Event List

If you are looking to volunteer, come explore the organizations serving Skokie that have volunteer opportunities for those 16 and older.

Young children are invited to explore nature in the North Courtyard. Be prepared to dig in and get your hands messy.

Drop-in event for children who are younger than six with an adult.

Drop by our table to make marigolds to decorate our Day of the Dead community ofrenda. Marigolds are an important part of Day of the Dead, which is celebrated November 1-2 throughout Latin America to honor the passage of loved ones.

Learn, play, and trade cards with other trainers. Bring your cards and any art or Pokémon memorabilia to share. We can also try some Pokémon video games. 

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

Drop-in event for children who are younger than six.

Enjoy books, rhymes, and songs together. Drop-in event for children age 3-6 with an adult. Space is limited.

Enjoy this time to bond with your baby and meet other caregivers. We will introduce babies to the joys of movement, books, and song, and begin to build their early learning skills. Come prepared to sit with your baby on your lap.

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

Drop-in event for toddlers age 12-23 months with an adult. Space is limited.

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

Drop-in event for children who are younger than 24 months.

Learn the basics of 3D modeling using Tinkercad. Kids in grade 3-5 attend independently.

Enjoy a "spook-tacular" evening of crafting fun for the whole family. We’ll make cute and spooky decorations together. Bring your creativity and get ready for a "boo-tiful" time! 

Two-year-olds and accompanying adults share a lively program of simple stories, songs, and games.

Drop-in event. Space is limited.

Two-year-olds and accompanying adults share a lively program of simple stories, songs, and games.

Drop-in event. Space is limited.

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

This musical storytime is perfect for kids who are always on the go. Every session is full of songs, rhymes, and movement.

Help support the library by building a dinosaur themed I-Spy for the Kids Room. 

Kids in grade 3-5 attend independently. Pizza will be served. Limited to 15 registered participants. 

Snow White

Enjoy a fun all-ages storytime. Drop-in event for children with accompanying adults. Space is limited.

Young children are invited to explore nature in the North Courtyard. Be prepared to dig in and get your hands messy.

Drop-in event for children younger than six with an adult.

Come decorate colorful clay calaveras or "skulls." Also known as sugar skulls, these colorful iconic decorations are often a part of Day of the Dead celebrations.

Media literacy helps us have healthy habits when engaging with content. Drop by to learn more about National Media Literacy Week.

Come discuss topics like the generative AI, the news landscape, finding information, and fact-checking.

Some monsters might be scary, wild, and crazy, but they're also very silly. Enjoy some monstrously fun stories that include Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Grover from Sesame Street, and the library's very own Schmoranges.

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

Drop-in event for children who are younger than six.

Enjoy books, rhymes, and songs together. Drop-in event for children age 3-6 with an adult. Space is limited.