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Cafe to hold children's concert

A free children's concert and singalong will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday outside Beans and Leaves Coffee & Tea Cafe, 320 Old McHenry Road, in Long Grove. A variety of rhythm instruments also will be available for children to play along. Local performers John Ratajcziak, Ralph Dudziak and Sandy Roelofs will play with the group Wish I May. Parking and admission are free. For more information, call the cafe at (847) 821-0011.

Art in the Garden July 12

Knupper's Nursery in Palatine will put on "Art in the Garden" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The event will feature works by more than 40 Chicago-area artists, who will be on hand to meet the public. The nursery, located at 1801 N. Rand Road, will also provide live music, refreshments and face painting. For more information, call (847) 359-1080.

Library redesigns Web site

The Des Plaines Public Library's Web site has a fresh look these days meant to make finding information easier and more efficient for visitors. Karen McBride, Web Services librarian, spearheaded the overhaul, which can be seen at dppl.org. As the site grew in size, McBride said the home page became difficult to organize and the site wasn't as user-friendly. "More and more people use our Web site as a 'virtual branch' of the library, and those users deserve the same friendly welcome and high level of service that they would find if they walked into the building," she said. For example, the children's section now includes animation and graphics. Among other changes, events listings have been improved and a blog has been added.