Week Calendar

Certified tai chi instructor Erica Bough demonstrates Shibashi body movements, breathing exercises, and meditation to help restore balance, flexibility and reduce stress. 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.   

Practice seated poses in one of the gentlest forms of yoga available, led by a certified yoga instructor. All experience levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes. Please use a sturdy chair without arms (if possible).

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

When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild card CIA agent joins forces with three international agents on a lethal mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who's tracking their every move.

In this virtual version of Name That Tune, participants listen (over the phone or via Zoom) to snippets of music from the good old days, then guess the name of the song.

Tap into your inner creativity with a fun and easy craft project. This month: Sharpie Mugs

Learn about native plants while getting some exercise. Forest Preserve Steward Marian Thill leads a .75-mile walking tour through Linne Woods and onto the prairie to explore the soon-to-be-fall foliage.

Encanto tells the magical tale of the extraordinary Madrigal family who live hidden in the mountains of Columbia in a magical house. This film will be shown with Spanish subtitles. (2021, PG, 1 hr 49 min)

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

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

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

Learn how to create and edit documents that you can store and share in the cloud and access anywhere via the internet.

Do you have what it takes to beat the Puzzle Gauntlet? The Puzzle Master devised a series of devious challenges to test your skills and cunning to the max. Should you triumph, you will unlock the snack-a-licious treasure stash.

Join us for an evening of craft-tastic fun! We’ll experiment with a different crafting skill each month to create fun projects.

Trained therapy dogs patiently listen to your child as they read from a book of their choice. To register for a 15-minute session, visit the Youth Services Desk or call 847-965-4220 x2.

In celebration of Deaf Awareness Month, Marlee Matlin shares the highs and lows of her Hollywood career and journeys as an activist. This program will be offered in ASL and translated through an interpreter. 

LitLounge is meeting on Zoom. Register here or contact Rebecca Hayes (rhayes@mgpl.org) or Rummanah Aasi (raasi@skokielibrary.info) for details.

A fun-filled hour of anime appreciation for High-schoolers. We’ll watch and talk about your favorite shows, draw, and enjoy all things anime.

Learn how to play chess with chess master Chris Christmas. All skill levels welcome. 

Grades 1-8