Event List

Youth volunteers grades 6-12 needed to help with Game On @ the Library program. Email Robin, reyman@phpl.info if this is your first time volunteering at the library. 

Ages 2-6 w/adult

Play a board game, eat a snack, and make a craft with your little one.

Learn to use sign language to communicate in basic ASL.

Sami will be presenting in the library, please join us in the library.

Join Mrs. Julie for stories and so much more!

The news team will write news, create artwork and more to build and design our special newspaper edition. 

Youth volunteers grades 6-12 needed to help with the Young Journalists Club. Email Robin, reyman@phpl.info if this is your first time volunteering at the library. 

Volunteers in grades 6 - 12 are needed to help with the Family Game Night event. 

If this is your first time volunteering, please email Robin at reyman@phpl.info.

All ages, w/adult

Get ready for an exciting night of number-crunching fun! Enjoy snacks, win prizes, and see who’ll be the first to shout “BINGO!”

Drop in anytime and stay as long as it suits your family — the fun never stops!

Learn to use Inkscape, a free and open-source graphics editor, in order to design projects for our laser cutter. The project for this class will be etching slate coasters. Materials will be provided.

Witness a captivating scientific hot-air balloon experiment and level up your understanding of the principles of air and pressure! 

Learn about your rights as an immigrant, Illinois State protections for immigrants, and recent changes in immigration law. 

Youth volunteers grades 6-12 needed to help with the Artful Adventures program. Email Robin, reyman@phpl.info if this is your first time volunteering at the library. 

Cool off with a variety of engaging self-exploratory activities featuring yoga, sensory play, collage craft, and playdough stations, and more! Best for children ages birth through 6 with adult. 

NEW: MAKER'S MEETUP

Grades 4-8 

Make a totally unique pendant using resin, flowers, and bezel pendants! 

Spend the evening in France! Lorrisa will give a brief overview of the Impressionists and an analysis of Van Gogh’s Starry Night.

Ages 3-6

Get your little one movin' and groovin' as they explore the elements of dance through creative movement, imagination, and structured play.

A mysterious portal pulls four misfits into the Overworld, a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master the terrain while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected crafter named Steve.

Learn how to use Tinkercad and create something to 3D print at our awesome Lab!

Grades 6-12