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Sculpt a Pout Pout Fish

Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Sculpt a cute Pout Pout Fish out of air dry clay. This is a two-week series.  On May 16, we will build the fish.  On May 23, we will paint them.  You must attend both sessions.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sculpt a cute Pout Pout Fish out of air dry clay. This is a two-week series.  On May 16, we will build the fish.  On May 23, we will paint them.  You must attend both sessions.

CLOSED

All Day 5/24 - 5/25
Evergreen Park Public Library, Linda McKeown, Virtual, Off Site, Volunteer Calendar

Happy Memorial Day

Closing
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Description:

Happy Memorial Day

This event is in the "Adults" group

Introduction to Mahjong

Monday, May 25, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Join Denise Nelligan, a passionate local mahjong instructor as she introduces you to the timeless game of Mahjong—both in its original Chinese style and the adapted American version. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Denise Nelligan, a passionate local mahjong instructor as she introduces you to the timeless game of Mahjong—both in its original Chinese style and the adapted American version. 

This event is in the "Children" group

Build It: Lego Club

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Other, Technology
Age Group:
Children

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

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other, Technology
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Yak & Yarn Hangout

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

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

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

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

Crisis Center for South Suburbia

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Lobby at Evergreen Park Public Library

The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence and addresses the societal issues that contribute

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Lobby
Event Details:

The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence and addresses the societal issues that contribute

This event is in the "Adults" group

Kindred Spirits Book Club

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

This month's selection is The Wedding People by Alison Espach 

 

 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month's selection is The Wedding People by Alison Espach 

 

 

This event is in the "Children" group

Beyblade Club

Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children

Beybladers unite! Join your friends or make new ones at Beyblade Club.  Beyblade is a competitive game where spinning tops are launched into a stadium and clash until one is either left in the stadium or spins the longest.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Beybladers unite! Join your friends or make new ones at Beyblade Club.  Beyblade is a competitive game where spinning tops are launched into a stadium and clash until one is either left in the stadium or spins the longest.

This event is in the "All" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Summer Reading Kick Off Party

Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading
Age Group:
All, Children, Teens, Adults

Help us kick off this year's Summer Reading Challenge, Unearth A Story, with a parking lot party! While you're here, sign up the whole family for our summer reading challenge and start logging the minutes you read this summer to earn prizes!

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group: All, Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Summer Reading
Event Details:

Help us kick off this year's Summer Reading Challenge, Unearth A Story, with a parking lot party! While you're here, sign up the whole family for our summer reading challenge and start logging the minutes you read this summer to earn prizes!

EP Chamber of Commerce

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 8:30am - 9:45am
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library

EP Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Event Details:

EP Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting

This event is in the "Adults" group

WITS Workout

Monday, June 8, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
AgeOptions
Age Group:
Adults

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.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: AgeOptions
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "All" group

Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Conference Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group:
All

Members of the public are welcome to attend. Each regular agenda provides time for public participation. Patrons addressing the Library Board must state their full name for the record, and limit their comments to three minutes.

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: All
Event Details:

Members of the public are welcome to attend. Each regular agenda provides time for public participation. Patrons addressing the Library Board must state their full name for the record, and limit their comments to three minutes.

This event is in the "Children" group

Matt Sandbank's Shadow Factory presents "A Wild Goose Chase"

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Children
Poetry springs hilariously to life as soon as shadow puppets hit the screen! A Wild Goose Chase is an interactive live performance that combines shadow puppetry with poetry.
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:
Poetry springs hilariously to life as soon as shadow puppets hit the screen! A Wild Goose Chase is an interactive live performance that combines shadow puppetry with poetry.

CLOSED

All Day
Evergreen Park Public Library, Linda McKeown, Virtual, Off Site, Volunteer Calendar
Closing
Branches:
Evergreen Park Public Library, Linda McKeown, Virtual, Off Site, Volunteer Calendar
This event is in the "Children" group

Dinosaur Discoveries with T-Rexplorers!

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
STEAM/Science
Age Group:
Children

Celebrate Dinovember with T-Rexplorers! See dinosaur bones up close and get a glimpse of what it would be like to go on a dinosaur dig with authentic dinosaur fossils.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate Dinovember with T-Rexplorers! See dinosaur bones up close and get a glimpse of what it would be like to go on a dinosaur dig with authentic dinosaur fossils.

Crisis Center for South Suburbia

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Lobby at Evergreen Park Public Library

The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence and addresses the societal issues that contribute

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Lobby
Event Details:

The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence and addresses the societal issues that contribute

CLOSED

All Day 7/3 - 7/4
Evergreen Park Public Library, Linda McKeown, Virtual, Off Site, Volunteer Calendar
Closing
Branches:
Evergreen Park Public Library, Linda McKeown, Virtual, Off Site, Volunteer Calendar

EP Chamber of Commerce

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 8:30am - 9:45am
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library

EP Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Event Details:

EP Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting

This event is in the "All" group

Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Conference Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group:
All

Members of the public are welcome to attend. Each regular agenda provides time for public participation. Patrons addressing the Library Board must state their full name for the record, and limit their comments to three minutes.

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: All
Event Details:

Members of the public are welcome to attend. Each regular agenda provides time for public participation. Patrons addressing the Library Board must state their full name for the record, and limit their comments to three minutes.

This event is in the "Children" group

Dinosaur Ranger Academy with Dinosaurs Wild

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Performance, STEAM/Science, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children

Join Dinosaur Ranger Brooke in her mobile field lab for an exciting training day packed with dinosaur fossils, facts, and fun.  Along the way, you’ll meet three baby dinosaurs with larger-than-life personalities, and you’ll discover what make

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Performance, STEAM/Science, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Dinosaur Ranger Brooke in her mobile field lab for an exciting training day packed with dinosaur fossils, facts, and fun.  Along the way, you’ll meet three baby dinosaurs with larger-than-life personalities, and you’ll discover what make

Crisis Center for South Suburbia

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Lobby at Evergreen Park Public Library

The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence and addresses the societal issues that contribute

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Lobby
Event Details:

The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence and addresses the societal issues that contribute

This event is in the "Children" group

Science Heroes: Digging It!

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Performance, STEAM/Science, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children

Unearth your curiosity as we dig into the incredible science that’s all around us! Harness the power of pressure and energy with the Toilet Tornado! Experiment with physical vs. chemical changes with the Disappearing Polymer!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Education, Performance, STEAM/Science, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Unearth your curiosity as we dig into the incredible science that’s all around us! Harness the power of pressure and energy with the Toilet Tornado! Experiment with physical vs. chemical changes with the Disappearing Polymer!

Summer Book Sale

All Day 8/3 - 8/8
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library

Drop by our huge summer book sale and stock up on materials for your personal library! 

Pricing: pay what you want!

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Event Details:

Drop by our huge summer book sale and stock up on materials for your personal library! 

Pricing: pay what you want!

This event is in the "Adults" group

WITS Workout

Monday, August 3, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
AgeOptions
Age Group:
Adults

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.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: AgeOptions
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.