Week Calendar

Thanks for signing up for the final shift of the Community Campout -breakfast and clean up! Volunteers rise early and meet at 50-Acre Park to help set up breakfast, and assist campers with checkout.

Preschool Storytime combines stories, songs, crafts, and games for kids from 3-5 years old (siblings welcome). We'll meet at Bejcek Park (90th and Troy). Please register.  There is no Preschool Storytime on July 4.

Toddler Time is an interactive storytime program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers (siblings welcome). We'll meet at Bejcek Park (90th and Troy). Please register.

Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and fun for you and your baby! For babies from birth through 17 months with a caregiver (siblings welcome).  We'll meet at Bejcek Park (90th and Troy).  Please register.

Adults with limited knowledge of computers can learn the main components, mouse, keyboard and common terminology words. This is a hands-on class. 

Kids ages 2-5 engage with books through poses, shapes and stretches. Feel free to bring a yoga mat or beach towel. Please register. There is no 10 am Stories and Stretches on July 14.

Adults with limited knowledge of computers can learn the main components, mouse, keyboard and common terminology words. This is a hands-on class. 

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

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

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 crochet or knitting tips, or just drop in for an early afternoon hangout.

Bus leaves the Library at 1 pm. The Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center is located in Willow Springs, IL.

Do you understand how books are put in order at the Library?  Would you prefer to volunteer for a quiet activity?  We need you to shelve our books.

Kids ages 3-6 are invited to grab their tutus and join us for Ballerina Storytime. We'll listen to stories about ballet class, then get to sample a real ballet class, taught by an instructor from the Evergreen Park Recreation Department.

Join Spark the Firefly and her friends for a summer night in Firefly Grove.

Help kids make slime.  Set up and clean up.

Do you love the gooey and stretchy ooze of slime? Come hone your slime skills and leave with your very own slime creation.  For kids entering kindergarten through 5th grade.  Registration required.

Help us lead children through STEAM activities and experiments.  Set up and clean up.

Join us each week as we delve into different STEAM topics, from animals to engineering, and do interactive experiments and activities. For kids entering grades 1-5.  Registration required.

Volunteer to set up the Community Campout in 50-Acre Park.  Volunteers are needed to pack and transport supplies from the Library to the park.  Help us set up a check-in table for campers,  the hot dog cookout, and the campfire.

Help us wipe down and clean up the Children's Department.

Teen Multicultural Book Club discusses the graphic novel  "Heartstopper" by Alice Oseman in observance of Pride Month. The discussion will be paired with a Make & Take Pride bracelet. Books will be available for checkout June 1!

Have you ever wondered how to decoupage plates? Donna C is sharing how to mod podge glass plates with tissue paper! 

Curator Margaret Schlesinger gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of and recent renovation of the gallery including restoring, interpreting, and commissioning new models of historic ships.

Help kids make slime.  Set up and clean up.

Do you love the gooey and stretchy ooze of slime? Come hone your slime skills and leave with your very own slime creation.  For kids entering kindergarten through 5th grade.  Registration 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 welcome.

Presented via Zoom

Sometimes life can be stranger than fiction. Join us for a discussion of Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-first Century by Jessica Bruder. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk.

Join us for a fun night out with the family every Thursday.  Discover your creativity, play family games, and enjoy some fun quality time!  For kids entering grades K-5 and their grownups.  Please register each child attending.

Rex Newell will appraise your collectibles and talk about trends in the antique business. The first 40 registrants may bring one item for appraisal, but spectators are welcome.

Volunteers meet at 50-Acre Park to help with check-in, the cookout, and the campfire activities.  We are so grateful for your help in making the Community Campout a success. Students will be assigned service hours! Thank you.

Andrea is a Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist who has documented the lives of poor Americans, Muslim immigrants, and other people on the margins of power.