Week Calendar

All ages w/caregiver.

Enjoy an outdoor, garden-themed story time, then explore the Teaching Garden with the Master Gardeners. Dress for a mess! Drop in. BALibrary Lawn. Weather permitting.

Local gardeners provide hands-on instruction in seasonal gardening tasks. From 9:30 – 10 AM we’ll focus on basic garden maintenance. From 10 – 11 AM, we’ll learn about a specific gardening topic. Meets weekly, weather permitting.

All ages w/caregiver.

Stories, songs, and rhymes in nature! Bring a blanket or portable seating. A limited number of lawn blankets will be available. Drop in. BALibrary Lawn. Weather permitting.

All ages w/caregiver.

Stories, songs, and rhymes in nature! Bring a blanket or portable seating. A limited number of lawn blankets will be available. Drop in. BALibrary Lawn. Weather permitting.

Let’s celebrate Chicago’s own Ella Jenkins, the “First Lady of Children’s Music,” as she turns 100! We’ll sing some of her classic songs together in this interactive, musical program.

Drop in. Program Room.

Bop to the beat and share some stories! Drop in. BALibrary Lawn.

Ages 3-5 w/caregiver.

Explore phonics games, literacy activities, and helpful tools to grow young readers. Register. Program Room.

Grades 1 – 5

Grades 1 – 5

Grades 1 – 5

Grades 1 – 5

Ages 3-5 w/caregiver.

Explore phonics games, literacy activities, and helpful tools to grow young readers. Register. Program Room.

Learn the basics of a sewing machine, then sew a fabric headband for the summer heat. Conference Room.

Grades K-6.

Listen to a story about kindness and paint a kindness rock to take home. Register. Program Room.

Join us to re-purpose old t-shirts into toys for shelter and foster dogs. We’ll donate the toys we make to local nonprofits, but if you have a pupper of your own, you can also take one home. T-shirts and scissors provided, or bring your own.

Grades K-2.

Make your own clay dragon egg, inspired by Kenny and the Dragon, BALibrary’s Book of the Summer. Register. Program Room.

Grades 4-8.

Learn the basics of embroidery in this introductory program. Register. Program Room.

Grades 3-5.

Make your own clay dragon egg, inspired by Kenny and the Dragon, BALibrary’s Book of the Summer. Register. Program Room.

Join Adult Services Librarian Liz Kirchhoff to hear about some of the most anticipated fall releases. You might even go home with a free book! Register.

Learn the basics of a sewing machine, then sew a fabric headband for the summer heat. Conference Room.

Join us to re-purpose old t-shirts into toys for shelter and foster dogs. We’ll donate the toys we make to local nonprofits, but if you have a pupper of your own, you can also take one home. T-shirts and scissors provided, or bring your own.

Enjoy a musical tribute to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, inspired by our 2024 Beach Read! Vocalist Keri Johnsrud and GRAMMY nominated pianist Kevin Bales re-imagine and rearrange the music from the beloved children’s television program.