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 certified yoga instructor Susan Wilkens. All experience levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes. Please use a sturdy chair without arms (if possible). 

Grab a towel and bring your baby for a splashing good time. In case of bad weather, this event will take place in the Activity Room.

Birth to 24 Months with a parent/caregiver

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

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 our library staff brings storytime outside to the library lawn!

Birth to Kindergarten with a parent/caregiver

Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith. Cast: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley (2022, PG-13, 1 h 45 min)

Meet us at a different Morton Grove park each week for a fun outdoor storytime.

Jacobs Park, 9226 Natchez Ave. Morton Grove IL 60053.

Family

Stay sharp and have some friendly competition with a variety of board games. This month's game: Trivial Pursuit

In case of bad weather, the event will be held indoors.

After you earn your Summer Reading shirt, bring it to the Library for some tie-dye fun! Only official Summer Reading shirts will be tie-dyed.

Explore the health benefits and techniques of infant massage, stretching, and aromatherapy with certified infant massage instructor, Loredana Tomasello.

Grab a towel and bring your baby for a splashing good time. In case of bad weather, this event will take place in the Activity Room.

Birth to 24 months with a parent/caregiver

Spruce up your summer reading t-shirt with tie dye bleach (weather permitting). 

Learn how to take, edit and share photos with your Android phone or tablet.

Stop by the Activity Room to design and create your own button, keychain, or magnet to take home. Children under 8 must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.  

All Ages

Stop in the Library each week for a different family-friendly movie. Children under 8 must be accompanied by a parent/caregiver.

Celebrate Pride month by creating a colorful chainmail bracelet.

Grades 5-8

Explore real-life artifacts with an archaeologist from Loyola University, Chicago. Morton Grove resident, Dr. K, will show off skulls, teeth, and stone artifacts discovered at digs and explain how we analyze them.

Stop by the Activity Room for hands-on fun with science, technology, engineering, art, or math. You may join in at any time during the session.

This summer, we’re creating fun on the Library lawn with a lineup of games (weather permitting). Games are geared toward school-aged kids and above, though younger children are welcome to participate with a grown-up.

Comics are not just for kids.

Readpool is a NEW adult graphic novel discussion group with a focus on challenging and acclaimed stories.

Home After Dark by David Small

Between the Lines meets for online discussions via Zoom. Registered patrons will receive an email the day before the program with the meeting ID and password for joining the event. New members are warmly welcome!

Award-winning Robin Wall Kimmerer will share her unique perspective on the interconnectedness of humans and nature and the importance of recognizing and respecting the gifts of the earth.