Event List

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.

Bring new creations to life! Get ready to take apart old plushies and sew or glue together a custom creature of your very own. Supplies will be provided.

Registration required. Kids in grade 3-5 attend independently.

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.

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

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

Drop-in event. Space is limited.

Learn about current therapies and medications for macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss.

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

Drop-in event. 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.

Practice reading skills by reading from a familiar book to a friend, family member, or a favorite librarian. 

Come to a "spooky, scary" Third Space Thursday full of crafts for All Hallows Eve. Costumes encouraged, spooky stories may be told--bring yours! Supplies and snacks may be limited. Drop-in event.

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

Come to the Kids Room in your costume, and we'll parade through the library for indoor trick-or-treating. Bring a bag to collect your treats!

Drop-in event for families with kids through grade 2.

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.

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 one or two adults. Space is limited.

This hands-on class introduces the essentials of Microsoft Word 2019, including how to create documents.

We'll go over toolbars and formatting, saving and downloading, and more. Basic mouse and keyboard skills are needed.

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.

In this series showcasing talented young performers of classical music, today's concert features violinist Lauren Kim and pianist Claire Wang.

Free tickets are given to those present starting at 2:30 pm.

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.

Remember the Titans

In 1971 in Alexandria, VA, recently integrated T. C. Williams High School is assigned a new football coach-Herman Boone, a Black football coach who comes to win. 

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

For grade 6-12.

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

AI seems to be everywhere and it's important to understand the basics. This three-part series will introduce how we've gotten to this point, where we are now, and where we might be going with this technology.