Event List

Naturalist Amanda Krause and the Teen Climate Crew meet at Oakton College's Skokie campus to harvest, process, and scatter native plant seeds for their prairie lands. 

Moana

As part of our special Moana Monday, families can try some movie-inspired crafts between our 3 pm showing of Moana and our 6 pm showing of Moana 2.

Moana 2

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

For grades 6-12.

Help plan, publicize, and present events for teens, and give your input on library services.

Drop by the Teen Room to get your spook on! Each day we’ll have a frightfully fun project and candy to get you into the spirit of the season.

For grades 6-12.

Drop by the Teen Room to get your spook on! Each day we’ll have a frightfully fun project and candy to get you into the spirit of the season.

For grades 6-12.

Drop by the Teen Room to get your spook on! Each day we’ll have a frightfully fun project and candy to get you into the spirit of the season.

For grades 6-12.

Drop by the Teen Room to get your spook on! Each day we’ll have a frightfully fun project and candy to get you into the spirit of the season.

For grades 6-12.

Drop by the Teen Room to get your spook on! Each day we’ll have a frightfully fun project and candy to get you into the spirit of the season.

For grades 6-12.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Elio

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

For grade 6-12.

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

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

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.

A Minecraft Movie

This screening is designed for everyone, including families with neurodivergent children and others who may benefit from a less sensory-intense movie experience.