Week Calendar

Ages 3 months - 23 months  Stories, music, action rhymes, and toy time for on-the-move babies with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome. No registration is required.

Ages 1½ - 2 ½   Stories, music, and fun for the growing toddler with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome. No registration is required.  Sign in on the Storytime Room door.

Ages 3 months – 6 years Dance around, listen to stories, sing songs, play with instruments, then move and groove with your friends during toy time. No registration is required.

Ages 2 – 3½ Get ready for super stories, spectacular songs, and silly crafts. No registration is required. Sign in on the Storytime Room door.

Ages 3 – 36 months Stay after storytime for more toy time, or jump in and join us! There will be a unique out-of-the-box spin every week. No registration is required. Sign in on the Storytime Room door.

Practice your computer skills in an encouraging group setting with dedicated staff instruction. Bring your laptop or tablet with you; limited number of laptops on site. To reserve a library laptop (Mac or Windows), call 815-495-2605 ext.

Ages 2 – 3½ Get ready for super stories, spectacular songs, and silly crafts. No registration is required. Sign in on the Storytime Room door.

Need a second chance to watch one of the classic movies that Hollywood brought to us years ago? Get your friends together and make it an afternoon here at the library! We will provide the movie and light snacks!

Ages 3½ - 6     Get wacky with a song and silly stories, then wrap it all up with some creative mischief. No registration is required. Sign in on the Storytime Room door.

Grades K-2 The Runaway Pumpkin: Help us figure out the best way to stop our runaway pumpkin. Registration begins Sept. 11.

Join our Friends of the Library as they plan their next fundraising events! 

Join us for a how-to series on making your very own Claymation video.  Claymation is an animation technique using clay figures.  Each movement is a new “shot” and the “shots” are connected together at the end to make a movie.  This

Celebrate Teen Read Week by coming to the library and sharing your poetry.  It can be an original or a poem you just love.

Grades 4 - 8 Bad Art Night! Tacky, glittery, and totally useless = really bad art! Have fun, eat snacks, and maybe you'll even win the trophy for the worst art of the night! Registration begins Sept.

VHS and camcorder tapes to DVD. Vinyl albums and cassette tapes to CDs. Old fading photographs scanned in and made new again, Super 8 & 8mm film digitized and shared with family far and near.

All Ages with a caregiver Throw on your jammies for a family slumber party! Cuddle up for stories featuring your favorite book characters and make a fun craft based on the character of the week.

Ages 3 – 6 with a caregiver Hear a story and make a simple snack. Please inform staff of any food allergies during registration. No older or younger siblings please. Registration is required and begins Aug.

Grades K – 2 Join us for Bedtime Math’s Crazy 8s.