Keyboard Class

1:00pm–1:45pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Join us for FREE weekly music classes with top-notch instructors at your local library! Instruments will be provided for use during class.

Guitar Class

2:00pm–2:45pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for FREE weekly music classes with top-notch instructors at your local library! Instruments will be provided for use during class.

Mr. Bill’s Music Mayhem

2:00pm–5:45pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

2 p - 4 p - Open Session:  Guitar, Ukulele, Violin or Keyboards

Join us for FREE weekly music classes at Vickery Park Branch with top-notch instructors at your local library!

Read to Roux

3:30pm–4:30pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Reading to therapy dogs can help improve kids' confidence in their reading abilities. Since dogs are not judgmental, kids can read to them without feeling the pressure and anxiety that may come from reading to peers. 

After School STEAM!

3:30pm–5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Science! Technology! Engineering! Art! Math!
Discover your inner genius and get creative with us at Hampton Illinois Library.

This Week: Bathbombs
 

Mr. Bill’s Music Mayhem

4:00pm–4:45pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

4 p - 4:45 p Guitar or Keyboard

Join us for FREE weekly music classes at Vickery Park Branch with top-notch instructors at your local library!

Music and Rhythm Class

4:00pm–4:45pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Grauwyler Park Branch
Room: Grauwyler Park - Florence Jeanette Coe Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Event Details:

Join us for a FREE music making class! In this class we will learn the basics of rhythm, one of the most important parts of music! We will play songs, fun  rhythm games, and learn some basic rhythm notation.

Chess Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - In Library
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Whether you are a grandmaster or a beginner, players of all skill levels and ages are welcome to the Preston Royal Chess Club!

Hispanic Heritage Craft: Bottle-Top Castanets

4:00pm–5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - In Library
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, the staff at Bachman Lake will be providing a fun craft to our local children as well as a lesson on its cultural significance.

Light-up Origami Fireflies

4:00pm–5:00pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Learn to fold a paper firefly, then make it light up! This activity is a hands-on craft that lets kids learn how simple circuits work. When completed, you can make the firefly blink on and off by breaking the flow along the circuit.

After School Craft: American Flags

4:30pm–5:30pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Visit the Pleasant Grove branch every Thursday from 4:30 - 5:30pm for a different after school craft for kids!

Celebrate with Crafts

4:30pm–5:30pm
Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Registration Required
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Join us on Thursdays at Lochwood Library to celebrate unique national holidays!

August 30th – September 3rd | Classical Music

September 6th – September 10th | National Pet Rock Day

Mr. Bill’s Music Mayhem

5:00pm–5:45pm
School Age (ages 6-12)
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

5:00 p - 5:45 pm - Violin or Keyboards

Join us for FREE weekly music classes at Vickery Park Branch with top-notch instructors at your local library!