Event List

This community-based book club is for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, no matter their reading ability.

Learn about Medicare Parts A & B, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplements, Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, and enrollment deadlines. 

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

Bring your grown-up for a walk near the library with our librarians. Drop-in event for families with children in PreK-K. Limited to 10 families.

Young Frankenstein 

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

Learn about U.S. history and government to prepare for the citizenship test. 

This class begins September 19 and ends December 19. For more information, call Oakton College at 847-635-1426.

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

In honor of Sarah Lazarus, Eleanor Reissa brings us her voice, humor, and love of Yiddish for an afternoon of timeless and fresh musical treasures.

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.

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

Develop your writing within a supportive community in this workshop series. Led by Northlight Theatre teaching artists, you will write and refine material using prompts, discussion, and peer feedback.

Need one-on-one tech help? Library staff can assist for brief drop-in sessions. Bring your personal device or use a library Chromebook for computer, internet, and technology help.

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.

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.

This Oakton College class helps native and non-native English speakers improve their reading and writing skills. 

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.