Event List

We need YOU to tutor K-12 students at the library's Study Buddy Homework Center. Help others learn and earn community service hours- no registration needed! Just visit the Youth De...

Dr. Ada Cheng shares her own personal stories and talks about the importance of storytelling, Asian American experiences, and community engagement.  Ada Cheng will be ...

Love ghost stories? Interested in writing? Join us as we share spooky stories and write our own.

Children and their caregivers are invited to hear stories and songs in Ukrainian, enjoy games and a craft. October theme: Animals Дітей та їхніх батьків запрошують послухати каз...

We will use the Silhouette Studio cutting machine to cut one of two pre-determined designs into a stencil. You will weed the stencil and then use it to create your one-of-a-kind ar...

Join us as the Prospect Heights Natural Resource Commission hosts a screening of SCOTLAND: The Big Picture’s brand new feature-length documentary, Why Not Scotland? on Wednes...

Drop by the Lab with your own knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, embroidery or other portable project and socialize with others who share similar interests. All experience levels wel...

Get Hooked on Reading! Join us for pizza, crafts, and prizes! Weave a colorful fish, make a star light, fish for a prize, and learn about the library’s rewarding reading progr...

Despite what some histories say, Halloween, as we know it, is a surprisingly modern holiday. You'll hear about the true origins of the spookiest night of the year, some of the wild...

Ages 2-6 w/adult Local art teacher, Sandie Enk, is back to help you create a one-of-a-kind Halloween masterpiece with your little one. 

A wealthy entrepreneur invites a top paleontologist, a paleobotanist, a mathematician/theorist, and his two eager grandchildren to visit his secret island theme park feat...

Learn about the history of lenses, and then decorate your own radical pair of binoculars! Parents welcome~

Come in and enjoy the feeling of Fall with a concert of International Music as performed by Mike Basin. Mike Basin, accomplished accordionist and pianist, was born in Latvia and...

Ages 2-6 w/adult Stir up some fun with your grown up and make a new "specialty" each month. This month we'll make and eat pizza.

Democrat Samuel Tilden won the popular vote by over 250,000 but only had 184 Electoral Votes (185 needed to win) with 20 disputed votes from four states.  Three Southern state...

Grades 5-8 Make your own crystal ball and ghost garland.   

October's Book: Her Lost Words 1792. As a child, Mary Wollstonecraft longed to disappear during her father's violent rages. Instead, she transforms herself into the radical auth...

Dress in your costume for a spooky storytime followed by a parade and craft. 

manager's meeting

Make a candy corn pillow to take home and snuggle. 

Need help with homework or looking to enhance your math or reading skills? Look no further! Drop by the Youth Department during center hours and connect with a friendly high school...

We need YOU to tutor K-12 students at the library's Study Buddy Homework Center. Help others learn and earn community service hours- no registration needed! Just visit the Youth De...