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ChangoSnakeDog

Celebración con ChangoSnakeDog (Bilingual, En persona)

Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Entertainment, Music, En español
Age Group:
Kids, Family

Todos son bienvenidos. Este programa se llevará a cabo en inglés y español.
All are welcome. This program will be in English and Spanish.    

POR FAVOR, INSCRIBA A CADA PERSONA QUE ASISTIRA.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Program Type: EDI, Entertainment, Music, En español
Registration Required
Event Details:

Todos son bienvenidos. Este programa se llevará a cabo en inglés y español.
All are welcome. This program will be in English and Spanish.    

POR FAVOR, INSCRIBA A CADA PERSONA QUE ASISTIRA.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Image says "Volunteer Craft Kit for Teens: crafting for a cause" with a photo of colorful craft supplies.

Volunteer Craft Kit for Teens

All Day
Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Outreach, Passive Program
Age Group:
Teens

Get creative and give back to the community. Pick up a Volunteer Craft Kit starting on the first Monday of each month. Complete the crafts and return the kit by the end of the month to receive one hour of community service credit.

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Outreach, Passive Program
Event Details:

Get creative and give back to the community. Pick up a Volunteer Craft Kit starting on the first Monday of each month. Complete the crafts and return the kit by the end of the month to receive one hour of community service credit.

Pumpkin Sun Catcher

CSPL Kit: Jack-o-Lantern Suncatcher (Preschool)

10/06/2025 @ 9:00am to 10/11/2025 @ 5:00pm
Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Make & Take, Passive Program, Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
Kids, Preschool

Using contact and tissue paper make a pumpkin suncatcher and leave it up as a decoration for Halloween and Thanksgiving.

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Preschool
Program Type: Crafts, Make & Take, Passive Program, Science & Technology (STEM)
Event Details:

Using contact and tissue paper make a pumpkin suncatcher and leave it up as a decoration for Halloween and Thanksgiving.

Monster Bowling

CSPL Kit: Monster Bowling (Grades K-5)

10/06/2025 @ 9:00am to 10/11/2025 @ 5:00pm
Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Make & Take, Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary School

Celebrate October fun and games by creating your own monster bowling set.

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School
Program Type: Crafts, Make & Take, Science & Technology (STEM)
Event Details:

Celebrate October fun and games by creating your own monster bowling set.

Mobile with tiger, crocodile, lion, and giraffe stuffed animals underneath.

Storytime for Little Ones (In-Person)

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers

We will be sharing wonderful stories, songs and rhymes for our smallest friends. An opportunity for free play and discussion will follow.  

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

We will be sharing wonderful stories, songs and rhymes for our smallest friends. An opportunity for free play and discussion will follow.  

Collage showing various Halloween themed STEM activities

Middle School Meetup: Spooky STEM

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 3:15pm - 4:30pm
Create & Learn Center at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Parties & Celebrations
Age Group:
Teens, Middle School

Bring your friends to this fun hangout featuring a different activity at each scheduled meetup!

It's October! Get spooky with some Halloween themed STEM challenges!

Registration is encouraged.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Create & Learn Center
Age Group: Teens, Middle School
Program Type: EDI, Parties & Celebrations
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your friends to this fun hangout featuring a different activity at each scheduled meetup!

It's October! Get spooky with some Halloween themed STEM challenges!

Registration is encouraged.

Sensory Series: Shaving Cream Squeeze (In-Person)

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Kids, Preschool, Elementary School

Let's explore all things that are fun to squish, squeeze and smear- we'll do everything but shave! This month, we're bringing out shaving cream for half an hour of fun sensory activities.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let's explore all things that are fun to squish, squeeze and smear- we'll do everything but shave! This month, we're bringing out shaving cream for half an hour of fun sensory activities.

Estate Planning Toolbox (In-Person)

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Business & Finances
Age Group:
Adults

Knowing your tools and learning how to use them makes any job easier. The same is true for estate planning. In this workshop, you’ll become familiar with a range of estate planning tools, what they do and the termsthey use.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business & Finances
Registration Required
Event Details:

Knowing your tools and learning how to use them makes any job easier. The same is true for estate planning. In this workshop, you’ll become familiar with a range of estate planning tools, what they do and the termsthey use.

Social Services Hours (Bi-lingual, In-Person)

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room B at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults, Family, Everyone

Drop-in and meet your local social worker and connect with services that meet your needs. Learn what is available to residents.

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Study Room B
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Drop-in and meet your local social worker and connect with services that meet your needs. Learn what is available to residents.

Three young toddlers playing with toys.

Storytime for Little Ones (In-Person)

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers

We will be sharing wonderful stories, songs and rhymes for our smallest friends. Stay to play and socialize and to connect with other caregivers.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

We will be sharing wonderful stories, songs and rhymes for our smallest friends. Stay to play and socialize and to connect with other caregivers.

Colorful chess pieces on a bright blue background

Chess Club (In-Person)

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Entertainment
Age Group:
Elementary School, Middle School

Join us for an hour session of open play chess in the Community Room. All skill levels are welcome to play. There will be no formal instruction given, but Mr. Steve will be on hand to answer any chess related questions.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School
Program Type: Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an hour session of open play chess in the Community Room. All skill levels are welcome to play. There will be no formal instruction given, but Mr. Steve will be on hand to answer any chess related questions.

Gravestones in a cemetery

Great Graves of Illinois (In-Person)

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
History
Age Group:
Adults

Illinois traveler John Kokoris gives the history behind the graves of great Illinoisans and notable monuments in cemeteries around the state.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
Event Details:

Illinois traveler John Kokoris gives the history behind the graves of great Illinoisans and notable monuments in cemeteries around the state.

cartoon animals in the background, orange text that reads "preschool pals"

Preschool Pals (In-Person)

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Kids, Preschool

Join us for a live storytime to dance, sing, read and play. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a live storytime to dance, sing, read and play. 

Mannequin Makeover: Halloween Edition

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Create & Learn Center at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Make & Take
Age Group:
Middle School

Make a creation of your wildest dreams or nightmares. Create a terrifying visage to frighten your parents, siblings and neighbors. Materials will be provided all you need to bring is your imagination.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Create & Learn Center
Age Group: Middle School
Program Type: Crafts, Make & Take
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make a creation of your wildest dreams or nightmares. Create a terrifying visage to frighten your parents, siblings and neighbors. Materials will be provided all you need to bring is your imagination.

The Scream by Edvard Munch

Afternoon Artists: Edvard Munch (In-Person)

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Discovery Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary School

Calling all Afternoon Artists! Every month, we will feature a special artist to learn their techniques to create unique art of our own.

This month, we will focus on Edvard Munch and his creepy style.

Grades K-3

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Discovery Room
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School
Program Type: Crafts
Event Details:

Calling all Afternoon Artists! Every month, we will feature a special artist to learn their techniques to create unique art of our own.

This month, we will focus on Edvard Munch and his creepy style.

Grades K-3

Adults and young children shaking eggs at storytime.

Storytime Jamboree (In-Person)

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School

Get ready for an all-ages storytime featuring stories, music and movement.

 For families with children ages birth to six.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for an all-ages storytime featuring stories, music and movement.

 For families with children ages birth to six.

An illustration of a brown bat against a night sky.

Beautiful Bats (In-Person)

Friday, October 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Entertainment
Age Group:
Kids, Preschool, Elementary School, Family

Brace yourselves! A cauldron of Beautiful Bats from the Flying Fox Conservation Fund are flapping this way.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool, Elementary School, Family
Program Type: Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Brace yourselves! A cauldron of Beautiful Bats from the Flying Fox Conservation Fund are flapping this way.

Meditation Together: Exploring Breathwork (In-Person)

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Meditation Together is a monthly hands-on series exploring fun and simple relaxation techniques with your friends and neighbors- new members welcome!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Meditation Together is a monthly hands-on series exploring fun and simple relaxation techniques with your friends and neighbors- new members welcome!

Bilingual Mingle

Encuentro bilingüe (Bilingual, En persona)

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, EDI, Storytimes, En español
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School

Todos son bienvenidos. Este programa se llevará a cabo en inglés y español.
All are welcome. This program will be in English and Spanish. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Crafts, EDI, Storytimes, En español
Registration Required
Event Details:

Todos son bienvenidos. Este programa se llevará a cabo en inglés y español.
All are welcome. This program will be in English and Spanish. 

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Mobile with tiger, crocodile, lion, and giraffe stuffed animals underneath.

Storytime for Little Ones (In-Person)

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers

We will be sharing wonderful stories, songs and rhymes for our smallest friends. An opportunity for free play and discussion will follow.  

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

We will be sharing wonderful stories, songs and rhymes for our smallest friends. An opportunity for free play and discussion will follow.  

Music & Me (In-Person)

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 3:45pm - 4:15pm
Discovery Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Music
Age Group:
Kids, Preschool

Carol Streamers, get ready to rock! Professional musician and instructor Michael Twietmeyer will be setting up shop to teach the fundamentals of music.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Discovery Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool
Program Type: Music
Registration Required
Event Details:

Carol Streamers, get ready to rock! Professional musician and instructor Michael Twietmeyer will be setting up shop to teach the fundamentals of music.

Pages Through the Ages Book Club: Jane Austen's 250th Birthday Celebration (In-Person)

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, EDI, History, Reading programs
Age Group:
Adults

Come and join our Book Club’s tour through time.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, EDI, History, Reading programs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come and join our Book Club’s tour through time.

Mom's After Bedtime Book Club (Online)

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 8:00pm - 8:45pm
Zoom (Adult and Teen programs) at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Introducing a new book club for busy moms. Join a fun conversation on Zoom, camera on or off.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Zoom (Adult and Teen programs)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Introducing a new book club for busy moms. Join a fun conversation on Zoom, camera on or off.

Colorful text reading "Hora del Cuento" with smaller orange text under it reading "Spanish Story Time"

Hora del cuento (En español, En persona)

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes, En español
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool

Todos son bienvenidos. Este programa se llevará a cabo en español.
All are welcome. This program will be held in Spanish.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes, En español
Registration Required
Event Details:

Todos son bienvenidos. Este programa se llevará a cabo en español.
All are welcome. This program will be held in Spanish.