Event List

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

Use supplies provided in the Youth Services Department to get creative and make a seasonal craft.

Drop in for a relaxing afternoon doing jigsaw puzzles and listening to audiobooks. 

May's story: Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake

Listen to stories, sing songs, and more at this all-ages storytime!

Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver

The Four Horsemen reunite and team up with a new generation of young illusionists to expose a diamond heiress's global money laundering scheme for criminals. Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco (2025, PG-13, 2 hr)

Listen to stories, sing songs, and more at this all-ages storytime!

Birth to Age 5 with a parent/caregiver.

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

Trained therapy dogs patiently listen to your child as they read from a book of their choice. Participants should be able to read independently for their full 15-minute session.

Get your little one acquainted with the Library at this toddler-riffic storytime. To attend, children must be between 18 and 36 months old at the time of the class.   

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

Attorney Jacob K. Ehrensaft will discuss wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate, and guardianship.

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 works of art. This session's artist: Jasper Johns. 

Grades 1–5 


LitLounge is meeting in partnership with Skokie Public Library. Contact Cailyn Heintzelman (cheintzelman@mgpl.org) for details.

This meeting is being held at the Skokie Public Library, in the Cosmos Room.

Dr. Teresa Pangan, culinary educator and nutritionist, shares practical, easy-to-implement strategies for managing blood sugar through simple food choices.

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.

The Board of Trustees meets on the second Thursday of each month. The public is welcome to attend the meetings. Learn more about the Board of Trustees.

Stories and songs for our littlest listeners. Please bring a tummy time mat or blanket for the baby. Older siblings welcome. 

Birth to 24 months with a parent/caregiver

Stories and songs for our littlest listeners. Please bring a tummy time mat or blanket for the baby. Older siblings welcome. 

Birth to 24 months with a parent/caregiver

Part of the Mental Health Series for Adults presented by NAMI. Learn the basics of mental health using multisensory integration techniques to help cope with difficult emotions and reduce stress.

Drop-in with the whole family to make pet-themed crafts. 

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

We are teaming up with Wright-Way Rescue for a special adoption event featuring lovable pets looking for their forever homes!

Discover how to create the perfect bird-friendly haven with the right balance of food, water, and shelter.