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Be a High School Reading Buddy

5:00pm–6:00pm
Teens
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Education
Registration Required
Event Details:

Be a high school reading buddy! Earn service hours and foster a love of reading. 

Family Pajamatime!

6:30pm–7:00pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children and their families will enjoy stories and songs together in front of the fireplace in the Reading Room. Feel free to wear your pajamas and/or bring a stuffed friend!

Mini Makers

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to make something fun with your little one.

Santa Saturday!

12:00pm–1:00pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Santa is visiting the Library!  We'll have holiday activities, snacks, and a visit from Dreezy Claus! Bring a camera if you'd like to take a picture!  Please register.

Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot Games

2:00pm–4:00pm
Teens
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you want to take a magical adventure? Try Dungeons & Dragons. D & D is a tabletop fantasy role-playing game! Just bring your imagination. All levels of play are welcomed.

Stacks Social Club Volunteer

10:30am–12:30pm
Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Teens and adults are needed to help out at the Stacks Social Club meetings.  Your tasks include assisting young adults with disabilities with crafts and activities, setting up, and cleaning up!

Stacks Social Club

11:00am–12:15pm
Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Stacks Social Club meets monthly to provide recreational and social opportunities for teens and young adults with disabilities.

Winter Maker Break

11:00am–11:45am
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at 11 am during your winter break to make something fun! Register for one, two, or all three activities.

December 22--Draw Oil Pastel Holiday Lights

December 23--Holiday Shrinky Dinks

December 26--Festive Slime

Winter Maker Break

11:00am–11:45am
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at 11 am during your winter break to make something fun! Register for one, two, or all three activities.

December 22--Draw Oil Pastel Holiday Lights

December 23--Holiday Shrinky Dinks

December 26--Festive Slime

Wacky Winter STEM Club

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

Join us as we make science, technology, engineering, and math come alive through hands-on experiments and interactive lessons. We'll explore new concepts, ask questions, and discover the fun side of STEM learning.

CLOSED

All Day 12/24–12/25
Closing
Branches:
Evergreen Park Public Library, Linda McKeown, Virtual, Off Site, Volunteer Calendar

Winter Maker Break

11:00am–11:45am
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at 11 am during your winter break to make something fun! Register for one, two, or all three activities.

December 22--Draw Oil Pastel Holiday Lights

December 23--Holiday Shrinky Dinks

December 26--Festive Slime

Create Like the Masters

6:30pm–7:00pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about artists such as Van Gogh and Picasso, then create your own art using the techniques they used. For kids entering 1st through 5th grade.

New Year's Eve Eve Party

11:00am–12:00pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

We're gonna party like it's the day before New Year's Eve!  We'll have stories, snacks, noise makers, dancing, and a countdown to noon.  Feel free to wear your party clothes.  Please register.

CLOSED

All Day 12/31–1/1
Closing
Branches:
Evergreen Park Public Library, Linda McKeown, Virtual, Off Site, Volunteer Calendar

Food Drive of the Month: Pasta, Pasta Sauce, and Macaroni & Cheese

All Day 1/2–1/15
All, Children, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group: All, Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Evergreen CARES, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

We are happy to partner with the Village Pantry in their Food Drive of the Month program! Each month we will focus on one type of food item to help the pantry stock their shelves and build their reserves.

Snowflake Factory

All Day 1/2–1/31
Children
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Drop into the library anytime in January to make paper snowflakes to decorate the library or to take home.

Bad Art Night

6:00pm–7:15pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Leave your inner critic at the door for a night of judgment-free creative expression! Bad Art Night is a freestyle crafting event where the goal is to make the “worst” piece of art.

Stories and Stretches

6:00pm–6:30pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids engage with books through poses, shapes, and stretches. Feel free to bring a yoga mat or beach towel. Please register.

Stories & STEAM

4:00pm–4:30pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEAM/Science, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we read a story and explore STEAM concepts together!  For kids in grades K-2.

Be a High School Reading Buddy

5:00pm–6:00pm
Teens
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Education
Registration Required
Event Details:

Be a high school reading buddy! Earn service hours and foster a love of reading. 

DIY 2026 Vision Board Magazine Collage

3:30pm–4:15pm
Teens
Registration Required
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Activity/Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create your 2026 vision board by assembling a collage made of magazine cutouts of your dreams and goals! 

Drop-In Winter Playdate

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Drop by the Library for a playdate! Try out our toy collection and enjoy a variety of play stations as you meet other little ones and their caregivers.

Sensory Play Sunday

1:30pm–3:00pm
Children
Library Branch: Evergreen Park Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other
Event Details:

Roll up your sleeves and get ready for some messy fun. Drop in anytime from 1:30 to 3 pm for some sensory play and exploration. This playtime program is for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers. No registration required.