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Curbside Pickup

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library
Program Type:
Curbside Pickup
Age Group:
All Ages

Curbside Pickup is only for Palatine Library District cardholders.

IMPORTANT: Do not schedule an appointment until you have received a confirmation that your holds are ready to pick up, via phone call or email.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Curbside Pickup

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Program Type:
Curbside Pickup
Age Group:
All Ages

Curbside Pickup is only for Palatine Library District cardholders.

IMPORTANT: Do not schedule an appointment until you have received a confirmation that your holds are ready to pick up, via phone call or email.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Twin Lakes Harvest Hayride and Storytime

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
In the Community
Program Type:
Storytimes, Games & Activities
Age Group:
Kids, All Ages

Friday, October 10, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 11, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.    

Offsite Event
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Friends October Book Sale

Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 1 at Main Library
Program Type:
Book Sales
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages

October 2025 Used Book Sale

Friday, October 10, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Friends’ members – No charge
Non-members – $5

Saturday, October 11, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Free admission.

This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Reveal-a-Rainbow Craft-tivity - North Hoffman

All Day 10/13 - 10/18
North Hoffman Branch
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Kids, All Ages

Pick up a scratch-off paper to create rainbow art. All ages.

This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Firefly Family Theatre

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room 1 at Main Library
Program Type:
Lectures & Performances
Age Group:
Kids, All Ages

Join Spark the Firefly and all her friends as they welcome fall and wait for the harvest moon. All ages. Tickets are available 9/29 for Palatine cardholders only.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Referral Services Drop-In Hours-Rand Rd

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Rand Road Branch
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
All Ages

Are you currently navigating a difficult situation and need some additional help? Let us help connect you to resources and local organizations! These are drop-in hours, meaning no appointment is necessary to meet.

This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Goofy Gourds/Calabazas Divertidas - Rand Road

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Rand Road Room at Rand Road Branch
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Transforma una pequeña calabaza en una buu-nita decoración. Nosotros ponemos la calabaza y los materiales; ¡tú traes la creatividad! Para todas las edades. Regístrese a partir del 29/9.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Curbside Pickup

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library
Program Type:
Curbside Pickup
Age Group:
All Ages

Curbside Pickup is only for Palatine Library District cardholders.

IMPORTANT: Do not schedule an appointment until you have received a confirmation that your holds are ready to pick up, via phone call or email.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Curbside Pickup

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Program Type:
Curbside Pickup
Age Group:
All Ages

Curbside Pickup is only for Palatine Library District cardholders.

IMPORTANT: Do not schedule an appointment until you have received a confirmation that your holds are ready to pick up, via phone call or email.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Referral Services Drop-In Hours-North Hoffman

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
North Hoffman Branch
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
All Ages

Are you currently navigating a difficult situation and need some additional help? Let us help connect you to resources and local organizations! These are drop-in hours, meaning no appointment is necessary to meet. 

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Theodore Roosevelt - The Rough Rider President

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1 at Main Library
Program Type:
Lectures & Performances
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages

Joe Wiegand portrays Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Rider president, in a performance endorsed by the Theodore Roosevelt Congressionally Chartered Association of Oyster Bay.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Curbside Pickup

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library
Program Type:
Curbside Pickup
Age Group:
All Ages

Curbside Pickup is only for Palatine Library District cardholders.

IMPORTANT: Do not schedule an appointment until you have received a confirmation that your holds are ready to pick up, via phone call or email.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Curbside Pickup

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Program Type:
Curbside Pickup
Age Group:
All Ages

Curbside Pickup is only for Palatine Library District cardholders.

IMPORTANT: Do not schedule an appointment until you have received a confirmation that your holds are ready to pick up, via phone call or email.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1 at Main Library
Program Type:
Lectures & Performances
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages

Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by renowned re-enactor Kevin Wood, relates the history of the United States during his time, from his childhood on the frontier to the turbulent years from 1854 to 1865 which nearly destroyed our young nation but instead

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Referral Services Drop-In Hours

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Study Room 2A at Main Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
All Ages

Are you currently navigating a situation and need some additional help? Let us help connect you to resources and local organizations! These are drop-in hours, meaning no appointment is necessary to meet. 

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Curbside Pickup

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library
Program Type:
Curbside Pickup
Age Group:
All Ages

Curbside Pickup is only for Palatine Library District cardholders.

IMPORTANT: Do not schedule an appointment until you have received a confirmation that your holds are ready to pick up, via phone call or email.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Lakota Hoop Dancer

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1 at Main Library
Program Type:
Lectures & Performances, Multicultural
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Experience Lakota culture through a performance in which Starr Chief Eagle uses dancing with 22 hoops to demonstrate the history and stories of her people. Her dream is to restore and maintain Native American culture through art, dance, and song.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Curbside Pickup

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Program Type:
Curbside Pickup
Age Group:
All Ages

Curbside Pickup is only for Palatine Library District cardholders.

IMPORTANT: Do not schedule an appointment until you have received a confirmation that your holds are ready to pick up, via phone call or email.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Candy Corn Guessing Jar - North Hoffman

All Day 10/20 - 10/31
North Hoffman Branch
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Kids, All Ages

Guess the right number of candy pieces for a chance to win them all. Ages 5 and up.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Referral Services Drop-In Hours-Rand Rd

Monday, October 20, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Rand Road Branch
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
All Ages

Are you currently navigating a difficult situation and need some additional help? Let us help connect you to resources and local organizations! These are drop-in hours, meaning no appointment is necessary to meet.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Curbside Pickup

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library
Program Type:
Curbside Pickup
Age Group:
All Ages

Curbside Pickup is only for Palatine Library District cardholders.

IMPORTANT: Do not schedule an appointment until you have received a confirmation that your holds are ready to pick up, via phone call or email.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Curbside Pickup

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Program Type:
Curbside Pickup
Age Group:
All Ages

Curbside Pickup is only for Palatine Library District cardholders.

IMPORTANT: Do not schedule an appointment until you have received a confirmation that your holds are ready to pick up, via phone call or email.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Goofy Gourds

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Story Room AB at Main Library
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Use our supplies to transform a pumpkin into a boo-tiful decoration. One pumpkin per child. All ages. Sign up begins 10/7.

 

Upcoming
Registration Required