Event List

Grades 1-3

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

Series: Sparkle Pigs

Learn the alphabet, fun signs and more!

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.

Gather for a fun variety of engaging self-exploratory activities featuring yoga, sensory play, collage craft, and playdough stations, and more! 

Celebrate the 16th anniversary of the beloved How to Train your Dragon series! There will be fun dragon and viking-themed activities for everyone to enjoy. 

Please note: this is a Zoom watch party at the library; presenter is presenting remotely on Zoom.

Industrious, irreverent, humble–though he may deny the accusation–Percival Everett, like his fiction, defies categorization.

The cinematic cultural sensation returns with the epic conclusion to the untold story of the witches of Oz. Elphaba and Glinda are now estranged, each living with the consequences of their choices.

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

IRS-Certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. To qualify taxpayers must have an income of $69, 000 or less, or be disabled, or English is a second language.

IRS-Certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. To qualify taxpayers must have an income of $69, 000 or less, or be disabled, or English is a second language.

IRS-Certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. To qualify taxpayers must have an income of $69, 000 or less, or be disabled, or English is a second language.

IRS-Certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. To qualify taxpayers must have an income of $69, 000 or less, or be disabled, or English is a second language.

Join us for this special event! The Shakespeare Project of Chicago presents, "Dear Rhoda" with live musical accompaniment!

Ever since Erik Larson’s Devil in The White City, the murderous, swindler H.H. Holmes has been linked to the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893.  What else was Holmes involved with in Chicago?

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

Come to the Lab and get creative. Supplies will be available for you to have fun and get crafty. 

Join Mrs. Julie for stories and so much more!

The Essential Houdini is a biographical journey through the life of the world’s most legendary escape artist—from his birth in Budapest to his final curtain call.

This program will teach you the concepts behind 3D printing, where you can find 3D prints, how to get them printed at the Library, and even where you can learn to make your own 3D prints! For ages 13 and up.

Come to the Lab and get creative. Supplies will be available for you to have fun and get crafty. 

Build your pollinator and learn how they transfer pollen!