Upcoming Events

Learn about maximizing your Social Security benefits at this informational program including the optimal time to claim benefits, the impact of working while receiving them, tax implications, and spousal benefits.

This lecture-style class will cover topics on Microsoft 365 apps, plans, pricing, storage, and features.

Registration is required.

Meredith Meder creates cheese-centric recipes with popular items from your garden. Samples will be provided.

In this basics course, you will receive a lectured tutorial on how to use the Glowforge laser cutting and engraving machine.

Registration is required.

Jerry Vankus, “Mr. Jerry”, has been studying and practicing the art of handwriting analysis since 1975. Enjoy this opportunity to learn more about yourself just by signing your name and writing a few lines.

Born in Spain, raised in Chicago, holding dual Irish and American citizenship and now settled in rural England, Sarah McQuaid brings the eclecticism of her background to her “captivating, unorthodox songwriting” and choice of material, spanning ge

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.

Learn about storing and backing up your collection of digital photos using flash drives, portable hard drives or cloud drives in this lecture-style class.

Registration is required. 

We know our patrons love to read, but how about those of you who put the ink to paper as well? Join us for a drop-in session the first Tuesday of every month to read and discuss your work and the work of your fellow wordsmiths.

A social gathering for people living with Alzheimer's and related dementias and their care partners. Each session includes an activity and gives participants a chance to enjoy time together.

This class is designed for curious folks who are considering getting chickens, as well as for those who already have their own birds. Learn how to find local laws, choose and raise chicks, and care for adult birds.

Come meet professional Voice Actor Gary Spitzer. Gary has been a professional agency-represented Voice Actor since the mid 2000s.

In this basics course, you will receive hands-on instruction on how to use the Cricut craft cutting machine.

Registration is required.

The Veterans Commission of Orland Park will be collecting cookie donations for active-duty service members on Veteran's Day in the library's lobby.

Interested in leveling up your crochet skills? In this hands-on class you will learn intermediate stitches of double, half-double, and triple crochet as well as some new crochet techniques.

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.

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.  

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.

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