Upcoming Events

Tap into your inner creativity with a fun and easy craft project. This month: Winter Wooden Coasters

Get your little one acquainted with the library in this toddler-riffic storytime.

Ages 18-36 months with a parent/caregiver.

We are out to prove that math is secretly awesome with brain-bending fun and activities. This month, we're investigating angles.

Grades 3-6

A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her. (2021, NR, 1 hr 56 min) R 

LitLounge is meeting in partnership with Skokie Public Library. Contact Cailyn Heintzelman (cheintzelman@mgpl.org) for details.

This meeting is being held at the Skokie Public Library, in the Cosmos Room.

Learn how to organize and share your photos. 

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

Join James Beard Award-winning Food journalist Steve Dolinsky for a discussion of the history and various styles of pizza in the Chicago area. Pizza samples from local establishments will be served at the Library Watch Party.

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

Birth to Age 2 with a parent/caregiver

Practice seated poses in one of the gentlest forms of yoga available, led by certified yoga instructor Joan McGee. All experience levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes.

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

Birth to Age 2 with a parent/caregiver

Create handmade knitted and crocheted crafts for local organizations. Please bring your needles and/or hooks and some acrylic or cotton yarn.

Drop in the Youth Services Department to make a seasonal craft while supplies last. 

We'll listen to stories, sing songs, and more at this fun family storytime!

Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver

Super Mario. Pikachu. Sonic. Play as your favorite smash character on the big screen to compete for a prize. 

Grades 9-12

Practice your English conversation skills while playing games. 

Play popular board games, including Ticket to Ride and Codenames. Participants can also bring their own board game to play. 

This program is for adults and teens (grades 9 and above)

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

Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver

Kate Carter, a retired tornado-chaser and meteorologist, is persuaded to return to Oklahoma to work with a new team and new technologies. Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos (2024, PG-13, 2 hr)

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

Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver

Ever wish you could just do the fun parts of science experiments? Now you can! Join us for an hour of spectacular science time. This month, we're experimenting with pH indicators. 

Grades 5-8

Sewing expert Mike Hall will go over all the basics of setting up and using a sewing machine. Sewing machines and supplies will be provided.