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Tiny Art Show--We are all out of Tiny Art Kits.

All Day 5/31–6/18
Children
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Event Details:

We are all out of Tiny Art kits.  Stop by the Children's Services Desk starting Saturday, May 31 to pick up a tiny canvas, while supplies last.  Paint your canvas at home and return your artwork by 5 pm on Wednesday, Jun

Art on the Spot

All Day 5/31–7/31
Children
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Drop in anytime to design a circle, leave it with us, and we will add it to our ongoing summer art project on display in the Children's Department.

Food Drive of the Month: Peanut Butter & Jelly

All Day 6/2–6/16
All, Children, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group: All, Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Evergreen CARES, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

We are happy to partner with the Village Pantry in their Food Drive of the Month program! Each month we will focus on one type of food item to help the pantry stock their shelves and build their reserves.

Scavenger Hunt Week!

All Day 6/9–6/14
Children
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 June 9-14 to find pictures hidden throughout the Library and earn a small prize.

Preschool Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
Children
Registration Required
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.

Bilingual Storytime: hora del cuento bilingüe

6:30pm–7:00pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes in English and Spanish.  Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas en inglés y español.

 

FULL--Tot Art

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

This event is full.  Feel free to add your name to our waitlist.

Unleash Your Inner Author

1:00pm–2:30pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Writers' Corner
Registration Required
Event Details:

Is your child brimming with imagination? Do they have stories bubbling inside them just waiting to be told? Then join our exciting new creative writing program at the library!

National Pigeon Appreciation Day Paint and Sip!

3:00pm–3:45pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's National Pigeon Appreciation Day!  Celebrate by painting Mo Willem's Pigeon on canvas while enjoying music, snacks, and camaraderie. Meet Ms. Laura's pet pigeon, Rudy!

Cuentos en español--Storytime in Spanish

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Hora de cuentos para niños y niñas desde bebitos hasta edad escolar y para sus padres.

Paint Decorative Garden Rocks

3:00pm–3:30pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Paint beautiful rocks for your home or garden.

Baby Bookworms

9:30am–10:00am
Children
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. 

FULL--Fire Station Family Field Trip!

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Education, Take a Trip!
Registration Required
Event Details:

This program is full.  Feel free to join the waitlist.  

Toddler Time

9:30am–10:00am
Children
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. 

Drop-In Craft--Juneteenth Bracelets

2:00pm–4:00pm
Children
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Current Events, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Kids entering 5th grade and younger are invited to drop in anytime from 2pm-4pm to make a bracelet to help you get ready for your Juneteenth celebration!

Toddler Time

9:30am–10:00am
Children
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. 

Unleash Your Inner Author

1:00pm–2:30pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Writers' Corner
Registration Required
Event Details:

Is your child brimming with imagination? Do they have stories bubbling inside them just waiting to be told? Then join our exciting new creative writing program at the library!

Learn about Monarch Butterflies with the Cook County South Suburban Master Gardeners

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Home & Garden, STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join an instructor from the Cook County South Suburban Master Gardeners to learn about the monarch butterfly, a magnificent, colorful species of butterfly that migrates from Mexico to Canada.

Create Like the Masters

6:30pm–7:00pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about artists such as Van Gogh and Picasso, then create your own art using the techniques they used.  We'll meet every Wednesday in June at 6:30pm.  For kids entering 1st through 5th grade.

FULL--Tot Art

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

This event is full.  Feel free to add your name to our waitlist.

Unleash Your Inner Author

1:00pm–2:30pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Writers' Corner
Registration Required
Event Details:

Is your child brimming with imagination? Do they have stories bubbling inside them just waiting to be told? Then join our exciting new creative writing program at the library!

Kiddie Drive-In Movie

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Movie
Event Details:

Bring a box big enough for your child to sit in.  Use our craft supplies to turn the box into a car!  Then your child can hop into the driver's seat, grab a snack and watch a short cartoon.  Craft supplies and snack provided. 

Tiny Art Show Reception

1:00pm–3:00pm
All, Children, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: All, Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Join us for an art reception featuring an exhibit of tiny art created by children of the community! Light refreshments will be served.  Drop-in anytime from 1pm-3pm.

Baby Bookworms

9:30am–10:00am
Children
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.