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1000 Books Before Kindergarten Graduation

Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Main Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, PreK
Event Details:

Birth-6 years  This program is for children who have completed the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program.  Graduates will be congratulated and refreshments, snacks, and ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, PreK
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Birth-6 years  This program is for children who have completed the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program.  Graduates will be congratulated and refreshments, snacks, and sweet treats will be available.  Participants

Cooking With Kyra: Caterpillar Cookies

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 4:30pm - 4:45pm
Video (Pre-Recorded) at Online
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Storytimes
Age Group:
Kids, PreK, School-Age Kids
Event Details:

Ages 4–10 Requires caregiver supervision DIY video posted at 4:30 Hear a story and follow along with Ms. Kyra’s video to make a simple snack. Registration required for in...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Online
Room: Video (Pre-Recorded)
Age Group: Kids, PreK, School-Age Kids
Program Type: Cooking & Food, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Ages 4–10 Requires caregiver supervision DIY video posted at 4:30 Hear a story and follow along with Ms. Kyra’s video to make a simple snack.

Sundae Storytime at the Creamery

Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, Toddlers, School-Age Kids
Event Details:

All Ages. Meet us at the New Lenox Creamery for a delicious storytime!  Enjoy a sweet treat and listen to a cool story sure to help you beat the summer heat! Each registran...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, Toddlers, School-Age Kids
Program Type: Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

All Ages. Meet us at the New Lenox Creamery for a delicious storytime!  Enjoy a sweet treat and listen to a cool story sure to help you beat the summer heat!

Multi-Library Geocache Event

All Day 6/3 - 7/3
Main Branch
Program Type:
Non-Library Group, Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages, Kids, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

The New Lenox Library is participating in the 12th Annual ATLAS Multi-Library Geocaching Event and you are invited to join us! All library patrons are invited to use clues and g...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: All Ages, Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Non-Library Group, Special Event
Event Details:

The New Lenox Library is participating in the 12th Annual ATLAS Multi-Library Geocaching Event and you are invited to join us!

Chalk the Walk

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Commons Circle Drive at Main Branch
Program Type:
Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

Bring your creativity and help us make our sidewalk pop with color this summer!  Sidewalk chalk will be provided. Registration not required.

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Commons Circle Drive
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids, Tweens
Program Type: Summer Learning Challenge
Event Details:

Bring your creativity and help us make our sidewalk pop with color this summer!  Sidewalk chalk will be provided.

Registration not required.

Park Pals

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids
Event Details:

All Ages. We're bringing the library to you this summer! Join your Youth Services librarians at Freedom Park for songs, stories, and other summer fun. Bring your own blanket or cha...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids
Program Type: Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Event Details:

All Ages. We're bringing the library to you this summer! Join your Youth Services librarians at Freedom Park for songs, stories, and other summer fun.

Messin' Around: Sidewalk Chalk Painting

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Outdoor Naturescape at Main Branch
Program Type:
Crafts & Making, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, PreK
Event Details:

Ages 5-7.  Unleash your creativity in this fun and messy art program perfect for preschoolers! Program will be held in the Outdoor Naturescape, weather permitting. Dress for m...

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Outdoor Naturescape
Age Group: Kids, PreK
Program Type: Crafts & Making, Summer Learning Challenge
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Ages 5-7.  Unleash your creativity in this fun and messy art program perfect for preschoolers! Program will be held in the Outdoor Naturescape, weather permitting. Dress for mess!

Picnic Storytime

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Outdoor Naturescape at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids
Event Details:

All Ages. Bring your lunch and blanket to the library and enjoy an outdoor storytime as you eat!  Stay and play outdoor games and activities in the library’s naturescape. Weat...

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Outdoor Naturescape
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids
Program Type: Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

All Ages. Bring your lunch and blanket to the library and enjoy an outdoor storytime as you eat!  Stay and play outdoor games and activities in the library’s naturescape. Weather permitting.

Garden Buddies

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Outdoor Naturescape at Main Branch
Program Type:
Crafts & Making, Nature & the Environment, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, PreK, Toddlers
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 Outdoor Naturescape at the Library Come dig in the dirt and help plant herbs and flowers in the library’s garden boxes. Then, we’ll make some garden art. Dress for mess.

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Outdoor Naturescape
Age Group: Kids, PreK, Toddlers
Program Type: Crafts & Making, Nature & the Environment, Summer Learning Challenge
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 Outdoor Naturescape at the Library Come dig in the dirt and help plant herbs and flowers in the library’s garden boxes. Then, we’ll make some garden art. Dress for mess.

Board Game Afternoon

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Main Branch
Program Type:
Social, Games & Entertainment, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, PreK, Toddlers, School-Age Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

All Ages.  Beat summer boredom and drop in to play a round or two of your favorite board games!  Games will be provided, but you are more than welcome to bring your own a...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, PreK, Toddlers, School-Age Kids, Tweens
Program Type: Social, Games & Entertainment, Summer Learning Challenge
Event Details:

All Ages.  Beat summer boredom and drop in to play a round or two of your favorite board games!  Games will be provided, but you are more than welcome to bring your own as well.  Participants must be supervised by a

Summer Kickoff with Crosstown Exotics

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Outdoor Naturescape at Main Branch
Program Type:
Nature & the Environment, Special Presenters & Performers, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
All Ages, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Help us kick off the Summer Learning Challenge with Crosstown Exotics Reptile and Bug Show! Get an up-close, hands-on experience with some amazing creatures while learning fun fact...

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Outdoor Naturescape
Age Group: All Ages, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Nature & the Environment, Special Presenters & Performers, Summer Learning Challenge
Required
Seats Remaining: 75
Event Details:

Help us kick off the Summer Learning Challenge with Crosstown Exotics Reptile and Bug Show!

Sundae Storytime at the Creamery

Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, Toddlers, School-Age Kids
Event Details:

All Ages. Meet us at the New Lenox Creamery for a delicious storytime!  Enjoy a sweet treat and listen to a cool story sure to help you beat the summer heat! Each registran...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, Toddlers, School-Age Kids
Program Type: Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

All Ages. Meet us at the New Lenox Creamery for a delicious storytime!  Enjoy a sweet treat and listen to a cool story sure to help you beat the summer heat!

Play-Doh Playtime

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Storytime Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Crafts & Making, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Birth - Pre-K, Babies, Toddlers
Event Details:

Ages 1-3 with caregiver   A fun, hands-on experience perfect for the littlest patrons, Play-Doh Playtime is sure to bring out your child's creativity and imagination. Lea...

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Birth - Pre-K, Babies, Toddlers
Program Type: Crafts & Making, Summer Learning Challenge
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Ages 1-3 with caregiver   A fun, hands-on experience perfect for the littlest patrons, Play-Doh Playtime is sure to bring out your child's creativity and imagination. Leave the mess to us!

Park Pals

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids
Event Details:

All Ages. We're bringing the library to you this summer! Join your Youth Services librarians at Freedom Park for songs, stories, and other summer fun. Bring your own blanket or cha...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids
Program Type: Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Event Details:

All Ages. We're bringing the library to you this summer! Join your Youth Services librarians at Freedom Park for songs, stories, and other summer fun.

Picnic Storytime

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Outdoor Naturescape at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids
Event Details:

All Ages. Bring your lunch and blanket to the library and enjoy an outdoor storytime as you eat!  Stay and play outdoor games and activities in the library’s naturescape. Weat...

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Outdoor Naturescape
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids
Program Type: Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

All Ages. Bring your lunch and blanket to the library and enjoy an outdoor storytime as you eat!  Stay and play outdoor games and activities in the library’s naturescape. Weather permitting.

Board Game Afternoon

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Main Branch
Program Type:
Social, Games & Entertainment, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, PreK, Toddlers, School-Age Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

All Ages.  Beat summer boredom and drop in to play a round or two of your favorite board games!  Games will be provided, but you are more than welcome to bring your own a...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, PreK, Toddlers, School-Age Kids, Tweens
Program Type: Social, Games & Entertainment, Summer Learning Challenge
Event Details:

All Ages.  Beat summer boredom and drop in to play a round or two of your favorite board games!  Games will be provided, but you are more than welcome to bring your own as well.  Participants must be supervised by a

Flashback Flicks Friday: FernGully

Friday, June 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Main Branch
Program Type:
Movies, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

Ages 2 – 12 with a grownup Grab your blanket, pillow, and snacks and come sing-along with these family-friendly films!    FernGully <20th Century Studios>...

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids, Tweens
Program Type: Movies, Summer Learning Challenge
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Ages 2 – 12 with a grownup Grab your blanket, pillow, and snacks and come sing-along with these family-friendly films! 

 

Sundae Storytime at the Creamery

Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, Toddlers, School-Age Kids
Event Details:

All Ages. Meet us at the New Lenox Creamery for a delicious storytime!  Enjoy a sweet treat and listen to a cool story sure to help you beat the summer heat! Each registran...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, Toddlers, School-Age Kids
Program Type: Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

All Ages. Meet us at the New Lenox Creamery for a delicious storytime!  Enjoy a sweet treat and listen to a cool story sure to help you beat the summer heat!

Play-Doh Playtime

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Storytime Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Crafts & Making, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Birth - Pre-K, Babies, Toddlers
Event Details:

Ages 1-3 with caregiver   A fun, hands-on experience perfect for the littlest patrons, Play-Doh Playtime is sure to bring out your child's creativity and imagination. Lea...

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Birth - Pre-K, Babies, Toddlers
Program Type: Crafts & Making, Summer Learning Challenge
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Ages 1-3 with caregiver   A fun, hands-on experience perfect for the littlest patrons, Play-Doh Playtime is sure to bring out your child's creativity and imagination.

Park Pals

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids
Event Details:

All Ages. We're bringing the library to you this summer! Join your Youth Services librarians at Freedom Park for songs, stories, and other summer fun. Bring your own blanket or cha...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids
Program Type: Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Event Details:

All Ages. We're bringing the library to you this summer! Join your Youth Services librarians at Freedom Park for songs, stories, and other summer fun.

Messin' Around: Bubble Painting

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Outdoor Naturescape at Main Branch
Program Type:
Crafts & Making, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, PreK
Event Details:

Ages 5-7.  Unleash your creativity in this fun and messy art program perfect for preschoolers! Program will be held in the Outdoor Naturescape, weather permitting. Dress for m...

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Outdoor Naturescape
Age Group: Kids, PreK
Program Type: Crafts & Making, Summer Learning Challenge
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Ages 5-7.  Unleash your creativity in this fun and messy art program perfect for preschoolers! Program will be held in the Outdoor Naturescape, weather permitting. Dress for mess! Theme: Bubble Painting

Picnic Storytime

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Outdoor Naturescape at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids
Event Details:

All Ages. Bring your lunch and blanket to the library and enjoy an outdoor storytime as you eat!  Stay and play outdoor games and activities in the library’s naturescape. Weat...

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Outdoor Naturescape
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids
Program Type: Storytimes, Summer Learning Challenge
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

All Ages. Bring your lunch and blanket to the library and enjoy an outdoor storytime as you eat!  Stay and play outdoor games and activities in the library’s naturescape. Weather permitting.

Board Game Afternoon

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Main Branch
Program Type:
Social, Games & Entertainment, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, PreK, Toddlers, School-Age Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

All Ages.  Beat summer boredom and drop in to play a round or two of your favorite board games!  Games will be provided, but you are more than welcome to bring your own a...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, PreK, Toddlers, School-Age Kids, Tweens
Program Type: Social, Games & Entertainment, Summer Learning Challenge
Event Details:

All Ages.  Beat summer boredom and drop in to play a round or two of your favorite board games!  Games will be provided, but you are more than welcome to bring your own as well.  Participants must be supervised by a

Flashback Flicks Friday: The Sandlot

Friday, June 21, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Main Branch
Program Type:
Movies, Summer Learning Challenge
Age Group:
Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids, Tweens
Event Details:

Ages 2 – 12 with a grownup Grab your blanket, pillow, and snacks and come sing-along with these family-friendly films!    The Sandlot <20th Century Studios&...

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Kids, Birth - Pre-K, School-Age Kids, Tweens
Program Type: Movies, Summer Learning Challenge
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Ages 2 – 12 with a grownup Grab your blanket, pillow, and snacks and come sing-along with these family-friendly films!