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Marshmallow Animals (Grades 7-12)

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Who says you shouldn’t play with your food? We’ll use marshmallows and our creativity to create fluffy edible creatures. Gelatin-free marshmallows will be available. 

I’m More Than What You Think I Am with Chef Tony

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Culinary artistry meets culture in a celebration of the African American experience in this cooking demonstration.

Baby Time (Ages 0-2 + Guardian)

10:00am - 10:30am
Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers
Storytime
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. 

Toddler Time (Ages 2-4 + Guardian)

10:45am - 11:15am
Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Storytime
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. 

Comics & Crafts: Super Boba Café (Grades 5-8)

6:30pm - 7:15pm
Grade School, Teen
Book Club
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 2
Age Group: Grade School, Teen
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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 Super Boba Café by Nidhi Chanani.

College of Dupage: FREE English Language Learning Course

6:30pm - 8:45pm
Adults
ELL Study
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ELL Study

Getting Started with Word

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Computer Study
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Study
Registration 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.

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. 

Bingo! (Grades 4-6)

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Grade School
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 1
Age Group: Grade School
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.

ELL Conversation Group

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
ELL Study
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ELL Study

ELL Conversation Group

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

 

All About Citrus with Chef Maddox

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Large Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Zest up your culinary skills with Chef Maddox as she demonstrates recipes that showcase the vibrant flavors and versatility of citrus fruits! Samples and recipes will be provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Library Board Meeting

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Conference Room

College of Dupage: FREE English Language Learning Course

9:30am - 1:45pm
Adults
ELL Study
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ELL Study

Cocoa & Crafts (Grades 4-6)

10:00am - 10:30am
Grade School
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 2
Age Group: Grade School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Warm up with a cup of hot cocoa and get creative with a fun-filled crafting session! Sip, relax, and make something special to take home.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

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. 

Family Storytime (All Ages)

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Family
Storytime
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Community Room 2
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy a storytime with stories, songs and rhymes!

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. 

Mystery Art (Grades 1-3)

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Grade School
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:

When you arrive, you’ll discover a surprise art project waiting for you. It could be painting, sculpting, or something completely unexpected!

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. 

ELL Conversation Group

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
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.

 

Mandla para Ventanas Vitrales (Familia) / Mandala for Stained Glass Windows (Family)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Family
Arts & Crafts, En Español
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, En Español
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

¡Haz tu propio vitral con esta manualidad colorida para niños! / Make your own stained glass window with this colorful craft for kids!

Election Day

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

Baby Time (Ages 0-2 + Guardian)

10:00am - 10:30am
Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers
Storytime
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)

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
En Español
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)

10:45am - 11:15am
Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Storytime
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime

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. 

Book Club: Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Book Club
Registration
Library Branch: Glenside Library
Room: Story and Craft Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23

Winter 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:

Asked by Victoria Ford's sister to prove Victoria's innocence in the murder of her married lover 20 years ago before she died on 9/11, Avery Mason, host of American Events, delves into her twisted private life only to discover that someon

Baby Time (Ages 0-2 + Guardian)

10:00am - 10:30am
Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers
Storytime
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. 

Toddler Time (Ages 2-4 + Guardian)

10:45am - 11:15am
Early Childhood, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Storytime
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.