Event List

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. 

Stories at Hoffman Estates Park District - Willow Park
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, June 16
Friday, July 11
Friday, August 1

Hans Klemmer lends advice and critiques for your work including helping you learn how to use your camera, tips for participating in the community project, and more. Drop in.

Let your favorite burstable Beyblade rip in this friendly competition for a chance to win a prize. After registering, check your email for official guidelines. No burstable Beyblade? No problem! Borrow one of ours at the event.

Hang out with friends and make a fun project. Materials provided. Sign up begins 7/18.

Bilingual Baby Storytime 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. 
Join us for stories, songs, and fun! Presented in English and Spanish.


Cuentacuentos para Bebés
Sábado, 2 de agosto 10:00 a 10:30 a.m. 

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.

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.

Enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs with us.  Ages 1 through 2 with parent/caregiver. Sign up begins two weeks prior to each date.

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. 

Learn the basics of how to thread and sew simple projects using the sewing machine. Ages 13 and up. Sign up begins 7/21.

Learn new skills and review the old before the school year with a variety of games and puzzles. Activities focus on a different subject each week.  Ages 4 - 6. Drop-In.

Learn the basics of how to thread and sew simple projects using the sewing machine. Ages 13 and up. Sign up begins 7/21.

Tuesday, August 5, 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. 

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.

Need volunteer hours? The Library is providing individual 2 hour service projects throughout the summer. August 5th's project is creating greeting cards for Lemons of Love, an organization that delivers care packages to cancer patients.

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.

Career counselor Fred Ettinger presents strategies for creating a resume in today’s market followed by a one-on-one review of your resume with tips for improvement. Sign up begins two weeks prior to each date.

Create a colorful monster craft using a flowerpot and paint. Dress for messy fun. Ages 5 – 12. Sign up begins 7/22.

Make a maraca from recycled materials, then get ready to shimmy and shake your new instrument in a rhythmic storytime.

Ages 3-7. Sign up begins 7/23.

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. 

Reading Buddies
Wednesday, August 6, 
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.   
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.     

Reading Buddies
Wednesday, August 6, 
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.   
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.     

Aprenda a jugar la lotería, un juego azar tradicional que se juega a través de México parecido a BINGO con fotos.

Para todas las edades. Regístrese a partir del 23/7.