com.

07/22/26 @ 6:30pm - 07/22/26 @ 8:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

Join the Friends of the Library and meet new friends, help out at library events, and have fun!

Meetings are held four times a year. Members who are unable to attend meetings but wish to donate their time may donate a few hours to help with our various activities.

For more information about the Friends, visit our website or contact the Friends at mybplfriends@gmail.com.

10/28/26 @ 6:30pm - 10/28/26 @ 8:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

Join the Friends of the Library and meet new friends, help out at library events, and have fun!

Meetings are held four times a year. Members who are unable to attend meetings but wish to donate their time may donate a few hours to help with our various activities.

For more information about the Friends, visit our website or contact the Friends at mybplfriends@gmail.com.

01/27/27 @ 6:30pm - 01/27/27 @ 8:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

Join the Friends of the Library and meet new friends, help out at library events, and have fun!

Meetings are held four times a year. Members who are unable to attend meetings but wish to donate their time may donate a few hours to help with our various activities.

For more information about the Friends, visit our website or contact the Friends at mybplfriends@gmail.com.

01/18/26 @ 1:00pm - 01/18/26 @ 5:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

01/21/26 @ 9:00am - 01/21/26 @ 6:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

01/22/26 @ 9:00am - 01/22/26 @ 6:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

01/23/26 @ 9:00am - 01/23/26 @ 5:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

01/24/26 @ 9:00am - 01/24/26 @ 5:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

02/14/26 @ 10:00am - 02/14/26 @ 12:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Community Group Regular monthly meet up with special yarn swap event.

02/09/26 @ 6:00pm - 02/09/26 @ 8:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

03/10/26 @ 6:00pm - 03/10/26 @ 8:30pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

04/06/26 @ 6:00pm - 04/06/26 @ 8:00pm Conference Room Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

04/14/26 @ 6:00pm - 04/14/26 @ 8:30pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

05/12/26 @ 6:00pm - 05/12/26 @ 8:30pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

05/12/26 @ 7:00pm - 05/12/26 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 05/12/2026 @ 7:00pm

Invite Nature to Your Yard!

Join us as we learn all about creating more eco-friendly yards!

Jim Kleinwachter of The Conservation Foundation will show us how the “typical” yard can easily be improved to help reduce water run-off, increase wildlife habitat, and improve the soil. The benefits of improving the environment are many including, reducing your water use, creating more area for birds and butterflies, reducing chemical use, less lawn mowing, and learning about invasive species that may need to be controlled in your yard.

This education program will cover a variety of techniques for transforming your yard, including the use of rain barrels, rain gardens, and the selection and use of native plants to solve yard problems. Native plants grow naturally and need no watering or fertilizers once established. Additionally, these plants thrive on their own and do well, even during drought conditions. Their deep roots hold the soil, allow water to filter down deep into the ground where it belongs and, because they “evolved” here, they attract dozens of species of beneficial wildlife such as butterflies and songbirds.

Participants will receive a butterfly attraction and identification pamphlet, and native plant guide!

06/09/26 @ 6:00pm - 06/09/26 @ 8:30pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group