Week Calendar

Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and fun for you and your baby!  For babies from birth through 17 months with a caregiver. There is no Baby Bookworms on October 10 and November 21.  Please register.

Toddler Time is an interactive story time program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers.  There is no Toddler Time on November 23. Please register.

Preschool Storytime combines stories and songs for kids from 3-5 years old.  There is no Preschool Storytime on October 28 and November 25, December 2nd and December 9th. Please register.

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.

School's out!  Have breakfast with us!  Enjoy our spooky breakfast cereal bar while watching The Addams Family (2019, PG).

Diana from Premier Succulents will demonstrate how to make a moss pole for your trailing plants (e.g. pothos and philodendron).  All supplies provided.

The in-person class is full.  Click here if you wish to register for the Zoom class.

The in-person class is full.  You are registering for the Zoom Class. The Zoom information will be sent to you prior to the first class. 

Help kids thread needles, tie knots, cut out pieces, and do a running stitch.  Set up and clean up.

Learn to design and hand sew a monster. We will meet for four weeks.  For kids in grades 3-5.  Please register. 

Come to the Anime Club after school and make delicious candy sushi.

Game on in the Teen Activity Room! The Library has five Nintendo Switches for in-library loans. Teens are welcome to bring their own Nintendo Switch. 

Join us once a month, anytime from 5:30-7:30pm, to make holiday cards for kids who are hospitalized.  Children and teens are welcome.  We'll send the cards to the Chicago organization Cards for Hospitalized Kids (

Join us once a month, anytime from 5:30-7:30pm, to make holiday cards for kids who are hospitalized.  Children and teens are welcome.  We'll send the cards to the Chicago organization Cards for Hospitalized Kids (

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.

Calling all true crime junkies! Let’s get together and talk about our favorite true crime podcasts, books, shows, and lore. Come prepared to talk about true crime you have been reading, watching, or listening to.

Recognized as one of the leading authorities on the history of professional football in the country, Joe Ziemba will talk about his latest book Bears vs.

Christmas is getting closer. Join Donna C. in making a glitter ornament in this hands-on workshop . 

Enjoy some wine and cheese and listen to local authors Sheila Lamb and Rose Gabler from Blake-Lamb Funeral Home as they talk about their book Laid to Rest:  The Hopes, Haunts, and Humor from My Life Above a Funeral Home. 

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Clean play tables, puzzles, and toys.