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Edible Slime

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

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

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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
Full
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:

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
Full
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 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
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:

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
Upcoming
Registration Required
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
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
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:

Try your hand at creating some beautiful, unique jewelry!  

Knitting Club

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

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
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:

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
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
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
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:

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

Knitting Club

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

Ice Cream Day!

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

July 20 is National Ice Cream Day! Design a delicious dessert to enjoy while making various origami crafts. 

 

Ransom Notes

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

Get ready for a fit of giggles during this ridiculous word magnet game. The librarian will give you a silly prompt and you will have 60 seconds to use the word magnets in front of you to come up with a silly response to the question. 

Bingo-Palooza: Loteria

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Upcoming
Registration Required
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
Event Details:

Play the beloved and traditional Mexican picture bingo. 

Giant Board Game Extravaganza

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, Grades 3-5
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Children, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for BIG BIG FUN! Join us in gigantic games of Hungry Hungry Hippos on push scooters and humongous Jenga and even Kerplunk so big it’ll knock your socks off! 

Mario Kart Tournament

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2
Upcoming
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
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ready to hit the road? We’ll have a tournament to determine our best Mario Kart 8 Deluxe racer!