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Scavenger Hunt Week!

All Day 7/14 - 7/19
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

It's Scavenger Hunt Week at the Library!  Drop in anytime from July 14-19 to find pictures hidden throughout the Library and earn a small prize.

Baby Bookworms

9:30am - 10:00am
Children
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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. 

Plein Air Painting at James J. Sexton Park

10:30am - 11:30am
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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Environment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

What is plein air painting?  It's just a fancy way of saying painting outside.  Meet at James J. Sexton Park (91st and Rockwell) to paint what you see. Registration required.  For kids in grades K to 5.

Toddler Time

9:30am - 10:00am
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

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

The Magical World of Shrinky Dinks

2:00pm - 2:45pm
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Design your own Shrinky Dinks and watch them shrink like magic right before your eyes.

Toddler Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Children
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

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

Make Your Own Superhero T-Shirt Cape!

2:00pm - 2:45pm
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Upcycle an old t-shirt into a cool superhero cape!  Bring your own t-shirt.  For kids entering 3rd through 5th grades.

The Colorful World of STEM

6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Explore the world of color through science activities!

Preschool Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

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

Start Your Rockin' Collection with the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art

2:00pm - 2:45pm
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Education, Environment, STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to start a rock collection?  An educator from the Lizzadro Museum for Lapidary Art will help you get started!  Please bring your own egg carton and feel free to bring in a few rocks for identification.

Bilingual Storytime: hora del cuento bilingüe

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

Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes in English and Spanish.  Únase a nosotros para cuentos, canciones y rimas en inglés y español.

 

Bluey Bash!

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Main Floor
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Music, Performance, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us anytime from 2pm-4pm for a fun-filled afternoon of Bluey activities, crafts, and imaginative play! Bluey will be visiting from 2:30-3:30pm.  No need to register, just show up and enjoy!

Baby Bookworms

9:30am - 10:00am
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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. 

Kids' Craft Night

6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
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

Toddler Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

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

Messy Art!

4:00pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Porch
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
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.

Toddler Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

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

The Colorful World of STEM

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Explore the world of color through science activities!

Preschool Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

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

Storytime Around the World

6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Explore stories from many cultures, discuss their origins, and enjoy an evening snack.  For kids in kindergarten through 3rd grade.  Please register.

Cuentos en español--Storytime in Spanish

10:30am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

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

Science Heroes: Adventure of the Missing Color

2:00pm - 2:45pm
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Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Performance, STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 80
Event Details:

Join Science Heroes on their mission to turn science into an adventure!  Through hands-on experiments and fun, interactive stories, the Science Heroes will get us excited about the science that’s all around us.

Kids' Craft Night

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
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

Popsicle Stick Architecture

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM/Science
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Design your own miniature structures using craft sticks.  Participants will explore their own creativity and basic architectural concepts.  For kids entering 3rd through 5th grade.