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| Monday - Thursday | 9 am - 9 pm |
| Friday | 9 am - 6 pm |
| Saturday | 9 am - 5 pm |
| Sunday | 1 pm - 5 pm |
Children of all abilities and their siblings are invited to join us for this inclusive storytime filled with stories, music, rhymes and playtime. Call 847.272.4300 to register. Please fill out a short questionnaire, available at the Youth Services desk or online at http://tinyurl.com/Stories-and-Play, prior to the program.
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: KNex
July 29: Legos
Itching to experiment? Explore basic science concepts with hands on activities. Get ready to get messy and learn something too. Call 847.272.4300 to register.
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.
Love the Monsterology and Dragonology Handbooks? Well cover your favorite topics each week with an assortment of interactive and ridiculously fun activities. Call 847.272.4300 to register.
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.
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.
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.
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: KNex
July 29: Legos
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.
