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StoryWalk: Mel Fell

All Day 4/1 - 4/30
Front Lawn at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Kids

Head to the Library for some outdoor family fun. The pages of a book are arranged on numbered signs around the building. Take a stroll and enjoy the story at your own pace. 

April: Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor

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Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Front Lawn
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:

Head to the Library for some outdoor family fun. The pages of a book are arranged on numbered signs around the building. Take a stroll and enjoy the story at your own pace. 

April: Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor

Spring Preschool Concert Miss Katie Sings

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Baxter Auditorium at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Kids

Chicago-based musician Katie Norregaard performs original, heartful, and engaging music that celebrates acceptance and diversity.

Family

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Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Baxter Auditorium
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Performance
Event Details:

Chicago-based musician Katie Norregaard performs original, heartful, and engaging music that celebrates acceptance and diversity.

Family

Disclaimer(s)

All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Due to limited space and the popularity of this program, please do not bring strollers into the Library for this event. The Library is not responsible for unattended belongings.

Poetry Creation Station

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Youth Services at Morton Grove Public Library
Age Group:
Kids

Celebrate National Poetry Month! Drop in to the Youth Services department and create your own poetry with magnetic poetry kits and other supplies.  

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Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Youth Services
Age Group: Kids
Event Details:

Celebrate National Poetry Month! Drop in to the Youth Services department and create your own poetry with magnetic poetry kits and other supplies.  

Romanian American Chicago Choir Rehearsal

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Baxter Auditorium at Morton Grove Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Children's music rehearsal

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Baxter Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

Children's music rehearsal

Listen Up!

Listen Up!

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Activity Room at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids

Listen to stories, sing songs, and more at this all-ages storytime!

Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver

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Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Storytime
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Listen to stories, sing songs, and more at this all-ages storytime!

Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver

Disclaimer(s)

All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Due to the room capacity, attendance at drop-in programs is limited to 50 participants.

Tuesday Movies: Cool Hand Luke

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Baxter Auditorium at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults

A laid-back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform. Cast: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon (1967, NR, 2 hr)

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Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Baxter Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Movie
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A laid-back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform. Cast: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon (1967, NR, 2 hr)

Listen Up!

Listen Up!

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 11:15am - 12:00pm
Activity Room at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids

Listen to stories, sing songs, and more at this all-ages storytime!

Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver

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Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Listen to stories, sing songs, and more at this all-ages storytime!

Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver

Disclaimer(s)

All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Due to the room capacity, attendance at drop-in programs is limited to 50 participants.

Sound It Out to the Pup

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Activity Room at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Class
Age Group:
Kids

A trained therapy dog patiently listens to your child as they sound out words and practice early reading skills from a word list or book of their choice.

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Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Class
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A trained therapy dog patiently listens to your child as they sound out words and practice early reading skills from a word list or book of their choice.

Art+Poetry Workshop

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Baxter Auditorium at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

A teaching artist from Hive Center for the Book Arts will guide your creativity making an art piece inspired by poetry.

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Registration Required
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Baxter Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

A teaching artist from Hive Center for the Book Arts will guide your creativity making an art piece inspired by poetry.

Mini Music Makers

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Activity Room at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Class
Age Group:
Kids

Feel the rhythm, hear the rhyme; it’s Mini Music Maker time!

Ages 2-5 with a parent/caregiver

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Registration Required
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Feel the rhythm, hear the rhyme; it’s Mini Music Maker time!

Ages 2-5 with a parent/caregiver

Disclaimer(s)

All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Laughter Therapy

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Baxter Auditorium at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Health
Age Group:
Adults

Learn how to combine laughter exercises with deep centering breaths and calming movements. Led by mindfulness and stress relief educator Robert Rivest. 

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Registration Required
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Baxter Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Health
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to combine laughter exercises with deep centering breaths and calming movements. Led by mindfulness and stress relief educator Robert Rivest. 

Home School Drama Club

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Baxter Auditorium at Morton Grove Public Library
Age Group:
Kids
Drama Club:

Bring out your inner drama queen or king and get creative with acting, improv, and theater games. Grades 1-8

This is a special Drama Club for the home schoolers.

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Registration Required
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Baxter Auditorium
Age Group: Kids
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring out your inner drama queen or king and get creative with acting, improv, and theater games.

Grades 1-8

This is a special Drama Club for the home schoolers.

LitLoot Middle School

All Day 5/1 - 5/14
Online at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Books & Authors, Games & Recreation
Age Group:
Kids

LitLoot is a free literary subscription box filled with a custom selected library book and other goodies. To subscribe to May’s box, register between May 1 and 14. We’ll contact you when boxes are ready for pickup at the end of the month.

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Registration Required
Virtual Event
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Books & Authors, Games & Recreation
Registration Required
Event Details:

LitLoot is a free literary subscription box filled with a custom selected library book and other goodies. To subscribe to May’s box, register between May 1 and 14. We’ll contact you when boxes are ready for pickup at the end of the month.

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StoryWalk: Capybara is Friends with Everyone

All Day 5/1 - 5/31
Front Lawn at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Kids

Head to the Library for some outdoor family fun. The pages of a book are arranged on numbered signs around the building. Take a stroll and enjoy the story at your own pace. 

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Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Front Lawn
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:

Head to the Library for some outdoor family fun. The pages of a book are arranged on numbered signs around the building. Take a stroll and enjoy the story at your own pace. 

Preschool Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Activity Room at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids
Preschool Storytime:

Stories, songs, activities, and more that are perfect for the school-ready child. Ages 3-5 with a parent/caregiver

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Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Storytime

Stories, songs, activities, and more that are perfect for the school-ready child.

Ages 3-5 with a parent/caregiver

Disclaimer(s)

All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Animie Club

Anime Club

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Activity Room at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Games & Recreation
Age Group:
Kids

A fun-filled hour of anime appreciation. We’ll watch and talk about your favorite shows, eat snacks, and enjoy all things anime.

Grades 6–8

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Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Games & Recreation
Event Details:

A fun-filled hour of anime appreciation. We’ll watch and talk about your favorite shows, eat snacks, and enjoy all things anime.

Grades 6–8

Healthy Houseplants

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Baxter Auditorium at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults

Join the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners to learn simple tips on selecting and caring for houseplants, as well as propagation techniques for overgrown houseplants.

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Registration Required
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Baxter Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners to learn simple tips on selecting and caring for houseplants, as well as propagation techniques for overgrown houseplants.

Organizing 101: Spring Cleaning (Online)

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Online, Presentation
Age Group:
Adults

Professional organizer Jennifer Barnes presents a practical workshop on organizing your home using simple principles you can apply to any space.

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Registration Required
Virtual Event
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Online, Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Professional organizer Jennifer Barnes presents a practical workshop on organizing your home using simple principles you can apply to any space.

Disclaimer(s)

This event will be held using free Zoom software on your internet-connected device (computer, smartphone, or tablet). Registrants will receive an email the day before the event with instructions on how to join. See our Privacy Policy for library info on using third-party software.

Wee Read

Wee Read

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Activity Room at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids

Stories and songs for our littlest listeners. Please bring a tummy time mat or blanket for the baby. Older siblings welcome. 

Birth to 24 months with a parent/caregiver

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Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Stories and songs for our littlest listeners. Please bring a tummy time mat or blanket for the baby. Older siblings welcome. 

Birth to 24 months with a parent/caregiver

Disclaimer(s)

All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

ESL Games & Gab (Conversation)

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Baxter Auditorium at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Games & Recreation
Age Group:
Adults

Practice your English conversation skills while playing games. 

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Registration Required
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Baxter Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Event Type: Games & Recreation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Practice your English conversation skills while playing games. 

Wee Read

Wee Read

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Activity Room at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids

Stories and songs for our littlest listeners. Please bring a tummy time mat or blanket for the baby. Older siblings welcome. 

Birth to 24 months with a parent/caregiver

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Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Stories and songs for our littlest listeners. Please bring a tummy time mat or blanket for the baby. Older siblings welcome. 

Birth to 24 months with a parent/caregiver

Disclaimer(s)

All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

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Family Storytime

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Activity Room at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids
Family Storytime:

Bring the whole family to this storytime filled with stories, songs, and fun.  Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver 

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Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Kids
Event Type: Storytime

Bring the whole family to this storytime filled with stories, songs, and fun. 

Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver 

Disclaimer(s)

All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Due to the room capacity, attendance at drop-in programs is limited to 50 participants.

Plant Swap

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Baxter Auditorium at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Games & Recreation
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join us for our 5th annual Plant Swap. Bring a healthy, rooted houseplant to trade with other plant enthusiasts. Be ready to share your plant’s name and its light, soil, and water preferences.

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Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Baxter Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Type: Games & Recreation
Event Details:

Join us for our 5th annual Plant Swap. Bring a healthy, rooted houseplant to trade with other plant enthusiasts. Be ready to share your plant’s name and its light, soil, and water preferences.

Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat (Online)

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Online at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults

Dan Santat discusses his journey writing and illustrating over a hundred books for young people.

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Virtual Event
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Event Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:

Dan Santat discusses his journey writing and illustrating over a hundred books for young people.