Library Closure

The Library will be closed Friday, August 15 for Staff Development Day. The Library will reopen Saturday, August 16 at 9:00 a.m.

Event List

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Ongoing Events

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Dan Gogh: Art and Magic Show!

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Meeting Room A/B at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults

Artist-Magician Dan Gogh uses comedy, magic, and art to unlock the mystery of creativity. Dan will be your guide to wacky colors, magical drawings, and art tools that have a mind of their own.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Registration Required
Program Details:

Artist-Magician Dan Gogh uses comedy, magic, and art to unlock the mystery of creativity. Dan will be your guide to wacky colors, magical drawings, and art tools that have a mind of their own.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying parent or caregiver. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photo Guidelines

We often take photographs during library events. Please speak to a staff member if you do not wish to be photographed and/or if you do not want us to publish photos of your child.

Library Closed-Labor Day

All Day 8/31 - 9/1
Lincolnwood Library
Closing
Branches:
Lincolnwood Library
This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Community Food Drive

All Day 9/2 - 9/30
Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults

Help the community and raise awareness during Hunger Action Month with our Community Food Drive located in the vestibule of the library.

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement
Program Details:

Help the community and raise awareness during Hunger Action Month with our Community Food Drive located in the vestibule of the library.

This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group

Teen Anti-Book Club Book Club

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens

Tired of book clubs that assign you books you don’t want to read? Same. Join us for a chill, no-pressure club where we talk about whatever you are reading — comics, novels, manga, fanfic, audiobooks — anything counts.

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Book Discussions
Program Details:

Tired of book clubs that assign you books you don’t want to read? Same. Join us for a chill, no-pressure club where we talk about whatever you are reading — comics, novels, manga, fanfic, audiobooks — anything counts.

This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group

Tween Anti-Book Club Book Club

Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens

Tired of book clubs that assign you books you don’t want to read? Same. Join us for a chill, no-pressure club where we talk about whatever you are reading — comics, novels, manga, fanfic, audiobooks — anything counts.

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Book Discussions
Program Details:

Tired of book clubs that assign you books you don’t want to read? Same. Join us for a chill, no-pressure club where we talk about whatever you are reading — comics, novels, manga, fanfic, audiobooks — anything counts.

This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group

Teen Temporary Tattoo Parlor

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Hobbies & DIY
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens

Design your dream tattoo in Canva and bring it to life with temporary tattoo paper, or grab a temporary tattoo marker and go wild with a freehand original!

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies & DIY
Program Details:

Design your dream tattoo in Canva and bring it to life with temporary tattoo paper, or grab a temporary tattoo marker and go wild with a freehand original!

This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration: Performance by Mariachi Estrellas de Chicago (R)

Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Movies, Music & Entertainment, History & Culture
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults

Join the Mariachi Estrellas de Chicago to kick off Hispanic Heritage month! Enjoy a fantastic musical performance that engages the audience and educates about the history, culture, and style of mariachi.

Register
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Movies, Music & Entertainment, History & Culture
Registration Required
Program Details:

Join the Mariachi Estrellas de Chicago to kick off Hispanic Heritage month! Enjoy a fantastic musical performance that engages the audience and educates about the history, culture, and style of mariachi.

This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group

International Snack Exploration

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens

Taste and rank snacks from around the world and learn about a new country each month while you munch on unique foods!

Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: History & Culture
Registration Required
Program Details:

Taste and rank snacks from around the world and learn about a new country each month while you munch on unique foods!

This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group

Tween Temporary Tattoo Parlor

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Hobbies & DIY
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens

Design your dream tattoo in Canva and bring it to life with temporary tattoo paper, or grab a temporary tattoo marker and go wild with a freehand original!

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies & DIY
Program Details:

Design your dream tattoo in Canva and bring it to life with temporary tattoo paper, or grab a temporary tattoo marker and go wild with a freehand original!

This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Book Sale

All Day 9/20 - 9/26
Library Plaza at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults

Stop by the lobby to browse the Friends of the Library's book sale!

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Library Plaza
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Program Details:

Stop by the lobby to browse the Friends of the Library's book sale!

This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

World Language Storytime Presents: Being Bilingual Rocks!

Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A/B at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Movies, Music & Entertainment, Special Events
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults

Mi Amigo Hamlet and Alina Celeste are an interactive, one of a kind celebration of love, acceptance, and diversity! Join us for this musical journey through both original songs as well as Cuban-American, and traditional Latin American songs!

Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Movies, Music & Entertainment, Special Events
Registration Required
Program Details:

Mi Amigo Hamlet and Alina Celeste are an interactive, one of a kind celebration of love, acceptance, and diversity! Join us for this musical journey through both original songs as well as Cuban-American, and traditional Latin American songs!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying parent or caregiver. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photo Guidelines

We often take photographs during library events. Please speak to a staff member if you do not wish to be photographed and/or if you do not want us to publish photos of your child.

This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Smarty Pants Big Balloon Show

Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Meeting Room A/B at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Movies, Music & Entertainment, Special Events
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults

Smarty Pants presents the Big Balloon Show, a theatrical style balloon stage show featuring magic, all ages comedy and Smarty’s award-winning, world’s biggest balloon props.

Ages 3+

Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Movies, Music & Entertainment, Special Events
Registration Required
Program Details:

Smarty Pants presents the Big Balloon Show, a theatrical style balloon stage show featuring magic, all ages comedy and Smarty’s award-winning, world’s biggest balloon props.

Ages 3+

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying parent or caregiver. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photo Guidelines

We often take photographs during library events. Please speak to a staff member if you do not wish to be photographed and/or if you do not want us to publish photos of your child.

Library Closed-Indigenous People's Day

All Day 10/12 - 10/13
Lincolnwood Library
Closing
Branches:
Lincolnwood Library

Library Closed-Thanksgiving

All Day 11/26 - 11/28
Lincolnwood Library
Closing
Branches:
Lincolnwood Library
This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Book Sale

All Day 12/6 - 12/12
Library Plaza at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults

Stop by the lobby to browse the Friends of the Library's book sale!

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Library Plaza
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Events
Program Details:

Stop by the lobby to browse the Friends of the Library's book sale!

Library Closed-Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Lincolnwood Library
Closing
Branches:
Lincolnwood Library

Library Closed-New Year's Eve

All Day
Lincolnwood Library
Closing
Branches:
Lincolnwood Library

Library Closed-New Year's Day

All Day
Lincolnwood Library
Closing
Branches:
Lincolnwood Library

Library Closed-Memorial Day

All Day 5/24 - 5/25
Lincolnwood Library
Closing
Branches:
Lincolnwood Library

Library Closed-Juneteenth

All Day
Lincolnwood Library
Closing
Branches:
Lincolnwood Library