Week Calendar

For all ages with a caregiver.

Build confidence speaking English and ask questions about everyday life in the U.S. Practice reading and writing. Level testing is required. Please text the ELL Coordinator Tania Hess at 815-263-8145.

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 birth to 23 months 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 all ages with a caregiver.

This kit is intended for those entering grades 6 to 12. 

These kits will contain everything you need to create a retro beaded keychain. 

For ages 3 to 5 attending independently (without caregiver). 

For ages 2 to 3 with a caregiver.

For ages 2 to 3 with a caregiver.

Learn and practice English in an informal setting. Read books together, discuss current news or explore other topics. This club is open to all and presented on Zoom. You will need a computer, tablet, or phone to access Zoom.

Kathy and Mike from Foszcz Benefits Solutions explain how to enroll in Medicare and what Medicare covers. Learn about Medicare Advantage Part D, prescription drug coverage and Medicare supplement insurance.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Papel Picado! This kit includes various colored tissue papers and stencils to create three different designs. Papel Picado means "punched paper" and is a decoration that originated in Mexico.

New Life for Old Bags will meet at the Township Center (15014 S. Des Plaines Steet, Plainfield) starting in March 2024 due to the upcoming Library renovations. We look forward to welcoming you back in 2025 to our new builidng! 

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 use the internet.

With guidance from Erica Bough, Breathe Life Tai Chi, use the ancient arts of Tai Chi and Qi Gong to optimize your breathing to enhance your ability to stretch, balance and decrease anxiety to lead a more relaxing life.

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.

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.

Meet with fellow crochet and knitting enthusiasts and create beautiful items for charity. This group is open to the public and all ability levels. Participants should bring their own materials (suitable yarn and hooks or needles) to each meeting.

The Practice SAT test is intended for students in grades 9 to 12.

Tired of asking family and friends technology questions? Computer Club is a safe and friendly place to learn basic computer skills! Each second Wednesday of the month, we cover a subject and leave ample time for practice.

Quarterly PIN-Opac Meeting

Register each person (adult and child) entering the room.

Be prepared to be amazed and astounded (and to laugh your socks off) with Gary Kantor and his one-of-a-kind magic tricks.

This program is intended for those in grades 3 to 8. 

We will provide the artistic supplies and the technology and you will provide the creativity in this weekly open crafting and exploration session. 

For ages 3 to 6 with a caregiver. 

Learn basic conversational phrases and the importance of American Sign Language in our community.

Welcome brick builders! Stretch out your creative-thinking skills as we work on challenges and fun projects at each club meeting. LEGO® will be provided at each session to use while at the library (please leave your own bricks at home).

Excel®  is a great program to help you organize numbers and information. This class helps you find the important parts of the software, shows you how to make simple formulas and illustrates how it can help you in your life and work.

Fall is peak season for native seed collection. Learn how seeds are harvested from native plants, cleaned, stored and propagated at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.

In a society consumed by fear, 12-year-old Bird Gardner, after receiving a mysterious letter, sets out on a quest to find his mother—a Chinese-American poet who left when he was 9 years old—leading him to NYC where a new act of defiance may be the