Event List

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.

Practice your reading skills by reading to a dinosaur. While waiting to read, enjoy a dinosaur-themed craft.

Kids age 5-7 must have an adult in the library during the event.

Kids PreK-grade 5 and caregivers who are part of an LGBTQ+ family are invited to join our new Rainbow Family Club. We'll hang out, chat, have snacks, and do activities. LGBTQ+ kids are also welcome to bring friends who are allies. 

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.

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

Drop-in event for children ate 0-23 months with an adult. Space is limited.

Let’s make comics! For more than a century, comic strips have delighted and intrigued readers all around the world.

Learn to make sufganiot, a pastry associated with Hanukkah, in this workshop led by Yona Posner from Lubavitch Chabad of Skokie.

Get ready to say "cheese!" as the library's photographer snaps silly friends and family portraits as part of the Skokie Yearbook Project!

Preschoolers, learn about science with interesting hands-on experiments. Dress for messy exploration! 

Drop-in event for kids PreK-grade 1 with an adult. Space is limited.

Design and create unique projects. We provide the materials, you bring your imagination!

Drop-in event for kids PreK-grade 5. Kids younger than eight must be accompanied by an adult. Limited to 15 kids at a time. 

Interested in exploring how to make your own gifts for family and friends? Come speak with local artists and explore DIY gift ideas for the holiday season. 

Drop-in event. Limited supplies will be provided. 

Enjoy fun stories, rhymes, and songs to build a love of books and reading.

Drop-in event for kids age 0-23 months with an adult. Space is limited.

See and learn about the current exhibit of the Skokie Yearbook Project. Drop-in event. Light refreshments will be served.

Get ready to say "cheese!" as the library's photographer snaps silly friends and family portraits as part of the Skokie Yearbook Project!

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.

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. 

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.

Learn about memory and make a neuron with candy in this session designed for kids who are homeschooled.

Drop-in event for kids age 5-10. Children younger than eight must be accompanied by an adult. 

Build your understanding of scientific concepts with fun activities.

This month, we're learning about memory, and we'll make a neuron with candy.

Escape the cold December weather in this self-directed beach-themed playtime with your children 0-23 months. 

No sunscreen required for this drop-in event!

Make a gift for a loved one for any occasion using some of the available art materials. 

Kids grade 3-5 attend on their own. 

Listen to a picture book followed by a fun STEAM project.

Kids younger than eight must have an adult in the library during the event. 

Enjoy a fun craft designed for kids grade K-2.

Drop-in event, space is limited. Kids younger than eight must have an adult in the library during the event. 

Let’s make music together. We'll sing songs, use simple hand-held instruments, and move to the beat.

Limited to 20 children age 0-6 with an adult. Registration required.