Rolling Meadows Library notes

For information, call (847) 259-6050.

Write It Now: Join this creative writing support group on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 9:30 a.m. a.m. to noon. Call the library at (847) 259-6050 for details.

Activities for Children: For more information about children's programs, call the Ask Me Desk at (847) 259-6050 ext. 140.

Create a Book Display:ΠCreate a display promoting your favorite Youth Services books. We'll supply everything you'll need. To schedule your display, visit the Ask Me Desk.

Drop in Crafts: Drop into the library every month and discover a fun craft at 9 a.m. the third Friday of the month, while supplies last.

Parent-Child Internet Training: Designed for grades 3 and up with parent. Call Youth Services to schedule a time. Classes are in English and Spanish.

Librarians use the Internet every day. Learn some of our tricks, safety tips and more. Register at the Ask Me Desk or call the library at (847) 259-6050, ext. 140.

Rolling Meadows Adventure Pack: Check out a Global Positioning System unit at the library and a list of coordinates and clues that will take you on a historical treasure hunt in Rolling Meadows.

Some local mysteries waiting to be unlocked: Did you know that the first family slept here? Have you heard how the city was saved -- before it was built -- and from what? Can you explain why the city symbol could easily have been a golf ball embedded in a potato?

To unlock these and many more local mysteries, bring your Rolling Meadows Library card and a driver's license to the library and ask to check out a Rolling Meadows Adventure Pack. We'll give you a backpack, a GPS unit accurate to 15 feet anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, a pair of binoculars, and a book of clues and coordinates. The coordinates will lead you to historical locations in Rolling Meadows. Two Rolling Meadows Adventure Packs can be reserved by calling the library at (847) 259-6050, and one will be available for walk-in patrons without a reservation and are on loan for three hours.

Clues and coordinates are also posted on the library's Web page www.rolling-meadows.lib.il.us for those that already own GPS units. From time to time, the library and the Rolling Meadows Historical Society will add new clues and new locations.

• The Rolling Meadows Library is at 3110 Martin Lane.