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Create a Valentine Heart Card

Rakow Branch
2025-02-13 18:00:00 2025-02-13 19:00:00 America/Chicago Create a Valentine Heart Card Join us for this all ages program! Create a handmade card for "someone special!" Materials provided, please register to join the fun! Rakow Branch - Rakow - Corridor

Thursday, February 13
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-02-13 18:00:00 2025-02-13 19:00:00 America/Chicago Create a Valentine Heart Card Join us for this all ages program! Create a handmade card for "someone special!" Materials provided, please register to join the fun! Rakow Branch - Rakow - Corridor

Rakow Branch

Rakow - Corridor

Join us for this all ages program! Create a handmade card for "someone special!" Materials provided, please register to join the fun!

WARNING: Registration is not open until: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15th 2024 - 09:00am 


If you are unable to attend the event, please cancel your registration so a student on the waitlist can join the event.  We will be taking attendance at the programs and staff members reserve the right to move a registrant to the waitlist if they are found to be consistently absent from registered programs.    

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Activity |

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Rakow Branch
Phone: 847-531-7271
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Mon, Feb 10 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Feb 11 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Feb 12 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Feb 13 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Feb 14 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Feb 15 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 16 12:00PM to 5:00PM
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Thu, Feb 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rakow Branch - Rakow - Corridor
Join us for this all ages program! Create a handmade card for "someone special!" Materials provided, please register to join the fun!
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