Name: Spring Preschool Concert Miss Katie Sings
Start: 2025-04-28T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-28T11:00:00-05:00
Location: Morton Grove Public Library

Spring Preschool Concert Miss Katie Sings

10:00am - 11:00am

Kids

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

5:30pm - 8:30pm

Kids

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

6:30pm - 7:30pm

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!

10:00am - 10:45am

Kids

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.

Tuesday Movies: Cool Hand Luke

10:00am - 12:00pm

Adults

Location: Morton Grove Public Library

Room: Baxter Auditorium

Age Group: Adults

Event Type: Movie

Event Details:

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!

11:15am - 12:00pm

Kids

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

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Kids

Location: Morton Grove Public Library

Room: Activity Room

Age Group: Kids

Event Type: Class

Event Details:

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

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Teens, Adults

Registration

Location: Morton Grove Public Library

Room: Baxter Auditorium

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Event Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 13

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

10:00am - 10:45am

Kids

Registration

Location: Morton Grove Public Library

Room: Activity Room

Age Group: Kids

Event Type: Class

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 9

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

10:00am - 11:00am

Adults

Registration

Location: Morton Grove Public Library

Room: Baxter Auditorium

Age Group: Adults

Event Type: Health

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 27

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

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Kids

Registration

Location: Morton Grove Public Library

Room: Baxter Auditorium

Age Group: Kids

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 18

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

Kids

Registration

Virtual Event

Location: Morton Grove Public Library

Room: Online

Age Group: Kids

Event Type: Books & Authors, Games & Recreation

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 15

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.

StoryWalk: Capybara is Friends with Everyone

All Day 5/1 - 5/31

Kids

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

10:00am - 10:45am

Kids

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.

Anime Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Kids

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

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Adults

Registration

Location: Morton Grove Public Library

Room: Baxter Auditorium

Age Group: Adults

Event Type: Presentation

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 73

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)

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Adults

Registration

Virtual Event

Location: Morton Grove Public Library

Room: Online

Age Group: Adults

Event Type: Online, Presentation

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 98

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

9:30am - 10:15am

Kids

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 Age 2 with a parent/caregiver

Disclaimer(s)

All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

ESL Games & Gab (Conversation)

10:00am - 11:00am

Adults

Registration

Location: Morton Grove Public Library

Room: Baxter Auditorium

Age Group: Adults

Event Type: Games & Recreation

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 10

Event Details:

Practice your English conversation skills while playing games.

Wee Read

11:00am - 11:45am

Kids

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 Age 2 with a parent/caregiver

Disclaimer(s)

All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Family Storytime

10:00am - 10:45am

Kids

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

10:00am - 11:00am

Teens, Adults

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)

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Kids, Teens, Adults

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.

Monday Morning Playgroup

9:30am - 11:00am

Kids

Location: Morton Grove Public Library

Room: Activity Room

Age Group: Kids

Event Type: Games & Recreation

Drop in for some open-ended play and meet new friends at our weekly playgroup.

Birth to 5 with a parent/caregiver

Disclaimer(s)

All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

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