Hollywood on the Prairie focus of Libertyville library program Feb. 17

"Hollywood on the Prairie" will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, at the Cook Park Library, 413 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Libertyville.

Nicole Stocker of the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County will present the story of the motion picture industry from the 1890s to 1910s, beginning with Thomas Edison's laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey to Edward Amet's backyard movie studio in Waukegan, and Lake County's connection to Essanay Studios in Chicago.

The program is presented by the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society. Call (847) 362-2330, visit cooklib.org/events or visit the library to register or for more information.