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Video Game Club

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Vickery Park - Classroom 1 at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12)

The Video Game Club offers an engaging weekly drop-in program where children can socialize, enjoy playing video games, and take part in friendly competitions.

Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

The Video Game Club offers an engaging weekly drop-in program where children can socialize, enjoy playing video games, and take part in friendly competitions.

Guitar Class

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Vickery Park - Auditorium at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Keyboard Class

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Vickery Park - Auditorium at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Kids Reading Theater

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Children's area at Martin Luther King, Jr.
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Early Literacy
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12)

Unleash the Power of Reading!

Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Children's area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Early Literacy
Event Details:

Unleash the Power of Reading!

Mahjong

Mahjong Mania!

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 5:15pm - 7:15pm
Skyline - Classroom at Skyline Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)

It's the perfect blend of simple strategy and social interaction! Learn how to play Chinese Mahjong and develop the skills and know-how to master the game, every week! Don't know a thing about the game? No problem!

Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Classroom
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

It's the perfect blend of simple strategy and social interaction! Learn how to play Chinese Mahjong and develop the skills and know-how to master the game, every week! Don't know a thing about the game? No problem!

Spanish Class

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
White Rock Hills - Auditorium at White Rock Hills Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)

Is Duolingo not cutting it anymore? Try our in-person Spanish class!

 

This program is sponsored by the White Rock Hills Library Friends.

Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Is Duolingo not cutting it anymore? Try our in-person Spanish class!

 

This program is sponsored by the White Rock Hills Library Friends.

Renner Frankford Book Club

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Renner-Frankford - Auditorium at Renner Frankford Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)

The Renner Frankford Library Book Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:45 - 7:45 pm, except during major holidays.

Please join us! 

Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

The Renner Frankford Library Book Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:45 - 7:45 pm, except during major holidays.

Please join us! 

book character scavenger hunt logo

Book Character Shadow Scavenger Hunt

All Day 1/21 - 1/28
Hampton-Illinois - In Library at Hampton-Illinois Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family

Help the book characters find their shadows! They're hiding all around the library. Can you find them all?

There are two scavenger hunts:

1. Picture Book Characters
2. Chapter Book Characters

Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - In Library
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Help the book characters find their shadows! They're hiding all around the library. Can you find them all?

There are two scavenger hunts:

1. Picture Book Characters
2. Chapter Book Characters

Voice Class

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Violin Class

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Family

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Want to learn how to play your favorite instrument? Get started with FREE weekly classes taught by our top-notch instructors at your local library!

Library bookshelves with library books

Interlibrary Loan for Genealogists

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - In Library (8th Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)

Discover how to expand your family history research beyond your local library!

Registration Required
Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - In Library (8th Floor)
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover how to expand your family history research beyond your local library!

Library bookshelves with library books

Interlibrary Loan for Genealogists

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Preston Royal - Auditorium at Preston Royal Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)

Discover how to expand your family history research beyond your local library!

Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Discover how to expand your family history research beyond your local library!

Nellie

Read to Nellie

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Preston Royal - Children's Area at Preston Royal Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12)

📖🐕‍🦺Practice your reading skills🐕‍🦺📖

Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

📖🐕‍🦺Practice your reading skills🐕‍🦺📖

Bob Ross Paint-A-Long

Bob Ross Paint-A-Long

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Skyline - Classroom at Skyline Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)

Embrace your inner artist through the instruction of a new Bob Ross "The Joy of Painting" episode every other week.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Classroom
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Embrace your inner artist through the instruction of a new Bob Ross "The Joy of Painting" episode every other week.

Text: America 250 Junior Book Club. 250 Years of Us. Reading America's past, writing our future. Graphic: Red silhouette of a child reading a book against an abstract painting of the American flag.

America 250 Junior Book Club

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Central Library - Children's Center Craft Area (2nd Floor) at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12)

America 250 Junior Book Club

Jan - Spy Ring Beth Durst

 

Anyone can join our Amazing Race for Independence challenge and win sports tickets, State Park passes and more!

Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Children's Center Craft Area (2nd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

America 250 Junior Book Club

Jan - Spy Ring Beth Durst

 

Anyone can join our Amazing Race for Independence challenge and win sports tickets, State Park passes and more!

Boardgames!

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Highland Hills - Classroom B at Highland Hills Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12)

It’s game time at the library! Join us for Boardgames!, where kids can enjoy a variety of classic and new board games with friends. From strategy games to silly favorites, there’s something for everyone to play and enjoy.

Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Classroom B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

It’s game time at the library! Join us for Boardgames!, where kids can enjoy a variety of classic and new board games with friends. From strategy games to silly favorites, there’s something for everyone to play and enjoy.

Chess for ages 7+

Chess Club

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Vickery Park - Conference Room C at Vickery Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
School Age (ages 6-12)

Stop by the Vickery Park Branch Library every Wednesday @ 4 pm to learn the rules and strategies of chess!

This program is suitable for kids ages 7 and up and welcome to all!

Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Conference Room C
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Stop by the Vickery Park Branch Library every Wednesday @ 4 pm to learn the rules and strategies of chess!

This program is suitable for kids ages 7 and up and welcome to all!

mahjongg icon

American Mah Jongg

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Preston Royal - Auditorium at Preston Royal Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)

🀄Meet new friends and discover the addiction of the game of Mah Jongg.🀄

These sessions will be open-play with no instructors and you must bring your own set.

Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

🀄Meet new friends and discover the addiction of the game of Mah Jongg.🀄

These sessions will be open-play with no instructors and you must bring your own set.

Painting (Without A Brush)

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Lochwood - Classroom 1 & 2 at Lochwood Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)

Create your very own work of art in a painting workshop. There is just one catch: no brush!

Library Branch: Lochwood Branch
Room: Lochwood - Classroom 1 & 2
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Create your very own work of art in a painting workshop. There is just one catch: no brush!

Acoustic Jam at the Library

Acoustic Jam at the Library

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Timberglen - Auditorium at Timberglen Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)

Come out and bring your acoustic guitar or acoustic instrument. We will be learning new songs, and having a great time! Open to the public. Stop by and enjoy the music!

 

Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Come out and bring your acoustic guitar or acoustic instrument. We will be learning new songs, and having a great time! Open to the public. Stop by and enjoy the music!

 

The Quiet Strength of Resilience

Author Visit: Ron Schwarz

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Preston Royal - Auditorium at Preston Royal Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)

Author Ron Schwarz discusses his powerful book, The Quiet Strength of Resilience, a family tale of Holocaust survival.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Author Ron Schwarz discusses his powerful book, The Quiet Strength of Resilience, a family tale of Holocaust survival.

Teen Night

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Audelia Road - Auditorium at Audelia Road Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Teen (ages 13-17)

Things to do. And snacks!

Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen (ages 13-17)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Things to do. And snacks!

open book on a table

Great Books Book Club

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Park Forest - Auditorium at Park Forest Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)

Read the greatest books in history and share your thoughts with fellow classic enthusiasts. Please have read the selection before the Book Club meeting. This meeting's selection is

Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Read the greatest books in history and share your thoughts with fellow classic enthusiasts. Please have read the selection before the Book Club meeting. This meeting's selection is

Bluegrass Open Jam

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Audelia Road - Auditorium at Audelia Road Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adult (18+)

Meet other bluegrass musicians, learn new songs, and play together in a relaxed and supportive environment. Bluegrass musicians of all skill levels are invited to bring an instrument and join in. 

Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Meet other bluegrass musicians, learn new songs, and play together in a relaxed and supportive environment. Bluegrass musicians of all skill levels are invited to bring an instrument and join in.