Programs for Seniors
Exploring the Senior Lifestyle! GLENergy is a partner program with the Village of Glenview Senior Services and North Shore Senior Center.
Gems from the Art Institute of Chicago
Friday, September 6, 1-2 PM • Community Room
Join Charlotte Hadley and Grace Chaney from Art Insights at the Art Institute of Chicago for an engaging and informative presentation featuring world renowned Impressionists Manet, Monet, Seurat, Renoir, Mary Cassatt, Van Gogh, and others.
Voice Your Choice: Advance Directives…What Are YOUR Wishes?
Friday, October 4, 1-2 PM • Community Room
Advance directives communicate your personal wishes, treatment preferences, and goals of care in the event that you cannot speak for yourself. Prevent uncertainty and arguments; spare your loved ones and those close to you the anxiety of having to guess. Presented by Eileen Considine Boggins, Manager of Community Outreach for JourneyCare.
The Story of a Navy Nurse POW in WWII
Friday, November 1, 1-2 PM • Community Room
27-year old nurse stationed in the Philippines, Dorothy Still was taken as a prisoner of the Japanese military. For three years, she valiantly provided medical care in a concentration camp. Join the author of This Is Really War: The Incredible True Story of a Navy Nurse POW in the Occupied Philippines, Emile Le Beau Lucchesi, PhD, as she presents Dorothy’s heroic story. Book sale and signing following the program.
LIVE WELL, AGE WELL
Armchair Travel: Train Trip USA
Friday, August 2, 1-2 PM • Community Room
All aboard! Join Bill Helmuth and embark on a 6,000 mile virtual train journey from Chicago, south to New Orleans, across the southwest to Los Angeles, up the Pacific coast to San Francisco, then back east to Chicago.
Avoiding Financial Exploitation for Older Adults
Thursday, September 19, 1:30-2:30 PM • Community Room
Learn ways to identify and avoid financial exploitation from this expert panel. Ed Gjertsen II, Certified Financial Planner; Eric Matlin, Estate Planning Attorney, Matlin Law Group; Holly Lichtman, LCSW, Adult Protective Services Program, North Shore Senior Center; and Officer Joel Detloff, Community Relations Officer, Glenview Police Department discuss ways to protect yourself and your loved ones.
AARP Safe Driver Class: A Two-Part Series
Monday, October 21, 9:30 AM–1:30 PM • Community Room East
Tuesday, October 22, 9:30 AM–1:30 PM • Community Room East
Driving has changed since you first got your license. This two-part course helps you boost safety awareness, refresh and improve driving skills, minimize crash risk, and maintain independence. Participants age 55 and older may be eligible to receive a discount on the liability part of their auto insurance after course completion. Materials fee due by cash or check on first day of class; AARP members: $15, Non-members: $20. Registration for both days is required to complete the course. Limit 20.
CJE SeniorLife Counseling • Exploring Resources & Options
Tuesdays, August 27, September 24, October 29 & November 26 • Second Floor Study Room
30-minute appointments available: 9:30 AM-Noon
Do you have questions about retirement and health insurance options? CJE SeniorLife Resource Specialists provide counseling to adults 60 and over, their families and caregivers. Counseling includes topics such as the selection of appropriate retirement benefits, picking the right health insurance and Medicare programs, determining housing needs, and identifying supportive resources. For more information and to make an appointment, call Kathy Gaeding at CJE SeniorLife, 773-508-1054.
Senior Housing
If you are looking for senior housing, this list from our 2018 Senior Housing Fair may be helpful.
Photo Policy: Attendance at Library programs and events constitutes consent to be photographed for Glenview Public Library publicity purposes.
ADA accommodations are provided for all programs. Requests must be made when registering for a program. Advance notice of five days is required. Call 847-729-7500 x 7900 to make an ADA accommodation request.