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Family Summer Craft (All Ages)

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Large Community Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Join us for some fun summer crafts.

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us for some fun summer crafts.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all.  If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request special accommodations, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

Preschool Art in the Park (Ages 3-K + Guardian)

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Outdoors at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Preschool, Kindergarten
Event Details:

Watch your little ones connect with the world around them by hearing stories and creating artwork! Aprons are provided.

Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Outdoors
Age Group: Early Childhood, Preschool, Kindergarten
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Watch your little ones connect with the world around them by hearing stories and creating artwork! Aprons are provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

Junior Garden Club: Seed Bombs (Grades 4-6)

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Room 1 at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grade School
Event Details:

Calling all budding gardeners. Earn your green thumb this summer! Each month, we’ll explore the wonders of gardening through fun and interactive activities. This month we'll cr...

Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Grade School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Calling all budding gardeners. Earn your green thumb this summer! Each month, we’ll explore the wonders of gardening through fun and interactive activities.

Build a Bird Feeder (Grades 1-3)

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room 2 at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grade School
Event Details:

Construct your very own bird feeder out of popsicle sticks to attract feathered friends to your yard.

Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 2
Age Group: Grade School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Construct your very own bird feeder out of popsicle sticks to attract feathered friends to your yard.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all.  If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request special accommodations, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

ELL Conversation Group (Women Only)

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Conference Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
ELL Study
Age Group:
Adults
ELL Conversation Group:

Practice English skills at these free, drop-in ELL groups.  

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ELL Study

ELL Conversation Group

Practice English skills at these free, drop-in ELL groups.

 

Family Storytime (All Ages)

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Outdoors at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Family
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Outdoors
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Storytime

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all.  If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request special accommodations, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

Cookie Decorating (Grades 7-12)

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Room 1 at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Satisfy your sweet tooth and add a sprinkle of creativity to your day. Devour scrumptious cookies while making memories with friends!

Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Satisfy your sweet tooth and add a sprinkle of creativity to your day. Devour scrumptious cookies while making memories with friends!

Build a Bird Feeder (Grades 4-6)

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room 2 at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grade School
Event Details:

Construct your very own bird feeder out of popsicle sticks to attract feathered friends to your yard.  

Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 2
Age Group: Grade School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Construct your very own bird feeder out of popsicle sticks to attract feathered friends to your yard.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all.  If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request special accommodations, please contact the library. 

Independent Attendance

This is a program intended for children to attend independently. Please let us know if your child requires any extra accommodations. See our family programs to attend with the whole family. 

Birding 101

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room 1 at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

DuPage Birding Club’s John Cebula will help fledgling birders get started with this low-cost, do-anywhere hobby. Explore the basic tools needed, where and when to find our feathere...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Event Details:

DuPage Birding Club’s John Cebula will help fledgling birders get started with this low-cost, do-anywhere hobby. Explore the basic tools needed, where and when to find our feathered friends, and how to identify them by sight and sound.

Family Storytime (All Ages)

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Outdoors at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Enjoy a storytime outside with stories, songs and rhymes. Participants are welcome to bring blankets to sit on. In the event of rain Family Storytime will move inside.

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Outdoors
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy a storytime outside with stories, songs and rhymes. Participants are welcome to bring blankets to sit on. In the event of rain Family Storytime will move inside.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all.  If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request special accommodations, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

Family Game Night (All Ages)

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Large Community Room at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Grade School, Family
Event Details:

Let the games begin! Bring your competitive spirit and join in on the laughter as we play a variety of board games, card games, and more.

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Grade School, Family
Event Details:

Let the games begin! Bring your competitive spirit and join in on the laughter as we play a variety of board games, card games, and more.

Woman at a computer in a classroom.

Getting Started with Word

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Computer Lab at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Computer Study
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Need to type letters, create documents, flyers and signs? MS Word is the most popular word processing program. Learn your way around creating and formatting documents, working...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Study
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Need to type letters, create documents, flyers and signs? MS Word is the most popular word processing program. Learn your way around creating and formatting documents, working with paragraphs and print layouts, and more.

Kawaii Summer Drawing (Grades 1-3)

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Room 2 at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grade School
Event Details:

Prepare for cuteness overload as we practice drawing adorable summer objects.

Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 2
Age Group: Grade School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Prepare for cuteness overload as we practice drawing adorable summer objects.

Disclaimer(s)

Independent Attendance

This is a program intended for children to attend independently. Please let us know if your child requires any extra accommodations. See our family programs to attend with the whole family. 

Sustain DuPage Presents: Illinois’ Right to Garden

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room 1 at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

“I just want to grow my own food on my own property.” In 2015, resident Nicole Virgil was instructed by the city of Elmhurst to dismantle her backyard garden. Learn how her nearly ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Event Details:

“I just want to grow my own food on my own property.” In 2015, resident Nicole Virgil was instructed by the city of Elmhurst to dismantle her backyard garden.

Sensory Stations (Ages 1-3 + Guardian)

Friday, June 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Large Community Room at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Engage all your senses through various hands-on activities. From squishy textures to mesmerizing sights and sounds, each station offers a unique sensory adventure.

Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Engage all your senses through various hands-on activities. From squishy textures to mesmerizing sights and sounds,
each station offers a unique sensory adventure.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

Intro to Dungeons & Dragons (Grades 9-12)

Friday, June 21, 2024 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room 2 at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Grab your dice and prepare for an unforgettable journey filled with magic, monsters, and mystery. Join us for this one-shot (an adventure that is completed in one session) where yo...

Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 2
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Grab your dice and prepare for an unforgettable journey filled with magic, monsters, and mystery.

Nature Art (Grades 4-6)

Friday, June 21, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Outdoors at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grade School
Event Details:

Can you make paint out of leaves and dirt? Find out as we attempt to make paintings out of nothing but what we can find outdoors in nature.

Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Outdoors
Age Group: Grade School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Can you make paint out of leaves and dirt? Find out as we attempt to make paintings out of nothing but what we can find outdoors in nature.

Historic House Ice Cream Social (All Ages)

Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Off Site
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Together, we all can step back in time and indulge in sweet history as we walk around the Historic House.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Family
Event Details:

Together, we all can step back in time and indulge in sweet history as we walk around the Historic House.

Historias de Oficiales de Policía y Galletas (Familia) / Police Officer Stories & Cookies (Family)

Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Large Community Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
En Español, Storytime
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de historias, galletas, y hojas para colorear con un Oficial de Policía de Glendale Heights. ¡Tendran la oportunidad de conocer la patrulla después!...

Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: En Español, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de historias, galletas, y hojas para colorear con un Oficial de Policía de Glendale Heights. ¡Tendran la oportunidad de conocer la patrulla después!

Your Health at the Library

Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room 1 at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Computer Study
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

When you have health concerns, you want reliable, authoritative information. Did you know that your library subscribes to a number of quality health information resources that you ...

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Study
Event Details:

When you have health concerns, you want reliable, authoritative information. Did you know that your library subscribes to a number of quality health information resources that you can access from home?

Messy Art (Grades 4-6)

Monday, June 24, 2024 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Outdoors at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grade School
Event Details:

In this whirlwind of colors and textures, we’ll transform chaos into a masterful piece of art. Make sure to dress for mess! Weather permitting.

Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Outdoors
Age Group: Grade School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

In this whirlwind of colors and textures, we’ll transform chaos into a masterful piece of art. Make sure to dress for mess! Weather permitting.

Disclaimer(s)

Independent Attendance

This is a program intended for children to attend independently. Please let us know if your child requires any extra accommodations. See our family programs to attend with the whole family. 

Velas con Aroma (Adultos) / Scented Candles (Adults)

Monday, June 24, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Story and Craft Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, En Español
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Convierte tu creatividad en una vela que puede ser un regalo hecho a mano fácil para ti o para alguien especial. / Turn your creativity into a candle for an easy handmade gift for ...

Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, En Español
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Convierte tu creatividad en una vela que puede ser un regalo hecho a mano fácil para ti o para alguien especial. / Turn your creativity into a candle for an easy handmade gift for yourself or for someone special.