Week Calendar

Stories and songs for our littlest listeners. Please bring a tummy time mat or blanket for the baby. Older siblings welcome. 

Birth to Age 2 with a parent/caregiver

Practice seated poses in one of the gentlest forms of yoga available, led by certified yoga instructor Joan McGee. All experience levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes.

Practice your English conversation skills while playing games. 

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

Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver

Cassandra Webb is a New York metropolis paramedic who begins to demonstrate signs of clairvoyance. Forced to challenge revelations about her past, she needs to safeguard three young women from a deadly adversary who wants them destroyed.

Tap into your inner creativity with a fun and easy craft project. This month: Book Jewelry Display 

Get your little one acquainted with the library in this toddler-riffic storytime.

Ages 18-36 months with a parent/caregiver.

Between the Lines is now held at two different days, either in person or on Zoom.

Make an adorable Thanksgiving Kitchen towel for your home or as a gift. Use pre-cut designs to customize your towel. Register for a one-hour time slot. 

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

Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver

Stories and songs for our littlest listeners. Please bring a tummy time mat or blanket for the baby. Older siblings welcome. 

Birth to Age 2 with a parent/caregiver

Make an adorable Thanksgiving Kitchen towel for your home or as a gift. Use pre-cut designs to customize your towel. Register for a one-hour time slot. 

Ojibwa author Kim Sigafus discusses the history of Native American tribes in Illinois and their connection to the Trail of Tears. Learn about a day in the life of a Native in the early 1800s, featuring singing and drumming. 

Make an adorable Thanksgiving Kitchen towel for your home or as a gift. Use pre-cut designs to customize your towel. Register for a one-hour time slot. 

Make an adorable Thanksgiving Kitchen towel for your home or as a gift. Use pre-cut designs to customize your towel. Register for a one-hour time slot. 

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

Join us in the Youth Services department to celebrate the winners of the 51st Annual Children's Art Contest!

Tap into your inner creativity with a fun and easy craft project. This month: Book Jewelry Display 

Trained therapy dogs patiently listen to your child as they read from a book of their choice. Participants should be able to read independently for their full 15-minute session.

Read the book of the month aloud at home with your family. Then bring a grown-up with you to discuss and explore the story with a hands-on activity. This month's book: My Pet Human by Yasmine Surovec.

Play popular board games, including Ticket to Ride and Codenames. Participants can also bring their own board game to play. We will be raffling off one free board game in celebration of International Games Month. 

LitLounge is meeting in partnership with Skokie Public Library. Registration opens soon; contact Cailyn Heintzelman (cheintzelman@mgpl.org) for details.

This meeting is being held at the Skokie Public Library, in the Cosmos Room.

Once a month, we turn a STEM idea into an engineering project. Projects are intended for school-aged kids and above, though younger children are welcome to participate with a grown-up.

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.