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May 2022

Tue 17
May 1 @ 8:00 AM - May 31 @ 5:00 PM

May STEAM Kit-Chromatography Flowers

Acorn Public Library District

What is chromatography? Discover what chromatography is by doing this fun STEAM activity; then turn your experiment into a cute bouquet of flowers!  Kits available throughout the month.  To request a kit email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Desk...

Tue 17
May 1 @ 8:00 AM - May 31 @ 5:00 PM

March Kids Craft Kit-Tulip Flower Basket

Make a cute spring craft!  Kits available thoughout the month.  To request a kit, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call 708-687-3700.

Tue 17
May 17 @ 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Story Time Fun

Acorn Public Library District

Join us for a night of stories, songs and a craft.  Ages 3-8.  To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.

Thu 19
May 19 @ 6:00 PM

TAG

Acorn Public Library District

Grades 6 to 12 Does meeting new friends and hanging out with your peers while planning volunteer activities sound interesting to you? The TAG group volunteers at the library and in the community on a monthly basis as opportunities present...

Sat 21
May 21 @ 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Picture Book Mini-Golf

Acorn Public Library District

Drop in and play mini golf in the Youth Services Department on our picture book themed course!  No registration required.  All ages.

Wed 25
May 25 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Illinois Libraries Present: Jessamine Chan & Emily Maloney

Zoom

Join Jessamine Chan and Emily Maloney for a discussion about the systems of power that impact our lives, our families, and our finances, through the lens of their acclaimed books, The School for Good Mothers and Cost of Living. This event is made...

Sat 28
May 28 @ 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Lego Club

Acorn Public Library District

Each meeting we will create around a different theme.   Ages 6-12.  To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700.

June 2022

Wed 1
June 1 - June 30

June Steam Kit-Firefly Science

Discover what makes a firefly light up and then do a fun glow stick experiment! To request a kit, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department starting the 1st of each month.

Wed 1
June 1 @ 8:00 AM - June 30 @ 5:00 PM

Outdoor Escape Room

Stop by the Adult Services desk to receive a list of clues that will lead you to different locations outside of the library. Each location will have a puzzle for you to solve. Write the answers on your clue sheet...

Wed 1
June 1 @ 8:00 AM - June 30 @ 5:00 PM

Pride Month Trivia Contest

Acorn's Facebook Page

Take this trivia quiz that we will post a link to on our Facebook page! Then provide your contact details once you've completed it. Those with the most correct answers will be entered into a drawing for an Amazon gift...

Wed 1
June 1 @ 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

Thu 2
June 2 @ 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Kids Campfire Craft

Join us for this cute craft!  To register, call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.  If you cannot make it, no worries, they will be available as Take and Make Kits starting June 3.

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