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.

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.

Come in your cutest outfits and bring your best smiles to our Baby Prom for parents and kids ages 3 and younger.  We'll practice our coolest dance moves, have a morning snack, and make our very own prom king and prom queen crowns!

Hora de cuentos para niños y niñas desde bebitos hasta edad escolar y para sus padres. Libros, canciones y rimas se presentarán totalmente en español. Presentado por St.

Join us for outdoor stories at 11AM in our beautiful parks!

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 paint clay pots.  Set up and clean up.

Have you ever wanted to try out Irish dancing?  Here's your chance!  An instructor from Blackbird Academy of Irish Dance will teach a sample class.  Please register.  For young people ages 5-15.

Meet at Cowboy Park (92nd and Homan).  Set up games and help supervise.

Create a coil pot our of clay the first week, and paint it the second week.  Children' must be able to attend both sessions.

Help patrons make cat and dog toys.  Keep the room tidy and clean up.

Celebrate Caturday and do something good by making toys for the dogs and cats currently making their home at The Anti-Cruelty Society in Chicago.

Join us on Tuesdays for fun STEM activities and a brain-boosting snack! Register for each activity you are attending.

June 4--Earth Friendly Sneakers Challenge

June 18--Make Your Own Stethoscopes

July 2--DIY Junkbots

Help kids to understand UNO rules and how to play.  Serve snacks and clean up.

Come and play giant games at Cowboy Park (92nd and Homan)!  We'll play giant Jenga, Twister, and more!

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

Supervise the cardboard construction lab.  Clean up.

Test your UNO skills against other players.  Tournament winner will receive a trophy.  Please arrive on time.  For kids entering grades 1-5.

Drop in anytime from 5pm to 7pm on select Mondays in July to try out our Makedo cardboard construction kit.  We'll have a new building challenge each day.

Help kids create with Legos.  Set up and clean up.

Love plants, but don't want to spend money on more plants? Learn how to propagate various houseplants.  Everyone will leave with cuttings for several common houseplants.  Do you have some clippings to share?  Bring some with yo

At this free-play program, children are provided an open-ended prompt to encourage imaginative building and playing with Legos.

Learn about the history and tradition of Mexican printmaking as a form of socially conscious art-making.  Then make your own print with the help of an artist from the National Museum of Mexican Art.  Please register.  Limit 30 parti

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.

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Enjoy some wine and cheese and listen to Gerry Burns as he entertains you with classical, contemporary, and jazz favorites. Browse the exhibit of Mario Pallagi's beautiful watercolors.

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.