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Baby Lapsit Storytime

Wednesday, April 29, 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.

Upcoming
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, April 29, 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.

Upcoming
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.

Recycled 3D Silly Sculpture

Wednesday, April 29, 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

To celebrate Earth Day - Use your imagination to create a 3D silly sculpture out of recycled materials 

Upcoming
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:

To celebrate Earth Day - Use your imagination to create a 3D silly sculpture out of recycled materials 

Disclaimer(s)

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Once Upon a Time Storytime

Thursday, April 30, 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!   

Upcoming
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.

A is for Ajolote

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Family Event, Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Ages 3 and up

Family Event. Celebrate Dia De Los Niños at this bilingual axolotl theme program.  

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 3 and up
Program Type: Family Event, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Family Event. Celebrate Dia De Los Niños at this bilingual axolotl theme program.  

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.

Homeschool Board Games and Bricks: Special Chess Edition

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Family Event, Teen Program, Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2, Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8

Meet some new friends at our monthly homeschool meetup. Bring a friend or come open to meeting a new one. In addition to our normal games, we will have several chess boards set up for those learning to play chess.

Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2, Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8
Program Type: Family Event, Teen Program, Youth Program
Event Details:

Meet some new friends at our monthly homeschool meetup. Bring a friend or come open to meeting a new one. In addition to our normal games, we will have several chess boards set up for those learning to play chess.

Bright Starts Family Storytime

Saturday, May 2, 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!

Upcoming
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.

Sweet Stories at Rainbow Cone

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Family Event, Youth Program, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up, Everyone

Family Event. Join us at Rainbow Cone for layers of delicious ice cream, sweet stories, and ice cream-themed activities! 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up, Everyone
Program Type: Family Event, Youth Program, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Family Event. Join us at Rainbow Cone for layers of delicious ice cream, sweet stories, and ice cream-themed activities! 

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.

My Constellation Projector

Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades K-2

Celebrate Astronomy Day by creating your own constellations and a projector to light up your ceiling.

Upcoming
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:

Celebrate Astronomy Day by creating your own constellations and a projector to light up your ceiling.

Disclaimer(s)

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Books and Ballerinas

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Ages 3-6, Grades K-2

Come see a short ballet performance and then learn a few ballet moves of your own from the talented dancers of Ballet 5:8. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Children, Ages 3-6, Grades K-2
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come see a short ballet performance and then learn a few ballet moves of your own from the talented dancers of Ballet 5:8. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

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

Bedazzled Book Covers

Tuesday, May 5, 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

Create your own special edition book cover in a fun and interactive program. Feel free to BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) or take one provided. 

Upcoming
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:

Create your own special edition book cover in a fun and interactive program. Feel free to BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) or take one provided. 

Disclaimer(s)

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Arabic Storytime

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up

Stop by for an exciting time and hear stories in English and Arabic. No registration required.  

Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up
Program Type: Youth Program, Storytime
Event Details:

Stop by for an exciting time and hear stories in English and Arabic. No registration required.  

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

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

Alphabet Adventures: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Wednesday, May 6, 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

Can you find all the letters in your name to make your own personalized chicka chicka boom boom tree?

Upcoming
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:

Can you find all the letters in your name to make your own personalized chicka chicka boom boom tree?

Disclaimer(s)

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Toy Take Apart

Thursday, May 7, 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

Grab tools and take apart old toys to discover what’s inside! Explore how toys work and see the gears, wires, and parts up close. 

Upcoming
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:

Grab tools and take apart old toys to discover what’s inside! Explore how toys work and see the gears, wires, and parts up close. 

Disclaimer(s)

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Bright Starts Family Storytime

Saturday, May 9, 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!

Upcoming
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.

Trent James Magic Show

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up

Family Event. Prepare to be amazed by Trent James and his mystifying magic tricks! 

Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up
Program Type: Youth Program
Event Details:

Family Event. Prepare to be amazed by Trent James and his mystifying magic tricks! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

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

Knitting Club

Wednesday, May 13, 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

Do you admire handknit hats, mittens, or scarves? This is your chance to learn to knit, so you can create your own.

Upcoming
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:

Do you admire handknit hats, mittens, or scarves? This is your chance to learn to knit, so you can create your own.

Disclaimer(s)

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Little Art Explorers: Nature Bracelets (In the Backyard)

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
The Backyard at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Age 24 - 47 months

Nature bracelets in the backyard.

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

Nature bracelets in the backyard.

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.

Library Buddies: Spaghetti & Meatballs

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room - 104 at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades K-2

This fun gym game will have you scrambling to assemble a plate of meatballs (beach balls) with spaghetti (pool noodles) but watch out for the plate tipper! 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Children, Grades K-2
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

This fun gym game will have you scrambling to assemble a plate of meatballs (beach balls) with spaghetti (pool noodles) but watch out for the plate tipper! 

Art Explorers: Nature Bracelets (In the Backyard)

Friday, May 15, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
The Backyard at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Ages 3-6

Nature bracelets in the backyard.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: The Backyard
Age Group: Children, Ages 3-6
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Nature bracelets in the backyard.

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.

Bright Starts Family Storytime

Saturday, May 16, 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!

Upcoming
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.

Paint and Plant Lavender for Bees

Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Children, Grades 3-5

Paint a plant pot and plant lavender to help local pollinators! Create a bee-friendly mini garden to take home. 

Upcoming
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:

Paint a plant pot and plant lavender to help local pollinators! Create a bee-friendly mini garden to take home. 

Disclaimer(s)

Program Registration (YS)

Please register for each program in this series individually.

Baby Prom

Friday, May 22, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Youth Services Program Room at Orland Park Public Library
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 23 months

Why wait until high school? Put on a fancy dress or tux and join us at the library for A Midmorning to Remember. The day will be filled with dancing, “limo” rides, and that very special someone.   

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 23 months
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Why wait until high school? Put on a fancy dress or tux and join us at the library for A Midmorning to Remember. The day will be filled with dancing, “limo” rides, and that very special someone.   

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.

Bright Starts Family Storytime

Saturday, May 23, 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!

Upcoming
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.