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Teen Wooden Peg Art Contest

All Day 12/16 - 12/22
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Hey teens, get cozy, get creative, and paint a wooden peg doll over winter break! Dream a character up or choose a famous character from pop culture or history.

English Conversation Group/Grupo de conversación en inglés

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Practice your English conversation skills. For English language learners. Great opportunity to speak in small groups.

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

FULL Fall 2 Choga (Chair Yoga) with Joan Z.

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: AgeOptions, Health & Wellness, Seniors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

You are registering for the Virtual Chair Yoga. The link will be sent to you after you register and we verify you have filled out the release form. See the link below. 

Zoom Fall 2 Choga (Chair Yoga) with Joan Z.

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adults
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Seniors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

You are registering for the Virtual Chair Yoga. The link will be sent to you after you register and we verify you have filled out the release form. See the link below. 

Stories and Stretches

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Kids engage with books through poses, shapes, and stretches. Feel free to bring a yoga mat or beach towel. Please register.

Stranger Than Fiction Book Discussion

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

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

Further Information

If you have trouble connecting to the event, check the library website (evergreenparklibrary.org) or the event calendar (https://evergreenparklibrary.librarymarket.com/), or your email for updated information. 

Be a High School Reading Buddy

4:45pm - 6:00pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Volunteer Calendar
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

High School Reading Buddies read with children in grades K-5, play games, and offer homework help.

This is a fun way to earn service hours and encourage a love of reading in EP!  Thank you for helping out.

Reading Buddies

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Reading Buddies is a literacy program for children in grades K-5. Children choose a library book, read aloud to their high school reading buddy, play games, and work on homework!

Christmas Paint & Sip for Kids!

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Choose a pre-drawn canvas and enjoy an evening of holiday music, snacks, and painting.  For kids in kindergarten through 5th grade.  Please register.

Experience Little Women: The Musical (2022) Virtual Screening

All Day 12/20 - 12/22
All
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group: All
Program Type: Illinois Libraries Present, Movie, Performance
Event Details:

Enjoy this Broadway HD, pre-recorded, virtual showing of Louisa May Alcott’s classic story of four sisters growing up in 19th-century Massachusetts. This Broadway musical premiered in London in this acclaimed production at Park Theatre in 2022.

Sweet Friday Teen Multicultural Book Club: Holiday Party

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Seasons Readings! The Sweet Friday Teen Multicultural Book Club brings teens together to talk about race, ethnicity, ability, and gender. We will celebrate the holiday season with Christmas cookies and hot chocolate!

Santa Saturday!

10:00am - 11:00am
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Performance, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Santa is visiting the Library!  We'll have holiday activities, snacks, and a visit from Dreezy Claus! Bring a camera if you'd like to take a picture!  Please register.

Book with a Slice Pickup & Holiday Read-In

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Ho ho ho! Our staff has matched you up with a book you'll savor, and a certificate for a delicious slice of Barraco's pizza .

Stacks Social Club Volunteer

10:30am - 12:30pm
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Volunteer Calendar
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Thank you for signing up as a volunteer for the Stacks Social Club Holiday Sing-along with Shannon Ward! This is also our holiday party so the Library staff will need help with food prep and set up as well as cleanup.

Stacks Social Club Holiday Sing-along with Shannon Ward

11:00am - 12:30pm
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

The Library is thrilled to welcome back local favorite Shannon Ward for a holiday sing-along! Be ready for some toe-tapping fun. 

The Stacks Social Club serves teens and young adults with disabilities.

 

Holiday Concert Volunteers Needed

12:30pm - 2:30pm
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Volunteer Calendar
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Thank you for volunteering for the Holiday Concert with Shannon Ward.  You'll have some toe-tapping fun while you earn service learning hours,help with setup, prepare refreshments, and cleanup.

Holiday Concert with Shannon Ward

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children, Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:

The Library welcomes back local favorite Shannon Ward and her acoustic guitar for a rockin' holiday concert.  Shannon will play holiday favorites and add a few country hits too.  Light refreshments will be served. 

CLOSED

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Closing
Branches:
Evergreen Park Public Library
Description:

The Library is closed for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Enjoy your holiday!

Fireside Tales

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Just Dance Battle

3:00pm - 4:00pm
All, Children, Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: All, Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Music, Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

Have a fun family afternoon breaking out your best dance moves as we play the popular Just Dance video game on our Nintendo Switch. This is an all-ages family event.

New Year's Eve Eve Party

11:00am - 12:00pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

We're gonna party like it's the day before New Year's Eve!  We'll have stories, snacks, noise makers, dancing, and a countdown to noon.  Feel free to wear your party clothes.  Please register.

Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot Session

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Want to take a magical adventure over winter break? Dungeons & Dragons. D & D is a tabletop fantasy role-playing game! Just bring your imagination.

CLOSED

All Day 12/31 - 1/1
Closing
Branches:
Evergreen Park Public Library
Description:

The Library is closed for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Have a safe and happy holiday!

Adult Coloring Contest

All Day 1/2 - 1/31
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Event Details:

Calling all budding artists! The Adult Coloring Contest is open to anyone ages 18 and older. Beginning January 2, grab an official coloring sheet form at the Library or online. Submit your artwork on or before January 31.