Week Calendar

Toddler Time is an interactive story time program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers.

Toddler Time is an interactive story time program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers.

Preschool Story Time combines stories, songs and crafts for kids from 3-5 years old.   

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

Adults with limited knowledge of computers can learn the main components and keyboard, common terminology, use of the mouse, and set up and use of a free email account. This is a hands-on class. $10 fee.

This program offers non-native speakers of English the opportunity to improve their language skills using conversation.

Beginning, intermediate, and advanced speakers are welcome (students must have basic English skills).

Adults with limited knowledge of computers can learn the main components and keyboard, common terminology, use of the mouse, and set up and use of a free email account. This is a hands-on class. $10 fee.

Candid Conversations discussion group is designed for an open, honest, respectful discussion among participants. Each meeting begins with a short video presentation related to the selected topic for the discussion. Come to lear

In this workshop, dance experts from Bollywood Dance Fit demonstrate how easy and fun to dance on pumping up Bollywood beats. By the end of this program, participants will know how to strut some of their own Bollywood dance moves!

Certified yoga instructor Joan Zigulich of Yoga Pathway will lead you in a Chair Yoga practice to boost your energy and get your joints moving.

Preschool Story Time combines stories, songs and crafts for kids from 3-5 years old.   

Certified yoga instructor Joan Zigulich of Yoga Pathway will lead you in a Chair Yoga practice to boost your energy and get your joints moving.

Drop by anytime from 3:30-4:30 to make your own bubble solution and bubble wands.  Create bubble art and celebrate the last days of summer.  For kids in Grades 5 and under.

Learn to make hand-rolled beeswax candles.  Please register.  For grades 3-8.

Teens will make delicious, healthy  food, learn how to read a recipe and food labels, and understand the math that goes into measuring and scaling a recipe up or down.

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

September 5--Building Bridges

September 19 & October 3--Clay Coil Pot Construction

The library was established in 1944. As part of our 75th anniversary celebration, we'll make pallet signs to display in your home to show when your home was established. Bring something to sip and we will provide some light snacks.

At this free-play program, children are provided an open-ended prompt to encourage imaginative building and playing with Legos. All creations are displayed in the library display case.

Enjoy learning to cook brats n beer sauce on the grill with Chef Mario!  Event will be at The Red Palm, 3020 W. 95th Street.

Join us for a weird and wacky craft or activity every other Wednesday in September, October and November.  No registration necessary. For kids in grades K-5.

In honor of Library Card sign up month, Stranger Than Fiction will read Susan Orlean's 'The Library Book'.

Learn how to create, format, edit and save documents in Microsoft Word. File management will be addressed. Other topics will be added as determined by students demand. $10 fee.

Children from birth through age 6 and their families will enjoy stories, songs and fun activities together. Feel free to wear your pajamas! 

Mitch Frumkin, Chicago Auto Show historian and archivist, will talk about the history of the auto show with a video of vintage photographs, color film footage, period music and voices from more than 100 editions of the auto show.