Upcoming Events

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Storytime By Myself

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

This drop-off storytime will give kids ages 4-6 the chance to keep up on school year skills and independence with fun stories, songs and crafts. Join us for just one session or all four! 

Crafting for a Cause: Hats for the Unhoused and Preemie Babies

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
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 craft projects? Join us for this service hour earning program that lets you be creative while benefiting a worthy cause.

Family Book Bash

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Entertainment/Enrichment
Event Details:

Enjoy an evening of storytelling, games, and book-themed crafts that will inspire a love of reading for the whole family!

M&M'S Pokémon Bingo

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Children, Preschool, School Age, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment
Event Details:

Instead of calling numbers and letters, we'll call out Pokémon. Mark your squares with M&Ms and try to catch a Bingo! No Pokémon Master-level knowledge is necessary — everyone will be able to play.

Summer Cinema - A Minecraft Movie

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Children, Preschool, School Age, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment
Event Details:

Bring a pillow, a snack, and a friend or two  for a movie on our big screen.

Read to the Dogs

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Tyler Duelm Activity Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment
Event Details:

Stop by the Library to read to a specially-trained dog for 15 minutes. Reading time is a one-on-one experience as it provides an opportunity for each child to read aloud without being critiqued.

Drawing of a squirrel wearing an American flag hat and holding an American flag

Presidential Pets

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Entertainment/Enrichment, Historical
Registration Required
Event Details:

Presidents often have pets; typically cats and dogs. Learn about the variety of other animals that have lived in the White House, with special focus on which presidential families kept the most exciting pets!

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Tech One-On-One Help

Tuesday, July 22, 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, July 22, 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).

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Tech One-On-One Help

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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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Crafting for a Cause: Hats for the Unhoused and Preemie Babies

2:30pm–4:00pm
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 craft projects? Join us for this service hour earning program that lets you be creative while benefiting a worthy cause.

Tales & Tails Reader's Theater

3:45pm–4:45pm
Children, School Age
Creative Programs
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Creative Programs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Animal stories come to life through reader’s theater!  No acting experience needed; just come ready to imagine, play and enjoy some wild stories featuring favorite animals.  Early reading skills would be helpful for this program.

Open Mic Night

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Creative Programs
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: La Grange Public Library
Room: Dierkes
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Creative Programs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Got something to say, sing, or share? Step up to the mic at our Open Mic Night! Whether it’s a story, poem, song, rap, or joke, we’d love to hear it. The first 15 people to sign up will get up to 8 minutes to perform.

La Grange Writers Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Creative Programs
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.  

Adult Improv

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment
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.

Closed for Staff Training

All Day
Closing
Branches:
La Grange Public Library

Ready, Set, School!

10:30am–11:30am
Children, School Age
Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment
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.  

Ready, Set, School!

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, School Age
Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment
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.  

La Grange Writers Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Creative Programs
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.  

Supporting Those Who Grieve (REC Hour)

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Civic Engagement, Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment
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.

Last Fish of the Summer

7:00pm–8:45pm
Adults
Creative Programs
Upcoming
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! 

Introduction to Fermenting Vegetable Pickles

6:30pm–7:45pm
Adults
Creative Programs, Entertainment/Enrichment, Food
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!

La Grange Writers Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Creative Programs
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.  

Holiday

All Day
Closing
Branches:
La Grange Public Library

La Grange Writers Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Creative Programs
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.  

La Grange Writers Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Creative Programs
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.  

La Grange Writers Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Creative Programs
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.  

La Grange Writers Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Creative Programs
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.  

Late Opening-Open at 1:00pm

9:00am–1:00pm
Closing
Branches:
La Grange Public Library

La Grange Writers Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Creative Programs
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.  

Closing at 5:00pm

5:00pm–9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
La Grange Public Library

Holiday

All Day
Closing
Branches:
La Grange Public Library

La Grange Writers Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Creative Programs
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.  

Holiday

All Day
Closing
Branches:
La Grange Public Library