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Kid Librarian

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Registration Required
Event Details:

Try out being a librarian and have your own display for a month!

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Tech One-On-One Help

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

We'd like to help you with your technology questions. Sign up for help on topics such as using your email, searching the internet, using your phone, or accessing our digital library (eBooks or audiobooks).

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Tech One-On-One Help

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

We'd like to help you with your technology questions. Sign up for help on topics such as using your email, searching the internet, using your phone, or accessing our digital library (eBooks or audiobooks).

Ageless Grace Brain Fitness

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this seated fitness program, you'll learn simple exercises designed for all ages and abilities. Cindy Nissen, RN, MSN will lead you through this fun and interactive program.

After School Hangout

After School Hangout

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 2:45pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment
Event Details:

Welcome back! After school on Wednesdays, drop by the Dierkes meeting room on the lower level to hang out with friends, play games, enjoy snacks and more!

LEGO® Club

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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

Storytime at the Farmers Market

Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

To celebrate Library Card Signup Month, we will be out and about in the Village sharing stories and songs. On Thursdays in September we will be at the Farmers Market.

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Tech One-On-One Help

Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

We'd like to help you with your technology questions. Sign up for help on topics such as using your email, searching the internet, using your phone, or accessing our digital library (eBooks or audiobooks).

section of a computer keyboard with a bright F1 button that reads Help on it

Tech One-On-One Help

Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

We'd like to help you with your technology questions. Sign up for help on topics such as using your email, searching the internet, using your phone, or accessing our digital library (eBooks or audiobooks).

Tiny Toes Music

Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for musical fun with your little one! Tiny Toes Music features fun songs, dancing, a storybook and instrument activities especially created for young children. 

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Kid Librarian

3:45pm–4:45pm
Children, School Age, Tweens
Civic Engagement
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Registration Required
Event Details:

Try out being a librarian and have your own display for a month!

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All Day
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La Grange Public Library

After School Hangout

2:45pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Entertainment/Enrichment
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment
Event Details:

Welcome back! After school on Wednesdays, drop by the Dierkes meeting room on the lower level to hang out with friends, play games, enjoy snacks and more!

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

6:30pm–8:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Civic Engagement, Creative Programs
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.

After School Hangout

2:45pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Entertainment/Enrichment
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment
Event Details:

After school on Wednesdays, drop by the Dierkes meeting room on the lower level to hang out with friends, play games, enjoy snacks and more!

Made by Me

4:00pm–5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Creative Programs, Informational
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.

YEHAW: Youth Empowerment for Health Advocacy & Wellness

4:00pm–5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Health & Wellness
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Calling all future community leaders in grades 7-12! Build life skills, boost wellness and make a difference through service learning, workshops and fun events. Project-based service hour opportunities available.

After School Hangout

2:45pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Entertainment/Enrichment
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment
Event Details:

After school on Wednesdays, drop by the Dierkes meeting room on the lower level to hang out with friends, play games, enjoy snacks and more!

Babysitting Workshop

3:30pm–5:00pm
Children, School Age, Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get the knowledge and confidence to care for children safely and responsibly. You’ll earn a certificate at the end of the second session. 

Attendance at both sessions is required for certification.

Made by Me

4:00pm–5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Creative Programs, Informational
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.

After School Hangout

2:45pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Entertainment/Enrichment
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment
Event Details:

After school on Wednesdays, drop by the Dierkes meeting room on the lower level to hang out with friends, play games, enjoy snacks and more!

Babysitting Workshop

3:30pm–5:00pm
Children, School Age, Tweens
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens
Event Details:

Get the knowledge and confidence to care for children safely and responsibly. You’ll earn a certificate at the end of the second session. 

Attendance at both sessions is required for certification.

Kid Librarian

3:30pm–4:30pm
Children, School Age, Tweens
Civic Engagement
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Registration Required
Event Details:

Try out being a librarian and have your own display for a month!

After School Hangout

2:45pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Entertainment/Enrichment
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment
Event Details:

After school on Wednesdays, drop by the Dierkes meeting room on the lower level to hang out with friends, play games, enjoy snacks and more!

Ukulele Workshop

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, School Age, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Creative Programs
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Creative Programs
Registration Required
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.

Make and Take: Book Charms

All Day 10/5–10/11
Tweens, Teens
Creative Programs
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. 

After School Hangout

2:45pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Entertainment/Enrichment
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment
Event Details:

After school on Wednesdays, drop by the Dierkes meeting room on the lower level to hang out with friends, play games, enjoy snacks and more!

Escape from Castle Dracula: Grades 5-8

2:00pm–2:45pm
Tweens, Teens
Entertainment/Enrichment
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment
Registration Required
Event Details:

A kidnapped girl, a wealthy family, a dark and mysterious stranger; what more could a group of special detectives ask for? Maybe skip the part where you’re trapped inside a vampire’s lair?

Escape from Castle Dracula: Grades 7-12

3:15pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Entertainment/Enrichment
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment
Registration Required
Event Details:

A kidnapped girl, a wealthy family, a dark and mysterious stranger; what more could a group of special detectives ask for? Maybe skip the part where you’re trapped inside a vampire’s lair?

Crafting for a Cause: Inspiring Cards and Hopeful Painted Rocks for Kits to Heart

3:00pm–4:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Civic Engagement, Creative Programs
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. 

After School Hangout

2:45pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Entertainment/Enrichment
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment
Event Details:

After school on Wednesdays, drop by the Dierkes meeting room on the lower level to hang out with friends, play games, enjoy snacks and more!

Hoop Dancing with Lakota Artist Starr Chief Eagle

1:00pm–2:00pm
School Age, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Creative Programs, Performance
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: School Age, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Creative Programs, Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Explore Native American culture, history, and storytelling in this interactive program with Starr Chief Eagle. Dance along with Starr Chief Eagle as she performs her Hoop Dance with 22 hoops!

Little Red School House Nature Center

10:00am–11:00am
Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a family-friendly storytime and guided nature walk at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center (9800 Willow Springs Rd), where all ages can enjoy tales and trails together in the great outdoors.

All Ages

 

Kid Librarian

3:30pm–4:30pm
Children, School Age, Tweens
Civic Engagement
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Registration Required
Event Details:

Try out being a librarian and have your own display for a month!