Event List

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.

A business counselor from the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Oakton College can assist new and existing businesses with issues related to financing, marketing, and business plans.

In a laid-back hour of needle-felted crafting, create a cute creature out of wool or working on an existing project. Kids in grade 3-5 attend independently.

Discover the basics of 3D design in this introductory class using Tinkercad, free and user-friendly software for creating 3D prints.

20,000 Species of Bees  

Enjoy a nostalgic and intimate interview with Emmy-nominated actor Steve Burns, best known as "Steve" from the beloved Nickelodeon show Blue’s Clues.

Are you a parent or guardian of a teen with mental health challenges?

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.

Spare Parts

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

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Kids in PreK-grade 2 and their grown-ups will experience a story, songs, rhymes, and a game while working on important preschool skills like letter sounds and social-emotional learning.

This month we'll be discussing The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason.

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.

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Experienced human resources and talent professionals will be available for brief drop-in sessions. They can review your materials and answer questions.

Children and their grown-ups participate together in this storytime with books, music, and more.

Drop-in event. Space is limited. Children younger than eight must be accompanied by an adult.

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.

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

Drop-in event. Space is limited.

Learn the basics of 3D modeling using Tinkercad. Kids in grade 3-5 attend independently.

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