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Save your page in style! Learn how to make a custom bookmark using the embroidery machine.

Participate in a PollinatorBlitz journey through Glen Ellyn’s newest pollinator gardens, starting with storytime in the library's Butterfly Garden.10 am Meet at the Library Butterfly Garden for storytime.10:15 am Walk a one-mile Pollinator BioBlitz.11…

Staff-led program to learn basic skills using a piece of equipment by working on a beginner-level project. Please see Helpful Computer Skills for Maker Projects.

Drop in to paint, stamp, weave, glue, and tape your way through a month of amazing crafts! For kids of all ages and their grownups.

Gratefully funded by the Friends of the Library.

Celebrate Independence Day with a hands-on tie-dye program for the whole family! We’ll provide red and blue dye and guidance—just bring a plain white t-shirt or other cotton item to transform into…

The Friends operate a used book sale area in the library basement and hold public sales approximately every other month. To prepare for these sales, volunteers process and shelve donated items. Sorts are…

Gratefully funded by the Friends of the Library.

Learn how to use Tinkercad to design the project of the month and 3D print the item to keep! Please register for each month separately. Prior month's attendance is not necessary. For…

Join neighbors to socialize while playing card and board games. Light refreshments provided.  

If you have already attended Beginner 3D Printing and are confident using Tinkercad, create your own design and then 3D print the item to keep! Please register for each month separately. Prior…

Gratefully funded by the Friends of the Library.

Enjoy light refreshments while admiring the new art on the Gallery Wall at this meet-and-greet honoring the month’s Gallery Wall artist.

Disfruta de libros y canciones en inglés y español. Para niños de todaslas edades y sus acompañantes. Stories and songs in English andSpanish! For kids of all ages and their grownups. 

Enjoy books, songs, and rhymes with a visual schedule and a modified environment. For kids of all ages and their grownups. 

Light the way by creating an electric tealight holder with the Cricut.

Gratefully funded by the Friends of the Library.

Are you passionate about the outdoors? Do you love all things flora,fauna, and fun? Learn about nature and how to nurture the planet thebest we can! For grades k–2.

LaVon K. Lenaway, Dementia Care Educator, will lead an open support group for caregivers to connect with others and share experiences about providing care for someone with memory impairment. Sponsored by Arden…

Since 2004, Jeff Reiter has written the Words on Birds column in the Daily Herald about birds, birding, and birders. Get fun insights about the nature of birding and why it's booming…

The Friends operate a used book sale area in the library basement and hold public sales approximately every other month. To prepare for these sales, volunteers process and shelve donated items. Sorts are…

Gratefully funded by the Friends of the Library.

Join neighbors to socialize while playing card and board games. Light refreshments provided.  

From amber waves of grain to purple mountain majesties, celebratethe wonders of America's National Parks with hands-on nature-basedactivities, scientific explorations, and crafts. For grades 3–5.

Dynamic session promoting child and grownup bonding through creating,singing, playing, and sharing stories together. After the story session, enjoypopcorn followed by open play. For kids of all ages and their grownups.

Gratefully funded by the Friends of the Library.

One bingo card per participant. Coffee, donuts, and bingo cards are provided, and prizes will be awarded to the winners. This free drop-in activity is offered in partnership with the Glen Ellyn…

Hands-on pressed flower bookmark project to make and take home. No green thumb required—just bring your creativity! For grades 6-12. 

The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

Practice phonics with a story, fun games, and interactive activities. For k-grade 2.

Staff-led program to learn basic skills using a piece of equipment by working on a beginner-level project. Please see Helpful Computer Skills for Maker Projects.

Stop in with your questions or to troubleshoot an app or device issue on your laptop, tablet, or phone. 

Use Canva to create a design and then use the laser to engrave it onto a picture frame. 

The library normally offers passport photo services by appointment only. Have a passport photo taken without an appointment on a first-come, first-served basis by a passport agent. The fee for passport photos…

Gratefully funded by the Friends of the Library.

Memory Cafes are welcoming social gatherings for people living with changes in their memory or thinking, and the people who care about them. A representative from Teresa's Place Adult Daycare Center will…

Use Canva to create a design and then use the laser to engrave it onto a picture frame. 

Gratefully funded by the Friends of the Library.

Join neighbors to socialize while playing card and board games. Light refreshments provided.  

Explore hands-on STEM challenges each week using tech like Cubelets, Spheros, and LEGO bricks.  

Learn how to avoid scams when you apply for a U.S. passport, the differences between passport application forms, and what information to have on hand when you travel.

Gratefully funded by the Friends of the Library.

This month's craft: Mini Mosaics with Local Glass Studio

The Friends operate a used book sale area in the library basement and hold public sales approximately every other month. To prepare for these sales, volunteers process and shelve donated items. Sorts are…

Practice phonics with a story, fun games, and interactive activities. For k-grade 2.

Purchase quality, gently-used books at discount prices from the Friends of the Library. For sales that take place in the Basement Friends Area, please take the elevator to the basement of the library.

Staff-led program to learn basic skills using a piece of equipment by working on a beginner-level project. Please see Helpful Computer Skills for Maker Projects.

Craft your own flower crown to take home, like the one in the StoryWalk story A Crown for Corina by Laekan Zea Kemp. For kids of all ages and their grownups.

Special playtime with craft, sensory, and activity stations. Fifteen name tags (children only). For birth–24 months and their grownups.

Special playtime with craft, sensory, and activity stations. Fifteen name tags (children only). For birth–24 months and their grownups.