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Create Like the Masters

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children

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.

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.

This event is in the "All" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Exploring Your Playful Self

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Summer Reading
Age Group:
All, Adults

Play brings joy and it is helpful for problem solving. Research shows that being playful is an integral way to help enjoy life.

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

Play brings joy and it is helpful for problem solving. Research shows that being playful is an integral way to help enjoy life.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Stranger Than Fiction Book Discussion

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Sometimes, life can be stranger than fiction. Join this monthly book club to discuss nonfiction titles.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sometimes, life can be stranger than fiction. Join this monthly book club to discuss nonfiction titles.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

S'more Books Please: Campfire at the Urban Barn

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens

Roast some gooey marshmallows, slap together a s'more, and read by the light of a campfire at our beautiful Urban Barn. Bring your own book, blanket, or lawn chair. We'll provide s'mores, books, and flashlights.

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Roast some gooey marshmallows, slap together a s'more, and read by the light of a campfire at our beautiful Urban Barn. Bring your own book, blanket, or lawn chair. We'll provide s'mores, books, and flashlights.

CLOSED

All Day
Evergreen Park Public Library, Linda McKeown, Virtual, Off Site, Volunteer Calendar
Closing
Branches:
Evergreen Park Public Library, Linda McKeown, Virtual, Off Site, Volunteer Calendar
This event is in the "Children" group.

Tot Art

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children

Bring a smock and get ready for some messy fun!  Little fingers will experiment with painting, gluing, sticking, printing, and creating while developing fine motor, language and self-help skills.  For kids ages 2-5.  Registration re

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:

Bring a smock and get ready for some messy fun!  Little fingers will experiment with painting, gluing, sticking, printing, and creating while developing fine motor, language and self-help skills.  For kids ages 2-5.  Registration re

This event is in the "Children" group.

Unleash Your Inner Author

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Writers' Corner
Age Group:
Children

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!

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!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Kiddie Drive-In Movie

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Movie
Age Group:
Children

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. 

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. 

This event is in the "All" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Tiny Art Show Reception

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Age Group:
All, Children, Teens, Adults

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.

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Session: A Wild Sheep's Chase

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens

Are you ready to storm the castle, defeat the monsters, or discover a lost treasure! Take an imaginery adventure and play A Wild Sheep's Chase. 

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

Are you ready to storm the castle, defeat the monsters, or discover a lost treasure! Take an imaginery adventure and play A Wild Sheep's Chase. 

CLOSED

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.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Baby Bookworms

Monday, June 23, 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. 

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. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Flowers & Bees Storytime at Evergreen Park Urban Barn

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime, Take a Trip!
Age Group:
Children

Learn how plants use colors to communicate and meet the bees at the Evergreen Park Urban Barn (91st and Rockwell).  We'll have time for a craft and to see all of the animals at the barn.  For kids entering preschool through 3rd grade.&nb

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime, Take a Trip!
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how plants use colors to communicate and meet the bees at the Evergreen Park Urban Barn (91st and Rockwell).  We'll have time for a craft and to see all of the animals at the barn.  For kids entering preschool through 3rd grade.&nb

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Chess Rookies & Masters Meetup

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Beware, playing chess can make you brainy! Play and learn chess under the guidance of EPCHS Chess Team players.  All levels of play are welcome.

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Beware, playing chess can make you brainy! Play and learn chess under the guidance of EPCHS Chess Team players.  All levels of play are welcome.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Kids' Craft Night

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children

Kids in preschool through 5th grade are invited to craft with us!  Sign up for each week you would like to join us.

June 9--Melted Crayon Butterflies

June 23--Color Wheel Sunflowers

July 21--Cardboard String Art

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:

Kids in preschool through 5th grade are invited to craft with us!  Sign up for each week you would like to join us.

June 9--Melted Crayon Butterflies

June 23--Color Wheel Sunflowers

July 21--Cardboard String Art

Conversations with Lucille Ball

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library

Imagine having a conversation with a memorable woman from history. Leslie Goddard, an award-winning actress will bring history alive with her fun and inspiring portrayal of Lucille Ball.  

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Registration Required
Event Details:

Imagine having a conversation with a memorable woman from history. Leslie Goddard, an award-winning actress will bring history alive with her fun and inspiring portrayal of Lucille Ball.  

This event is in the "Children" group.

Toddler Time

Tuesday, June 24, 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. 

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. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Snack & STEAM

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
STEAM/Science
Age Group:
Teens

Jun 10     DIY Lip Gloss & Strawberry Lemonade

Jun 24     What's Buzzin: Makey-Makey Build an Alarm

Jul 8        DIY Headphone Pouches & Popsicles

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Event Details:

Jun 10     DIY Lip Gloss & Strawberry Lemonade

Jun 24     What's Buzzin: Makey-Makey Build an Alarm

Jul 8        DIY Headphone Pouches & Popsicles

This event is in the "Children" group.

Messy Art!

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Porch at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children

Join us for 4 weeks of messy, outdoor fun!  We'll splash, splatter, drip, spray and create!  Please wear clothes that you can get messy in.  In case of rain, we will meet indoors.

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

Join us for 4 weeks of messy, outdoor fun!  We'll splash, splatter, drip, spray and create!  Please wear clothes that you can get messy in.  In case of rain, we will meet indoors.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Paints in the Park

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Adults

Join us at the Evergreen Park Urban Barn at James J. Sexton Park for an evening of plein air painting - painting outdoors. Find inspiration in the barn animals, butterflies, wildflowers and more. Art supplies provided.

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

Join us at the Evergreen Park Urban Barn at James J. Sexton Park for an evening of plein air painting - painting outdoors. Find inspiration in the barn animals, butterflies, wildflowers and more. Art supplies provided.

This event is in the "All" group.

Yak & Yarn Hangout

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Activity/Teen Room 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!

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
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!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Toddler Time

Wednesday, June 25, 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. 

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. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

English Conversation Group/Grupo de conversación en inglés

Wednesday, June 25, 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.

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

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Kindred Spirits Book Club

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Activity/Teen Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

This month's selection is Part One of "Table for Two" by Amor Towles. 

 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month's selection is Part One of "Table for Two" by Amor Towles.