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  • Kids Craft Kit-Dinosaur Suncatcher

    To request a kit, email youthprograms@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700 starting the 1st of each month.  

  • STEAM Kit-Solar Art

    Learn about UV light with this outdoor summer activity. Kits available starting June 1.  To request a kit, call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700 or email youthprograms@acornlibrary.org.

  • Little STEAM Lab-Colorful Penny Spinners

    Acorn Public Library District

    Join us for hands on sensory play and activities. Ages 2-5.  To register, email youthprograms@acornlibrary.org or call 708-687-3700.

  • T-Rexplorers

    Acorn Public Library District

    Learn about dinosaurs and you’ll even get to see and touch real dinosaur fossils! All Ages To register, email youthprograms@acornlibrary.org or call 708-687-3700.

  • Lego Club

    Acorn Public Library District

    Each meeting we will build around a theme, and your creation will be on display for the month in the Youth Services Department!  Ages 6-12.  To register, email youthprograms@acornlibrary.org or call 708-687-3700.

  • Stuffy Safari Sleepover

    Acorn Public Library District

    Leave your (2nd) favorite stuffy at the library so that they can go on a Dinosaur Safari trip around the library! Your stuffies will take pictures with dinosaurs, dig for fossils, and even bring you back some goodies from their...

  • Music and Movement Story Time

    Recurring
    Acorn Public Library District

    Join us for songs, movement activities, stories and fun! Ages 0-5. To register, email youthprograms@acornlibrary.org or call 708-687-3700.

  • Insect Petting Zoo

    Meeting Room

    The U of I Master Gardeners will be bringing their insect petting zoo to the Acorn Library! Are you brave enough to hold a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach or Giant Beetle? To register, please call the library at 708-687-3700 or email adultprograms@acornlibrary.org. 

  • Dino Party

    Acorn Public Library District

    Celebrate your favorite prehistoric creatures with games, crafts and activities!  All ages.  To register, email youthprograms@acornlibrary.org or call 708-687-3700.

  • Prehistoric Game Night

    Acorn Public Library District

    Join us for games like giant jenga, tetris tumble and more!  Ages 12 and under.  To register email youthprograms@acornlibrary.org or call 708-687-3700.

  • Lapsit and Playtime

    Recurring
    Acorn Public Library District

    Make new story time friends and enjoy some stories, songs, rhymes, bubbles and playtime! Ages 0-2.5 years old.  To register, email youthprograms@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700.

  • Summer Story Time

    Recurring

    Join us for stories, songs, bubbles followed by popsicles and sidewalk chalk on the lower level of the Library.  Ages 0-8.  To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.