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Journal Decorating

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Teen Program
Age Group:
Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8

Grades 6-12. Sign up for this crafty fun program!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8
Program Type: Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12. Sign up for this crafty fun program!

Bright Starts Family Storytime

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up

Start your weekend off right! Bring the family together for stories, songs, and fun!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up
Program Type: Youth Program, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Start your weekend off right! Bring the family together for stories, songs, and fun!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for a child and one adult caregiver, so please be prepared to stay for the event.

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Crochet Basics: Dishcloth

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Programs
Age Group:
Adults

Learn the basics of crochet, including how to chain stitch, single crochet, and count stitches while making a useful dishcloth. All materials will be provided. No experience necessary. 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the basics of crochet, including how to chain stitch, single crochet, and count stitches while making a useful dishcloth. All materials will be provided. No experience necessary. 

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Limits

Please note you may only register for one spot per library card. Multiple registrations associated with the same library card will be cancelled. 

Cozy Crafternoon

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Family Event, Youth Program
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up

Have a craft kit or project at home you’ve been meaning to start or complete? January is National Hobby Month! BYOP - Bring Your Own Project and let’s craft as we hang out and unwind. 

Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up
Program Type: Family Event, Youth Program
Event Details:

Have a craft kit or project at home you’ve been meaning to start or complete? January is National Hobby Month! BYOP - Bring Your Own Project and let’s craft as we hang out and unwind. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for a child and one adult caregiver, so please be prepared to stay for the event.

Take And Make: DIY Indoor Snowballs

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Teen Loft at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Teen Program
Age Group:
Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8

Pick up this Take and Make at the Teen Loft while supplies last. 

Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Teen Loft
Age Group: Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8
Program Type: Teen Program
Event Details:

Pick up this Take and Make at the Teen Loft while supplies last. 

Dementia Caregiver Support Group

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Programs
Age Group:
Adults

Designed for those caring for a loved one with dementia. Come to relax, share, learn, and connect with fellow caregivers and local experts. This program is exclusively for caregivers. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Designed for those caring for a loved one with dementia. Come to relax, share, learn, and connect with fellow caregivers and local experts. This program is exclusively for caregivers. 

Little Art Explorers: Water Bag Painting

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Age 24 - 47 months

Explore new art skills for little learners 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Age 24 - 47 months
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Explore new art skills for little learners 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for a child and one adult caregiver, so please be prepared to stay for the event.

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Cultivating Gratitude and Joy

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Programs
Age Group:
Adults

Start the new year with gratitude and joy! Participants will learn the many benefits of practicing gratitude and joy as well as strategies for cultivating these powerful emotions.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Start the new year with gratitude and joy! Participants will learn the many benefits of practicing gratitude and joy as well as strategies for cultivating these powerful emotions.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Limits

Please note you may only register for one spot per library card. Multiple registrations associated with the same library card will be cancelled. 

It’s Snowman Season! Teen Volunteers

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Teen Program, Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Age Group:
Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8

Assist library staff with this youth program. Check youth description for program specifics. 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8
Program Type: Teen Program, Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Assist library staff with this youth program. Check youth description for program specifics. 

It’s Snowman Season!

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades K-2

Grades K-2. If you love snowmen, come make some Frosty approved snowmen crafts! 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades K-2
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-2. If you love snowmen, come make some Frosty approved snowmen crafts! 

Toddler Time

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Age 24 - 47 months

We will have fun as we read, sing, and play together to build early literacy skills.   

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Age 24 - 47 months
Program Type: Youth Program, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

We will have fun as we read, sing, and play together to build early literacy skills.   

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for a child and one adult caregiver, so please be prepared to stay for the event.

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Piano Concert: Millie Watland

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lobby at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Programs
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Adult Programs

Balloon Besties Teen Volunteers

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Teen Program, Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Age Group:
Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8

Assist library staff with this youth program. Check youth description for program specifics. 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8
Program Type: Teen Program, Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Assist library staff with this youth program. Check youth description for program specifics. 

Balloon Besties

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5

Grades 3-5. Join us to learn how to twist balloons into fun animals and shapes! You’ll leave with your very own balloon creations and the skills to make more at home. 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 3-5. Join us to learn how to twist balloons into fun animals and shapes! You’ll leave with your very own balloon creations and the skills to make more at home. 

Google Docs Basics

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Computer Lab at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Programs, Computer Classes
Age Group:
Adults

Learn how to create, edit, and share documents with Google's word processing program in this hands-on class. 

Registration is required.

 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs, Computer Classes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to create, edit, and share documents with Google's word processing program in this hands-on class. 

Registration is required.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Computer Class

Please call the IT Desk at (708) 428-5171 for questions.

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Birth-11 months with parent or caregiver.

Stories, songs, fingerplays and fun all while building early literacy skills.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Youth Program, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Birth-11 months with parent or caregiver.

Stories, songs, fingerplays and fun all while building early literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for a child and one adult caregiver, so please be prepared to stay for the event.

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Baby Walkers Storytime

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

12-23 months with parent or caregiver.

Stories, songs, fingerplays and fun all while building early literacy skills.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Youth Program, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

12-23 months with parent or caregiver.

Stories, songs, fingerplays and fun all while building early literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for a child and one adult caregiver, so please be prepared to stay for the event.

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

iPhone Intermediate

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Programs, Computer Classes
Age Group:
Adults

This lecture-style class will build off the iPhone Basics class and go over iPhone functions such as password protection, Screen mirroring, Calendar, Bluetooth, and much more.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs, Computer Classes
Registration Required
Event Details:

This lecture-style class will build off the iPhone Basics class and go over iPhone functions such as password protection, Screen mirroring, Calendar, Bluetooth, and much more.

Disclaimer(s)

Computer Class

Please call the IT Desk at (708) 428-5171 for questions.

Winnie The Pooh Teen Volunteers

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Teen Program, Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Age Group:
Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8

Assist library staff with this youth program. Check youth description for program specifics. 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8
Program Type: Teen Program, Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Assist library staff with this youth program. Check youth description for program specifics. 

Winnie the Pooh!

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades K-2

Grades K-2. It’s time for a craft all about our favorite silly old bear.  

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades K-2
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-2. It’s time for a craft all about our favorite silly old bear.  

The Life of Jackie Kennedy

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Programs
Age Group:
Adults

It is one year after her husband’s assassination and the former first lady, besieged by tourists and paparazzi, is struggling to cope.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs
Registration Required
Event Details:

It is one year after her husband’s assassination and the former first lady, besieged by tourists and paparazzi, is struggling to cope.

Once Upon a Time Storytime

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up

Join us for this interactive storytime. Be ready to sing, shake, and move!   

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up
Program Type: Youth Program, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for this interactive storytime. Be ready to sing, shake, and move!   

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for a child and one adult caregiver, so please be prepared to stay for the event.

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Intro to eBooks

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Programs
Age Group:
Adults

Curious about checking out eBooks through the library? We’ll teach you everything you need to know to get started and troubleshoot common issues. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Curious about checking out eBooks through the library? We’ll teach you everything you need to know to get started and troubleshoot common issues. 

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Limits

Please note you may only register for one spot per library card. Multiple registrations associated with the same library card will be cancelled. 

Piano Concert: Bree Beezhold

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lobby at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Adult Programs
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Adult Programs