Upcoming Events

Featured Events

A colorful, homemade bird feeder hangs from a tree branch amid dense green foliage.

Build a Bird Feeder (Grades 4-6)

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Community Room 1 at Glenside Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

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

Build a bird feeder your feathered friends will flock to. Set it up outside your home and see who comes to visit.

A woman sings into a microphone while a man plays guitar beside her on stage, both smiling.

Swinging Jazz with Petra van Nuis & Andy Brown

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Large Community Room at Glenside Library

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Acclaimed jazz vocalist Petra van Nuis and guitarist Andy Brown share a rare musical chemistry shaped by decades of collaboration.

Person in an apron pouring beer from a tap into a glass at a brewery.

You Can Brew It! Pt. I

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Large Community Room at Glenside Library

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Curious about brewing your own craft beer? Award-winning home brewer Scott Pointon covers the basics of home brewing, including essential equipment, ingredients, and the brewing process, to help ensure your first batch is one to boast about.

An open book lies on green grass surrounded by yellow and white flowers in sunlight.

Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 9:00am - 4:00pm
Large Community Room at Glenside Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

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

Shop thousands of CDs, DVDs, children’s books, popular novels, gift bags, and more—all at unbeatable prices!

An open book lies on green grass surrounded by yellow and white flowers in sunlight.

Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale

Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Large Community Room at Glenside Library

Program Type:

Book Sale

Age Group:

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

Shop thousands of CDs, DVDs, children’s books, popular novels, gift bags, and more—all at unbeatable prices!

Close-up of a LEGO construction worker figurine with a red helmet and blue uniform, standing in front of a yellow dump truck.

Family LEGO Party (All Ages)

Monday, April 20, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Large Community Room at Glenside Library

Program Type:

STEM

Age Group:

Family
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: STEM
Illustration of people viewing an outdoor exhibit on a brick wall beside a historic-style building.

More Than Mortar: The Surprising History of Chicago Brick Architecture

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room 1 at Glenside Library

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

After the Great Fire of 1871, Chicago rose from the ashes, brick by brick.

A child wears colorful beaded bracelets with words, including "PEACE," "LOVE," and "FRIEND," on their wrist.

Bead Art (Grades 1-3)

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Community Room 2 at Glenside Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

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

Get ready for a beading bonanza. String together some fun by creating colorful bracelets, necklaces, or keychains with beads.

A group of smiling children standing in a row by a fence, with backpacks on their shoulders.

Día del Niño (Familia) / Children’s Day (Family)

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room 2 at Glenside Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, En Español

Age Group:

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

¡Acompáñanos! En este programa para pasar un rato agradable con juegos, manualidades y dulces. / Join us and have fun playing games, doing crafts and eating candy.

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Comics & Crafts: PAWS: Gabby Gets It Together (Grades 5-8)

6:30pm–7:15pm
Grade School, Teen
Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Grade School, Teen
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Pick up the month’s graphic novel from the Youth Services desk, read it at home, then come make a book-inspired craft while chatting about what we read.

Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale

9:00am–4:00pm
Family
Book Club
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Shop thousands of CDs, DVDs, children’s books, popular novels, gift bags, and more—all at unbeatable prices!

Book Club: The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Spring 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.

Three strangers navigating grief and devastating setbacks cross paths in a rural Oregon town, where they find unexpected friendship, healing and new chances on local honeybee farm.

Senior Book Club: By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

10:30am–11:30am
Seniors (60+)
Book Club
Library Branch: Off Site Center for Senior Citizens
Age Group: Seniors (60+)
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

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.

A dual-timeline historical novel exploring themes of misogyny and hidden female authorship.

Comics & Crafts: Night Chef (Grades 5-8)

6:30pm–7:15pm
Grade School, Teen
Book Club
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Grade School, Teen
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Pick up the month’s graphic novel from the Youth Services desk, read it at home, then come make a book-inspired craft while chatting about what we read.

This month we are reading Night Chef by Mika Song.

Memorial Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library closes on Memorial Day.

Book Club: Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Spring 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.

With the singular goal of paying off her student loans, Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta’s oil rush—part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can’t find it in the homeland th

Independence Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library closes on Independence Day.

Likely GH Fest Fireworks

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library

Labor Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library closes on Labor Day.

Early Closing

6:00pm–9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library closes early the day before Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library closes on Thanksgiving Day.

Christmas Eve

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library closes on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The library is closed on Christmas Day.

New Year's Eve

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library is closed on New Year's Eve.

New Year's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library is closed on New Year's Day.

Easter Sunday

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library is closed on Easter Sunday.

Memorial Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library is closed for Memorial Day.

Independence Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library is closed for Independence Day.

Labor Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library is closed on Labor Day

Early Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library is closes early the day before Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library is closed on Thanksgiving.

Christmas Eve

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The Library is closed on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glenside Library
Description:

The library is closed on Christmas Day.