Upcoming Events

Join the Writer's Critique Group on the second Saturday of each month from 10am–12pm. Whether you are a published writer or an aspiring writer please join us for a discussion, feedback, and improvement suggestions of a member's works. 

2025 is the Year of the Snake!  Celebrate Chinese New Year by decorating and customizing your own paper fan.  Limit 40.  Ages 18+.  Only one person is allowed per registration. 

Calling all cooking, and Julia Child fans!  Join classically trained chef Trish Smithing as she shares stories about the life of Julia Child and how to make some of Julia’s best recipes.

Join Michele Crawford from the University of Illinois Extension School for this special

Feeling some cabin fever?  Get out of the house to socialize with friends and neighbors in this casual, fun space.  Board games, puzzles, coloring, and coffee will be provided.  Limit 30.  Ages 18+.  

Please note this class will be held in the Ground Floor Meeting Room. 

Please note this class will be held in the Ground Floor Meeting Room. 

Join Michele Crawford from the University of Illinois Extension School for this special

Take a break and let your imagination run wild to create a truly tacky, terrible, or unique valentine for your sweetheart at this creative event!  You bring the ideas, we’ll provide the supplies.  Participants will vote for their favorit

February 13th is Galentine’s Day, a day to celebrate platonic friendships as seen in season two of the TV show Parks and Recreation.  Gather your friends to follow a Bob Ross painting tutorial paired with themed mocktails!&

Join Michele Crawford from the University of Illinois Extension School for this special

Connect with other people who love to read and join us at the Library for engaging conversation about fiction and nonfiction titles selected by Adult Services Librarians.

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From Downton Abbey’s Highclere Castle to Chatsworth House featured in Pride and Prejudice (2005), countless English country houses have appeared in movies and on TV.  Journalist and film historian Jeff Cappel will

Join Pathlights for this six-class instruction series for adults ages 55 and over.

Join other adult English language learners to practice speaking, listening, and writing, build vocabulary, practice small talk, learn grammar, and participate in fun cultural activities.

On November 4, 1922, the tomb of King Tutankhamun was discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter.

Feeling some Spring fever?  Get out of the house to socialize with friends and neighbors in this casual, fun space.  Board games, puzzles, coloring, and coffee will be provided.  Limit 30.  Ages 50+.  

Join the Writer's Critique Group on the second Saturday of each month from 10am–12pm. Whether you are a published writer or an aspiring writer please join us for a discussion, feedback, and improvement suggestions of a member's works. 

Learn cool new DIY techniques with our craft kits!  Limit one per person.  Register online or call 708-598-8446 ext. 120.  Limit 40.  Ages 18 and up. Only one person per registration. 

Immerse yourself in authentic Mexican street food culture with Chef Violeta Trujeque, originally from Veracruz, Mexico, as she demonstrates how to prepare traditional street tacos from scratch. Samples will be provided.  Limit 40.

Join Pathlights for this six-class instruction series for adults ages 55 and over.

Perler beads, pinch pots, friendship bracelets, and shrinky dinks. Do any of these crafts ring a bell? Take a trip down memory lane by trying out different retro crafts!

Please note this class will be held in the Ground Floor Meeting Room.