Week Calendar

Toddler Time is an interactive story time program for children ages 18-35 months and their adult caregivers.  No registration required.

Preschool Story Time combines stories, songs and crafts for kids from 3-5 years old.  No registration required.

Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and fun for you and your baby! For babies from birth through 17 months with a caregiver. No registration required.

Take a free, full-length practice test to help prepare for the actual exam. Bring No. 2 pencils, an approved calculator and a healthy snack.

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. This storytime features books, rhymes and songs in Spanish for children and families.

Are you confused with all the choices: medicare, medicaid, private insurance?

Have you always wanted to learn the basics of the card game Bridge? Learn everything you need to know about the game from Bridge master Linda Kozloski. This is a skills building class so attendance at the first class is necessary.

Who says kids need to sit still while listening to stories?  Stories and Stretches is a story time for kids ages 3-5 that incorporates the whole body.  Kids learn how to engage with books through movement, as we experiment with poses, sh

Diana from Premier Succulents in Crete will demonstrate the art of Kokedama. Kokedama, which has its origins in Japan, is a ball of soil, covered with moss on which an ornamental plant grows.

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.  No registration required.

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.

Need your Nintendo fix? We understand! Play the library’s Nintendo Switch on our big screen or bring your own Switch to play. We’ll have plenty of snacks!

For youth in grades 6-12.

Join other techies to learn about a variety of tech-related topics, including coding, working with green screens, audio and video editing.  

Give your brain the workout it needs to stay sharp. Participate in interactive brain teasers, games, and puzzles that get you thinking, because coming together and learning new things is good for your noggin! Recommended for older adults.

Learn the basic stitches and make your first project!  Please bring a size H-8 crochet hook.  All other materials will be provided.  For kids in 4th-5th grade.  Please register.

Kids and teens in grades 4-8 can win fun prizes playing Barnyard Bingo!

Dive into the creepy crawly world of insects and arachnids. Learn about our crew of multi-legged friends and why they are important to the world we live in. Get an up-close opportunity to encounter some of the planets largest and strangest bugs.

Please register for each activity you are attending.

March 3--Plastic Bottle Organizers

March 17--St. Patrick's Day Chia Pets

March 31--DIY Wool Puppy Toys for the Animal Shelter

April 7--Salad Jars

Make a St. Patrick's Day decoration!  For kids in kindergarten through 5th grade.

Stephanie Sichelski will show us the acrylic pouring technique, a fun and easy way to create one-of-a-kind works of art.

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.  No registration required.

Sometimes the real world can be stranger than fiction. Join this non-fiction book club for a discussion of Maid: Hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive by Stephanie Land.

Children from birth through age 6 and their families will enjoy stories, songs and fun activities together. Feel free to wear your pajamas! No registration required.

Dr. Larry McClellan talks about the decades before the Civil War, when hundreds of fugitive slaves / freedom seekers traveled through our region south of Chicago on the way to freedom in Canada.

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.