Acorn Photo Contest
Submit photos you take of acorns or that incorporate acorns in some way to us by the end of the day on November 30th. Library staff will vote on their favorites, and the winner will receive a small prize! Email...
Submit photos you take of acorns or that incorporate acorns in some way to us by the end of the day on November 30th. Library staff will vote on their favorites, and the winner will receive a small prize! Email...
Test your balancing skills with this fun apple stem activity. Kits available starting November 1. To request a kit, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700.
Pick up a cute craft kit to complete at home! To request a kit, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700 starting November 1.
Join us for the classic short film followed by snacks and a craft. All ages. To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700.
We’ll read a story and then we’ll get to do a cool STEAM project to go with it! Ages 7-11. To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call 708-687-3700.
Make an adorable craft perfect for the holidays! Kits available starting Dec. 2. To request a kit, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700.
Do this fun experiment and see a cool chemical reaction! Kits available starting Dec. 2. To request a kit, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700.
We’ll provide you with materials to create your own rolled paper tree! Supplies are limited. To reserve a kit, please email kspringer@acornlibrary.org.
We’ll provide you with materials to create your own snowman ornament! Supplies are limited. To reserve a kit, please email kspringer@acornlibrary.org. Â
We’ll provide you with materials to create your own beaded candy cane! Supplies are limited. To reserve a kit, please email kspringer@acornlibrary.org.
Need assistance with your genealogy research? Our Genealogy Group can help answer your questions on the first Wednesday of every month! For more information about SSGHS, visit www.ssghs.org
We will stack and unstack cups at a rapid pace in a race against the clock and each other! Ages 9 and up. To register, call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.
It was a day that our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles would never forget. It was a day that would live in infamy forever more - December 7, 1941. That morning Japanese warplanes appeared over the Hawaiian Islands to launch...
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.
Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, make holiday crafts and listen to some holiday tunes! To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700.
Kit available starting November 7. To request a kit, call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.
Learn how to paint a holiday themed picture! Brushes, canvases, and paint will all be provided! Space is extremely limited and this event is for ages 18 and up only. All skill levels are welcome to attend. To register, please...
Read food themed books and create tasty treats. Ages 6-9. To register, jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700.
Join us for a night of stories, songs and a craft. Ages 3-8. To register, call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.
Raina Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts, and Guts, all #1 New York Times bestsellers. She also adapted and illustrated four graphic novel versions of Ann M. Martin’s Baby-Sitters Club series, and...
Monthly themed sensory stations for babies to explore. Ages 0-2. To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700.
For a town that has been around for a mere two centuries, Chicago had made a profound impact when it comes to the Yule Time. From beloved songs to holiday shopping, Our Town's fingerprints are all over the season. To...
‘Make the season bright’ with Matt and Cynthia Gruel in their Holiday Cabaret, Under the Mistletoe! ‘Feel the jingling beat’ with "Jingle Bells," "Holly Jolly Christmas," and "It’s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas"! Reminisce with "Baby, It’s Cold Outside," "White...
Monthly themed sensory stations for babies to explore. Ages birth-2. To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.
Join us for this fun, creative, and playful chair exercise program that works out your brain as well as your body. Ageless Grace (Brain & Body Fitness) is a fun, creative, and playful exercise program that works out your brain...
If you like to be creative, join us for art club! We will be creating, learning about art and having fun. Ages 7 and up. To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.
We will listen to a story and then do a fun STEAM project! Ages 7-10. To register email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700.
Join us for a discussion of a specific movie. Contact Adult Services for more information.
Louisa May Alcott’s classic story of four sisters growing up in 19th-century Massachusetts made its London premiere in this acclaimed production at Park Theatre. Originally presented on Broadway in 2005 starring Sutton Foster, Lydia White and Savannah Stevenson lead a...
Each month we will make a new version of slime! Ages 7-12. To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.
Wear your ugliest holiday sweater for this family fun version of Bingo. All ages. To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700.
Leave your (second) favorite stuffed animal at the Library overnight and see what adventures it gets into! When you pick up your stuffy you will get pictures of its stay and a goody bag. Ages 12 and under. To register,...
Make a cute craft at home with this kit you can pick up from Acorn! Kits available starting Jan 2. To request a kit, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.
Do this cute Frosty the Snowman bubble activity while learning cool facts about bubbles. Kits available starting Jan. 2. To request a kit, call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.
Read the book on your own and we will have a brief discussion and then watch the movie version! Ages 11-17. To register, email bconte@acornlibrary.org.
Join us for hands on sensory play and activities. Ages 2-5. To register, call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.
This month we will be making crunchy slime! Ages 7-12. To register, call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.