Event List

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

No Registration Required!

Grades: 6-8 

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

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

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.

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

Join us as we hand-sew a custom pincushion. You’ll learn the backstitch and invisible stitch, plus how to stuff it to perfection. All materials provided, just bring your creativity.

Grades 5-8

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

 For families with children ages birth to six.

Join us for a book chat about The Book That No One Wanted to Read by comedian Richard Ayoade.

Kelsay Shaw from Possibility Place Nursery shares his expertise on designing native hedgerows and shrub borders that are both ecologically beneficial and visually appealing.

Get together to meet other home-schooling families in the community, learn about how the Library can support you, and do some fun activities. In November, we will have fun with many STEM activities and games!

Drop by after school on the first and third Fridays of the month to enjoy some relaxing and creative time with your friends. All instructions and supplies are provided by the Library. No Registration required.

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

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

Drop in and spend quality family time exploring different STEM concepts. Work together using Library supplied kits to learn about electricity, magnets, circuits, engineering, robots and gears.

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

Shape, squeeze & sculpt - this month, we're bringing out kinetic sand for half an hour of fun sensory activities.

Discover the most popular gadget gifts available this holiday season. From smart home and smart phones to toys and oddities, we’ll open people’s eyes to lots of cool options for the family’s wish list!

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

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

Musician Ron Eckberg shares an overview of his visits to Normandy, France, and the D-Day beaches. Learn more about their significance through his firsthand account, accompanied by pictures and songs. 

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

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 Michelangelo and his art on the Sistine Chapel.

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

 For families with children ages birth to six.

Remember your first bite of a sweet roll or admiring your decorated birthday cake? Relive those memories as we explore the history of Chicago’s sweet bakeries, including and learn about the history of some of Chicago’s top baking companies.