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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

March 30 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

Join us for our story time for our youngest patrons!  We will read stories, sing songs, do fingerplays and rhymes, shake bean bags, wave scarves and pop bubbles.  Story time is followed by an open playtime.  Ages 2.5 and younger. ...

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

March 30 @ 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

Join us for our story time prefect for preschoolers!  We will read stories, sing songs, do fingerplays and rhymes, shake bean bags, wave scarves, pop bubbles and make a craft! Ages 3-5.  To register, call the Youth Services Desk at...

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2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Spring Break Movie- ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

March 31 @ 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Spring Break Movie- ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

  Snacks will be served!  All ages.  To register, call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.

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8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Terra Cotta Pot Bunny Kit

April 3 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Terra Cotta Pot Bunny Kit

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

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Book Page Flower Kit

April 3 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Book Page Flower Kit

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

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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Danny Trejo talks Tacos, Hollywood, and Redemption

April 4 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Danny Trejo talks Tacos, Hollywood, and Redemption

Actor, author, and restaurateur Danny Trejo will discuss how he developed a prolific career in the entertainment industry with a hard-earned and atypical road to success. From years of imprisonment to helping troubled youth battle drug addictions, from acting to...

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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Recurring

Genealogy Drop-In

April 5 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Recurring

Genealogy Drop-In

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

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Retirement University: Session One

April 5 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Retirement University: Session One

Join The Society for Financial Awareness for their three part program called Retirement University. In session one, Ray Kozicki will discuss Social Security and Medicare. To register, please call the library at 708-687-3700 or email kspringer@acornlibrary.org. 

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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

April 6 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

Join us for our story time for our youngest patrons!  We will read stories, sing songs, do fingerplays and rhymes, shake bean bags, wave scarves and pop bubbles.  Story time is followed by an open playtime.  Ages 2.5 and younger. ...

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

April 6 @ 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

Join us for our story time prefect for preschoolers!  We will read stories, sing songs, do fingerplays and rhymes, shake bean bags, wave scarves, pop bubbles and make a craft! Ages 3-5.  To register, call the Youth Services Desk at...

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Recurring

Barcodes Nonfiction Book Discussion Group

April 6 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Recurring

Barcodes Nonfiction Book Discussion Group

The Barcodes Nonfiction Book Discussion Group will hold their monthly meeting in the Library’s Meeting Room. If you are interested in attending this meeting, please contact the Adult Services Department.

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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Retirement University: Session Two

April 11 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Retirement University: Session Two

Join The Society for Financial Awareness for their three part program called Retirement University. In session two, Ray Kozicki will discuss investments and taxes. To register, please call the library at 708-687-3700 or email kspringer@acornlibrary.org. 

1 event, 12

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Tech Time

April 12 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Tech Time

Book a fifteen minute time slot with an Adult Services staff member to answer your technology questions or to direct you to reputable sources of evaluative information. Registration is required. Tech Time sessions cannot offer legal, medical, or tax advice,...

3 events, 13

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

April 13 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

Join us for our story time for our youngest patrons!  We will read stories, sing songs, do fingerplays and rhymes, shake bean bags, wave scarves and pop bubbles.  Story time is followed by an open playtime.  Ages 2.5 and younger. ...

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

April 13 @ 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

Join us for our story time prefect for preschoolers!  We will read stories, sing songs, do fingerplays and rhymes, shake bean bags, wave scarves, pop bubbles and make a craft! Ages 3-5.  To register, call the Youth Services Desk at...

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Tote Bag Painting

April 13 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Tote Bag Painting

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

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Movie Matinee: Elvis

April 14 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Movie Matinee: Elvis

The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Rated PG-13. Popcorn is provided. Titles subject to...

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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Retirement University: Session Three

April 19 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Retirement University: Session Three

Join The Society for Financial Awareness for their three part program called Retirement University. In session two, Ray Kozicki will discuss estate planning, long-term care, and legacy planning. To register, please call the library at 708-687-3700 or email kspringer@acornlibrary.org. 

2 events, 20

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

April 20 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

Join us for our story time for our youngest patrons!  We will read stories, sing songs, do fingerplays and rhymes, shake bean bags, wave scarves and pop bubbles.  Story time is followed by an open playtime.  Ages 2.5 and younger. ...

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

April 20 @ 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

Join us for our story time prefect for preschoolers!  We will read stories, sing songs, do fingerplays and rhymes, shake bean bags, wave scarves, pop bubbles and make a craft! Ages 3-5.  To register, call the Youth Services Desk at...

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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Secrets of the Puzzle Master: A Conversation with Will Shortz

April 25 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Secrets of the Puzzle Master: A Conversation with Will Shortz

Will Shortz, the editor of The New York Times crossword puzzle, and the world’s only academically accredited puzzle master, discusses crossword puzzles. The author/editor of more than 500 puzzle books, Shortz is also the puzzle master for NPR’s Weekend Edition...

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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

April 27 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

Join us for our story time for our youngest patrons!  We will read stories, sing songs, do fingerplays and rhymes, shake bean bags, wave scarves and pop bubbles.  Story time is followed by an open playtime.  Ages 2.5 and younger. ...

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

April 27 @ 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

Join us for our story time prefect for preschoolers!  We will read stories, sing songs, do fingerplays and rhymes, shake bean bags, wave scarves, pop bubbles and make a craft! Ages 3-5.  To register, call the Youth Services Desk at...

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March 30
March 30 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

March 30 @ 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

March 31
March 31 @ 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Spring Break Movie- ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

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April 3
April 3 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Terra Cotta Pot Bunny Kit

April 3 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Book Page Flower Kit

April 4
April 4 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Danny Trejo talks Tacos, Hollywood, and Redemption

April 5
April 5 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Recurring

Genealogy Drop-In

April 5 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Retirement University: Session One

April 6
April 6 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

April 6 @ 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

April 6 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Recurring

Barcodes Nonfiction Book Discussion Group

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April 11
April 11 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Retirement University: Session Two

April 12
April 12 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Tech Time

April 13
April 13 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

April 13 @ 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

April 13 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Tote Bag Painting

April 14
April 14 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Movie Matinee: Elvis

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April 19
April 19 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Retirement University: Session Three

April 20
April 20 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

April 20 @ 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

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April 25
April 25 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Secrets of the Puzzle Master: A Conversation with Will Shortz

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April 27
April 27 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring

Lapsit and Playtime

April 27 @ 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Recurring

3-5 Yr Old Story Time

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