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LitLoot

All Day 12/1 - 12/15
Online at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors, Games & Recreation
Age Group:
Teens

LitLoot is a free literary subscription box filled with a custom selected library book and other free goodies! We’ll contact you when your box is ready for pickup at the end of the month.

Registration Required
Virtual Event
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Teens
Event Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors, Games & Recreation
Registration Required
Event Details:

LitLoot is a free literary subscription box filled with a custom selected library book and other free goodies! We’ll contact you when your box is ready for pickup at the end of the month.

Evening Craft for Adults and Teens

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Baxter Auditorium at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Tap into your inner creativity with a fun and easy craft project. This month: hot glue snowflakes.

Registration Required
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Baxter Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tap into your inner creativity with a fun and easy craft project. This month: hot glue snowflakes.

Family Engineering Night Crane hoisting the moon

Family Engineering Night

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Baxter Auditorium at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults

Once a month, we turn a STEM idea into an engineering project. Projects are intended for school-aged kids and above, though younger children are welcome to participate with a grown-up.

December's project: Catapults

Registration Required
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Baxter Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Event Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Once a month, we turn a STEM idea into an engineering project. Projects are intended for school-aged kids and above, though younger children are welcome to participate with a grown-up.

December's project: Catapults

Disclaimer(s)

All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Finals Exam Cram

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Baxter Auditorium at Morton Grove Public Library
Age Group:
Teens

The Library will stay open late for students in grades 9–12. There will be extra group study spaces and quiet study spaces, as well as therapy dogs available to help with pre-finals stress.

Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Baxter Auditorium
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

The Library will stay open late for students in grades 9–12. There will be extra group study spaces and quiet study spaces, as well as therapy dogs available to help with pre-finals stress.

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

The Board Game Bandit: A Puzzling Heist

All Day 12/20 - 1/4
Activity Room at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Games & Recreation
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults

In 1935, the first tokens were added to Monopoly: the iron, the thimble, the cannon, the battleship, the top hat, and the boot.

Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Event Type: Games & Recreation
Event Details:

In 1935, the first tokens were added to Monopoly: the iron, the thimble, the cannon, the battleship, the top hat, and the boot.

Family Dance Party

Friday, January 2, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Activity Room at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Class
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults

Get up and dance to some family-friendly tunes!

All Ages

Accompanying adults for those under age 8

Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Event Type: Class
Event Details:

Get up and dance to some family-friendly tunes!

All Ages

Accompanying adults for those under age 8

Disclaimer(s)

All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Needle Felting Craft with Natasha Lehrer Lewis (Online)

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Fiber artist Natasha Lehrer Lewis will teach you how to create a Northern Cardinal, the Illinois state bird, using needle felting techniques. A kit with supplies will be available to pick up beforehand. 

Registration Required
Virtual Event
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Fiber artist Natasha Lehrer Lewis will teach you how to create a Northern Cardinal, the Illinois state bird, using needle felting techniques. A kit with supplies will be available to pick up beforehand. 

Disclaimer(s)

This event will be held using free Zoom software on your internet-connected device (computer, smartphone, or tablet). Registrants will receive an email the day before the event with instructions on how to join. See our Privacy Policy for library info on using third-party software.

Family Engineering Night Crane hoisting the moon

Family Engineering Night

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Activity Room at Morton Grove Public Library
Event Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults

Once a month, we turn a STEM idea into an engineering project. Projects are intended for school-aged kids and above, though younger children are welcome to participate with a grown-up.

Registration Required
Location: Morton Grove Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Event Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Once a month, we turn a STEM idea into an engineering project. Projects are intended for school-aged kids and above, though younger children are welcome to participate with a grown-up.

Disclaimer(s)

All participants should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.