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October 2023

Mon 2
October 2 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Halloween Gnome Craft Kit

We’ll provide you with materials to create a gnome! Supplies are limited. To reserve a kit, please email kspringer@acornlibrary.org.   

Mon 2
October 2 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Candy Corn Button Art Kit

We’ll provide you with materials to create candy corn button art! Supplies are limited. To reserve a kit, please email kspringer@acornlibrary.org. 

Mon 2
October 2 @ 8:00 AM - October 31 @ 5:00 PM

Halloween Book Haunt Reading Program

Acorn Public Library District

Sign up in the Youth Services Department and get a haunted house reading log!  Read in at least three rooms of your house and return your decorated haunted house coloring sheet to the Youth Services Desk for a prize.  All...

Mon 2
October 2 @ 8:00 AM - October 31 @ 5:00 PM

STEAM Kit-All About Bats

Acorn Public Library District

Learn some fun facts about bats, do some fun echolocation activities, and make your own flying bat!  Kits available starting October 2.  To request a kit, call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.

Mon 2
October 2 @ 8:00 AM - October 31 @ 5:00 PM

Craft Kit-Frankenstein

Acorn Public Library District

Make a fun Halloween craft!  Kits available starting Oct. 2.  To request a kit, call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.

Tue 3
October 3 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Medicare 101: The ABC and D’s of Medicare

Meeting Room

Join Licensed Agent and Medicare Specialist Hurley Wilbourne and alert yourself to the Costs, Penalties, and Time Frames that are Medicare. This educational presentation will cover all the basics. To register, please call the library at 708-687-3700 or email kspringer@acornlibrary.org. ...

Wed 4
October 4 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Recurring

Genealogy Drop-In

Conference Room

Need assistance with your genealogy research? Patty Higgins from the South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society is available to answer your questions here at Acorn on the first Wednesday of each month. For more information about SSGHS, visit www.ssghs.org

Wed 4
October 4 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Zoom Event: Chills and Thrills with Stephen Graham Jones

Zoom

Stephen Graham Jones joins us to talk scary stories, horror and more with librarian Becky Spratford. Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians and Don’t Fear the Reaper, and a prolific author of more...

Wed 4
October 4 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Clay Pumpkin Making

Meeting Room

Join us to create your own pumpkin! Space is limited. This event is for ages 18 and up only. To register, please email kspringer@acornlibrary.org. 

Thu 5
October 5 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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An event every week that begins at 9:30 AM on Thursday, repeating until October 26, 2023

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Lapsit Story and Playtime

Join us for story time for babies and toddlers!  We will sing, recite rhymes, fingerplays, read books and play!  Suitable for children under age 3.  To register for the Fall Session, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at...

Thu 5
October 5 @ 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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An event every week that begins at 11:00 AM on Thursday, repeating until October 26, 2023

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3-5 Yr Old Story Time

Join us for story time for preschoolers!  We will read stories, sing, dance, do activities and craft!  Suitable for children ages 3-5.  To register for the Fall Session, call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.

Thu 5
October 5 @ 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Zumba Class

Meeting Room

Join us for Zumba classes this fall! All levels are welcome. Space is limited. To register, please call the library at 708-687-3700 or email kspringer@acornlibrary.org. 

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