Week Calendar

Sing and dance along at this musical storytime led by Michael’s Music Machine. Tickets are required for this program, see our website for details.

Ages 0 to 5

Play and learn with your baby during this interactive storytime using rhymes, songs, board books, puppets, and more!

Ages 0-18 months with caregiver

This active story time features stories, musical movement and games for 18 to 36 month-olds with a caregiver.

Read stories, sing songs, and play games at this all-ages storytime. 

Ages 0-5 with caregiver 

Just us for a fun, creative activity for young children and their caregivers. Activities include art, movement, STEM, and stories. (Younger children are welcome, but activities are aimed at ages 2-5 years). 

Kick off the weekend with a special Saturday storytime, followed by open playtime with the library’s collection of toys.

Ages 0-5

Get ready for the new year with a new family portrait taken by our library’s photographer! Limited to 18 families who will receive a set number of digital photos.

This month we will be reading The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters.

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts.

Enjoy great films at your library every Monday!

*There will be no Monday Matinee on November 4 due to the library serving as a polling location!*

Meet other enthusiasts and play the Chinese tile-based game of Mah Jongg. Beginners welcome.

The Journey Back: A VR Experience is an exhibit from the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, on loan to the Lincolnwood Public Library.

Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra with Phil Simmons, Founder and Music Director, presents an all Mozart appreciation concert.

You be the storyteller! Come and play improv games in this fun acting program for kids from kindergarten through 5th grade.

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

Grades 6-12

Race Matchbox cars with us and compete with other teams to see who is the fastest! The only catch, you can’t use your hands to move your car!

Grades K-5

Recreate your own masterpiece by following step-by-step instructions to paint your own version of the sample art piece. Snacks will be available to help feed your creativity. 

Grades 6-12

Join certified yoga & Tai Chi instructor Mari-Jane Dare as she teaches relaxing tai chi. Tai Chi practice is recommended for overall wellness. It can help with balance, alignment, and stress reduction. Wear comfy clothes and shoes!

“Not too little, not too much, just right” is the mantra for Lagom (Law-Gome). This Swedish lifestyle is based on harmony, moderation, efficiency, and self-advocacy.

Learn behind the scenes stories and fun facts about movies that were filmed in the Chicagoland area with Ken Dombrowski.

Build reading skills by reading next to trained dogs from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy. Participants will receive at least 15 minutes of personal reading time with a dog.

For grades K-5.

Join other writers for an evening of writing games!