Event List

Help get our native garden bed ready for the growing season.

Through song and story, Mark Dvorak recounts his long journey through music and teaching, which began with learning songs from his family, to taking guitar classes at the Old Town School of Folk Music, to embarking on a career that took him across

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

Love all things fidget-y? Overwhelmed by squishies and spinners? Drop by to explore different kinds of fidgets, learn how these tools can support you, and make your own. 

Can you make sense of cents? Come learn about managing money and compete in games to test your knowledge.

Snacks will be provided. For grade 6–12.

Outside in our south courtyard with cozy fire vibes, see how civic love appears in your life and how you can strengthen relationships in your community.

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?

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

Enjoy books, rhymes, and songs together. For children age 3-6 with an adult. Space is limited. Tickets will be distributed to those present starting at 1 pm.

Pollinators have an important role. They help the plants around us grow, thrive, and blossom. You can pretend to be a pollinator as you help transport pollen between flowers in a playful hands-on art activity.

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky honors local high school participants in this year's nationwide Congressional Art Competition, "An Artistic Discovery." 

Free tickets will be given to those present starting at 5:30 pm.

Decorate a seed marker to use in your garden. Materials will be provided. You will also get a chance to see the new library seed cart and learn more about this service.

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.

This storytime is for toddlers age 12-23 months with an adult. Space is limited. Tickets will be distributed to those present starting at 10:00 am.

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

Free tickets will be given to those who attend.

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

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

Need help learning to use resources in the library's makerspace? Staff can help during brief drop-in sessions as you learn to use one of the machines or specific software, or they can provide help with a specific project. 

Experience different countries through snacks. Each month we'll be getting a mystery box of snacks from another country. Do a taste test to see what you like best, learn some fun facts about the country, and have fun! 

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

This month we'll be discussing Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon. 

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

Space is limited. Tickets will be distributed to those present starting at 9:30 am.

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

Space is limited. Tickets will be distributed to those present starting at 10:30 am.

Celebrate the spirit of El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) with a special storytime for kids age 3-6 and their grown-ups. 

Space is limited. Free tickets will be given to all who attend.