Event List

All ages w/caregiver

Children (with a favorite adult) enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement activities while building language and literacy skills. Drop in. Story Room.

All ages w/caregiver

Children (with a favorite adult) enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement activities while building language and literacy skills. Drop in. Story Room.

Try your hand at Jeopardy alongside fellow trivia fans and foodies. Test out your knowledge across a wide range of culinary categories and see if you have what it takes to become a top chef. Register as a team of up to six or individually.

Long Range Planning Committee meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Takes place in the Zimmerman Room.

Ages 12 – 24 months w/caregiver.

Enjoy songs, rhymes and stories that support early language and motor skills. Drop in. Story Room.

Paint a basic birthday card with watercolors, and add vinyl words cut on the Silhouette machine. Register. MakerLab.

Ages 12 – 24 months w/caregiver.

Enjoy songs, rhymes and stories that support early language and motor skills. Drop in. Story Room.

Listener’s Club is your chance to delve deep into the concert experience with a personal guided tour, including personal insights about each concert program. Register. Meeting Room.

Paint a basic birthday card with watercolors, and add vinyl words cut on the Silhouette machine. Register. MakerLab.

Ages 0 – 12 months w/caregiver.

Bond with your baby as we share rhymes and songs to build early language skills. Drop in. Story Room.

Chef Susan Maddox will demonstrate a menu that utilizes fresh ingredients found in local grocery stores and early farmer's markets.

Ages 2 – 3 years w/caregiver.

Enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes in this energetic story time for toddlers. Drop In. Story Room.

Ages 2 – 3 years w/caregiver.

Enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes in this energetic story time for toddlers. Drop In. Story Room.

Grades 3 – 5

Weave a simple potholder. Register. Program Room.

What exactly is cold-pressed juice?  What are the benefits?  Come learn all about it from Organic Rootz, and even sample a few that they offer in their store!

Register. Meeting Room.

All ages w/caregiver.

Through process-oriented, open-ended art, kids explore their imaginations and develop creative thinking skills. Mess-makers welcome! Drop in. Program Room. 

Ages 3 – 5 w/caregiver.

Enjoy skill building stories, rhymes, and activities, especially designed for preschoolers.  Drop in. Story Room. 
 

Maximize your growing space for more harvests and longer growing seasons with tips on companion planting, succession sowing, effective layouts, and more. Meeting Room. Register.      

In collaboration with Bacoa and AARP

Learn defensive driving methods, exercises, and safety strategies during AARP’s two-day seminar. Both sessions, Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, 9 AM - 1 PM, required for completion.

Ages 2-4 w/caregiver.

Grades K – 8, caregivers welcome

Create something amazing with the Library’s art supplies. Drop in. Program Room. 

In collaboration with Bacoa and AARP

Learn defensive driving methods, exercises, and safety strategies during AARP’s two-day seminar. Both sessions, Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, 9 AM - 1 PM, required for completion.

Celebrate springtime with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s String Quartet. Listen to the melodic sounds of the season in this concert for all ages. Register. Walk-ins admitted as space allows. Meeting Room.

The quartet features:

Register at: https://bit.ly/ILP_DanSantat