Participate in our Wellness series
As we continue to live in a time of uncertainty, continuous stress, and daily challenges, this series will focus on different types of wellness and will serve to offer tools, support, and resources to attendees. Types of wellness include: Financial, Emotional, Social, Physical, and Environmental. Registration Required.
- Upcoming Wellness series workshops
- Day & Time: Thursdays, twice a month, 6pm – 7:30pm
- Location: In-Person at Robert Crown Branch Library or Main Library
Learn more about mental health
Join us for our “Mental Health is Essential” series for topical conversations about mental health with presenters from local organizations in the field. Registration Required.
- Upcoming Mental Health is Essential Events
- Day & Time: 2nd Tuesday of the month, 7pm – 8pm
- Location: Virtual
Stay healthy as you age
Aha! (active healthy aging) provides free monthly group fitness sessions for Older Adults ages 60+ with Evanston fitness professionals. Registration Required.
- Upcoming Aha! Fitness Sessions
- Day & Time: 2nd Thursday of the month, 11am – 12pm
- Location: In-Person at Robert Crown Community Center, Room B/C
Join a supportive community of those experiencing memory changes and their caregivers
Memory Cafe is a supportive and engaging community featuring a different theme for each meeting, including: music, armchair travel, brain games, and more. You can attend virtually or in person. Questions? Contact evanstonmemorycafe@cityofevanston.org or call 847-448-8620
- Upcoming Virtual Memory Cafes
- Day & Time: Thursdays, 2pm – 3pm
- Location: Virtual Zoom
- Upcoming In-Person Memory Cafes
- Day & Time: 3rd Saturdays, 1pm – 2pm
- Location: In-Person at Robert Crown Branch Library
Dementia Caregivers Support Group, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, provides a confidential support group for caregivers of those experiencing memory changes. No reservation required.
- Upcoming Dementia Caregivers Support Groups
- Day & Time: 3rd Tuesday, 6:30pm – 8pm
- Location: In-Person at Main Library
Get screened for HIV & STIs
Howard Brown Health provides free community HIV and STI screenings at our library. Services that are provided are HIV prevention counseling, rapid HIV screening (finger prick), and confidential syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening. Drop-ins welcome.
- Upcoming Screenings
- Day & Time: 4th Tuesdays, 3pm – 7pm
- Location: In-Person at Main Library
No reservation required. First come, first served. For more screening sites and information, see howardbrown.org/outreach
Understand the maze of Medicare
An expert in the Medicare field shares knowledge on Medicare and what is covered or not by the program. Learn about Medicare, Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage. Registration Required.
- Upcoming Maze of Medicare Programs
- Day & Time: 2nd Wednesday of the month, 11am – 12:30pm
- Location: Virtual or In-Person at Main Library
Find health and wellness resources
Medline Plus is an online health information resource that provides high-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is easy to understand and in both English and Spanish. A service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest medical library.