Plant-stravaganza: pollinator nest building, seed sculptures, and native seed give away. In collaboration with the Sherman Park Library and the Keller Science Action Center of the Field Museum, the Pollinator Solace Columns project hosts a community eco workshop focused on supporting native species in Chicago. Star Farms will join the fun with a pop-up produce...
All aboard! It's time to kick-off the summer reading program with a big summer party! Get your hand or face painted, watch a movie, craft, play outside with bubbles and chalk, try an indoor scavenger hunt, and have an ice cream treat. Wait until you see the cool summer reading decorations--and destinations--we have waiting for...
Celebrate our Summer Reading Program with family bingo, face painting, and crafts. Activities are available for kids and adults on the first and second floor.
Hoffman Estates Cultural Awareness Commission presents Unity Day Festival of Cultures! Come celebrate your culture and learn about someone else’s! RSVP by May 26.
Drop by our summer reading launch party! Tie Dye with us. Get your summer apparel ready to go by tie dying a shirt. The first 100 people get one of our exclusive t-shirts with our logo on it to use. Meet the raptors. Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab & Education will be visiting us. Drop in...
Let us Rest together, breathe together, grieve together, and weave together at the unveiling of the House of Kapwa public sculpture. How will we move mountains to protect our Earth future if we do not pause to process the mountains of our unprocessed ecological and spiritual grief? The House of Kapwa is an interactive and...
Experience a progressive event where you’ll visit 3 different locations highlighting Redemptive Plastics functional artworks and their ecological benefits. Bringing together art and community to transform plastic from a waste material to a valued community resource. Stop #1: A valued community partner, we’ll visit the Austin Branch of the Chicago Public Library which serves Austin,...
All ages can find their voice by exploring and creating during this year's Summer Fest: Summer Challenge Kickoff. Join us to explore different passions with hands-on crafts and experiences based on our seven different summer challenge badges: Create, Play, Share, Perform, Move, Imagine and Celebrate. By registering for this kick-off event, you are also registering...
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