Week Calendar

Practice seated poses in one of the gentlest forms of yoga available, led by certified yoga instructor Cher Walter in this online class. All experience levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes.

Stories, songs, and rhymes for our littlest learners.  Older siblings welcome.  

Please bring a tummy time mat or blanket for the baby.   

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 yarn.

Get bicycle safety tips for older adults, including where to ride, choosing a bike, avoiding crashes, and issues and concerns for older cyclists.

Bring a blanket and join us on the front lawn of the library for an outdoor storytime. Birth to age 5 with parent/caregiver.

In the case of bad weather, the storytime will be canceled.

Listen to stories, sing songs, and more as Ms. Amy brings the Library to your home. Visit the Library's Facebook page to watch live and on demand.

A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life. Cast: Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins. (2021, PG-13, 2 hr 30 min)

Learn to manage big feelings through stories, songs, and activities and leave this storytime with strategies to handle overwhelming emotions.

Ages 3-5 with a parent/caregiver

This session's theme: Calm

Maintain and enhance your cognitive function and memory with this interactive program.

A special storytime event for participants of our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program. We’ll read stories, share our favorite books, and more.

Stories, songs, and rhymes for our littlest learners.  Older siblings welcome.  

Please bring a tummy time mat or blanket for the baby.   

Birth to Age 2 with a parent/caregiver

Explore spices from around the world in this flavorful monthly program. Pick up the spice of the month and then discover the taste by making any dish you choose.

Learn how to create, upload, and manage your content, and collaborate with others.

At this family storytime we'll listen to stories, sing songs, and more! 

All attendees (adults and children) must be masked, regardless of vaccination status. 

Read the book of the month aloud at home with your family, then bring a grown-up with you to discuss and explore the story with a hands-on activity. This month’s book: Donavan’s Word Jar by Monalisa DeGross.

Between the Lines meets for phone discussions via Zoom. Call 312-626-6799 five minutes before the start of the program and enter the meeting ID and password.

Create your own art after exploring the creative process and getting inspired by art and design history.

Grades 3-8

Join Jessamine Chan and Emily Maloney for a discussion about the systems of power that impact our lives, our families, and our finances, through the lens of their acclaimed books, "The School for Good Mothers" and "Cost of Living."

Get growing advice, show off your plant’s progress, ask questions, and talk all things tomato with Master Gardeners and your fellow Tomato Club members.

Get bicycle safety tips for children and parents, including proper helmet fit and hand signals, avoiding crashes, and communicating with other cyclists and motorists.

Once a month, we turn a STEM idea into an engineering project. Projects are intended for school-aged kids and above, though younger children might be interested in participating with a grownup.