Keyboard Class

1:00pm - 1:45pm
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 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: 10
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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
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 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Seats Remaining: 10
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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.

Mr. Bill’s Music Mayhem

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - In Library
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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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!

Crafternoon: Castanets

3:15pm - 4:15pm
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Crafternoon's are back!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with today's crafternoon craft of Castanets! 

Read to Roux

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Children's Area
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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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 Games

3:30pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Group Games! Board Games! 
Game time is the perfect way to spend your downtime after school at Hampton-Illinois Library!

 

 



 

 

Mr. Bill’s Music Mayhem

4:00pm - 4:45pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
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
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 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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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.

Hispanic Heritage Craft: Hojalata Folk Art

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Bachman Lake Branch
Room: Bachman Lake - In Library
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Make your own tin art, similar to the Mexican practice of hojalata, using tin foil, paper plates and markers. 

Replica Petroglyph Rock Art

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Bishop Larry Mcgriff Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Art rocks, so let's make rock art!

Learn about the discovery of Taíno petroglyphs in Puerto Rico and be able to make your own Taíno petroglyph replica rocks, charms, and necklaces out of modeling clay!

Weaving with Straws

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Ever woven your own accessories? Join us this afternoon and learn to weave with nothing but yarn and drinking straws. Once you get the hang of it, you won't want to stop!

Ages 6 and up.

Lego Challenge

4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Join us the 4th Thursday of every month for a themed Lego challenge where we will listen to an introductory story and watch a Lego movie while you create. 

Work solo or in a team and flex your imagination and creation skills!

After School Craft: Pointed Star Craft

4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
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!

Let's celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

Celebrate with Crafts

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
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Seats Remaining: 36
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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
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
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!

La Danza Mexihka Performance

5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - Auditorium
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
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Enjoy a dance performance celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from Evelio Flores.