Book Genre Bingo
Stop by the Adult Services desk to receive a bingo card with different genres to read! When you get a bingo, bring your card back to the Adult Services desk to receive a raffle ticket for a prize!
Stop by the Adult Services desk to receive a bingo card with different genres to read! When you get a bingo, bring your card back to the Adult Services desk to receive a raffle ticket for a prize!
Make an adorable bumble bee craft for Valentine's Day! Kits available starting Feb. 1. To request a kit, call the Youth Services Department or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.
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 our story time for our youngest patrons! Ideal for babies and toddlers, this story time features lots of singing, rhyming, reading and playing! The Winter Session runs from Thursday, Jan. 16-Feb. 27. To register, call the Youth...
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and a craft! Ideal for children ages 3-5. The Winter Session runs from Thursday, Jan. 16-Feb. 27. To register, call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.
Make an adorable paper craft perfect for St. Patrick's Day! Kits available starting March 1. To request a kit, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.
Do this fun experiment and learn the secret to the ‘magic’ behind it! Kits available starting March 1. To request a kit, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.
Stop by the Adult Services desk to receive a bingo card with different movie genres to watch! When you get a bingo, bring your card back to the Adult Services desk to receive a raffle ticket for a prize!
We’ll provide you with materials to create your own mosaic shamrock ornament! Supplies are limited. To reserve a kit, please email kspringer@acornlibrary.org.
We’ll provide you with materials to create your own popsicle stick leprechaun! Supplies are limited. To reserve a kit, please email kspringer@acornlibrary.org.
Join Marina Silva, (AgeOption's Senior Medicare Patrol Outreach Specialist) as she shares important information on the most common Medicare scams and how to prevent them. This presentation will be followed by a fun Senior Medicare Patrol Bingo! To register, please...
Get an inside look at the space industry with Illinois’ own Coralie Adam. She’ll be joined in conversation by Renae Kerrigan, Curator of Science and Director of the Dome Planetarium at Peoria Riverfront Museum. This event is made possible by...
Join us for this fitness class taught by Fit4Mom Palos-Orland Park! Stroller Strides is a 60-minute total-body workout with strength, cardio, and core training, all while engaging the little ones in a stroller! You’ll leave class feeling strong, empowered, connected,...
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
Read the book and then come watch the movie and have a brief discussion! Ages 11-17. To register email bconte@acornlibrary.org.
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.
Join us to celebrate and learn more about Ramadan at our special story time! Amani Rashid will present a program with stories, songs, a craft and fun! For children of all ages. To register, please email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the...
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.
Join us for a night of stories, songs and a craft. This program is intended for children with caregivers. Ages 8 and younger. To register, call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.
This presentation tells the true story of Sabella Nitti, an innocent woman sentenced to hang in Chicago in 1923 for the murder of her missing husband. There was no motive, no evidence, or positive identification on the decayed corpse found...
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.
Each month we will make a new version of slime! Ages 7-13. To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.
Read food themed books and create tasty treats. Ages 6-9. To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.
Come have fun with a variety of toys during our open play session! For babies, toddlers and preschoolers. To register, call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.
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 7-13. To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.
The Regional Transportation Authority’s (RTA) Mobility Management Team strives to increase awareness and independence by connecting older adults and people with disabilities to information about Metra, Pace, and CTA buses and trains within the RTA region (Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane,...
When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was doing more than just shining a light on the fate of American working women. Parton was singing the true story of a movement that started with 9to5, a group of Boston...
This two-hour workshop presented by Cynthia Hutson delves into creating a vision for your life, discovering your purpose, and creating a vision board. You will enjoy this motivational, hands-on presentation that covers being a visionary, why a vision is important,...
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.
Come have fun with a variety of toys during our open play session! For babies, toddlers and preschoolers. To register, call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org.
We will listen to a story and then do a fun STEAM project! Ages 7-11. To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.
Craft colorful Pixel art to turn into fuse bead creations. Ages 5-10. To register, email jmarquardt@acornlibrary.org or call the Youth Services Department at 708-687-3700.
We’ll provide you with materials to create your own wine cork chick! Supplies are limited. To reserve a kit, please email kspringer@acornlibrary.org.
We’ll provide you with materials to create your own pipecleaner bunny! Supplies are limited. To reserve a kit, please email kspringer@acornlibrary.org.
Come have fun with a variety of toys during our open play session! For babies, toddlers and preschoolers. To register, call the Youth Services Desk at 708-687-3700 or email jmarquardt@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
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.