Events

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.

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

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...

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...

Early learning stations are at each stop on this train!  After completing all the stops along the route, your child will earn a small incentive for learning with us!  Most suitable for ages 3-8. No registration required.

Paint your own spooky, silly, or adorable monster! To register, call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org. Most suitable for ages 6 and up.

Join us for open play where kids can create and build using different materials such as mega blocks, building shapes and other age appropriate materials.   Ages 6 and under.

If you like to be creative, join us for art club!  We will be painting, learning about art and having fun!  This month, we will be learning about pointillism and create our own Halloween art!  Ages 6 and up.  To...