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Video Game Club

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Event Details:

Hop in for some multiplayer fun on Nintendo Switch games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! No registration required. 

Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Program Type: Youth Program
Event Details:
Hop in for some multiplayer fun on Nintendo Switch games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! No registration required.  ...

Mini Claw Machines

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

It is time to learn to create a DIY mini claw machine that fits in the palm of your hand. Decorate the outside to fit your theme and fill the inside with adorable tiny things that

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
It is time to learn to create a DIY mini claw machine that fits in the palm of your hand. Decorate the outside to fit your theme and fill the inside with adorable tiny things that we will provide  ...

Knitting Club

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Do you admire handknit hats, mittens, or scarves? This is your chance to learn to knit, so you can create your own. Parents are invited to accompany their children. 

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
Do you admire handknit hats, mittens, or scarves? This is your chance to learn to knit, so you can create your own. Parents are invited to accompany their children.  ...

Disclaimer(s)

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Tech Tinker and Take Apart

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Come tinker and explore recycled tech items. 

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Come tinker and explore recycled tech items.  ...

Boba Tea Craft Time

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Are you Boba obsessed? Bring your friends along to create a Boba Tea themed craft and charm. 

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Are you Boba obsessed? Bring your friends along to create a Boba Tea themed craft and charm.  ...

Knitting Club

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Do you admire handknit hats, mittens, or scarves? This is your chance to learn to knit, so you can create your own. Parents are invited to accompany their children. 

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
Do you admire handknit hats, mittens, or scarves? This is your chance to learn to knit, so you can create your own. Parents are invited to accompany their children.  ...

Disclaimer(s)

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Pond Dipping

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Event Details:

Pond dipping is a fun and simple way for children to explore an aquatic habitat. Children will be able to observe a diversity of different creatures from leeches to dragonfly nymph

Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Program Type: Youth Program
Event Details:
Pond dipping is a fun and simple way for children to explore an aquatic habitat. Children will be able to observe a diversity of different creatures from leeches to dragonfly nymphs and learn how they are adapted to live in an aquatic habitat. Presen...

Camp Invention!

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Using recycled materials and your creative mind, create a unique invention and pitch your idea to the rest of the class.

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Using recycled materials and your creative mind, create a unique invention and pitch your idea to the rest of the class. ...

Video Game Club

Friday, June 21, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Event Details:

Hop in for some multiplayer fun on Nintendo Switch games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! No registration required. 

Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Program Type: Youth Program
Event Details:
Hop in for some multiplayer fun on Nintendo Switch games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! No registration required.  ...

Craft Chopped!

Friday, June 28, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Let's get creative with this twist on the popular food program using a variety of recycled items in different timed challenges with your friends! Inspired by the television show Ch

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Let's get creative with this twist on the popular food program using a variety of recycled items in different timed challenges with your friends! Inspired by the television show Chopped.  ...

Super Smash Bros. Tournament

Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Event Details:

Register for our 1 vs. 1 tournament to determine the library’s best Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player! We’ll supply the gaming gear!

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Event Details:
Register for our 1 vs. 1 tournament to determine the library’s best Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player! We’ll supply the gaming gear! ...

The Three Marker Challenge

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Get ready for some good old fashion coloring with a twist. You’ll close your eyes select three markers at random and create a beautiful masterpiece! 

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Get ready for some good old fashion coloring with a twist. You’ll close your eyes select three markers at random and create a beautiful masterpiece!  ...

Minion Celebration

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Celebrate the release of Despicable Me 4 with minion slime and other crafts. 

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:
Celebrate the release of Despicable Me 4 with minion slime and other crafts.  ...

The Era’s Party (OPPL Version)

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Dear Reader: A Taylor Swift themed party is coming to the library. Are you ready to get Bejeweled? Come make friendship bracelets, paper rings, Shake it Off with Karaoke, and celeb

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:
Dear Reader: A Taylor Swift themed party is coming to the library. Are you ready to get Bejeweled? Come make friendship bracelets, paper rings, Shake it Off with Karaoke, and celebrate all things Taylor Swift.  ...

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

Attention patrons with food allergies. Please be aware that food present at this program may contain or come into contact with common allergens, such as dairy, eggs, soybeans, tree nuts, peanuts, fish, shellfish, or wheat.

Knitting Club

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Do you admire handknit hats, mittens, or scarves? This is your chance to learn to knit, so you can create your own. Parents are invited to accompany their children. 

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
Do you admire handknit hats, mittens, or scarves? This is your chance to learn to knit, so you can create your own. Parents are invited to accompany their children.  ...

Disclaimer(s)

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

DIY Paper Doll Make-Up Kits

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Bring those beauty Roblox games to life! Budding make-up gurus and imaginative friends join us to create your very own paper doll make up kits. 

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Bring those beauty Roblox games to life! Budding make-up gurus and imaginative friends join us to create your very own paper doll make up kits.  ...

Video Game Club

Friday, July 26, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Event Details:

Hop in for some multiplayer fun on Nintendo Switch games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! No registration required. 

Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Program Type: Youth Program
Event Details:
Hop in for some multiplayer fun on Nintendo Switch games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! No registration required.  ...

Minute to Win It Olympics

Monday, July 29, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

The Olympics are in Paris this summer, but the Minute to Win it Olympics are right here at the OPPL! Come out and have fun competing against your friends! 

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
The Olympics are in Paris this summer, but the Minute to Win it Olympics are right here at the OPPL! Come out and have fun competing against your friends!  ...

Coyote Call

Friday, August 2, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Age 3 - Kindergarten, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Event Details:

Learn how to spot signs coyotes leave behind. Learn what they like to eat and how they communicate. Pet a real coyote pelt. Learn what to do if you encounter a live coyote. Present

Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Children, Age 3 - Kindergarten, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Program Type: Youth Program
Event Details:
Learn how to spot signs coyotes leave behind. Learn what they like to eat and how they communicate. Pet a real coyote pelt. Learn what to do if you encounter a live coyote. Presented by the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. No registration required...

Nerf Blaster Olympics

Friday, August 9, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Let the summer games begin! Join us for a variety of target games to hone your skills and out match your friends. Get ready for spinning, swinging and moving targets!

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Let the summer games begin! Join us for a variety of target games to hone your skills and out match your friends. Get ready for spinning, swinging and moving targets! ...

Knitting Club

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Do you admire handknit hats, mittens, or scarves? This is your chance to learn to knit, so you can create your own. Parents are invited to accompany their children. 

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
Do you admire handknit hats, mittens, or scarves? This is your chance to learn to knit, so you can create your own. Parents are invited to accompany their children.  ...

Disclaimer(s)

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Squishmallow Shrinky Dinks

Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Create your very own Squishmallow Shinky Dinks. Bring in your own design ideas or use one of the hundreds of designs we provide. 

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Create your very own Squishmallow Shinky Dinks. Bring in your own design ideas or use one of the hundreds of designs we provide.  ...

Video Game Club

Friday, August 16, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Event Details:

Hop in for some multiplayer fun on Nintendo Switch games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! No registration required. 

Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Program Type: Youth Program
Event Details:
Hop in for some multiplayer fun on Nintendo Switch games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! No registration required.  ...

Recycled Robots

Monday, August 19, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Grades 3-5. Make a robot picture out of recycled materials 

Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Grades 3-5. Make a robot picture out of recycled materials  ...