Event List

Explore the world of color through science activities!

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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.

We've invited a local band of EPCHS teens to play a summer concert at the Library, so grab a lawn chair or a blanket and come over to our porch! 

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. 

Create your own expressive designs with paint and a squeegee!

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

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

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

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

Design your own Shrinky Dinks and watch them shrink like magic right before your eyes.

Learn basic skills in Tinkercad to create a custom design that we will print for free. Basic computer skills are required.

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!

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

Upcycle an old t-shirt into a cool superhero cape!  Bring your own t-shirt.  For kids entering 3rd through 5th grades.