Public service

May

Lake County Sierra Club: 6:45 p.m. May 28, Vernon Area Library, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. "You Can't Nuke Global Warming," concerning questions about climate change solutions and nuclear energy. Free and open to the public. For information, call Larry Marvet at (847) 537-2083 or e-mail lemarvet@gmail.com.

Friends of the Library Book Sale: Members only night: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. May 30, open to the public: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 31, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. June 1, Round Lake Area Library, 906 Hart Road. Volunteers are needed for all days. Call Molli Larson at (847) 546-7060, ext. 136

June

Help with rummage sale: Donations accepted starting June 2, Police and Public Works facility, 751 Townline Road, Round Lake. Donations of household goods, clothing, books, toys, tools, etc. for the village of Round Lake rummage sale to benefit its American Cancer Society 2008 Relay for Life team. Arrangements can also be made to have donations picked up directly by calling (847) 452-3681. The village can also use some help with organizing, pricing and running the event. The sale will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 7. For more information, e-mail sperkowitz@eroundlake.com or call the village hall at (847) 546-5400.

Library looking for teen volunteers: Orientation 7-8 p.m. June 4 or 1-2 p.m. June 9, Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich. Students entering eighth grade and up in are welcome to join the Ela Teen Friends at a summer volunteering orientation meeting. Those teens who volunteered last summer do not need to attend an orientation meeting. For more information or to sign up, call (847) 438-3433, e-mail infodesk@eapl.org or register online at www.eapl.org.

GLMV Relay For Life: 6 p.m. June 7 to 6 a.m. June 8, Mundelein High School, 1350 W. Hawley St., Mundelein. Teams are now being formed for the 2008 American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills, an overnight fundraising event in which teams take turns walking around a track or path all night. To register a team or to become a Relay For Life of GLMV volunteer, contact Nicole Furrow at the American Cancer Society, at (847) 317-0025 or visit www.relayforlifeglmv.com.

Friends of the LVDL: 5:30 p.m. June 19 and July 17, Lake Villa District Library, 1001 E. Grand Ave., Lake Villa. The Friends of Lake Villa District Library will meet. All are welcome to attend. For information, call (847) 356-7711 or visit www.lvdl.org.

Ongoing

Allendale Association: A not-for-profit children's facility in Lake Villa, looking for qualified volunteers to work directly with children or on other projects. Help a child develop positive relationships with adults, share gardening knowledge in the vocational horticultural center, evaluate a student's Individual Education Plans and meet with the child's therapeutic team, work in the thrift store, or help in other ways. To learn more, visit www.allendale4kids.org.

Knit or crochet for babies: The Waukegan Area Branch of American Association of University Women is looking for people to knit or crochet baby hats for babies born at Vista Medical Center East. Call (847) 244-7926.