Event List

Make and play games from around the world in the Kids Room. This fun afternoon is part of our day-long El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) celebration.

Choose from favorite book characters to create a one-of-a-kind Bingo card in this fun family flip of the classic game.

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

Preschoolers, learn about science and interesting hands-on experiments.

Free tickets will be given to those who attend.

Learn a few Mandarin characters and enjoy activities that celebrate Chinese culture in this fun-filled event designed for families. 

Free tickets will be given to those who attend.

Standing Ovations, a theater group for adults with developmental disabilities based at Orchard Village, will perform an original theater piece.

Learn to use PowerPoint 2019 to tell your story in a presentation. This hands-on class is an introduction to the essentials of PowerPoint: tabs, layouts, themes, background, bullets, animations, and more. 

Enjoy fun stories, rhymes, and songs to build a love of books and reading.

Tickets will be distributed to those present starting at noon. For kids age 0-23 months with an adult. Space is limited.

Alison Chung, a senior at Glenbrook North High School, studies violin with Desirée Ruhstrat.

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 age 0-5 with an adult.

Elio 

Learn about the history of Japanese "floating ink" paper marbling and try it for yourself.

For grade 6–12.

This two-part series invites you to practice ways to have respectful conversation across differences, facilitated by library staff using the same approaches we use every day at the library.

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?

Enjoy stories and songs in Urdu and English. Tickets will be distributed to those present starting at 9:30 am. For families with kids age six and younger.

Presented in collaboration with Early Childhood Alliance of Niles Township.

We will learn about spices from the Indian subcontinent and explore botany and chemistry in the kitchen. 

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.

We will learn about spices from the Indian subcontinent and explore botany and chemistry in the kitchen

For kids age 5-10. Children younger than eight must be accompanied by an adult. Free tickets will be given to all who attend.

The Niles West Orchestras present chamber music by members of the orchestra program, including solos, small ensembles, and selections by the faculty ensemble.

Free tickets will be given to those present starting at 6:00 pm.

Practice speaking English with other members of the community. Volunteer tutors will help with conversations and answer questions. 

Free tickets will be given to those who attend.

Read books, do an activity, and have fun in English and Hebrew during this bilingual storytime with local author Arianna Brooks. 

Learn the basics of 3D printing while creating your own unique piece to keep.

Meet new people in a supportive environment and watch your circle of friends grow. Trained peer volunteers host activities to help you get to know others.

With representatives of Chicagoland news sources Patch.com, The Daily Northwestern, and The Record North Shore, this panel will discuss how local news is essential to community well-being.