Upcoming Events

For ages birth to 23 months with a caregiver.

This club is for students with limited English experience. Includes leveled listening, speaking, reading and writing practice. Must take a placement test and place below ESL intermediate level courses.

For ages 2 to 3 with a caregiver.

This club is for students with limited English experience. Includes leveled listening, speaking, reading and writing practice. Must take a placement test and place below ESL intermediate level courses.

Grades 6 to 12. Each month learn a new skill that prepares you for life as an adult. From sewing buttons to basic repairs to managing money, these skills get you ready for adulthood. 

Taste and rate snacks from around the world and learn about a different country each month.  

*May not be suitable for those with food allergies.

Get ready to add to your reading list! Join Adult Services staff as they provide a lively overview of the hot new fiction and nonfiction books coming out this spring.

For all ages with a caregiver.

This club is for students who already use English in daily tasks but need to keep improving. Includes leveled listening, speaking, reading and writing practice. Attendees must take a placement test.

For ages 3 to 5 attending independently.

This club is for students who already use English in daily tasks but need to keep improving. Includes leveled listening, speaking, reading and writing practice. 

Attendees must take a placement test.

Confidently organize your space using techniques to thoughtfully decide what to keep and what to let go. Learn solutions to common organizing challenges and discuss strategies for decluttering. 

For all ages with a caregiver.

Learn and practice English in an informal setting. Participants read and discuss books, news, and a variety of other current topics. Open to all. 

Register below to receive the Zoom link. 

This program is for those entering grades 6 to 12. Roll the dice and join a campaign with other adventurers in a game of Dungeons & Dragons. Open to all experience levels. 

Join botanist Chris Benda for a tour of Illinois' diverse natural areas and the rare plants found across its 14 distinct natural divisions. 

For the very beginners who are new to English and need extra support with reading, writing, basic vocabulary and basic life skills. Level testing is required to participate.

Build confidence speaking English and ask questions about everyday life in the U.S. Practice conversations you would use at a school, store, doctor's appointment and with neighbors. Learn how to use the Library and the internet.

Beauty Bites Beast flips ideas of female helplessness, as women transform while learning verbal, emotional, and physical empowerment-based self-defense. 

This club is for students with limited English experience. Includes leveled listening, speaking, reading and writing practice. Must take a placement test and place below ESL intermediate level courses.