Tiny Art for Teens Gallery (June 2024)
Teens painted tiny canvases and wooden tiles to create these tiny masterpieces. Several were going to special dads to celebrate Father’s Day! Enjoy some photos from the event below:
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Armchair Tour of the Solar System Gallery (May 2024)
Michelle Nichols from the Adler Planetarium visited the library and presented her talk on the planets in our solar system to an enthusiastic group of teens and adults. We love Michelle’s passion for the stars! Here are a few photos from the event, but we highly recommend catching Michelle in person, if you can!
Pajamarama June 2024 Gallery
We were all about BUGS at Pajamarama! We read Bugs Galore by Peter Stein, danced with shakers and made our own bug creations. If you like bugs (and even if you don’t!), check these out!
Baby Builders Gallery June 2024
If you build it, they will come! We invited babies 1-3 years-old to come and share their building skills. They joined us for socializing and fun times playing with blocks, boxes and learning spatial awareness. See the smiles and some of the excitement from the event.
Kite Flying Gallery (June 2024)
Teens learned how to fly and steer kites on a particularly blustery afternoon – we had 20mph+ winds at times! It was challenging with some of the kite designs, but participants had fun, and our instructor, Eric, was kept busy running back and forth as he helped people get airborn again. Enjoy some photos from the event below:
Builders’ Challenge: Gigi Blocks Gallery May 2024
Build a giraffe, camel and lion, oh my! Miss Melanie challenged kids with the Gigi Blocks and they accepted and had fun while working together. We can’t wait to see what they do next. Roar!!!
Project Perler Gallery (May 2024)
Remember Perler beads? We got a little nostalgic for our childhood and brought out these fun, fusable, plastic beads. You can make pretty much anything with them! Teens tried out some of our example patterns and came up with their own designs. Check out what we made below:
Melt and Pour Soap Gallery (April 2024)
Teen participants learned how to make soap the easy way using the melt and pour method. Here are some of their beautiful (and fragrant) creations!
Little Bookworms Celebration April 2024 Gallery
Woohoo! Once a year we have a party for the children who read over 1,000 books before kindergarten. Kids decorated hats, enjoyed a treat, and posed for pictures. Next, we hopped, skipped and twirled to dance music. Great job everyone! Stop by the Children’s Desk to sign up your Little Bookworm the next time you are at the library. There are fun incentives along the way: stickers, a Starbucks gift card, a book tote and … Read more
Northern Illinois Train Club April 2024 Gallery
Don’t miss the Northern Illinois Lego Train Club display happening this weekend, Saturday until 4:30pm and Sunday from 12 – 4:30pm. Over 500 people have visited already and here’s what they said: “Wow!” “Completely amazing!” “So big!” “Cool!” “It’s epic!” “It’s awesome!” “That was fun!” See you soon!