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Baby Fair
Saturday, April 27 – 10:00am - 4:00pm
Adult/YA Summer Book Buzz
Monday, April 29 – 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Companion Planting
Thursday, May 2 – 7:00pm - 8:00pm
QPR Suicide Prevention
Friday, May 3 – 10:00am - 11:00am
Heat Transfer Garden Tool Organizer
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Baby Fair
Saturday, April 27 – 10:00am - 4:00pm
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Monday, April 29 – 10:00am - 10:30am
Family Story Time
Monday, April 29 – 10:30am - 11:00am
Baby Time: Wobbly Ones
Tuesday, April 30 – 10:00am - 10:30am
Baby Time: Wobbly Ones
Tuesday, April 30 – 10:30am - 11:00am

Baby Fair
Saturday, April 27 – 10:00am - 4:00pm
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Family Planting Day
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505 N. Northwest Highway
Barrington, IL 60010 • 847.382.1300

Hours:
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Sat, 9 AM - 5 PM | Sun, 1 - 5 PM

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August 27, 2014-

Meet Thomas Balsamo: photographer, film producer, author, philanthropist, and longtime Barrington resident. Owner of Portraits by Thomas, Mr. Balsamo shares his story of how he became a photographer and the many projects that he has been involved in.