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Winterfest with the Snow Queen and Snowman!

Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room A/B at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Learning, Crafts, Hobbies & DIY, Special Events
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults
Program Details:

Join us for a magical winter storytime starting at 2:30pm. Stay for winter-themed crafts, then meet the Snow Queen and Snowman! All ages are welcome!

Required
Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning, Crafts, Hobbies & DIY, Special Events
Required
Program Details:

Join us for a magical winter storytime starting at 2:30pm. Stay for winter-themed crafts, then meet the Snow Queen and Snowman!

All ages are welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

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

Safe Child Policy

Caregivers for children age 7 or below must remain in the library building for the duration of the program. Caregivers must join children at the conclusion of the program.

Tales and Tunes for Toddlers

Monday, January 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Program Details:

This active story time features stories, musical movement and games for 18 to 36 month-olds with a caregiver.

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Program Details:

This active story time features stories, musical movement and games for 18 to 36 month-olds with a caregiver.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

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

Monday Matinees

Monday, January 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room A/B at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Movies, Music & Entertainment
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

Enjoy great films at your library every Monday!   Twisters (2024) Mon, Jan 6 • 1-3:15pm • PG-13, 122 mins •  [D] Haunted by a past trauma, Kate Cooper returns...

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies, Music & Entertainment
Program Details:

Enjoy great films at your library every Monday!

 

Twisters (2024)

Mon, Jan 6 • 1-3:15pm • PG-13, 122 mins •  [D]

Crafty Creations

Monday, January 20, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Hobbies & DIY
Age Group:
Kids
Program Details:

We provide the supplies, you bring your imagination to this open-ended crafting program. For kids grades K-5.

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies & DIY
Program Details:

We provide the supplies, you bring your imagination to this open-ended crafting program. For kids grades K-5.

Disclaimer(s)

Safe Child Policy

Caregivers for children age 7 or below must remain in the library building for the duration of the program. Caregivers must join children at the conclusion of the program.

Monday Night Magic: the Gathering

Monday, January 20, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens
Program Details:

Come and play Magic: The Gathering card game with us! Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, all players are welcome. Bring your own cards or use the library’s set to play, a...

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Fun & Games
Program Details:

Come and play Magic: The Gathering card game with us! Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, all players are welcome. Bring your own cards or use the library’s set to play, and win free cards to expand your collection.

Regular Board Meeting

Monday, January 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A/B at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Board Meetings
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

Regular Board Meeting

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Board Meetings
Program Details:

Regular Board Meeting

Books in the Woods (R) (Hybrid)

Monday, January 20, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

This month we will be reading The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak. Narrated in part by a fig tree, this magical novel is a complex love story set in tumultuous 20th-...

Required
Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions
Required
Program Details:

This month we will be reading The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak.

Narrated in part by a fig tree, this magical novel is a complex love story set in tumultuous 20th-century Cyprus

Family Storytime

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Program Details:

Read stories, sing songs, and play games at this all-ages storytime.  Ages 0-5 with caregiver 

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Program Details:

Read stories, sing songs, and play games at this all-ages storytime. 

Ages 0-5 with caregiver 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

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

Mah Jongg

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A/B at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

Meet other enthusiasts and play the Chinese tile-based game of Mah Jongg. Beginners welcome.  

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Fun & Games
Program Details:

Meet other enthusiasts and play the Chinese tile-based game of Mah Jongg. Beginners welcome.

 

Pressed Flower Bookmarks

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room A at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Hobbies & DIY
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens
Program Details:

Come make a unique bookmark using pressed flowers and mod podge! All supplies will be provided by the library; just bring your creativity! Grades 6-12

Required
Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies & DIY
Required
Program Details:

Come make a unique bookmark using pressed flowers and mod podge! All supplies will be provided by the library; just bring your creativity!

Grades 6-12

Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites (R)

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A/B at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions, Crafts, Hobbies & DIY, Adult Learning
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

Join us for a lively evening with Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites authors Monica Eng and David Hammond as they talk about 30 can't-miss eats found in all co...

Required
Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions, Crafts, Hobbies & DIY, Adult Learning
Required
Program Details:

Join us for a lively evening with Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites authors Monica Eng and David Hammond as they talk about 30 can't-miss eats found in all corners of Chicago. 

 

Musical Storytime

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Meeting Room A/B at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Program Details:

Sing and dance along at this musical storytime led by Michael’s Music Machine. Tickets are required for this program, see our website for details. Ages 0 to 5

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Program Details:

Sing and dance along at this musical storytime led by Michael’s Music Machine. Tickets are required for this program, see our website for details.

Ages 0 to 5

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

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

Knitting Social Circle

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room A at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Hobbies & DIY
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts.  

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies & DIY
Program Details:

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts.

 

Astraterra

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Kids
Program Details:

Play this exciting fantasy tabletop role playing game. Part storytelling adventure, part game, graphic novel and fantasy fans will have a blast. For grades 3-5,

Required
Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Fun & Games
Required
Program Details:

Play this exciting fantasy tabletop role playing game. Part storytelling adventure, part game, graphic novel and fantasy fans will have a blast.

For grades 3-5,

Disclaimer(s)

Safe Child Policy

Caregivers for children age 7 or below must remain in the library building for the duration of the program. Caregivers must join children at the conclusion of the program.

Book Babies

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Program Details:

Play and learn with your baby during this interactive storytime using rhymes, songs, board books, puppets, and more! Ages 0-18 months with caregiver

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Program Details:

Play and learn with your baby during this interactive storytime using rhymes, songs, board books, puppets, and more!

Ages 0-18 months with caregiver

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

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

T(w)een Paint and Snack

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A/B at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Hobbies & DIY
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens
Program Details:

Recreate your own masterpiece by following step-by-step instructions to paint your own version of the sample art piece. Snacks will be available to help feed your creativity.

Required
Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Tweens & Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies & DIY
Required
Program Details:

Recreate your own masterpiece by following step-by-step instructions to paint your own version of the sample art piece. Snacks will be available to help feed your creativity.

Friday Family Fun

Friday, January 24, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Hobbies & DIY, STEAM
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Program Details:

Just us for a fun, creative activity for young children and their caregivers. Activities include art, movement, STEM, and stories. (Younger children are welcome, but activities are...

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies & DIY, STEAM
Program Details:

Just us for a fun, creative activity for young children and their caregivers. Activities include art, movement, STEM, and stories. (Younger children are welcome, but activities are aimed at ages 2-5 years). 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

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

iPhone & iPad Club (R)

Friday, January 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Technology, Adult Learning
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

iPhone & iPad Club is back! Bring your iPhone and iPad to meet fellow Apple users and learn to do more with your device.        

Required
Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology, Adult Learning
Required
Program Details:

iPhone & iPad Club is back! Bring your iPhone and iPad to meet fellow Apple users and learn to do more with your device.

 

 

 

 

Saturday Stories and Playtime

Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Program Details:

Kick off the weekend with a special Saturday storytime, followed by open playtime with the library’s collection of toys. Ages 0-5

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Program Details:

Kick off the weekend with a special Saturday storytime, followed by open playtime with the library’s collection of toys.

Ages 0-5

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

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

Google Drive (R)

Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room A/B at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Technology, Adult Learning
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

Manage your photos, email, and calendar, and create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations using free applications from Google.    

Required
Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology, Adult Learning
Required
Program Details:

Manage your photos, email, and calendar, and create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations using free applications from Google.

 

 

Monday Matinees

Monday, January 27, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room A/B at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Movies, Music & Entertainment
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

Enjoy great films at your library every Monday!   Twisters (2024) Mon, Jan 6 • 1-3:15pm • PG-13, 122 mins •  [D] Haunted by a past trauma, Kate Cooper returns...

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies, Music & Entertainment
Program Details:

Enjoy great films at your library every Monday!

 

Twisters (2024)

Mon, Jan 6 • 1-3:15pm • PG-13, 122 mins •  [D]

"Painting" with Oil Pastels (C)

Monday, January 27, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room A/B at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Hobbies & DIY
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

Oil pastels are a wonderful and versatile drawing medium, capable of producing many effects. In this workshop we will explore multiple techniques, such as scumbling, color blending...

Required
Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies & DIY
Required
Program Details:

Oil pastels are a wonderful and versatile drawing medium, capable of producing many effects. In this workshop we will explore multiple techniques, such as scumbling, color blending, sgraffito and more.

Family Storytime

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room C at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Program Details:

Read stories, sing songs, and play games at this all-ages storytime.  Ages 0-5 with caregiver 

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytimes & Early Learning
Program Details:

Read stories, sing songs, and play games at this all-ages storytime. 

Ages 0-5 with caregiver 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

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

Mah Jongg

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A/B at Lincolnwood Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

Meet other enthusiasts and play the Chinese tile-based game of Mah Jongg. Beginners welcome.  

Library Branch: Lincolnwood Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Fun & Games
Program Details:

Meet other enthusiasts and play the Chinese tile-based game of Mah Jongg. Beginners welcome.