Upcoming Events

Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and fun for you and your baby!  For babies from birth through 17 months with a caregiver.  Please register. 

Everyone is invited to bring color to our world with refreshments (while supplies last) and coloring in the library.  Join us in the Children's Department to relax, destress, and create.  Drop in any time from 2pm-8pm.

Toddler Time is an interactive storytime program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers. Please register. 

Bring your own box (any size) and turn it into "not a box." We'll read Antionette Portis' latest book, Not-A-Box City, then use our imaginations and craft supplies to turn our box into something else!

Toddler Time is an interactive storytime program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers. Please register. 

Make a tie-dyed t-shirt. Please bring your own washed, white, cotton t-shirt. The dye stains, so wear old clothes and shoes. We will meet in the staff parking lot behind the Library.  For kids entering 12th grade and under. 

Preschool Storytime combines stories and songs for kids from 3-5 years old.  Please register.  There is no Preschool Storytime on June 19, 2025.

It's time to get some new-to-you books at our book swap! Bring in your gently used YA or children's books (in good condition) and trade them for the same number of books. Lots to choose from!

Get ready to dodge, duck, dip and splash in this exciting twist on a classic game!  Players will compete in a friendly outdoor game of dodgeball using water balloons.  Wear clothes that can get wet and feel free to bring a towel.

Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and fun for you and your baby!  For babies from birth through 17 months with a caregiver.  Please register. 

Join us for an exciting game of blacklight bingo. Make sure to add to the fun and wear white or neon colors to glow in the blacklight along with your BINGO card. Small prizes and drinks will be provided. Feel free to bring your own snack!

Toddler Time is an interactive storytime program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers. Please register. 

We're taking over the quiet reading room to do some sustained silent reading.  Bring a book (and, if you'd like, a blanket and/or pillow to help you get comfortable) and we'll spend the first 45 minutes together reading silently.

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.

Toddler Time is an interactive storytime program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers. Please register. 

Compare the density of different liquids while creating a rainbow in a jar!  For kids entering 1st through 5th grade.  

Explore the world of color through science activities!

Preschool Storytime combines stories and songs for kids from 3-5 years old.  Please register.  There is no Preschool Storytime on June 19, 2025.

Build domino runs, then knock them down!  We'll supply the dominoes and challenge cards, you bring your creativity!

Why do different animals have different coverings? Explore different animal coverings by observing preserved specimens from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s collections.

Explore local specimens from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s collections with an experienced Museum Educator. Observe and learn from preserved specimens such as nests, pinned insects and mammal study skins.

Learn how tacos and their colorful ingredients get from the field to the table, with an instructor from the Cook County Farm Bureau! For kids entering grades 1-2.  Limit 30.  Please register.

Create your own expressive designs with paint and a squeegee!