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Ready, Set, School!

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment
Age Group:
Children, School Age

Kids entering Kindergarten and 1st Grade can gear up for back-to-school by practicing essential skills through fun games and relay races.  

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids entering Kindergarten and 1st Grade can gear up for back-to-school by practicing essential skills through fun games and relay races.  

This event is in the "Adults" group

La Grange Writers Group

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tyler Duelm Activity Room at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs
Age Group:
Adults

Feeling creative? Join the La Grange Writers Group! Get feedback on your work and give feedback to other local authors. Drop-ins welcome.  

Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative Programs
Event Details:

Feeling creative? Join the La Grange Writers Group! Get feedback on your work and give feedback to other local authors. Drop-ins welcome.  

This event is in the "Adults" group

Supporting Those Who Grieve (REC Hour)

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Civic Engagement, Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment
Age Group:
Adults

Many of us struggle with what to say or how to support someone who is grieving a loss. This session will explore the grieving process and teach practical ways to provide meaningful support.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Many of us struggle with what to say or how to support someone who is grieving a loss. This session will explore the grieving process and teach practical ways to provide meaningful support.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Last Fish of the Summer

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs
Age Group:
Adults

Create and paint a movable fish pin or pendant to remind you of how much you love or hate fishing! 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative Programs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create and paint a movable fish pin or pendant to remind you of how much you love or hate fishing! 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Introduction to Fermenting Vegetable Pickles

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment, Food
Age Group:
Adults

Learn how to ferment vegetables like cabbage and cucumbers to create sauerkraut and kosher dill pickles in this fun demonstration!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment, Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to ferment vegetables like cabbage and cucumbers to create sauerkraut and kosher dill pickles in this fun demonstration!

This event is in the "Adults" group

La Grange Writers Group

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs
Age Group:
Adults

Feeling creative? Join the La Grange Writers Group! Get feedback on your work and give feedback to other local authors. Drop-ins welcome.  

Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative Programs
Event Details:

Feeling creative? Join the La Grange Writers Group! Get feedback on your work and give feedback to other local authors. Drop-ins welcome.  

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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "School Age" group

LEGO® Club

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Tyler Duelm Activity Room at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs
Age Group:
Children, School Age

Bring your imagination and creativity! LEGO enthusiasts are invited to meet and work individually or as a group. All supplies will be provided, and your project will be on display until the next LEGO Club

K-grade 6

Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Creative Programs
Event Details:

Bring your imagination and creativity! LEGO enthusiasts are invited to meet and work individually or as a group. All supplies will be provided, and your project will be on display until the next LEGO Club

K-grade 6

This event is in the "Adults" group

Adult Improv

Monday, September 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment
Age Group:
Adults

Looking for a way to let your inner comedian run free? Want to improve your quick-thinking skills? Join us for a night of spontaneous comedy! All skill levels welcome. Warning: hilarity will ensue.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking for a way to let your inner comedian run free? Want to improve your quick-thinking skills? Join us for a night of spontaneous comedy! All skill levels welcome. Warning: hilarity will ensue.

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Crafting for a Cause: Pet Toys for West Suburban Humane Society

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Civic Engagement, Creative Programs
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Need service hours? Enjoy simple crafting projects? Join us for this service hour earning program that lets you be creative while helping a worthy cause.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Creative Programs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Need service hours? Enjoy simple crafting projects? Join us for this service hour earning program that lets you be creative while helping a worthy cause.

This event is in the "Adults" group

La Grange Writers Group

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs
Age Group:
Adults

Feeling creative? Join the La Grange Writers Group! Get feedback on your work and give feedback to other local authors. Drop-ins welcome.  

Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative Programs
Event Details:

Feeling creative? Join the La Grange Writers Group! Get feedback on your work and give feedback to other local authors. Drop-ins welcome.  

This event is in the "Adults" group

Making a Personal Safety Plan (Living Well Series)

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Civic Engagement, Creative Programs, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Learn the importance of having a personal safety plan. We'll discuss situational awareness, maintaining control when feeling vulnerable, reaction vs.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Creative Programs, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the importance of having a personal safety plan. We'll discuss situational awareness, maintaining control when feeling vulnerable, reaction vs.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Shrinky Dink Chicken Pin with Boots

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs
Age Group:
Adults

These chickens are legal in all suburbs and the city of Chicago! You wanted to "Dink" again and we will!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative Programs
Registration Required
Event Details:

These chickens are legal in all suburbs and the city of Chicago! You wanted to "Dink" again and we will!

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Made by Me

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs, Informational
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Have fun learning basic sewing machine skills and gain hands-on practice cutting, prepping and sewing simple projects.

This is the first session in a two day program. Registration is for both programs.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Creative Programs, Informational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have fun learning basic sewing machine skills and gain hands-on practice cutting, prepping and sewing simple projects.

This is the first session in a two day program. Registration is for both programs.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Cookbook Club

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Creative Programs, Food
Age Group:
Adults

Bring your treat to share while we discuss the cookbook of the month. Register and pick up a copy of the cookbook at the Adult Services Desk. Visit our website for monthly titles.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Creative Programs, Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your treat to share while we discuss the cookbook of the month. Register and pick up a copy of the cookbook at the Adult Services Desk. Visit our website for monthly titles.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "School Age" group

Change Makers' Club

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Tyler Duelm Activity Room at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Civic Engagement, Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment, Historical
Age Group:
Children, School Age

Do you want to make the world a better place? We’ll read a book about someone who made a positive impact on their community, then explore the topic through discussion, and a game or a craft.

Grades 3-6

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Book Discussion, Civic Engagement, Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment, Historical
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you want to make the world a better place? We’ll read a book about someone who made a positive impact on their community, then explore the topic through discussion, and a game or a craft.

Grades 3-6

This event is in the "Adults" group

Green Cleaning with Herbs

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Discover the power of herbs for a naturally clean home! From herbal vinegar to DIY laundry and dishwashing detergents, you'll learn how to harness the antibacterial properties of herbs. Recipes and take-home items are included in this program.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover the power of herbs for a naturally clean home! From herbal vinegar to DIY laundry and dishwashing detergents, you'll learn how to harness the antibacterial properties of herbs. Recipes and take-home items are included in this program.

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Made by Me

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs, Informational
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Have fun learning basic sewing machine skills and gain hands-on practice cutting, prepping and sewing simple projects.

This is the first session in a two day program. Registration is for both programs.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Creative Programs, Informational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have fun learning basic sewing machine skills and gain hands-on practice cutting, prepping and sewing simple projects.

This is the first session in a two day program. Registration is for both programs.

This event is in the "Adults" group

"Why I Love Horror" Book Release Party

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment
Age Group:
Adults

Join Becky Siegel Spratford—Horror reviewer, La Grange librarian and author—to celebrate the publication of her anthology Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature, a heartfelt tribute to the genre featuring essays

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Becky Siegel Spratford—Horror reviewer, La Grange librarian and author—to celebrate the publication of her anthology Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature, a heartfelt tribute to the genre featuring essays

This event is in the "Adults" group

La Grange Writers Group

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs
Age Group:
Adults

Feeling creative? Join the La Grange Writers Group! Get feedback on your work and give feedback to other local authors. Drop-ins welcome.  

Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Creative Programs
Event Details:

Feeling creative? Join the La Grange Writers Group! Get feedback on your work and give feedback to other local authors. Drop-ins welcome.  

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Puzzle Share with Go Green of Greater La Grange

Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Dierkes at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs, Environment/Sustainability
Age Group:
Everyone

Drop off your gently used puzzles and board games at the Adult or Children’s Services desks from September 22-26 during business hours. Then come to the share to find some new-to-you fun! You do not need to donate to attend the event.

Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Creative Programs, Environment/Sustainability
Event Details:

Drop off your gently used puzzles and board games at the Adult or Children’s Services desks from September 22-26 during business hours. Then come to the share to find some new-to-you fun! You do not need to donate to attend the event.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "School Age" group

LEGO® Club

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Tyler Duelm Activity Room at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs
Age Group:
Children, School Age

Bring your imagination and creativity! LEGO enthusiasts are invited to meet and work individually or as a group. All supplies will be provided, and your project will be on display until the next LEGO Club

K-grade 6

Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Creative Programs
Event Details:

Bring your imagination and creativity! LEGO enthusiasts are invited to meet and work individually or as a group. All supplies will be provided, and your project will be on display until the next LEGO Club

K-grade 6

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "School Age" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Ukulele Workshop

Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Tyler Duelm Activity Room at La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs
Age Group:
Children, School Age, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Join Ukulele enthusiast Michael Malone for a fun, hands-on workshop that will have you strumming the Ukulele in no time. In this workshop, you will learn how to tune and strum your ukulele as well as how to play some easy chords.

Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Creative Programs
Event Details:

Join Ukulele enthusiast Michael Malone for a fun, hands-on workshop that will have you strumming the Ukulele in no time. In this workshop, you will learn how to tune and strum your ukulele as well as how to play some easy chords.

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Make and Take: Book Charms

All Day 10/5 - 10/11
La Grange Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Programs
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Celebrate the Right to Read by making a tiny charm of your favorite book! Perfect for keychain, bookmark or shoelace decoration! Pick up a kit at the second-floor desks anytime during the week while supplies last. 

Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Creative Programs
Event Details:

Celebrate the Right to Read by making a tiny charm of your favorite book! Perfect for keychain, bookmark or shoelace decoration! Pick up a kit at the second-floor desks anytime during the week while supplies last.