Event List

Wear your favorite cat shirt and get ready for some feline fun! In this purr-fect club for cat lovers, participants will learn about different aspects of cat care and behavior. Kids in grade 3-5 attend independently.

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.

Talk with members of the community. Tutors from Niles Township Schools' ELL Parent Center will help with conversations and answer questions. Drop-in event.

Keyword(s): ELL & Citizenship

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.

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.

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.

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