Event List

Help plan, publicize, and present a winter event for teens.

This festival highlights Indigenous/Native American filmmakers of all skill levels, providing them a venue for their works and voice.

This festival highlights Indigenous/Native American filmmakers of all skill levels, providing them a venue for their works and voice.

Listen to music, recreate songs, improvise with instruments, and more in this interactive music-making session with a music therapist from Institute for Therapy through the Arts.

Ask questions and share ideas about mental health, relationships, conflict, and more with the support of a therapist from Turning Point and Teen Services librarians.

Enjoy board games and snacks from around the world. Come with friends or meet new people and compete for prizes.

Feel free to bring and share a game from your home country. For grade 6-12.

Families and individuals who need a quiet, uncrowded environment are invited to use the library before we open.

Explore the Kids Room, Teen Room, Studio, and materials on the first floor.

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

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

For grade 6-12.

Help plan, publicize, and present a winter event for teens.

Jewish people exist all over the world, and cuisine and books reflect that diversity.

Discover new delicious treats and great reads during Jewish Book Month. For grade 6-12.

Elio

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

For grade 6-12.

Although holidays can be festive, they can also increase household waste. Let's explore ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle while enjoying the season.

Ask questions and share ideas about mental health, relationships, conflict, and more with the support of a therapist from Turning Point and Teen Services librarians.

Meet new people in a supportive environment and watch your circle of friends grow. Trained peer volunteers host activities to help you get to know others. 

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

Help plan, publicize, and present a winter event for teens.

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

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. 

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!

Found Poetry is poetry that anyone can write. We'll use visual art (painting, drawing, collage) to create an original poem. No poetry knowledge required—we will be finding our language in old books, magazines, journals, newspapers.

Study for finals in a focused environment. Snacks will be provided.