Event List

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 outside for stories in Polish, summery games and an indoor craft. The last storytime before summer break!

Drop-in to the Quilting Club. All ability levels welcome from beginner to expert. Please note there will not be any formal lessons. Bring your own sewing machines and projects. We provide the space...you provide the FUN!!

How do we listen to a symphony? What  structures are used in the music? What should we listen for? Music historian/educator Jim Kendros brings you the ultimate guide for symphonic enjoyment!

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

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

Ages 2-6 w/adult

Stir up some fun with your grown up and make your own ?

This program will be presented as part of honoring our nation's 250th Birthday!

Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux

Explore watercolor painting in this beginner-friendly class. Learn simple techniques, experiment with color, and create a small painting while building confidence with this relaxing and creative medium. 

Come in for a relaxing class of chair yoga lead by JoAnn Dickson from Norridge Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi.

Join Mrs. Julie for stories and so much more!

Grades 9-12

Prep for exams at the library! Study solo or with friends in the Teen Space or study rooms. Make sure to visit the Youth Program room to get a sweet tweet from our s'mores station! 

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

R.F. Kuang’s genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily serious topics from a satirical and fantastical perspective.

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 pint glasses. Materials will be provided.

Join us for chess club, led by an experienced volunteer. All levels welcome! 

Whether you're 10, 20, or 30 years away from retirement, this webinar will discuss a number of ways that you can plan and save for retirement. We’ll discuss:

Explore watercolor painting in this beginner-friendly class. Learn simple techniques, experiment with color, and create a small painting while building confidence with this relaxing and creative medium. 

Japan is the only country among over 60 explored that left world traveler Brian Michalski heartbroken to leave.

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. 

Grades 1-3

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

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.