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The Village Dog: Author Reading

Glen Ellyn Public Library 400 Duane Street, Glen Ellyn

P.J. HarteNaus, author and retired Glen Ellyn elementary educator will read her book, The Village Dog, which is set in Glen Ellyn. Copies of The Village Dog will be available for purchase. For kids of all ages.

Free

Open House

Northlake City Hall 55 E North Avenue, Northlake, IL, United States

Join the Northlake Police Department, Northlake Fire Department, and Northlake Public Works Department for a day of family fun including tour the police department, touch a truck, drone demonstrations, child fingerprinting, and taco truck.

Free

Teatime with Turtles

Hidden Oaks Nature Center (Bolingbrook) 419 Trout Farm Road, Bolingbrook, IL, United States

Celebrate World Turtle Day a little early with morning tea, turtles and creativity! Enjoy a tea bar with light snacks while learning what makes turtles so special. Meet a few of our turtles and watch them chow down on a meal. Afterward, tap into your artistic side and make a turtle craft to take home....

Free

Family Event: AAPI Heritage Month

Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

Celebrate Chicagoโ€™s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community with us. AAPI Heritage Month takes place in May to commemorate two dates: May 7, 1843, when the first Japanese immigrant arrived in the US, and May 10, 1869, when the transcontinental railroad, which was built by numerous Chinese immigrant workers, was completed. Included with general...

Event Series Science Explorers

Science Explorers

North Riverside Public Library 2400 Des Plaines Avenue, North Riverside, IL, United States

All that pops, fizzes, and splats! Dress for a mess! All ages; children 8 and under with an adult.

Free
Event Series Rascal Raccoon’s Traveling Zoo

Rascal Raccoon’s Traveling Zoo

Various Locations IL, United States

REGISTER EVERYONE ATTENDING. Let us bring the wildlife to you! Join us in your neighborhood park to enjoy fun stories, interactive games, and meet a featured animal from our nature center! Rascal Raccoon, our cheerful Lyman Woods friend, will lead the story-time and activities while you eat a seasonal treat and learn about local wildlife...

$5
Event Series LEGO Club

LEGO Club

Park Ridge Public Library 20 S Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, IL, United States

Join your friends at the Library for some free-form building fun! We'll provide the LEGOs, you'll show off your skills.

Free

Whoooooโ€™s for Dinner

Hidden Oaks Nature Center (Bolingbrook) 419 Trout Farm Road, Bolingbrook, IL, United States

Did you know owls cannot digest the hair or bones of the animals they hunt? Join a naturalist for this fun opportunity to learn about owls as we dissect owl pellets. Dig in to investigate what owls have for dinner. Afterward, tune your ears to the trees as we take a hike in the forest...

Free

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