Event List

Small Things Like These

Are you thinking about retirement? Does it seem completely out of reach?

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.

We'll reuse discarded books and other materials to upcycle them by making something new. 

For kids in grade K-2. Space is limited. Free tickets will be given to all who attend.

Let's look at the roots, meaning, and enduring influence of the Declaration of Independence. 

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

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.

Grow confidence with your computer use by learning all the basics of what you need to know to operate and navigate a mouse and keyboard. No computer skills required. Bring a personal device or use a library laptop. 

Help plan, publicize, and present a spring event for teens.

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

Learn the basics of quilting techniques while creating your own quilt square. 

Supplies will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own fabric. Participants should have a basic understanding of how to use a sewing machine.

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

This 2-hour session for job seekers returning to the workforce will be part presentation with Q&A and part one-on-one assistance.

Illinois Extension Master Gardeners will be available to answer gardening and seed-starting questions. You will also get a chance to see the new library seed cart and learn more about this service.

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.