Event List

Flex your sense of adventure with a funky flavor soda taste test, play games, make bookish crafts, and more while you hang out with friends at this exclusive after-hours event. Grades 6 — 12. Allergens may be present.

Baby Picasso 
Thursday, November 6, 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.  
Saturday, November 8, 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.   

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. 

Pick up a kit with a featured spice and try a new recipe at home. Supplies are limited. Drop in.

Join Brian Michalski on a trip around the world. He’ll take you through Portugal’s Azores Islands, explore Egyptian temples on the Nile, paraglide on Türkiye’s south coast, and motorbike the Ha Giang Loop in Vietnam. Sign up begins 10/27.

Practice your English conversational skills with staff and friendly volunteers.  Basic conversation skills recommended.

Ages 3 through 5:     
Tuesdays, 10:00 – 10:30 a.m.    
No Preschool Storytime: 9/9, 10/7, 10/28, 11/25

Have a question about your new device? Do you just want to get better with your old one? Stop by to chat with a librarian who is ready to answer your basic technology questions. Drop in.

Explore gentle postures, breathwork, meditation, and deep relaxation with Karen Fotopoulos, a registered yoga teacher from Discover Yoga with Karen. Sign up begins two weeks prior to each date.

Develop your English reading skills in a welcoming environment by reading The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown together. Copies available at the Information Desk. Sign up once for all six sessions.

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. 

Sign up begins two weeks prior to each date. For Palatine cardholders only.

Sign up begins two weeks prior to each date. For Palatine cardholders only.

Sign up begins two weeks prior to each date. For Palatine cardholders only.

Baby Storytime
Ages 0 through 12 months:        
Thursdays, 10:00 – 10:30 a.m.  
No Baby Storytime: 9/18, 10/30, 11/6, 11/27

Pasa por una manualidad sencilla para hacer juntos. Cada semana explore un tema diferente diseñado para fomentar la creatividad y la curiosidad de su niño.

Stop by to make a simple craft with your child. Each week explores a different topic to spark your child's creativity and curiosity. Ages 3-7. While supplies last. Drop in.

Stop by to make a simple craft with your child. Each week explores a different topic to spark your child's creativity and curiosity.

Ages 3 – 7. While supplies last. Available at all Branches. Drop in

Prepare for your citizenship test in this small online group class that covers U.S. history and civics. Registrants must complete a phone interview to determine qualifications and then pick up the course textbook at the Information Desk.

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. 

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

Join our sewing club and regularly meet fellow makers, share skills, and get to know more about fiber arts including crochet, knitting, and quilting. Drop in.

Book a 30-minute consultation with career expert Jerry Donahue for resume help, LinkedIn profile review, and job searching strategies for any stage of your career. Sign up begins two weeks prior to each date.