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Family Storytime (All Ages)

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime
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. 

Creative Writing Club (Grades 4-6)

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 2
Age Group: Grade School
Event Details:

Drop in to let your imagination (and pencil) run wild as you get inspired and eat snacks. Sharing is optional.

College of DuPage Theater Presents: Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Doo-Wop

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Family
Event Details:

Lace up your “glass” saddle shoes and step into the sock-hop sensation at Fairy-Tale High! Join Cindy as she trades in her poodle skirt for a dazzling gown to wear at the Homecoming dance hosted by teen-celebrity Elvis Charming.

Summer Book Club: The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Book Club
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21

Summer 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:

Years ago, a reclusive mega-bestselling children’s author quit writing under mysterious circumstances.

Family Storytime (All Ages)

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime
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. 

Doctor Who Escape Room (Grades 4-6)

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Grade School
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

The TARDIS has landed somewhere in history and it’s up to you to track it down. Please note you must arrive within five minutes of the start time in order to be admitted.

Doctor Who Escape Room (Grades 4-6)

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Grade School
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

The TARDIS has landed somewhere in history and it’s up to you to track it down. Please note you must arrive within five minutes of the start time in order to be admitted.

Doctor Who Escape Room (Grades 7-12)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

The TARDIS has landed somewhere in history and it’s up to you to track it down. Please note you must arrive within five minutes of the start time in order to be admitted.

Family Paint Night (All Ages)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Event Details:

Enjoy an evening at the library where we will brush up on our painting skills. Bond with your loved ones while creating masterpieces and memories.

Getting Started with PowerPoint

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Computer Study
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Study
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Need to make effective presentations for class or business? Or even a simple slideshow for birthdays, etc.? PowerPoint is one of the oldest and most trusted presentation programs around.

Make a Bug Hotel (Grades 1-3)

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 2
Age Group: Grade School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Let’s provide our local pollinators and creepy-crawly companions a place to stay! We’ll create bug hotels from natural materials to put in our backyards or gardens.

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. 

Backstage: An Anthology of Vaudeville Stories

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Enjoy an evening of tales about some of Vaudeville’s greatest stars (and lesser known performers) and their backstage lives.

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

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Outdoors
Age Group: Preschool, Kindergarten
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

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

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 (rain location)

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, Kindergarten
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, 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. 

Bingo Afternoon (Grades 4-12)

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Grade School, Teen
Event Details:

Join us for the game of chance where excitement builds with every number called. If luck’s on your side, you could be shouting, “Bingo!” and walk away with an exciting prize.

Junior Garden Club: Nature Sketching (Grades 4-6)

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Grade School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
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.

Corona de Bolsillo con Aro Bordado (Adultos) / Embroidery Hoop Pocket Wreath (Adults)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Arts & Crafts, En Español
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 2
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, En Español
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Puedes hacer esta bonita corona de bolsillo DIY en menos de media hora usando un bastidor de bordado y arpillera. ¡Cambia las flores para cada temporada!

ELL Conversation Group (Women Only)

10:00am - 11:00am
ELL Study
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.

 

Pokéblade (Grade 3-6)

6:00pm - 6:45pm
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Grade School

Pokeblade (Grades 3-6)

Meet up with other Pokémon and Beyblade fans! Show us your most powerful Pokémon cards and bring your best defenders, attackers, launchers and bursts! Stadiums are provided.

Antique Appraisals with Rex Newell

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 54
Event Details:

Trash or treasure? Find out during this Antiques Roadshow-like experience! Rex Newell, owner of Rex’s Antiques, will be here to appraise your collectibles and family heirlooms.

Device Advice

9:30am - 10:30am
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.

Book Hedgehogs (Grades 7-12)

2:30pm - 3:15pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Outdoors
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Transform old books into adorable hedgehog sculptures in this eco-friendly activity. With a few simple folds and a touch of imagination, you’ll bring these charming creatures to life.

Family LEGO Party (All Ages)

2:30pm - 3:30pm
STEM
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: STEM

Family Lego Party

We’ll bring the LEGO bricks; you bring the creativity! Whether you’re a LEGO master or a beginning brick builder, this event promises fun for the whole family.

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.