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Family Storytime at Liberty Park

Liberty Park (Hanover Park) Longmeadow Lane and Irving Park Road, Hanover Park, IL, United States

Start your morning off with stories, songs, flannels and fun with our Family Storytime! This program will take place outside, but will be moved indoors in the event of inclement weather. Outdoor attendance is open to all, but indoor space is limited to those registered.

Free
Event Series Stories in the Forest

Stories in the Forest

Trailside Museum of Natural History 738 Thatcher Ave, River Forest, IL, United States

Presented with River Forest Public Library. We’ll read stories and do a simple nature activity. Weather dependent. Ages 0 to 5 years old with adult. Drop in.

$3
Event Series Swedish Days

Swedish Days

Downtown Geneva IL, United States

This five-day festival dates back to 1949. Sponsored by the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, it originally began as an event to promote and build business for Geneva at a time, post-WWII, when the economy was booming and Americans were ready to satisfy their consumer appetites. Today, nearly every member of the Geneva community participates in...

Free

Storytime Picnic

Brookfield Public Library 3609 Grand Boulevard, Brookfield, IL, United States

Have some fun under the sun and enjoy a nature themed storytime & stay after to picnic on the grass. Some snacks will be provided but bringing your own is encouraged. Walk-ins and new friends welcome!

Free

American Indian Summer Solstice

Schiller Woods W Irving Park Rd and N Cumberland Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

Join the American Indian Center of Chicago to learn the importance of the solstice to the Native community; enjoy traditional Native dancing and hear about the cultural significance of Serpent Mounds.

Free
Event Series Cicada Program

Cicada Program

Wonder Works Children's Museum 6445 West North Avenue, Oak Park, IL, United States

Wonder Works is gearing up to be both a quiet place to escape the cicadas and a place to learn about our noisy visitors. On Thursdays and Saturdays in June our cicada story times will help children better understand all of the cicadas coming to Chicago in the next few weeks. We are sensitive to...

Included in general admission

Meet a Scientist Cicada Series: Elizabeth Postema

Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

Get the buzz on the broods this summer with our Meet a Scientist Cicada series! This May and June, Illinois will experience a rare, double-emergence of cicada broods XIX and XIII - a phenomenon that occurs once every 221 years. In honor of these little critters, we are hosting a series of cicada-centric events to...

Included in general admission

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