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GLOga (Grades 4-6)

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Story and Craft Room at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Grade School
Event Details:

This fun, glow-in-the-dark yoga session will help you unwind and stay active in a whole new way.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Grade School
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

This fun, glow-in-the-dark yoga session will help you unwind and stay active in a whole new way.

ELL Conversation Group

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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.

 

Pinta con Alcohol: Impresionantes Platos para Joyería (Adultos) / Alcohol Ink: Stunning Jewelry Dishes (Adults)

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Story and Craft Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, En Español
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Aprende a usar tinta con alcohol para hacer estos hermosos platos de joyería de cerámica con temática floral. / Use alcohol ink to make beautiful ceramic floral-themed jewelry dish...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, En Español
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Aprende a usar tinta con alcohol para hacer estos hermosos platos de joyería de cerámica con temática floral. / Use alcohol ink to make beautiful ceramic floral-themed jewelry dishes.

Election Day

All Day
Large Community Room at Glenside Library
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room

Baby Time (0-24 months + Guardian)

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Story and Craft Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers
Baby Time:

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled baby storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help babies learn and grow.

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime

Baby Time

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled baby storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help babies learn and grow.

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. 

ELL Conversation Group (Women Only)

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Conference Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
En Español
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: En Español

ELL Conversation Group

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

 

Toddler Time (Ages 2-4 + Guardian)

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 10:45am - 11:15am
Story and Craft Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Toddler Time:

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled toddler storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help toddlers learn and gr...

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime

Toddler Time

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled toddler storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help toddlers learn and grow.

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. 

Device Advice

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Off Site Center for Senior Citizens
Age Group:
Seniors (60+)
Event Details:

Drop in with your device (mobile/cell phone, tablet, iPad, laptop, Chromebook, etc.) for 1-on-1 assistance managing and troubleshooting apps, personal information, and projects.

Library Branch: Off Site Center for Senior Citizens
Age Group: Seniors (60+)
Event Details:

Drop in with your device (mobile/cell phone, tablet, iPad, laptop, Chromebook, etc.) for 1-on-1 assistance managing and troubleshooting apps, personal information, and projects.

Baby Time (0-24 months + Guardian)

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Story and Craft Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers
Baby Time:

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled baby storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help babies learn and grow.

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime

Baby Time

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled baby storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help babies learn and grow.

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. 

Senior Book Club: The Devil's Bed by William Kent Krueger

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site Center for Senior Citizens
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Seniors (60+)
Senior Book Club:

Read or listen to a preselected book at home and discuss it at the monthly meeting. Each registrant will receive a complimentary copy of the book, while supplies last.

Event Details:

When President Clay Dixon's father-in-law—a former vice president—is injured in a farming accident, First Lady Kate Dixon returns to Minnesota to be at his side. Assigned to protec...

Library Branch: Off Site Center for Senior Citizens
Age Group: Seniors (60+)
Program Type: Book Club

Senior Book Club

Read or listen to a preselected book at home and discuss it at the monthly meeting. Each registrant will receive a complimentary copy of the book, while supplies last.

Event Details:

When President Clay Dixon's father-in-law—a former vice president—is injured in a farming accident, First Lady Kate Dixon returns to Minnesota to be at his side.

Toddler Time (Ages 2-4 + Guardian)

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 10:45am - 11:15am
Story and Craft Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Toddler Time:

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled toddler storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help toddlers learn and gr...

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime

Toddler Time

Help your child learn important pre-literacy skills with our fun-filled toddler storytimes. In addition to books, we focus on songs, games, and motion to help toddlers learn and grow.

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. 

Stained Glass Frames (Grades 7-12)

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Community Room 1 at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Create an eye-catching stained glass frame. When placed near a window, it will catch the sunlight in wonderful ways and flood the room with color!

Open
Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Create an eye-catching stained glass frame. When placed near a window, it will catch the sunlight in wonderful ways and flood the room with color!

Getting Started with Excel

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Computer Lab at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Computer Study
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn to use the most popular spreadsheet program in the world. Find your way around worksheets, enter and edit data, and more. Computer experience is required but no prior Excel e...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Study
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Learn to use the most popular spreadsheet program in the world. Find your way around worksheets, enter and edit data, and more. Computer experience is required but no prior Excel experience is needed.

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. 

Minecraft character runs with a wolf holding a pickaxe, followed by a pig, chickens, a creeper, and an enderman in a forest.

Minecraft Party (Grades 4-6)

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Large Community Room at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Grade School
Event Details:

Are you excited for the new Minecraft movie? Join fellow fans for a fun-filled session of crafts, games, and activities inspired by the blocky world of Minecraft.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Grade School
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Are you excited for the new Minecraft movie? Join fellow fans for a fun-filled session of crafts, games, and activities inspired by the blocky world of Minecraft.

Toddler Art (Ages 2-4 + Guardian)

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Story and Craft Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Toddler Art:

Hear a story and make an art project! It’s a perfect opportunity for toddlers to express themselves and develop fine motor skills in a supportive environment. Aprons are provided. ...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Toddler Art

Hear a story and make an art project! It’s a perfect opportunity for toddlers to express themselves and develop fine motor skills in a supportive environment. 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. 

ELL Conversation Group

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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.

 

Build the Perfect Cheese Board

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Large Community Room at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Taste and learn about traditional cheese styles, milk types, and basic flavor profiles as Meredith Meder, Certified Cheese Professional, assembles a harmonious cheese platter. It’s...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Taste and learn about traditional cheese styles, milk types, and basic flavor profiles as Meredith Meder, Certified Cheese Professional, assembles a harmonious cheese platter. It’s a grate way to explore the world of cheese!

Toddler Art (Ages 2-4 + Guardian)

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Large Community Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Toddler Art:

Hear a story and make an art project! It’s a perfect opportunity for toddlers to express themselves and develop fine motor skills in a supportive environment. Aprons are provided. ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 8

Toddler Art

Hear a story and make an art project! It’s a perfect opportunity for toddlers to express themselves and develop fine motor skills in a supportive environment. 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. 

Two kids in goggles with messy hair, looking surprised while experimenting with colorful liquids in a chemistry lab.

8th Annual STEAM Fest

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Large Community Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Bring the whole family to our 8th Annual STEAM Fest! We invited local area organizations to showcase some of the latest innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Ma...

Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Bring the whole family to our 8th Annual STEAM Fest! We invited local area organizations to showcase some of the latest innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.

Lincoln as Storyteller

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Off Site Center for Senior Citizens
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors (60+)
Event Details:

Join impersonator Kevin Wood for an engaging look at Abraham Lincoln’s use of storytelling. With humor and insight, Lincoln often shared tales to entertain, teach lessons, and reli...

Library Branch: Off Site Center for Senior Citizens
Age Group: Adults, Seniors (60+)
Event Details:

Join impersonator Kevin Wood for an engaging look at Abraham Lincoln’s use of storytelling. With humor and insight, Lincoln often shared tales to entertain, teach lessons, and relieve tension—especially during the Civil War.

Beginning Reader Storytime (Ages 3-K + Guardian)

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Story and Craft Room at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Kindergarten
Beginning Reader Storytime:

Your child will enjoy stories, games, songs, and activities designed to help build skills necessary to become successful, enthusiastic readers.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Preschool, Kindergarten
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 9

Beginning Reader Storytime

Your child will enjoy stories, games, songs, and activities designed to help build skills necessary to become successful, enthusiastic readers.

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. 

Arte en Canvas (Familia) / Art on Canvas (Family)

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room 2 at Glenside Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, En Español
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

¡Acompáñanos! En este programa para pasar un rato agradable creando arte en un canva. / Join us to have fun creating art on canvas.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 2
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, En Español
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

¡Acompáñanos! En este programa para pasar un rato agradable creando arte en un canva. / Join us to have fun creating art on canvas.

ELL Conversation Group

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lobby 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: Lobby
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ELL Study

ELL Conversation Group

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

 

College of Dupage: FREE English Language Learning Course

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:45pm
Community Room 1 at Glenside Library
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Adults