Join us to create a sock ghost and pompom pumpkin coaster! Space is limited. This event is for ages 18 and up only. To register, please email kspringer@acornlibrary.org. 

Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelly, Bram Stoker, M.R. James, and Shirley Jackson jump off the page and provide inspiration for 60 minutes of spine-tingling magic and spell-binding stories. Participate in the thrilling action that will leave you amazed! To register,...

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

This presentation uses sound clips from some of radio's best known mystery and horror programs (including Escape, Inner Sanctum and Lights Out) to illustrate how radio could truly be a "Theater of the mind" and use music, voices and sounds...

Join us for a casual Italian conversation group led by Oak Forest resident Franco Lafiandra. All skill levels are welcome. To register, please call the library at 708-687-3700 or email kspringer@acornlibrary.org.

For over a century we have seen the Mob become not only a symbol for Chicago, but also a shockingly resonant symbol within the American narrative itself. But generally speaking, the knowledge and recognition of the Mob's role in Americana...

In 1941, twelve U.S. Navy Nurses were taken prisoner of war in the Philippines by the Empire of Japan. They were soon transferred to a civilian concentration camp in Manila. Under the direction of Chief Nurse Laura Cobb, the nurses...