Upcoming Events

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

In this hands-on class, you will learn how to use this graphic design program to create a variety of fun projects, both print and digital. 

Registration is required.

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

Family Event. Do you know about our Storywalk? Take a walk with Sailor Duck and Alex as we read the new season’s story and then do some outside games! Meet at the Storywalk at 144th Place and Ravinia Avenue.  

Pick up this Take and Make at the Teen Loft while supplies last. 

Ages 3-6. Join us for apple stories, crafts, and games accompanied by a special apple taste test where we’ll pick which apple is our favorite. REGISTRATION OPENS: Sept. 2 

Designed for those caring for a loved one with dementia. Comes to relax, share, learn, and connect with fellow caregivers and local experts. This program is exclusively for caregivers. 

Grades 6-12.  Create your very own pinata and fill it with loot! 

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

Learn more about Illinois State Treasurer's Office programs, including the Bright Start College Savings, an Illinois' tax-advantaged college savings program, ABLE, a savings program for people with disabilities, and the iCash program.

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

Grades 3-5. Learn all about Ecospheres, tiny self-contained ecosystems in a jar. We will be creating our own eco-jars to take home that will have tiny snails to keep. REGISTRATION OPENS: Sept. 2 

In this basics course, you will receive hands-on instruction on how to use the Cricut Design Space and Cricut craft cutting machine and take home a personalized project. 

Registration is required.

Birth-11 months with parent or caregiver.

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

12-23 months with parent or caregiver.

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

This hands-on class will build on the foundation of the previous Computer Basics class. You will learn how to create folders, surf the web, and how to create safe passwords.   

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

Grades K-2. Come and express your feelings in a colorful way by creating your own color monster and playing a colors game. REGISTRATION OPENS: Sept. 2 

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

The library, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association and Pathlights, is hosting an eight-week support group for those living with early stage dementia or MCI (mild cognitive impairment), and their care partners.

This meeting is for care partners of those attending the Early Memory Loss Support Group. If your care partner is registered you will automatically be registered for this concurrent meeting.

Grades 6-12. Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Peanuts by buddying up with a child to help them create a Snoopy inspired doghouse. 

Grades K-2. Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Peanuts by decorating a mini doghouse for a mini Snoopy! REGISTRATION OPENS: Sept. 2 

In this class, you'll get hands-on instruction using the Glowforge laser cutter/engraver machine.

Registration is required.