Event List

Help prepare our native garden bed for winter and learn about the land we live on.

Kids in PreK-grade 2 and their grown-ups experience a story, songs, rhymes, and a game while working on important preschool skills like letter sounds and social-emotional learning.

Enjoy music and stories from the two worlds of classical music and specifically Jewish music.

This family game event encourages collaboration and compassion.

For families with kids grade K-5. There must be at least one adult per family. Each person attending must register. 

Flex your fingers and use your fine motor skills by making a fun and creative craft.

Drop-in event for children age 2-6 with an adult.

Turning Point Behavioral Health Center provides mental health support for individuals through its Mobile Living Room on a walk-in basis.

Tired of scrolling? Let's make art, eat snacks, and more in a low-stakes, screen-free setting.

For grade 6-12.

Share your love of Pokémon through card trading, games, and crafts. Bring your cards and any art or Pokémon memorabilia to share. We'll do different activities each month. 

Pick up a lantern, find a cozy spot, and settle in with a soothing magical-world themed video projected onto a wall. Lights will be dimmed, and a chapter will be read aloud from a fantasy novel.

AI seems to be everywhere and it's important to understand the basics. This three-part series will introduce how we've gotten to this point, where we are now, and where we might be going with this technology. 

Samantha Thompson from the Midwest SOARRING Foundation will share her connection with beadwork and her Potawatomi heritage.

Select the best Medicare Part D option for you with the help of a health care counselor. Starting October 1, call the library at 847-673-7774 to make an appointment. 

An English/Urdu-speaking resource navigator with Hamdard Health Alliance will be available for people to drop in to get assistance in determining their eligibility for government benefits and applying for services as appropriate.  

Kids PreK-grade 2 and their grown-ups experience a story, songs, rhymes, and a game while working on important preschool skills like letter sounds and social-emotional learning.

Chat with other parents and caregivers while your child socializes and explores hands-on activities.

Drop-in event for kids age 2-6 with an adult.

Have you ever wanted to be part of a library book discussion group, but you worried that your English language skills were not strong enough?

We'll watch and talk about Not If I See You First, a film shot in Skokie and Evanston, written and directed by Aaron Wertheimer. Discussion with the director and cast member follows the screening.

This month we'll be discussing Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. 

Award-winning cookbook author, New York Times food columnist, and Serious Eats director J. Kenji López-Alt provides an evening of cooking insights, techniques, and foodie exploration.

Play with age-appropriate toys and connect with other families. 

For children are 0-23 months with an adult. Space is limited.

Free tickets will be given to all who attend.

Remember the Titans

In 1971 in Alexandria, VA, recently integrated T. C. Williams High School is assigned a new football coach-Herman Boone, a Black football coach who comes to win. 

Talk with members of the community. Tutors from Niles Township Schools' ELL Parent Center will help with conversations and answer questions. Drop-in event.

Kids PreK-grade 2 and their grown-ups experience a story, songs, rhymes, and a game while working on important preschool skills like letter sounds and social-emotional learning.

This month we'll be discussing Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah.