Week Calendar

Outreach Services provides a browsing collection of large print books and audiovisual materials to residents of Smith Crossing Senior Living.

Learn to create origami cranes with step-by-step instruction with a special discussion of Sadako Sasaki and her mission to fold 1,000 paper cranes.  

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

Outreach Services provides a browsing collection of large print books and audiovisual materials to residents of Thomas Place Senior Living.

Birth-11 months with parent or caregiver.

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

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

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

12-23 months with parent or caregiver.

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

Outreach Services provides a browsing collection of large type books and audiovisual materials to residents of Alden Estates.

The library offers tech items for checkout. This includes Rokus, Hotspots, Nintendo classics, and more. Learn about each piece of equipment and how to use them in this lecture-style class.

Outreach Services provides a browsing collection of large type books and audiovisual materials to residents of Warren Barr Senior Living.

Outreach Staff reads with residents of Autumn Leaves.

This presentation discusses the differences between elder abuse and domestic violence in later life, and who can be victimized.

Come hang out at the library and meet new friends. Read a book or play board games in this monthly drop-in program. No registration required. All homeschooling families are welcome. 

Join us for an entertaining piano concert by Millie Watland and Janet Kuester.

Calling all Barbies (and Kens)! You're invited to an intergenerational celebration of all things Barbie! Adults and teens will explore Barbie's history, celebrate the Barbie movie, and create our own accessories with a bracelet bar.

Join us for casual Saturday afternoon Bingo! Drop-ins welcome!

In this class, you will use the Glowforge and Cricut machines to create a take-home Thanksgiving Project.

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

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

Practice counting and identifying numbers at fun stations around the room.

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. 

Stop by this informational table to learn more about the opioid crisis and how to administer life-saving Naloxone. Sponsored by The University of Illinois Extension in partnership with the Cook County Department of Public Health.

Attendees will participate in a series of discussions and be introduced to basic physical self-defense skills and techniques. Training will focus on three key areas: mindset, skill set, and planning.

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

Do you think you have enough courage as little owl?  Join us as we read “The Owl Who Dared” and create your own brave owl.

This workshop covers retirement planning, focusing on fund accumulation, distribution, and qualified plans like IRAs.

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.  

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

There has been a pickle massacre! We are recruiting the best forensic investigators to perform autopsies on the poor pickles who have met an unfortunate demise.

November 14 is National Pickle Day! Celebrate with us by learning how to make pickles and chutneys. Samples will be provided.

Find out how to setup and use a Google email account. Discover more about Google Drive, a cloud-based solution for composing, storing, and collaborating on various types of documents in this hands-on class.

A dazzling magical realism western in the vein of Cormac McCarthy meets Gabriel García Márquez, The Bullet Swallower follows a Mexican bandido as he sets off for Texas to save his family, only to encounter a mysterious figure wh