Event List

Grab your crochet hook, knitting needles, or sewing kit and join other crafters for some social stitching! Show off your WIP (work in progress), get some tips, or just drop in.

Únase a nuestro grupo de conversación en inglés para practicar sus habilidades de conversación.

Lend us your 3D printing expertise and receive 3 hours of community service! Your tasks include guiding our patrons through the steps to design a snowflake ornament using Tinkercad. 

Learn how to design a snowflake ornament using Tinkercad.com. Basic computer skills required.

Join M. Colleen Klimczak as she helps you get the most out of your holidays by spending a little time planning now! 

Take a look at the real women behind the Jazz controversy and the female reporter who not only brought their stories to life but wrote the play the musical was based on.

Join us anytime from noon-4pm to make handmade cards for kids who are hospitalized.  Children, teens, and adults are welcome.  We'll send the cards to the Chicago organization Cards for Hospitalized Kids (

Let's dish about cookbooks!

Celebrate football season with the humorous early history of the NFL with an unusual program on the “forgotten” early history of the oldest teams in the NFL: the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cardinals.

Únase a nuestro grupo de conversación en inglés para practicar sus habilidades de conversación.

This month's selection is A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg 

Local gardener and herb-lover Madelyn Kenny will teach us how to make Fire Cider.

There's no better way to welcome in the season than by joining our Winter Jewelry Making Workshop. This enchanting program is your gateway to crafting exquisite, one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces.

The Stroke Support Group brings together stroke survivors, caregivers, and other interested parties for mutual help, fellowship, and education. Focused topics are discussed at each meeting. 

Today's Topic: Stroke and Diabetes

Even if you don’t drink rum, this is a worthwhile history. Learn when rum arose and where, how pirates got involved, how run helped unite the 13 Colonies, and how it became one of the issues that sparked the American Revolution.

Únase a nuestro grupo de conversación en inglés para practicar sus habilidades de conversación.

Sometimes, life can be stranger than fiction. Join this monthly book club to discuss nonfiction titles.

Want to learn to dance and increase your confidence, coordination, health, energy, and achieve your goals? Join professional dancer, Elaine Gotfryd-Noonan, as she dances you into shape and teaches dance fundamentals.

Teens and adults are needed to help out at the Stacks Social Club meetings.  Your tasks include assisting young adults with disabilities with crafts and activities, setting up, and cleaning up!

Give your brain the workout it needs to stay sharp! Participate in interactive brain-teasers, games, and puzzles that get you thinking. Coming together and learning new things is good for your noggin! Recommended for older adults.