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Friday 9 am - 6 pm
Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm

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Events and Reading Clubs

  • Wee Play - Drop In (0-24 months with adult)
    Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 10:00am
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Music, Mother Goose, rhymes, giggles and books for caregiver and baby. Both sessions are for birth to 24 months.

  • Wee Play - Drop In (0-24 months with adult)
    Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 11:00am
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Music, Mother Goose, rhymes, giggles and books for caregiver and baby. Both sessions are for birth to 24 months.

  • Chat 'n Chew - A Tale Dark and Grimm (Grades 4-8)
    Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 4:00pm
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Join the discussion of A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz. Call 847.272.4300 to register. Pick up a copy of the book at the Youth Services Desk.

  • Global Adventure Club (Grades 4-6)
    Friday, June 21, 2013 - 4:00pm
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Match your where-in-the-world wits with other kids in this awesome club for the geographically inclined. Be forewarned: you may learn things your parents don't know. We will play strategy games and explore the rich world of internet geography. Call 847.272.4300 to register.

  • Asia FantAsia (Kindergarten+)
    Saturday, June 22, 2013 - 1:00pm
    Auditorium

    Join master storyteller Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo on an adventure of the imagination as he weaves folk tales and myths from Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Afghanistan and other Asian cultures with music, movement and wild facial gestures to bring the characters and places to life.

  • Games Outside the Box (All Ages)
    Monday, June 24, 2013 - 2:00pm

    Calling all Gamers, Techies, Engineers, Builders, Strategists, Creators, Geeks and Out-of-the-Box thinkers - it's time to play! Each week we'll be featuring a different game, program, hardware or toy. Stop in and let's see what you can do!
    June 17: MaKey MaKey
    June 24: Legos
    July 1: Chess and other Strategy Games
    July 8: Rube Goldberg/Domino Races
    July 15: Minecraft
    July 22: K’Nex
    July 29: Legos

  • Summer Storytime - Drop In
    Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 10:30am
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Toddler Storytime for 24-36 months with caregiver
    Preschool Storytime for Ages 3-5

  • Summer Storytime - Drop In
    Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 10:30am
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Toddler Storytime for 24-36 months with caregiver
    Preschool Storytime for Ages 3-5

  • The Maker Lab (Drop-In)
    Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 1:30pm
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Want to take the Summer Reading Club further and get a Create or Play stamp for your passport? Drop-in to write a new book ending or create a book related craft or movie. We'll have the supplies; you bring the ideas. Completed projects can be displayed in our Create/Play Gallery. For Youth Summer Reading Club participants only.

  • Wednesday-ology (Grades 2-5)
    Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 4:00pm
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Love the Monsterology and Dragonology Handbooks? We’ll cover your favorite topics each week with an assortment of interactive and ridiculously fun activities. Call 847.272.4300 to register.

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