Week Calendar

0-18 months w/caregiver

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

Ages 2-6 w/ caregiver

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

18 months - 3 years w/caregiver

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

All ages w/ caregiver

Enjoy stories, a nature walk, and playtime at the Crabtree Nature Center, 3 Stover Road, Barrington Hills. Weather permitting. Drop in.

Enjoy a relaxing morning with yoga instructor Karen Fotopoulos. Register.
Zimmerman Room.

All ages w/ caregiver

Join us for a special story time during your birthday month and we’ll celebrate YOU with stories, songs, and a craft! Program Room. Register with the birthday child’s name.

PreK - Grade 2 w/ caregiver

Drop in and pick up a project to make at home! You can pick up the kits from the Business and Technology Desk, while supplies last. Ages 6 and up with a caregiver.

Drop in and make something fun to give or keep. Ages 14 and up. Meeting Room A.

Chef Susan Maddox prepares smoked salmon and cucumber
croissants and caramelized onion and blue cheese toast points,
along with delicious sweets. Register. Virtual

Drop in and make something fun to give or keep. Ages 6 and up. Meeting Room A.

Drop in and make something fun to give or keep. Ages 6 and up with caregiver. Meeting Room A.

Professional book discussion leader Lanny Ori leads thought-provoking discussions of notable titles. Register.
Zimmerman Room.

Drop in and make something fun to give or keep. Ages 6 and up with caregiver. Meeting Room A.

Drop in and make something fun to give or keep. All ages with caregiver. Meeting Room A.

Grades 3-8, caregivers welcome

Decorate your own mug using our sharpies and supplies, just in time to cozy up for winter. Program Room. Register.

Grades 3-6

Cross-stitch a laser-cut wooden ornament. Program Room. Register.

Grades 2 - 5 

Use flashlights and cameras in a dark room to create original pieces of art. Zimmerman Room. Register.

Join Adult Services Librarian Liz to discuss popular titles in a social book club for adults. Register. Meeting Room.

Regular meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Takes place in the Zimmerman Room on the mezzanine level.

My College Planning Team presents a workshop about college entrance exams.

Mortician, advocate, and bête noire of the traditional funeral industry Caitlin Doughty founded the funeral reform collective The Order of the Good Death, spawning the death positive movement.

In collaboration with Chicago Living Corridors
Learn about the benefits of these vital and underappreciated pollinators, and how to attract them to your yard. Register. Virtual.