Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Auditorium
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Practice the skills you need to be ready to read. Hear stories, sing songs, jump around and learn!

Suggested ages: 18 months - 3 years old.

Homeschool Hangout

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Our hangout serves as a hub for home school families to come together to share resources, experiences, and support in the journey of home-based learning. You can bring your own activities to work on if you'd like.

Senior Knitting!

11:00am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Skyline Branch
Room: Skyline - Auditorium
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Senior knitting group that meets once a week.

American Mahjong

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Classroom A
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 28
Event Details:

Play a game of American Mahjong with others!

 

Contact Lester Hanson at 8172290649 if you'd like to learn how to play to set up a learning appointment.

 

Chamber Orchestra (Advanced)

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Shirley Philipson Pollock Performance Space (4th Floor)
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.

STEM Wednesdays

3:15pm - 4:15pm
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Library Branch: Skillman Southwestern Branch
Room: Skillman Southwestern - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

STEM fun is coming to the Skillman Southwestern Branch every third Wednesday of the Month! This program is intended for school-age children to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math in fun and interactive ways! 

Cancelled

Tails and Tales: Read to Therapy Dogs - featuring Nellie

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Audelia Road Branch
Room: Audelia Road - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, 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. 

Sweet Sounds: Winter Music Classes - Keyboard

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Required
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Black Box Theater
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Wednesdays at 4pm will be the keyboard class with an emphasis on music theory!

Classes run from January 3 through March 20. 

Afterschool STEAM: Snowstorm in a Jar

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Dallas West Branch
Room: Dallas West - Children's Area
Age Group: Family, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Join us after school for this week's science experiment!
We will create a snowstorm in a jar using paint, baby oil and fizzy tablets!

Alphabet Animals

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Room: Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

We'll progress through the alphabet, exploring a different animal each week, from "A" for "Ant" to "Z" for "Zebra." Your child will learn about fascinating creatures while building their animal knowledge.

Cancelled

Chess for ages 7+

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
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!

Teen Mural Workshops with the DMA

4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 2
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Do you like to draw & paint? come make a mural with us! It will be hung in the kids area of the library.

 

Mah Jongg

4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult
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.

You must bring your own set.

Sweet Sounds: Winter Music Classes - Violin

5:00pm - 5:45pm
Required
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - In Library
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Wednesdays at 5pm will be the violin class!

Classes run from the January 3 through March 20.

Winter music classes for school-aged students 6-12 yrs on Wednesdays and Fridays. 

Cancelled

Great Books Book Club

5:30pm - 6:45pm
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Library Branch: Park Forest Branch
Room: Park Forest - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Come in and read the greatest books in history.  Please have read the selection before the Book Club meeting.  This meeting's selection is

Spanish Learners Conversation Table

5:45pm - 6:45pm
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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Study Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Español, Featured
Event Details:

Practice your Spanish conversational skills at this casual weekly meetup. This program is open to Spanish language learners of all levels. 

Renner Frankford Book Club - January moved to Virtual!

5:45pm - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: Renner Frankford Branch
Room: Renner-Frankford - Auditorium
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Featured
Event Details:

In January, we will meet at the regular time - The 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5:45 - 7:00 pm.