Event List

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!

Get creative in the Lab! We will create unique art using twigs, pebbles and sea glass. All materials will be supplied. Priority given to PHPL cardholders. 

Volunteers grades 6-12 are needed to help as chess mentors for the library's Youth Chess Club. Email Robin, reyman@phpl.info if this is your first time volunteering at the library. 

Step into the vibrant world of Betty White, brought to life by the captivating historical presenter, Michelle Gibbons.

This month we will be creating reviews for our favorite teen books to share on our Teen Space wall. Supplies will be provided. Earn one service hour, enjoy snacks, and make a difference!    

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

Come in from the cold, and join us in welcoming Hawaiian Hula School, Halau i Ka Pona from Chicago! Dancers will perform ancient and modern Hula with audience participation.

High School volunteers grades 9-12 needed to help with the Caldecott Club, where you will help lead children in a discusssion about Caldecott picture book nominees and decide on a winner.

High School volunteers grades 9-12 needed to help with the Caldecott Club, where you will help lead children in a discusssion about Caldecott picture book nominees and decide on a winner.

Grades 6-12

Do you have an appetite for adventure? Then join us as we explore the globe through snacks, trivia, and music. 

This month we will be sampling some tasty treats from Mexico.

Learn how to create a vinyl sticker using Silhouette Studios software. All materials will be supplied. Priority given to PHPL cardholders. 

We need YOU to tutor K-12 students at the library's Study Buddy Homework Center. Help others learn and earn community service hours- no registration needed! Just visit the Youth Department during center hours when you're available. 

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!

Learn how to create a vinyl sticker using Silhouette Studios software. All materials will be supplied. Priority given to PHPL cardholders. 

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

Drop by the LAB with your own knitting, crochet, cross-stich, embroidery, or other portable project and socialize with others who share similar interests.  All experience levels welcome, however, no formal lessons are provided.

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

High School volunteers grades 9-12 needed to help with the Young Journalists Club. Email Robin, reyman@phpl.info,  if this is your first time volunteering at the library. 

We need YOU to tutor K-12 students at the library's Study Buddy Homework Center. Help others learn and earn community service hours- no registration needed! Just visit the Youth Department during center hours when you're available. 

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!

Paul Lisnek will be presenting virtually. This registration is to attend a watch party in the library. 

WGN-TV's Paul Lisnek will speak about Illinois politics as well as help prepare participants for the upcoming Midterm Elections in November.

Youth volunteers grades 6-12 needed to help with our Builders Lab Drop-In. Email Robin, reyman@phpl.info,  if this is your first time volunteering at the library. 

Go on a trip around the Universe! This presentation will take you on a whirlwind visit through our Universe's most amazing objects using images from the world's most advanced telescopes.