Week Calendar

Certified Tai Chi Instructor Erica Bough demonstrates Shibashi body movements, breathing exercises, and meditation to help reduce stress, restore balance, and increase flexibility. All experience levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes.

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).

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

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

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

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

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

Birth-5 years old with a parent/caregiver

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

When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. Cast: Cary Coon, Paul Rudd. (2021, PG-13, 2 hr)

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

Tap into your inner creativity with a fun and easy craft project. This month: Paper Bag Stars

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.   

Looking for a fun way to earn an hour of volunteer work? Come to the library to make fleece tie blankets for Wright-Way Animal Rescue.

William Pack dives into why we remember, the different types of memory, and how we can’t trust everything we recall. Get practical, real-world strategies to keep your brain healthier and improve memory.

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

Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver

Welcome to your home for graphic novel and manga lovers. Share your favorites, find something new, and geek out to your heart’s content.  

Grades 5-8

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 treasure stash full of snacks.

Clever hacks will give you triple or quadruple the Thanksgiving food fun! Flavors will coexist peacefully in our Tear and Share Bread and Sheet Pan Pie.

Spend time winding down for bed with stories and songs.

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.

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

Join us in the Youth Services department as we announce the winners of the 49th Annual Children's Art Contest.

The Board of Trustees meets on the second Thursday of each month. The public is welcome to attend the meetings. Learn more about the Board of Trustees.