Community Calendar

Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists is collecting donations for the Sycamore United Methodist Church (SUMC) Coat Ministry. Needed items include new and gently used coats, boots, mittens, scarves, and other winter accessories. All Northern Rehab locations are serving as collection sites at their DeKalb, Genoa, and Rochelle locations. Please drop off donated items between October 6 -17.

For additional information about Northern Rehab, please call 815.756.8524, visit www.northernrehabpt.com or find us on most social media platforms.

The Forest City Rainbow Chorus is proud to announce its 2025 fall concert, “Songs of Peace and Protest,” taking place on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at 1:00 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church

This soul-stirring performance invites audiences on a powerful musical journey, embracing themes of justice, hope, and resilience. With the guiding message “Let’s move the world toward a brighter, better tomorrow,” the concert will feature a compelling blend of anthems, ballads, and songs that have echoed through generations of activism and change.

As Rockford’s vibrant and inclusive LGBTQIA+ community choir, the Forest City Rainbow Chorus is a celebration of diversity in all its forms. With members of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences, the Chorus creates music that uplifts and unites—serving as a beacon of love, acceptance, and pride through song.
“Songs of Peace and Protest” promises an evening of heartfelt harmonies, thought-provoking lyrics, and the transformative power of community.

Kick off Rendezvous Arts Season 6 with the Woodwind Celebration! Enjoy rich works by Mysliveček, Gipps, and Mozart, performed by an octet of oboes, clarinets, horns, and bassoons. Plus, Chicago printmaker Dan Grzeca debuts a bold, limited-edition poster exclusively for the season.

Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists is collecting donations for the Sycamore United Methodist Church (SUMC) Coat Ministry. Needed items include new and gently used coats, boots, mittens, scarves, and other winter accessories. All Northern Rehab locations are serving as collection sites at their DeKalb, Genoa, and Rochelle locations. Please drop off donated items between October 6 -17.

For additional information about Northern Rehab, please call 815.756.8524, visit www.northernrehabpt.com or find us on most social media platforms.

Prepare for swoon-worthy reads and lively conversations with fellow romance lovers! We meet each month to discuss our latest romantic read-- sharing thoughts, feelings, and favorite moments along the way. From steamy westerns and eerie sci-fi love stories to sweeping historical romances, our carefully chosen selections span the full spectrum of the genre. Whether you're a longtime romance reader or just starting to explore, you'll find your perfect match here!

September: Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey
October: That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
November: The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava

Books are available in Adult Services. No registration is required. This book club is intended for adults.

For additional information, please contact Amy at amyf@dkpl.org or call (815) 756-9568 ext. 2150.

Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists is collecting donations for the Sycamore United Methodist Church (SUMC) Coat Ministry. Needed items include new and gently used coats, boots, mittens, scarves, and other winter accessories. All Northern Rehab locations are serving as collection sites at their DeKalb, Genoa, and Rochelle locations. Please drop off donated items between October 6 -17.

For additional information about Northern Rehab, please call 815.756.8524, visit www.northernrehabpt.com or find us on most social media platforms.

The Putnam County Public Library District is excited to host Fall Fun Week at the Granville Branch from Tuesday, October 14th through Saturday, October 18th.

Throughout the week, visitors are encouraged to stop by and take photos with friends and family in front of a specially designed fall-themed photo backdrop—a perfect setting to celebrate the beauty of the season.
Guests will also receive a complimentary keepsake (while supplies last). Choices include a glowstick charm bracelet or a laser-engraved wooden pendant featuring either a leaf or pumpkin design. Keepsakes will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, so attendees are encouraged to arrive early to ensure availability.

The Granville Branch is located at 214 S. McCoy Street, Granville, Illinois. For more information, please contact the Library at 815-339-2038.

The Granville Branch of the Putnam County Public Library District invites the community to a special Movie Matinee screening of Flyways, a breathtaking documentary that takes audiences inside the extraordinary world of migratory shorebirds, on Tuesday, October 14th at 1:00 p.m.

Every year, more than 200 species—including Far Eastern Curlews, Lesser Yellowlegs, Red Knots, and Hudsonian Godwits—embark on epic journeys along ancient routes known as Flyways. These remarkable travelers migrate thousands of miles from the Southern Hemisphere to Arctic breeding grounds and back again, with some species flying for up to nine days non-stop without food or water.

Yet these incredible birds now face grave challenges. Flyways explores how climate change and rapid urban development are driving steep population declines, and follows a global conservation movement—scientists, activists, and everyday bird lovers—working together to protect these resilient yet vulnerable species.

This 54-minute documentary (rated TV-14) is made available through public performance rights by Kanopy. For more information, please contact the Library at 815-339-2038.

In this talk, anthropologist Eleana Kim discusses her fieldwork in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, which has often been referred to as the “most heavily militarized border in the world.” The unresolved war between the two Koreas has been ongoing since the formal end of the Korean War in 1953. For more than 70 years, the zone has been a de facto protected area, off limits to human habitation, and is now celebrated as a site of rare biodiversity. This talk complicates the conventional narrative about the DMZ that frequently frames its nature as an unexpected outcome of war and discusses what we can learn from a closer look at its actually existing ecologies and the people who study them. Rather than the symbolic narrative of an accidental sanctuary, Kim shows instead the importance of recognizing its “nature" as materially and ecologically vulnerable to the effects of militarization, capitalism, and climate change.

Reception to follow. This event is in conjunction with the “How We Rebuild” exhibition on display through Dec. 19. This exhibit is a program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance and The National Endowment for the Arts.

Eleana Kim is a sociocultural anthropologist and Professor of Anthropology and Asian American Studies at University of California, Irvine. She specializes in kinship, human/nonhuman ecologies, migration, and the senses, with a regional focus on contemporary South Korea. She is the author of two award-winning books, Adopted Territory: Transnational Korean Adoption and the Politics of Belonging (2010) and Making Peace with Nature: Ecological Encounters Along the Korean DMZ (2022), both of which were published by Duke University Press. She is also the co-editor, with environmental historians David Fedman and Albert Park, of Forces of Nature: New Perspectives on Korean Environments (Cornell University Press, 2023). She teaches courses on anthropological theory, kinship, migration, transnational Korea, and the senses.

Improve your knowledge of English and become more comfortable speaking in everyday situations. Practice basic English grammar concepts in conversation, learning how to ask and answer questions, expanding your vocabulary, and learning to understand the sounds of spoken English.

This class is intended for adult participants at a low intermediate level of speaking English or higher, but all are welcome to attend.

On September 2 this class will be held in the Bilder Family Meeting Room.

This program requires registration. There will be limited seats for unregistered patrons.

For more information or to register, please contact Britta at brittak@dkpl.org or (815) 756-9568 ext. 2100.