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Homeschool Board Games & Bricks

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2, Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
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:

Family Event. Come hang out at the library and meet new friends. Play board games or build with Lego bricks in this monthly drop-in program. No registration required. All homeschooling families are welcome. 

Soda-licious

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5
Waitlist
Registration
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: 0
Event Details:

Get your taste buds ready for weird and wacky sodas. Rate these sodas on a scale from 10 to YUCK! 

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

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5
Closed
Registration
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: 0
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.  

Video Game Club

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
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:

Grades K-5. Get ready for an action-packed time at Video Game Club! We’ll be playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, both on the Nintendo Switch! No registration required.  

Homeschoolers: Backyard Games

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2, Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: The Backyard
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:

Celebrate the end of the year with outdoor games. We will also have space for you to bring your favorite board games as well.  No registration required.    

Star Wars Time

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
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:

 The force is strong at the library. Explore the galaxy with stories and a craft.  Registration is appreciated but not required. 

All About Energy

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5
Registration
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 learn about all the different kinds of energy and do some experiments to demonstrate them.

Edible Slime

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5
Registration
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:

Slime you can play with it and try a bite, if you dare! 

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.

Video Game Club

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
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:

Grades K-5. Hop in for some multiplayer fun on Nintendo Switch games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! No registration required. 

Eye Wear LEGOs

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5
Registration
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:

Join us to build your own fabulous Lego glasses. Anything you can wear on your face you get to keep! 

Knitting Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5
Registration
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 hand knit hats, mittens, or scarves? This is your chance to learn to knit so you can create your own. 

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6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5
Registration
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:

Learn all about simple circuits and create your very own running dinosaur robot just like the browser game. 

Crosstown Exotics

10:00am - 11:00am
Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2, Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8, Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2, Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Family Event, Youth Program
Event Details:

Family Event. Come celebrate the beginning of summer reading with an exciting reptile show! No registration required

SRC Kick-Off Event

10:00am - 1:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2, Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8, Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Pavilion
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Birth - 35 months., Children, Ages 3 and up, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2, Teens, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Family Event, Teen Program, Youth Program, YS Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Family Event. It’s time to sign-up for the Summer Reading Challenge! Help us celebrate at our Kickoff event featuring the following exciting activities: 

Bingo-Palooza: Super Mario Bingo

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Registration
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Find your favorite Mario game characters five in a row and BINGO. 

T-Rexplorers

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Pavilion
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Program Type: Youth Program
Event Details:

Family Event. Get excited about science and nature with T-Rexplorers!

Jewelry Making!

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5
Registration
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:

Try your hand at creating some beautiful, unique jewelry!  

Knitting Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5
Registration
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 hand knit hats, mittens, or scarves? This is your chance to learn to knit so you can create your own. 

Video Game Club

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
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:

Grades K-5. Hop in for some multiplayer fun on Nintendo Switch games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! No registration required. 

 

Crayola Imagine Academy of Arts Presents: Board Game Design

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Registration
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: 30
Event Details:

Grades K-5. Come dive into the world of board game design by creating your own board game about the wonders of ocean life.  

Rise of the AI Escape Room

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Grades 3-5
Registration
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: 12
Event Details:

We have the latest set of VR goggles available to try, but due to some sort of glitch you are now stuck in a virtual wasteland.

Games of the Past

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5
Registration
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 and play some games that your parents played when they were younger like Cat’s Cradle and make your own Fortune Teller.    

The KID Game

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Grades 3-5
Registration
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: 20
Event Details:

Join us for a series of mini games inspired by the wildly popular pop culture pheromones. We will be playing Red Light, Green Light, The Dalgona Challenge, Tug of War and more! 

Paper Collages

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5
Registration
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:

Have fun making a paper collage using a variety of materials.