Event List

Tap into your inner creativity with a fun and easy craft project. This month: Punch Needle Mug Rugs

Tap into your inner creativity with a fun and easy craft project. This month: Punch Needle Mug Rugs

Make your own pom-pom animal.

Grades 5-8

Create handmade knitted and crocheted crafts for local organizations. Please bring your needles and/or hooks and some acrylic or cotton yarn.

Drop in the Youth Services Department to make a seasonal craft while supplies last. 

Sewing expert Mike Hall will go over all the basics of setting up and using a sewing machine. Sewing machines and supplies will be provided.

Express yourself in style. Learn simple creative lettering techniques that add flair to your writing.

Grades 3-8

Create handmade knitted and crocheted crafts for local organizations. Please bring your needles and/or hooks and some acrylic or cotton yarn.

Drop in and play at our sensory stations during this mess-friendly program. Stations include shaving cream, noodles, yarn, and more!

Ages 3-7 with a parent/caregiver

Tap into your inner creativity with a fun and easy craft project. This month: Yarn Pumpkins

Tap into your inner creativity with a fun and easy craft project. This month: Yarn Pumpkins

Create handmade knitted and crocheted crafts for local organizations. Please bring your needles and/or hooks and some acrylic or cotton yarn.

Drop in the Youth Services Department to make a seasonal craft while supplies last. 

A special puppet storytime for preschoolers. We’ll each make a simple puppet craft then use them to act out our stories and songs. 

Ages 3 to 5 with a parent/caregiver

Drop-in with the whole family to make some fun Fall crafts.

Projects are intended for ages 3-10, though younger children with a grown-up and older children are welcome to participate. 

Learn about fall farm favorites, apples and pumpkins! Join the Cook County Farm Bureau for a story, snack, craft, and hands-on STEM activity. 

Create handmade knitted and crocheted crafts for local organizations. Please bring your needles and/or hooks and some acrylic or cotton yarn.

Make a handmade bath bomb to take home or give as a gift.

Make a handmade bath bomb to take home or give as a gift.

Sewing expert Mike Hall will teach the basic sewing machine stitches used to construct a festive placemat. Sewing machines and supplies will be provided. Prior sewing machine experience is required.

Create like the great artists! We will look at the artwork of well-known artists and then use them as inspiration to create our own masterpieces. This session's artist: Romare Bearden.

Grades 1–5