Events Calendar
Glen Ellyn Public Library
Nature Storytime and Craft
Glen Ellyn Public Library 400 Duane Street, Glen EllynA guest presenter from The Morton Arboretum will share fun nature stories that highlight how weather, trees, and animals change with the season. Twenty name tags (children only) will be available at the Youth Desk beginning 30 minutes prior to the program start time. For age 2-6 and their grownups.
Interactive Storytelling Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. – CANCELED
Glen Ellyn Public Library 400 Duane Street, Glen EllynPresenter Oba William King will conduct an interactive presentation featuring excerpts from famous speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr., and audience members will have the opportunity to share personal experiences and memories about Dr King.
Sing and Soar with Nanny Nikki
Lake Ellyn Park 645 Lenox Road, Glen Ellyn, IL, United StatesNanny Nikki hosts a fun and interactive musical show in the park with sing-alongs, dancing, and puppets! For families of all ages.
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Churchill Woods St. Charles Rd. and Swift Road, Glen Ellyn, ILLearn about the critters that call Churchill Woods home during a guided scavenger hunt. Please meet in the Churchill Woods West Picnic Area. Pull in at the sign labeled Churchill Woods Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and park in the lot. Follow the path at the far end of the lot— the picnic area...
Star Spangled Storytime
Glen Ellyn Public Library 400 Duane Street, Glen EllynIndependence Day is Monday, July 4! Show your patriotic spirit by listening to a story, participating in a craft, and marching in a mini parade around the library. Twenty name tags (children only) will be available at the Youth Desk beginning 30 minutes prior to the program start time. For 3-5 years.
Blanding’s Turtles
Willowbrook Wildlife Center 525 S Park Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL, United StatesLearn about the endangered Blanding’s turtle and walk the Willowbrook outdoor exhibit trail with a Willowbrook Interpreter. Blanding’s turtles live in wetlands and marshy areas in the Midwest and Northeast but populations are threatened by habitat loss, automobile traffic, and predators. The library’s 2022 Summer Reading Program will benefit the Forest Preserve District’s Blanding’s turtle...
Willowbrook Exhibit Trail Tour
Willowbrook Wildlife Center 525 S Park Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL, United StatesTake a quiet after-hours tour of the exhibit trail, where native wildlife with permanent disabilities are provided homes. Residents include red-shouldered and red-tailed hawks, turkey vultures, owls, groundhogs and raccoons. During the tour, a Willowbrook Interpreter will deliver meals to the animals that live along the trail, discuss their stories, and share how they care...
Native American Summer Festival
Glen Ellyn Public Library 400 Duane Street, Glen EllynExperience Native American culture through storytelling, music, and dance provided by Trickster Cultural Center.
1K Club Celebration
Glen Ellyn Public Library 400 Duane Street, Glen EllynPast, present, and future members of 1K Club, a challenge to read 1,000 books before kindergarten, are invited to a special educational program with live animals from The Flying Fox Conservation Fund (flyingfoxconservationfund.com). For birth-5 years and their grownups.
STEAM Saturdays
Glen Ellyn Public Library 400 Duane Street, Glen EllynDrop in for different hands-on family STEAM activities each month. For grades k-2 and their families.
Science Fun for Everyone
Glen Ellyn Public Library 400 Duane Street, Glen EllynFamilies can watch and participate as Steve Belliveau of Getting Excited About Science experiments with singing rods, gummy worms, elephant toothpaste, Tesla coil, sparks, Peeps that come alive, smoke bubbles, and liquid nitrogen. For families of all ages.
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