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September 2022

Fri 30
September 1, 2022 @ 8:00 AM - September 30, 2022 @ 5:00 PM

September STEAM Kit-Solar Science

Learn all about sun sensitive paper and how light sensitive chemicals work by creating your own sun art!  To request a kit, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.

Fri 30
September 1, 2022 @ 8:00 AM - September 30, 2022 @ 5:00 PM

September Kids Craft Kit-Apple Craft

Make a cute apple craft perfect for fall!  To request a kit, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department starting Sept. 1.

October 2022

Sat 1
October 1, 2022 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Popsicle Stick Scarecrow Kit

Acorn Public Library District

We’ll provide you with popsicle sticks and paint to create a scarecrow. Supplies are limited. To reserve a kit, please email kspringer@acornlibrary.org. 

Sat 1
October 1, 2022 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Halloween Tube Figures Kit

Acorn Public Library District

We’ll provide you with paint and a toilet paper tube to create a Halloween figure. Supplies are limited. To reserve a kit, please email kspringer@acornlibrary.org. 

Sat 1
October 1, 2022 @ 8:00 AM - October 31, 2022 @ 5:00 PM

Halloween Outdoor Escape Room

Acorn Public Library District

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...

Sat 1
October 1, 2022 @ 8:00 AM - October 31, 2022 @ 5:00 PM

October STEAM Kit-Dancing Frankenworms

Watch candy come alive with this creepy science experiment that teaches about acids and bases!  To request a kit, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.

Sat 1
October 1, 2022 @ 8:00 AM - October 31, 2022 @ 5:00 PM

October Kids Craft Kit-Acorn

Make an adorable acorn person!  To request a kit, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.

Sat 1
October 1, 2022 @ 8:00 AM - October 31, 2022 @ 5:00 PM

Halloween Haunted 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...

Tue 4
October 4, 2022 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Virtual Event: Cook Along With Chef Kristyn Slick: Perfectly Pumpkin

Zoom

Get ready to diffuse that autumnal vibe throughout your kitchen and fuel your fall spirit with Pumpkin Butter Roll Cookies and Pumpkin Pasta. Cook along with Chef Kristyn Slick in your own kitchen. This event will be hosted on Zoom....

Wed 5
October 5, 2022 @ 6:15 AM - 7:00 PM

Acorn Family Book Club

All Ages Join the Acorn Family Book Club! Visit the Youth Services Department about 4 weeks before the meeting date to check out a copy of the book club’s monthly pick. Families should read the book separately, or as a...

Wed 5
October 5, 2022 @ 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 5
October 5, 2022 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Halloween Wreath Craft

Meeting Room

Join us to create a Halloween wreath! Space is limited. This event is for ages 18 and up only. To register, please call the library at 708-687-3700 or email kspringer@acornlibrary.org. 

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