Week Calendar

Toddler Time is an interactive story time program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers. There is no Toddler Time on July 2.

Toddler Time is an interactive story time program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers. There is no Toddler Time on July 3.

Bus leaves at 9:15 am for a tour of the Poetry Foundation and time to browse the Yoko Ono: Poetry, Painting, Music, Objects, Events, and Wish Trees Exhibition. We will then walk 7 minutes to the Driehaus Museum for the

Preschool Story Time combines stories, songs and crafts for kids from 3-5 years old.   There is no Preschool Story Time on July 4.

Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and fun for you and your baby! For babies from birth through 17 months with a caregiver.  There's no Baby Bookworms on July 5.

Join us for a field trip to the fire station! We'll leave from the library at 10:45 am and walk over to the Evergreen Park Fire Department, or you can just meet us at 11 am at the fire station.  Bring a sack lunch and we'll have a picnic

Clean the puzzles and the fire safety shelf.

Adad Ocampo will show you how to work with many of the Google productivity apps, including Google Drive, Docs and Slides. 

Wash and disinfect the toys in the Children's Department.

Preschool Story Time combines stories, songs and crafts for kids from 3-5 years old.   There is no Preschool Story Time on July 3.

Help kids tie dye t-shirts, carry tables outside and inside, and clean up.  This activity is very messy.  Wear old clothes and shoes, because they will get permanently stained.  This is an outdoor activity.

Make a festive 4th of July, 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 and teens.

Help kids with crafts.  Set up and clean up.

Join us on Thursdays in the Teen Room to create something new!  Register for each activity you are coming to.

June 13--Make a Gift for Dad

June 27--Make a Confetti Blaster

July 11--Make Your Own Wormery

Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of do-it-yourself projects!  Bring out your creative side!  For kids entering grades 4-7.  Please register for each activity you are attending.

Founded in 1991, the Holy Cross/Immaculate Heart of Mary Marimba Ensemble is comprised entirely of youths from age 12-21 from Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood.

Help hand out art supplies.  Set up and clean up.

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.

Join us for a hands-on self-defense seminar with an instructor from Academy of Self-Defense. This seminar will cover situational awareness, mindset preparedness for self-defense, and hands-on self-defense.

This month's selection is What the Lady Wants by Rene Rosen.  Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk.

Children from birth through age 6 and their families will enjoy stories, songs and fun activities together. Feel free to wear your pajamas!  There is no Family Story Time on July 4.

Bone up on your financial literacy with this workshop on How Money Works with Regina Peters and Elana Taylor-Knight from Primerica Financial Services.  Learn about the three different savings accounts you need,

Help clean up the Children's Department at the end of the day.   Wipe down play tables, clean toys, put together puzzles, etc.

Help clean up the Children's Department at the end of the day.   Wipe down play tables, clean toys, put together puzzles, etc.

Help clean up the Children's Department at the end of the day.   Wipe down play tables, clean toys, put together puzzles, etc.

Help clean up the Children's Department at the end of the day.   Wipe down play tables, clean toys, put together puzzles, etc.