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, and. All experience levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes.

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

A divorced couple teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago. Cast: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Sean Lynch. (2022, PG-13, 1 hr 45 min)

Socialize as you play this fun game. Small prizes will be awarded to those who Bingo!

Confused about credit? You are not alone! Speaker Arbel Hidoo of Inland Bank clears up common misconceptions about credit scores, payment history, and credit usage.

Craig Lemoine, Director of Financial Planning at the University of Illinois, and Randy Bruns, President of the Financial Planning Association of Illinois, discuss the myths and realities of investing and demonstrate strategies for managing wealth

Learn about how the Navy got involved with aviation, the World Wars, and the Great Lakes. Presented by Tricia Menke of the Naval Aviation History at Naval Station Great Lakes. 

Drop-in and express yourself by creating a poem for National Poetry Month! Try out collage poetry, black-out poetry, magnetic poetry, and more.

Grade 3-8 

Join us for a fun storytime featuring one of our DUPLO Read & Build sets. Siblings are welcome, but build and craft supplies are limited to registrants. 

Ages 3-5 with a parent/caregiver

Loyola University biologists present hands-on experiments and fun facts about lizards and other cold-blooded animals.

Discover math skills through active learning, and work as a team to build something amazing. This month, we’re counting coins.

Grades K-2

Tom Kilkenny, Weiss Financial Ratings, discusses stocks, mutual funds, money market accounts, managing your portfolio and much more.

An aspiring singer living with his grandmother in the capital of Bhutan dreams of getting a visa to relocate to Australia. (2019, NR, 1 hr 50 min, Dzongkha w/ English subtitles)

From being imprisoned to helping troubled youth battle addiction, Danny Trejo ventured into acting, producing, and the restaurant industry, making a name for himself in Hollywood and beyond.

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