Event List

Learn about our robot friends that explore space for humanity! Will include a fun craft for you to take home~

Ages 2-6 w/adult

Shake, rattle, and roll! Explore different music and instruments with the teachers from Bach to Rock. 

We’re goin’ up, up, up! It’s our moment! Join us for a spectacular drop-in party featuring crafts, music, dancing and snacks. It’s gonna be golden! No registration required.

Ages 2-6 w/adult

Come create a masterpiece with your little one. 

Join Mrs. Julie for stories and so much more!

Need help with homework or looking to enhance your math or reading skills? Look no further! Drop by the Youth Department during center hours and connect with a friendly high school study buddy–no registration required!

Grades K-5

Start with free build fun, get surprised halfway with a twisty new task, and take home a LEGO mystery accessory each time! Bricks, brains, and big imaginations welcome!

An engaging Korean storytime featuring songs and crafts! All ages with adult.

Play as your favorite video game characters and defeat your rivals in a fun virtual fight! (No DLC characters will be available.

Join our code master and think like a computer while programming with cool games and activities! 

Bring friends or drop in solo and listen to music as you create your original collage art. All supplies provided.

Join us for the festive music of the renown Chicago-based Bengali band, Ochin Pakhi! Members of this musical group will be performing a concert of traditional folk music from West Bengal, India and Bangladesh. 

Ages 2-6 w/adult

Come explore a different place each month with food, music, and a craft. This month our adventure will take place in Vermont.

Join Mrs. Julie for stories and so much more!

Need help with homework or looking to enhance your math or reading skills? Look no further! Drop by the Youth Department during center hours and connect with a friendly high school study buddy–no registration required!

Grades K-8

Newbie or champ? Play, learn, and level up your skills with help from our instructor and teen mentors. All levels welcome—let’s make some moves!

Join us for stories in Polish, along with games and a craft! 

Join cartoonist Mark Anderson to draw all of your favorite Space Fight characters: Varth Mader! Duke Cloudrunner! Princess Mia! C3-D2! They’ll battle with laser sporks! Fly at dark speed! Do not miss this off-brand space opera!

Create an inked drawing of a magnificent creature with a design from nature that runs through it in a reverse negative. Fun thinking skills for this one!

Ages 2-6 w/adult

Stir up some fun with your grown up and make your own Valentine toast.

Jarrett Dapier, author of several critically acclaimed books, including a new YA graphic novel coming out this month, will join us for a roundtable discussion about writing, art, and journalism!

Join Mrs. Julie for stories and so much more!

Need help with homework or looking to enhance your math or reading skills? Look no further! Drop by the Youth Department during center hours and connect with a friendly high school study buddy–no registration required!

Grades 1-3

Make new friends, talk about books, and enjoy fun group activities inspired by The New Kid, the first book in our series. Pick up a copy at the Circulation Desk.

Series: The Alien Next Door