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How to Make & Stick to a Budget

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual Programs at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Virtual Program
Age Group:
Adults, 20s and 30s, Seniors

Making a budget doesn’t have to be all about sacrifices and saving money – it can be a road map to your future financial goals. This webinar will discuss:

Virtual Event
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Youth Volunteers Needed - Bookies Book Club

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 3:45pm - 5:15pm
Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Volunteers
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

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. 

Full
Registration Required
This event is in the "Youth" group

Bookies Book Club: Trouble at Table 5 Series

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Program Room at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Art, Crafts, Games, S.T.E.A.M
Age Group:
Youth

Grades 1-3

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

Series: Trouble at Table 5

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Youth" group

Sign Language Club

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Youth Program Room at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Youth

 Grades 1-8

Learn the alphabet, fun signs and more!

 

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "20s and 30s" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

In Stitches Drop-in

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The LAB at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Crafts, Technology Class
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, 20s and 30s, Seniors

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.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Library Board Meeting
Age Group:
Everyone
General Library Board meeting:

Monthly meeting of the Library's Board of Trustees. Library Board of Trustee meetings are open to the public

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Family" group

Crafty Kids Club

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Youth Program Room at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Art, Community, Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Family

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

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Mario Kart Tourney!

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Youth Program Room at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens

Hop on the Nintendo Switch and have some racing fun! We will be hosting Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and another Nintendo Switch game, as well as some activities and snacks for those waiting their turn. 

 

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "20s and 30s" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Music Appreciation Series: Holiday Music Class

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A&B at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
History, Presenter LIVE in the Library
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, 20s and 30s, Seniors

Join music historian Professor Moptop (AKA our own Gregory Alexander from Circulation!) and learn about the inspiration and history behind some of the most beloved, the most unusual, and the most inclusive holiday songs over the p

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Youth" group

Friday Fun Time

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Youth Program Room at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Youth

Ages 2-6 w/adult

Join Mrs. Julie for a short interactive storytime followed by a craft. 

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "20s and 30s" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Movie: Superman 2025

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, 20s and 30s, Seniors

Join us for the 2025 Superman reboot! Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

3D Printer's Club!

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
The LAB at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens, Teens

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

Full
Registration Required
This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Knit & Crochet Club

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Youth Program Room at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens

 

 

Grades 4-7

You bring the project, we supply the snacks! Hang out with fellow crafters and have some fun! 

No lessons provided. 

 

 

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Craft and Go Kit: Marker Journal

All Day 1/2 - 1/30
Teen Room at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Art, Crafts
Age Group:
Teens

Celebrate the new year with a journal you can customize to make your very own! Kits will be available in the Teen Space. Kits will be available in the Teen Space.

This event is in the "Youth" group

Coding Club!

Friday, January 2, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Youth Program Room at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M
Age Group:
Youth

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

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teens" group

Youth Volunteers Needed - Collage Art Drop-In

Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Volunteers
Age Group:
Teens

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

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Youth" group

Winter BINGO!

Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Youth Program Room at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Youth

Join Hersey High School National Honor Society students for prizes, treats, and plenty of seasonal fun. Who will be the first to shout “BINGO”?

Prizes generously donated by the NHS students from Hersey High School.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Youth" group

Messy Monday

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Youth Program Room at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Art
Age Group:
Youth

Ages 2-6 w/adult

Come create a chocolaty masterpiece with your little one. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Caldecott Club Series - Session #1

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Youth Program Room at Prospect Heights Public Library District
Program Type:
Art, Author
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens

Children will serve as jurors to vote for the best illustrated picture book from the past year.  This is a series, children must sign up for both events  January 5th and January 19th.

Upcoming
Registration Required