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Two dinosaurs and a child in a dinosaur costume dancing

Dino Dance Party!

Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Music, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Join us for a dino-mite celebration of dinosaurs, music, and movement! Get ready to party, because everyone knows dinosaurs love to dance! Costumes and dino-shirts are encouraged.  We'll be wearing our dinosaur costumes!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Music, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a dino-mite celebration of dinosaurs, music, and movement! Get ready to party, because everyone knows dinosaurs love to dance! Costumes and dino-shirts are encouraged.  We'll be wearing our dinosaur costumes!

Cartoon baby with an open book on his/her lap.

Baby Bookworms

Monday, June 22, 2026 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. 

4 pictures of toddlers, each in their own circle

Toddler Time

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 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. 

Cartoon drawing of several buried dinosaur fossils.

Dinosaur Discoveries with T-Rexplorers!

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
STEAM/Science
Age Group:
Children

See dinosaur bones up close and get a glimpse of what it would be like to go on a dinosaur dig with authentic dinosaur fossils.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Event Details:

See dinosaur bones up close and get a glimpse of what it would be like to go on a dinosaur dig with authentic dinosaur fossils.

A child using building toys.

STEAM Camp

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
STEAM/Science
Age Group:
Children

Get ready to explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math with experiments, games, and more!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready to explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math with experiments, games, and more!

4 pictures of toddlers, each in their own circle

Toddler Time

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 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. 

crisis center logo

Crisis Center for South Suburbia

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Lobby at Evergreen Park Public Library

The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence and addresses the societal issues that contribute

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Lobby
Event Details:

The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence and addresses the societal issues that contribute

Children sitting in cardboard boxes decorated like cars.

Kiddie Drive-In Movie

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:45am
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. 

a cartoon tiger and lion in front of a stack of books

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Preschool Storytime combines stories and songs for kids from 3-5 years old.  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:

Preschool Storytime combines stories and songs for kids from 3-5 years old.  Please register.  

Infant Massage Workshop

Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Adults

A certified instructor will guide parents and caregivers through a hands-on infant massage session.  For families with babies 0-6 months old.  Please bring your baby and your own baby blanket or yoga mat.

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

A certified instructor will guide parents and caregivers through a hands-on infant massage session.  For families with babies 0-6 months old.  Please bring your baby and your own baby blanket or yoga mat.

Village Parade Closing

Friday, June 26, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Evergreen Park Public Library, Virtual, Off Site, Volunteer Calendar
Closing
Branches:
Evergreen Park Public Library, Virtual, Off Site, Volunteer Calendar
A little archaeologist with a magnifying glass.

Little Archaeologists: Dino Yoga

Friday, June 26, 2026 at 10:30pm - 11:00pm
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Environment, Health & Wellness, STEAM/Science
Age Group:
Children

Unearth some fun at Little Archaeologists!  Register for one, two, three, or all four weeks!

June 12--Nature Collages

June 26--Dino Yoga

July 10--Pasta Paleontology

July 24--Dinosaur Ice Excavation

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Environment, Health & Wellness, STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Event Details:

Unearth some fun at Little Archaeologists!  Register for one, two, three, or all four weeks!

June 12--Nature Collages

June 26--Dino Yoga

July 10--Pasta Paleontology

July 24--Dinosaur Ice Excavation

Una mujer le lee a los niños.

Cuentos en español--Storytime in Spanish

Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children

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

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.

Dog mascot in front of bingo cards

Plant Bingo with Booker

Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Home & Garden
Age Group:
Children

Play bingo for plants with the library's mascot, Booker!  For kids entering 5th grade and younger.

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Home & Garden
Event Details:

Play bingo for plants with the library's mascot, Booker!  For kids entering 5th grade and younger.

A Nintendo Switch with "Switch it up!" on the screen.

Nintendo Switch Gaming

Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Children

Meet up each month with fellow gamers to play a variety of new and classic Switch games!  Register for one, two, or all three sessions!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Meet up each month with fellow gamers to play a variety of new and classic Switch games!  Register for one, two, or all three sessions!

Cartoon baby with an open book on his/her lap.

Baby Bookworms

Monday, June 29, 2026 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. 

An urban barn.

Wiggly Worms Storytime at Evergreen Park Urban Barn

Monday, June 29, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime, Take a Trip!
Age Group:
Children

Learn about worms and vermicomposting 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.  Meet at the barn.

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

Learn about worms and vermicomposting 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.  Meet at the barn.

A city made of cardboard

Cardboard City Free Play

Monday, June 29, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM/Science
Age Group:
Children

Drop in anytime from 2-4 pm to help us build a cardboard city with our Makedo cardboard tools!

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM/Science
Event Details:

Drop in anytime from 2-4 pm to help us build a cardboard city with our Makedo cardboard tools!

4 pictures of toddlers, each in their own circle

Toddler Time

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 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. 

Clear slime with red and glue confetti stars in it.

America 250 Slime Workshop

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
250 USA Anniversary, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Make red, white, blue, or clear slime, then add in festive mix-ins and apple pie scent!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: 250 USA Anniversary, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make red, white, blue, or clear slime, then add in festive mix-ins and apple pie scent!

Two dinosaurs made out of Legos

History in Lego Bricks

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Children's Program Room at Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
History, STEAM/Science
Age Group:
Children

Use the Library's Legos to build structures inspired by different historical periods.  Most appropriate for kids entering kindergarten through 5th grade.

Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: History, STEAM/Science
Event Details:

Use the Library's Legos to build structures inspired by different historical periods.  Most appropriate for kids entering kindergarten through 5th grade.

Box filled with nonperishable food items

Food Drive of the Month: Cake Mixes and Frosting

All Day 7/1 - 7/16
Evergreen Park Public Library
Program Type:
Evergreen CARES, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
All, Children, Teens, Adults

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.

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.

4 pictures of toddlers, each in their own circle

Toddler Time

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 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. 

English Conversation Group/Grupo de conversación en inglés

English Conversation Group/Grupo de conversación en inglés

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 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.