Event List

Volunteers grades 9-12 are needed to help with our Tasty Art program. Email Robin, reyman@phpl.info if this is your first time volunteering at the library. 

Create still life watercolor illustrations of doughnuts. As the sketches dry, we’ll get to sample the doughnut varieties! If you have allergens, email jhuh@phpl.info by April 20.

Grades 3-6

Come, relax, and spending the evening at the library with Chef Susan Maddox learning some great Spring French pastries that will make you a "hit" with your family and friends.

Ages 2-6 w/adult

Come create a masterpiece with your little one. 

Chat with a representative from the Office of the Illinois Attorney General about how you can prevent consumer fraud and identity theft, or ask how Attorney General Kwame Raoul helps protect your individual rights and advocates for Illinois reside

Join Mrs. Julie for stories and so much more!

This month we will be packing the Ex'A+'m Energy Packs that will be given to students studying for finals. Supplies will be provided. Earn one service hour, enjoy snacks, and make a difference!    

Learn to take better photos with your Android smartphone, the camera you carry everywhere! Recommended for beginners. Participants should bring their own Android smartphones.

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

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!

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.

Ages 2-6 w/adult

Come create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece with help from Mrs. Sandie.

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 Wisconsin.

Join Mrs. Julie for stories and so much more!

Learn to take better photos with your iPhone, the camera you carry everywhere! Recommended for beginners. Participants should bring their own iPhones.

Volunteers in grade 6–adult are needed to help as chess mentors with the Youth Chess Club.

Volunteers in grades 6–12:
If this is your first time volunteering at the library, please email Robin at reyman@phpl.info

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!

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!!

Ages 2-6 w/adult

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