Name: Winter Reading Challenge
Start: 2024-12-15
End: 2025-01-31
Location: Morton Grove Public Library

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All Day	This event is in the "Kids" group. Winter Reading Challenge All Day 12/15 - 1/31 Kids This event is in the "Kids" group. Location: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Youth Services Age Group: Kids Event Type: Books & Authors Event Details: Read and earn prizes this winter. Stop by the Youth Services Desk starting December 15th to register, pick up your log, and start reading. Birth to Grade 8
	This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. The Magician's Folly: An Interactive Story Experience 12/21/2024 @ 9:00am - 01/05/2025 @ 5:00pm Kids, Teens, Adults This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Location: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults Event Details: Stage magician Gary Whodini could never catch a break. Instead of stardom, he was staring down a lifetime doing party tricks for 9-year-olds. However, there was a touch of real magic in the Whodini family.
				Closing Library Closed (New Year's Day) All Day Branches: Morton Grove Public Library Description: The Library is closed Wednesday, January 1 for New Year's Day.
				This event is in the "Kids" group. LitLoot Middle School All Day 1/1 - 1/14 Kids Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Kids" group. Location: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Online Age Group: Kids Event Type: Books & Authors, Games & Recreation Required Seats Remaining: 15 Event Details: LitLoot is a free literary subscription box filled with a custom selected library book and other goodies. To subscribe to January’s box, register between January 1 and 14. We’ll contact you when boxes are ready for pickup at the end of the month.
9 am		This event is in the "Kids" group. Monday Morning Playgroup 9:30am - 11:00am Kids This event is in the "Kids" group. Location: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Kids Event Type: Games & Recreation Drop in for some open-ended play and meet new friends at our weekly playgroup. Birth to 5 with a parent/caregiver Disclaimer(s) All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.	This event is in the "Kids" group. Make a New Year's Crown 9:30am - 4:30pm Kids This event is in the "Kids" group. Location: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Youth Services Age Group: Kids Event Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Stop by the Youth Services department to make a fabulous crown to celebrate the new year (while supplies last). All Ages
10 am			This event is in the "Kids" group. New Year's Eve Family Storytime 10:00am - 10:30am Kids This event is in the "Kids" group. Location: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Kids Event Type: Storytime Event Details: Enjoy a New Year's themed storytime with your family. Ages birth-5 with a parent/caregiver. Disclaimer(s) All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. This event is in the "Adults" group. Tuesday Movies: The Family Stone 10:00am - 11:45am Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Location: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Baxter Auditorium Age Group: Adults Event Type: Movie Event Details: An uptight, liberal businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life. Cast: Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Sar		This event is in the "Kids" group. Preschool Storytime 10:00am - 10:45am Kids This event is in the "Kids" group. Location: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Kids Event Type: Storytime Stories, songs, activities, and more that are perfect for the school-ready child. Ages 3-5 with a parent/caregiver Disclaimer(s) All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.	This event is in the "Kids" group. Tots Dealing with Big Feelings 10:00am - 10:45am Kids Required This event is in the "Kids" group. Location: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Kids Event Type: Storytime Required Seats Remaining: 16 Event Details: Learn how to manage 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: Understanding Personal Space and Consent. Disclaimer(s) All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.	Reservation Military Miniature Society of Illinois 10:00am - 1:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Baxter Auditorium Purpose of Meeting PowerPoint presentation for group.
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2 pm						This event is in the "Kids" group. LEGO Builders 2:00pm - 3:00pm Kids This event is in the "Kids" group. Location: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Kids Event Type: Games & Recreation, STEAM Event Details: Build something amazing with the Library’s massive LEGO collection. Start with one of our monthly challenges, let your imagination guide you in a free build, or both! Grades K-8 Disclaimer(s) Due to the room capacity, attendance at drop-in programs is limited to 50 participants.
3 pm		This event is in the "Kids" group. Winter Break Movie: Inside Out 2 3:00pm - 4:45pm Kids This event is in the "Kids" group. Location: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Baxter Auditorium Age Group: Kids Event Type: Movie Event Details: Join us for our Winter Break movie series. Children under 8 must be accompanied by a parent/caregiver. This week's movie: Inside Out 2 (2024, PG, 1 hr 36 min) Disclaimer(s) While all ages are welcome, this movie is geared toward families with children. Be aware that age-appropriate behavior and noises will occur during the film.
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5 pm			Closing Library Closed at 5 pm (New Year’s Eve) 5:00pm - 9:00pm Branches: Morton Grove Public Library Description: The Library closes early at 5 pm on Tuesday, December 31 for New Year’s Eve.
6 pm				This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. New Year's Luminaria 6:00pm - 8:00pm Kids, Teens, Adults This event is in the "Kids" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Location: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Front Lawn Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults Event Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Help us light up the Library to welcome the New Year! Starting December 14, stop by the Library and put your good wishes on a paper lantern. Then join us on Wednesday, January.	This event is in the "Kids" group. Rock Paper Scissors Tournament 6:15pm - 7:30pm Kids Required This event is in the "Kids" group. Location: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Baxter Auditorium Age Group: Kids Event Type: Games & Recreation Required Seats Remaining: 139 Event Details: Rock? Paper? Scissors? Choose wisely and you could be the grand champion! Students in grades 1 through 8 are invited to compete by grade level. Disclaimer(s) We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
7 pm		Reservation Crossings of Morton Grove Board Meeting 7:00pm - 8:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Morton Grove Public Library Room: Baxter Auditorium Purpose of Meeting Quarterly Condo Association Board meeting.

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