Upcoming Events

Kids engage with books through poses, shapes, and stretches. Feel free to bring a yoga mat or beach towel. Please register.

This month, Stranger Than Fiction Book Club is joining Cookbook Book Club to enjoy an Illinois Libraries Presentation with Chef Art Smith. Please register for the Illinois Libraries Present program at the link below.

Books by Art Smith will be available for checkout at the Circulation Desk.  Bring a dish from his book to share.  Enjoy his interview via Zoom after dinner.

Holiday Tips and Tricks with Chef Art Smith

Preschool Storytime combines stories and songs for kids from 3-5 years old.  Please register.  There's no Preschool Storytime on October 24 or November 28.

Learn the basics of how to navigate YouTube.

Offering supportive and skilled support for those who are mourning the death of their loved one. Contact Sheila Reed at sheila.a.reed@osfhealthcare.org  or 708.229.4299 to register for this program.

Join us once a month, anytime from 3-5 pm, to make holiday cards for kids who are hospitalized.  People of all ages are welcome.  We'll send the cards to the Chicago organization Cards for Hospitalized Kids (

High School Reading Buddies read with children in grades K-5, play games, and offer homework help.

This is a fun way to earn service hours and encourage a love of reading in EP!  Thank you for helping out.

Reading Buddies is a literacy program for children in grades K-5. Children choose a library book, read aloud to their high school reading buddy, play games, and work on homework!

Make cranberry slime just in time for Thanksgiving.

Create a team of 2-6 people and join us for a fun-filled afternoon of trivia!  Each team must have at least one child aged 13 or younger and one adult.  

Make a Thanksgiving craft, snack on popcorn and jellybeans, and watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.  For kids in 5th grade and younger.  Please register.

The Library is thrilled to host hometown teen author Mindy Marroquin for a book signing! Chat with Mindy about her fantasy graphic novel series Starchilld.  Cookies with Mindy's sticker art will be served.

At this free-play program, children are provided an open-ended prompt to encourage imaginative building and playing with Legos. 

Learn how to design a unique snowflake that we will print for free using Tinkercad.com. Basic computer skills are required.

Join us for a program combining early literacy and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). Explore scientific vocabulary with stories and science activities. Please register. For ages 3-8.

Join other fiber artists for some social stitching. Show off your WIP (work in progress), get some crochet or knitting tips, or just join for a social hangout. New members and all skill levels are always welcome!