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Preschool Story Time

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time
Body:
Preschool Story Time combines stories, songs and crafts for kids from 3-5 years old.    ...

1 pm Chair Yoga Spring 1

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Body:
Certified yoga instructor Joan Zigulich of Yoga Pathway will lead you in a Chair Yoga practice to boost your energy and get your joints moving. This gentle form of yoga consists of simple movements to strengthen and stretch the whole body all while s...

Wednesday Crafternoon

3:30pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Body:
Join us on Wednesday afternoons to make a cool craft after school! March 13--Rainbow in a Bag March 20--Cloud Binoculars March 27--Paper Kites April 10--Raindrop Gravity Painting April 17--Rain Sticks April 24--Raindrop Mobiles M...

Great Minds Don't Think Alike: Dyslexia Empathy/Awareness Workshop for Teens

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Teen/Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Body:
Young people will be challenged with activities, led by Saint Xavier University Special Education graduate students, that will help them understand dyslexia.  Youth will simulate reading with dyslexia to help understand this learning difference....

Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 46
Body:
Author and traveler Jeanne Roppolo discusses how we can give our family the gift of a clean, organized, and simple life when we downsize in a memorable way. ...

Stranger Than Fiction Book Club

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Teen/Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Body:
Stranger Than Fiction meets monthly for lively discussion of current nonfiction titles. For March, we will read and discuss Harari's Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's cr...

Tidy Up the Children's Department

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Volunteer Calendar
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Body:
Help clean up the Children's Department at the end of the day.   Wipe down play tables, clean toys, put together puzzles, etc. ...

Preschool Story Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time
Body:
Preschool Story Time combines stories, songs and crafts for kids from 3-5 years old.    ...

Snack & STEM

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Teen/Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Body:
Join us on Thursdays for fun STEM activities and a brain-boosting snack! Register for each activity you are attending. March 14--Make a Mind Movie Shoebox Projector March 21--Backwards Spelling Bee April 11--Marshmallow Blaster April 18--...

U.S. Citizenship: Naturalization 101

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Body:
A local representative from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Great Lakes District will conduct a PowerPoint presentation on “Naturalization 101:  Becoming a U.S. Citizen” on Thursday, March 21, 2019.  The program includes a...

Tidy Up the Children's Department

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Volunteer Calendar
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Body:
Help clean up the Children's Department at the end of the day.   Wipe down play tables, clean toys, put together puzzles, etc. ...

Baby Bookworms

9:30am - 10:00am
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time
Body:
Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and fun for you and your baby! For babies from birth through 17 months with a caregiver.  ...

Computer Basics

10:00am - 12:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Computer Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Body:
Adults with limited knowledge of computers can learn the main components and keyboard, common terminology, use of the mouse, and set up and use of a free email account. This is a hands-on class. $10 fee. ...

Tween/Teen Funtastic Fridays

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Teen/Activity Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Body:
Join us on Fridays for some after-school fun! March 8--Water Color Salt Painting March 22--Animal Butt Phone Stands April 12--Raindrop Sun Catchers May 3--Duct-tape Flowers May 10--Felt Flower Frames May 17--Newspaper Flowers ...

After Hours: Jazz Singer Petra van Nuis

6:30pm - 9:00pm
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performance
Body:
Enjoy some wine and cheese and listen to singer Petra van Nuis and guitarist Andy Brown as they entertain you with jazz favorites. Petra has played every top venue in town (Jazz Showcase, Green Mill, Andy's Jazz Club, Fitzgerald's, Chicago Cultu...

SAT Practice Test

9:00am - 12:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Teen/Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Body:
Take a free, full-length practice test to help prepare for the actual exam. Bring No. 2 pencils, an approved calculator and a healthy snack. ...

Take a Trip! Chicago Flower and Garden Show

9:15am - 4:15pm
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home & Garden
Registration Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Body:
The 2019 Chicago Flower & Garden Show returns to Navy Pier this spring. For more information visit www.chicagoflower.com. The cost includes group ticket price and school bus transportation. Lunch on the Pier is on your own. The bus is s...

Disclaimer(s)

Paid Event Refund Policy

  1. Cancelations must be received no later than 48 hours prior to the start of a program to receive a refund.
  2. Trip refunds will be granted only if the vacated spot is filled.
  3. There are no refunds for cancelation of an Evergreen Park Public Library Foundation event.
  4. There are no partial refunds.
  5. Refunds will be paid in the manner tendered; i.e., cash, check, or charge.

Cuentos en Español--Story Time in Spanish

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time
Body:
Hora de cuentos para niños y niñas desde bebitos hasta edad escolar y para sus padres. Libros, canciones y rimas se presentarán totalmente en español. Presentado por St. Xavier Birth-3 y señorita Jessica.  This storytime features books, rhymes a...

Girls Who Code

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Computer Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Body:
Girls Who Code is a weekly coding club where girls 6th-12th grade meet to learn coding. The online curriculum is provided by national organization Girls Who Code. Girls learn Python and Java, with volunteer instructors available to help when needed. ...

Guitarist John Quinn

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group: All
Program Type: Performance
Body:
Enjoy a variety of guitar selections performed by Evergreen Park resident John Quinn, member of Over the Side and South City Revival. ...

Email and Internet Safety

10:00am - 12:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Computer Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Body:
Learn to set up a free email account to send messages and attachments, forward, and more. Navigate the Internet using search engines and Favorites safely. $10 fee.   ...

Seuss & STEM

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Time
Body:
We will do a different Dr. Seuss-inspired science activity every week! ...

Tidy Up the Children's Department

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Volunteer Calendar
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Body:
Help clean up the Children's Department at the end of the day.   Wipe down play tables, clean toys, put together puzzles, etc. ...

Toddler Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time
Body:
Toddler Time is an interactive story time program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers.  ...

Reusable Beeswax Food Wraps

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Teen/Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Body:
Anna Stange will show us how to make Beeswax wraps, an eco-friendly and reusable alternative to plastic wrap that hugs bowls with just the right amount of cling. Use them to wrap cheese, half a lemon, a crusty loaf of bread, and fruits and vegetables...

Yak & Yarn

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Body:
The Yak and Yarn Club is open to crocheters and beginning knitters as well. 6th grade - adult are welcome. Beginning crochet students should bring an H/8 hook and skein of medium weight yarn; beginning knitters should bring size 8 needles and a ske...

Tidy Up the Children's Department

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Volunteer Calendar
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Body:
Help clean up the Children's Department at the end of the day.   Wipe down play tables, clean toys, put together puzzles, etc. ...