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Toddler Time

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Toddler Time is an interactive storytime program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers. Please register. 

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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
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Toddler Time is an interactive storytime program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers. Please register. 

English Conversation Group/Grupo de conversación en inglés

English Conversation Group/Grupo de conversación en inglés

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adults

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

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

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

Mulitcolored liquids forming a rainbow effect in a jar.

Make a Rainbow in a Jar

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
STEAM/Science, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children

Compare the density of different liquids while creating a rainbow in a jar!  For kids entering 1st through 5th grade.  

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

Compare the density of different liquids while creating a rainbow in a jar!  For kids entering 1st through 5th grade.  

Teen Crochet Cafe

Teen Crochet Cafe: Crochet a Rainbow Granny Square in 3 Sessions

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Teens

Learn how to crochet a rainbow granny square in 3 sessions.  Beginners are welcome and the Library will supply yarn and needles. 

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

Learn how to crochet a rainbow granny square in 3 sessions.  Beginners are welcome and the Library will supply yarn and needles. 

A variety of experiments having to do with colors.

The Colorful World of STEM

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
STEAM/Science, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children

Explore the world of color through science activities!

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

Explore the world of color through science activities!

Evergreen Park Public Library Logo

Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 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.

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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.

a cartoon tiger and lion in front of a stack of books

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Preschool Storytime combines stories and songs for kids from 3-5 years old.  Please register.  There is no Preschool Storytime on June 19, 2025.

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

Preschool Storytime combines stories and songs for kids from 3-5 years old.  Please register.  There is no Preschool Storytime on June 19, 2025.

Yak & Yarn Hangout

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Porch at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
All

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!

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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Porch
Age Group: All
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

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!

Organize Your Emails

Organize Your Emails

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Computer Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adults

Learn how to create folders and organize your emails. Gmail account required.

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

Learn how to create folders and organize your emails. Gmail account required.

Dominoes in a run.

Domino Topplers Club

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Other, STEAM/Science
Age Group:
Children

Build domino runs, then knock them down!  We'll supply the dominoes and challenge cards, you bring your creativity!

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

Build domino runs, then knock them down!  We'll supply the dominoes and challenge cards, you bring your creativity!

Three multicolored bird specimens

Junior Critter Investigators with the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Environment, STEAM/Science
Age Group:
Children

Why do different animals have different coverings? Explore different animal coverings by observing preserved specimens from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s collections.

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

Why do different animals have different coverings? Explore different animal coverings by observing preserved specimens from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s collections.

A taxidermied squirrel specimen

Explore Collections & Specimens from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Environment, STEAM/Science
Age Group:
Children

Explore local specimens from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s collections with an experienced Museum Educator. Observe and learn from preserved specimens such as nests, pinned insects and mammal study skins.

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

Explore local specimens from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s collections with an experienced Museum Educator. Observe and learn from preserved specimens such as nests, pinned insects and mammal study skins.

A large taco on the back of a semi truck.

Where Does Your Food Come From? A Farm to Table Taco Adventure with the Cook County Farm Bureau

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Environment, Health & Wellness, Home & Garden, STEAM/Science
Age Group:
Children

Learn how tacos and their colorful ingredients get from the field to the table, with an instructor from the Cook County Farm Bureau! For kids entering grades 1-2.  Limit 30.  Please register.

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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Education, Environment, Health & Wellness, Home & Garden, STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how tacos and their colorful ingredients get from the field to the table, with an instructor from the Cook County Farm Bureau! For kids entering grades 1-2.  Limit 30.  Please register.

After Hours Porch Concert with Euphoria

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Porch at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Performance
Age Group:
All

Kick off your summer weekend at a Library porch concert. We’re bringing music lovers together to hear local band Euphoria (talented EPCHS teens) perform your rock favorites!

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Porch
Age Group: All
Program Type: Music, Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kick off your summer weekend at a Library porch concert. We’re bringing music lovers together to hear local band Euphoria (talented EPCHS teens) perform your rock favorites!

Crafternoon at the Cinema

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Movie
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Enjoy a movie while you craft! Bring your needlecraft, fiber art, or whatever craft or work-in-progress for social crafting and a movie. Popcorn will be provided. 

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy a movie while you craft! Bring your needlecraft, fiber art, or whatever craft or work-in-progress for social crafting and a movie. Popcorn will be provided. 

Dragging a squeegee over paint.

Squeegee Art

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children

Create your own expressive designs with paint and a squeegee!

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

Create your own expressive designs with paint and a squeegee!

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All Day
Evergreen Park Public Library

Evergreen Park Public Library is closed Sundays between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends.

Closing
Branches:
Evergreen Park Public Library
Description:

Evergreen Park Public Library is closed Sundays between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends.

Small child walking through library stacks.

Scavenger Hunt Week!

All Day 7/14 - 7/19
Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children

It's Scavenger Hunt Week at the Library!  Drop in anytime from July 14-19 to find pictures hidden throughout the Library and earn a small prize.

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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

It's Scavenger Hunt Week at the Library!  Drop in anytime from July 14-19 to find pictures hidden throughout the Library and earn a small prize.

Cartoon baby with an open book on his/her lap.

Baby Bookworms

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and fun for you and your baby!  For babies from birth through 17 months with a caregiver.  Please register. 

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

Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and fun for you and your baby!  For babies from birth through 17 months with a caregiver.  Please register. 

Two boys painting outside

Plein Air Painting at James J. Sexton Park

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Environment, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children

What is plein air painting?  It's just a fancy way of saying painting outside.  Meet at James J. Sexton Park (91st and Rockwell) to paint what you see. Registration required.  For kids in grades K to 5.

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Environment, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

What is plein air painting?  It's just a fancy way of saying painting outside.  Meet at James J. Sexton Park (91st and Rockwell) to paint what you see. Registration required.  For kids in grades K to 5.

Animation Fan Club: Pixarmania

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Animation Fan Club is meeting up to discuss the works at Pixar Studios. Club members are encouraged to bring their projects to share with the group.

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

Animation Fan Club is meeting up to discuss the works at Pixar Studios. Club members are encouraged to bring their projects to share with the group.

Village School Supply Drive

Village School Supply Drive

All Day 7/15 - 8/15
Evergreen Park Public Library

Back-to-school season can be a challenging time for some families. Please donate school supplies to set Evergreen Park students up for academic success.

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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Event Details:

Back-to-school season can be a challenging time for some families. Please donate school supplies to set Evergreen Park students up for academic success.

4 pictures of toddlers, each in their own circle

Toddler Time

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Toddler Time is an interactive storytime program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers. Please register. 

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

Toddler Time is an interactive storytime program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers. Please register. 

Stroke Support

Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Group with OSF HealthCare

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, OSF
Age Group:
Adults

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: Recognizing a new Stroke

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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, OSF
Registration Required
Event Details:

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: Recognizing a new Stroke